DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & EVENTS
The Council is currently seeking an experienced individual with excellent communication skills and knowledge of events to serve as the Director of Programs & Events. This professional, management level position is responsible for programs and events for this over 300-member not-for-profit membership organization. The Council for Quality Growth is a 40-year-old trade association representing the growth and development industry in the metro Atlanta region. Our mission is to promote balanced and responsible growth while proactively representing a complex network of stakeholders and member interests. The ideal candidate has a proven fundraising, event production and marketing track record with excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a detail-oriented manner in a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment.
Contact: Michael E. Paris, President & CEO of the Council for Quality Growth. Submit resume via email to mp@councilforqualitygrowth.org
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2026 POLICY INTERNSHIPS
The Council is currently seeking two independent, dedicated individuals to serve as Policy Interns with the agency. These internships will be structured, learning opportunities geared to teach “real world applications” of public policy development around issues of land use, water, transportation and transit, housing, environmental regulation, permitting, and zoning policy. Those currently pursuing a college or graduate degree, preferably in a related field such as English, Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration, Urban Planning, Communications, Public Health, or Public Relations will be most successful. Other areas of study including Economics, Environmental Studies, Environmental Design or Engineering, Law, Real Estate, Business Administration are also welcome. Interns will be expected to join the Council’s policy team to work on local and state public policy issues, assist with research and advocacy activities, plug into our event and meeting programming to work with local government officials and staff, and assist regular staff with formulating solutions to real public policy issues affecting our members. Interns are exposed to the large membership of the Council for Quality Growth, including professionals across the development industry, and therefore they are expected to represent the Council’s policy agenda. The internship is approximately 10 weeks in duration and requires approximately 18 to 20 hours per week, set up with flexibility to the applicants existing class schedule and needs.
Contact: Matt Yarbrough, Director of Policy and Government Affairs at the Council for Quality Growth. Submit resume via email to my@councilforqualitygrowth.org. Resumes will be accepted through EOD on Friday February 6, 2026.