Opportunity Board

Posted on: April 20, 2019

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Website: https://elpnet.org/work-us

Location: Remote office within proximity to a major airport (Remote)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

Inspired by efforts to increase racial diversity in conservation, the Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Conservation Diversity Fellowship aims to increase and facilitate conservation-related career pathways for emerging leaders of color. The RAY Fellowship is a paid Fellowship designed to equip recent college graduates with the tools, experiences, support, and community they need to become leaders in the conservation sector. The Program Coordinator will be expected to bring new ideas, strategies, revise their work on short timelines and bring a commitment to continuous improvement and a culture of innovation. They’ll be expected to manage their own balanced workweek based on the demands of the job.

Posted on: April 19, 2019

Contact Email: jobs@oceanconservancy.org

Website: https://oceanconservancy.org/job/manager-program-operations/

Location: Washington (DC)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

The Manager, Program Operations serves as a hub for Ocean Conservancy’s programs, responsible for supporting the development and implementation of ongoing, annual and long-range planning processes across all of Ocean Conservancy’s core program areas.

Posted on: April 18, 2019

Contact Email: rachel@mobilizegreen.com

Website: https://www.mobilizegreen.org/become-a-ycc-crew-leader/

Location: Cowan (Monongahela National Forest) (WV)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

The YCC program includes 2 3-week residential programs for diverse young people between the ages of 15 and 18 where members live and work together as a team. Leaders will lead teams of high-school youth to work on conservation-related projects together during the day and participate in environmental education, personal development opportunities, and outdoor recreation activities during the evenings and weekends. The goal of the program is to create environmental stewards and future leaders through community engagement, physical labor, and teamwork. Staff work in collaboration with a co-leader to manage student and group safety, personal development, camp life, environmental education & project management.

Posted on: April 18, 2019

Contact Email: leaders@thesca.org

Website: https://www.thesca.org/lassen-trail-corps-project-leader

Location: Lassen National Forest, Redding (CA)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

Interested in using your outdoor trail skills to take care of the land while educating young adults to become environmental leaders of the future? Join the Student Conservation Association (SCA) as a Lassen, CA Trail Conservation Corps Project Leader in the summer of 2019!

Program Dates: ­ May 2019 - September 2019
Training Dates: ­ April 22, 2019 - May 3, 2019 (some flexibility)
Compensation: $600/week total salary, paid training, travel to training and site locations provided
Qualifications: Must be 21+ years old; Experience working with youth or young adults (18 or older), teaching or environmental education a plus; Backcountry Trail and living experience is preferred; Chainsaw certification is a plus
*Apply via the link provided

Posted on: April 18, 2019

Contact Email: hr@lcv.org

Website: https://www.lcv.org/jobs/lcv-job-openings/prospect-research-portfolio-management-associate/

Location: Washington (DC)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

LCV is seeking a Prospect Research Associate to enhance the individual and institutional major gifts fundraising program of LCV and its sister organization, LCV Education Fund. The Prospect Research Associate is primarily responsible for preparing donor research summaries, tracking and sharing progress towards development goals, and ensuring accuracy of database records. This position is an opportunity for a self-motivated, curious, analytical individual to build a career in fundraising with a prominent environmental organization.

Posted on: April 18, 2019

Contact Email: hiring@citykidsdc.org

Website: https://citykidsdc.org/about/employment/

Location: Jackson (WY)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

The Outdoor Adventure Program Staff works with a small team of co-workers to provide a summer adventure-based
program for youth. Our mission is to inspire confidence and leadership in children and teens from Washington, D.C. We
provide a multi-year experiential curriculum focusing on outdoor adventure, backcountry trips and personal growth
during three 16-19 day summer sessions. Base camp is our beautiful ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Please visit our website to learn more!

Posted on: April 16, 2019

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Website: https://jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimore-Program-Officer-MD-21202/549529200/

Location: Johns Hopkins University, Center for a Livable Future (Baltimore) (MD)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Mid-career

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) is seeking a Program Officer (PO) to provide program management and content expertise in support of its ongoing technical assistance and science advisory roles with the Meatless Monday (MM) Campaign (www.meatlessmonday.com). The position primarily involves leading or coordinating a range of program activities aiming to advance MM in various settings nationally and globally. The PO also contributes to work involving other CLF areas of focus such as: food system & climate change, food equity, food animal production, food system resilience, food policy & governance, etc. The PO is a core member of CLF’s Food Communities & Public Health (FCPH) Program team. More details available via link.

Posted on: April 15, 2019

Contact Email: kirk@greentrustalliance.org

Website: http://www.greentrustalliance.org

Location: Columbia (MD)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Mid-career

GreenTrust Alliance (GTA) is a highly focused conservation nonprofit that brings unique partners and funders together to restore and then preserve large scale environmentally degraded sites in the Mid-Atlantic region. In our Howard County, Maryland headquarters, we currently seek a Project Coordinator who will work with our small organization to handle a wide variety of tasks that are required to keep these huge environmental projects moving - from environmental fieldwork and restoration monitoring to contract administration and project oversight.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV to:
Kirk Mantay, Director of Operations
kirk@greentrustalliance.org

Posted on: April 15, 2019

Contact Email: kirk@greentrustalliance.org

Website: http://www.greentrustalliance.org

Location: Columbia (MD)

Opportunity Type: Internship

Career Level: Entry

The Land Conservation Intern (“the Intern”) position is a 40 hour per week, summer (or summer/fall) seasonal position responsible for assisting with the Green Trust Alliance’s (“GTA’s”) land preservation and land stewardship programs. This position will focus on documenting various conservation easements in the field and in the office as GTA continues our progress towards adopting the Standards and Practices of the Land Trust Alliance for purposes of future land trust accreditation. This position is designed to give the Intern a comprehensive understanding of nonprofit land conservation practices and procedures.
This position reports to the Director of Operations. This position will spend approximately one to two days per week at our co

Posted on: April 15, 2019

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Website: https://www.nwyouthcorps.org/pdf/Young%20Adult_Leader/2019_FLYCCamping_website2.pdf

Location: Eugene (OR)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

Youth Corps Camping (YCC) Field Leaders co-lead, manage, and supervise conservation crews of nine youth, ages 16-18, over the course of the summer. The summer season is broken down into two five or six week sessions so leaders will oversee two separate groups over their term of employment. While on session, Field Leaders will be responsible for completing a variety of hands-on, conservation-oriented projects on public and private lands, and facilitating daily lessons using our accredited outdoor education curriculum. Field leaders are well-balanced individuals who work hard and embody compassion, patience, and an inspirational attitude.