Opportunity Board

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: sschonenberger@americanrivers.org

Website: https://americanrivers.bamboohr.com/jobs/

Location: Horry/Georgetown Counties (SC)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

The Winyah Bay Coordinator leads efforts in the Winyah Bay watershed of South and North Carolina to implement our source water protection initiative and expand riverside land protection along the Waccamaw River Blue Trail. The Coordinator leads outreach and conservation planning with local partners, helps secure funding for land protection, and collaborates with the local communities to promote public benefits of the Waccamaw. The Coordinator leads a source water protection initiative building on our Blue Trail successes to find innovative ways to work with stakeholders to create a funding source for the long-term protection of local drinking water supply through the conservation of riverside lands. More at www.americanrivers.org

Posted on: April 15, 2019

Contact Email: jobs@wildgift.org

Website: https://wildgift.org/jobs

Location: Sun Valley (or remote) (ID)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Executive

Wild Gift connects and empowers environmental entrepreneurs through immersive wilderness experiences. To date, the organization has supported over 50 high-impact fellows that are now working around the world to enact change in sustainability, conservation, public policy & community development. Wild Gift is at an exciting transition point. We have built an amazing network of alumni, but we have barely scratched the surface of our potential to support change-makers. We are looking for a motivated, mission-driven Executive Director to lead the charge in expanding our impact. This is an opportunity to take the reins of an established organization with unique, high-quality wilderness-based program and bring it to the next level. Apply by May 15

Posted on: April 12, 2019

Contact Email: hr@mott.org

Website: https://www.mott.org/about/careers/environment-program-assistant/

Location: Flint (MI)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Mid-career

The C.S. Mott Foundation has an immediate opening in its Flint office for a program assistant in the Addressing the Freshwater Challenge area of its Environment program. The individual filling this position will be part of a seven-person team working on the Foundation’s environmental grantmaking.

Responsibilities include grant processing and administrative functions, responding to telephone and written requests for information about grantmaking interests within the Environment program, conducting research on assigned topics, and otherwise assisting program officers with their workloads. An important responsibility is representing the Mott Foundation at meetings and in discussions with grantees and partners.

Posted on: April 12, 2019

Contact Email:

Website: http://www.b-e-f.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/REG-Program-Manager.pdf

Location: Portland (OR)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Mid-career

The Program Manager develops and implements strategies, initiatives, and programs to increase equitable access to and participation in renewable energy. The Program Manager identifies, engages, and convenes community, non-profit, government, and philanthropic stakeholders, leveraging these partnerships to inform, implement, and fund equitable renewable energy projects. BEF will prioritize development of renewable energy projects that benefit underserved communities, which will be scoped and supported by the Program Manager. This position has flexible work hours, with occasional evenings and weekends required. Salary depends on experience and is negotiable.

Posted on: April 12, 2019

Contact Email: jobs@resource-media.org

Website: http://www.resource-media.org/were-hiring-program-coordinator/

Location: Main Street Manayunk, Philadelphia (PA)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

Resource Media is working to create a more just and sustainable world, and we’re looking for a burgeoning communications professional to help support cause-based campaigns with partners all over the U.S. We’re seeking someone with interest in developing and deploying media strategy and excited to harness the power of communications for good.

Resource Media values an equitable and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer with a deep and proven commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, LGBTQ persons, and other individuals from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Posted on: April 12, 2019

Contact Email:

Website: http://www.defenders.org/jobs

Location: Washington (DC)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Entry

This professional-level position involves a broad range of administrative and advocacy responsibilities in support of the Government Relations and External Affairs Department. The coordinator has lead responsibility for assuring the efficient administrative functioning of a fast-paced legislative advocacy department, including the filing of frequent lobby disclosure reports to Congress. The coordinator regularly functions as the Vice President for Government Relation’s liaison to other staff, other environmental organizations, Defenders' members and the general public. The position provides administrative and program assistance to other department staff, with priorities determined and assigned by the Vice President. The coordinator...

Posted on: April 11, 2019

Contact Email:

Website: http://www.defenders.org/jobs

Location: Washington, DC (DC)

Opportunity Type: Fellowship

Career Level: Entry

BASIC SUMMARY:
The legal fellowship is a 1-2 year position based in Defenders’ Washington, DC office. The position is intended for a highly qualified individual committed to wildlife and natural resource conservation. Primary emphasis is on providing legal research, writing, and litigation support for cases involving federal wildlife and natural resources laws to conserve biological diversity, and the advancement of Defenders’ conservation policies.

Posted on: April 11, 2019

Contact Email: jobs@cascadiaconsulting.com

Website: http://www.cascadiaconsulting.com/careers

Location: Seattle, WA; Oakland, CA; Charleston, SC (WA)

Opportunity Type: Internship

Career Level: Entry

Cascadia Consulting Group is offering a summer internship to one individual who would support our climate, sustainability, and natural resources analysis and planning work. Key aspects of the work will include researching policies and best practices, analyzing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts, facilitating workshops and meetings, conducting interviews, preparing literature reviews, and distilling and translating complex information into clear, compelling materials for diverse audiences. The position can be located in Seattle, WA, Oakland, CA, or Charleston, SC.

Posted on: April 11, 2019

Contact Email: jackie.ostfeld@sierraclub.org

Website: https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?cws=39&org=SIERRACLUB&rid=1320

Location: District of Columbia (DC)

Opportunity Type: Employment

Career Level: Mid-career

Outdoors Alliance for Kids & Youth Senior Campaign Representative; Sierra Club
Sierra Club’s Outdoors for All campaign is looking for a Senior Campaign Representative to plan, coordinate, and implement our strategies to expand access to the outdoors for children and youth, and to inspire and empower their leadership. The Senior Campaign Representative will serve as a senior leader with primary responsibility to plan, coordinate, and implement all aspects of the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), a national strategic partnership of more than 100 organizations advocating for equitable access to the outdoors for children, youth, and families.