The Center for Collaborative Conservation’s Fellows Program provides funding and training to students, faculty, and practitioners who use a collaborative approach to help communities improve their livelihoods and achieve conservation goals. Our growing network of Fellows stays connected to the CCC and their cohort during and after the fellowship for lifelong friendship and learning.

We are currently seeking graduate students, faculty, and practitioners interested in receiving funding to plan and implement an on-the-ground project, delve into the practice of collaborative conservation, and join a community of practice.  

Sound interesting? Then consider applying to be part of the Collaborative Conservation Fellows Program! Fellows learn and apply the practices that are the hallmark of successful collaborative conservation. They also become part of our growing network of Fellows, staying connected to their cohort and the CCC for lifelong friendship and learning.  

At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of togetherness. Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel inequity, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our democracy. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it.

Sierra Club has staff across the country and a network of local chapters that support our grassroots engagement. We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with two labor unions representing more than half of our employees.

The Assistant General Counsel provides a range of legal services and support across the Sierra Club, including legal support and advice to programs, teams and campaigns, reviewing and evaluating decisions for legal and regulatory risk and compliance, advising on governance and policy questions, and reviewing, negotiating and managing contracts. The Assistant General Counsel reports to the Chief Legal Officer and works closely with volunteer leaders and staff throughout the organization, at both the National and local level. The Assistant General Counsel provides legal advice and counsel to Sierra Club staff and volunteer leadership on a wide variety of legal and regulatory matters, including contracts, 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) regulatory compliance, campaign finance, intellectual property, governance, and enterprise risk management issues.

We are accepting applications until November 1, 2022

Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President, Human Resources & Diversity plays a leading role in ensuring the success of HR and DE&I at NEEF. They are responsible for the overall administration and evaluation of NEEF’s human resources function and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) efforts. They develop and administer programs and processes designed to attract, retain, and motivate a broadly diverse workforce and help foster a work environment that values differences, offers fair access to opportunities, and creates a space where staff are heard and supported. Additionally, they work cross-functionally to ensure DE&I is represented in NEEF’s internal and external processes and initiatives and spearheads the collection of data to reflect NEEF’s commitment to DE&I.

About Us

North Branch Nature Center’s mission is Connecting People with the Natural World. We envision a world where people of all ages learn, teach, and play together in nature, supporting healthy, resilient communities and ecosystems. More than 15,000 people visit North Branch Nature Center (NBNC) annually to be immersed in the natural world through environmental education, natural history, and community science programs. Our 28-acre preserve of forest and fields is nestled in a gentle bend of the North Branch of the Winooski River, just two miles from downtown Montpelier, Vermont, and is also popular as a year-round place to walk, ski, swim, or simply to do nothing beside the river.

JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) at North Branch Nature Center

We are committed to making our natural areas, our organization, and our entire community a more inclusive and equitable place. Steps taken to date are detailed here. Welcoming a new Community Engagement Coordinator marks a key moment of strategic growth for NBNC. We are excited to take our JEDI work to the next level together.

The Position

NBNC is adding a new full-time position, Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC). We believe that all people deserve access to nature and nature education, and are actively working to address the barriers that exist to making that a reality.

The CEC will play a central role in expanding NBNC’s relationships with the wide range of diverse communities that make up Central Vermont. Historically, NBNC has under-engaged Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, rural, immigrant, disabled, LGBTQIA+, and other communities and organizations. The ideal candidate for this position has existing relationships with the communities above and is excited to build new ones with other communities.

Reporting to the Executive Director and working closely with members of the program and administrative teams, the CEC will focus on increased community engagement, program development and growth, and access, equity, and inclusion in all our nature-based programs and organizational initiatives. The CEC will deepen NBNC’s existing external community partnerships and develop new collaborations locally and beyond. The CEC will play a key role both administratively – in program development and design – and in the field and community, implementing those programs and doing community outreach.

Deadline: January 1, 2023

BOUT RAN

For more than 30 years, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has campaigned to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through research, education, partnerships, peaceful direct action, grassroots organizing, strategic campaigns and communications. We are committed to working with Indigenous and frontline communities directly impacted by profit-driven systems of injustice. In partnership with allies from around the world, RAN challenges corporations to stop destructive operations, respect human rights, and adopt policies that reduce their contributions to climate change.

RACIAL JUSTICE

RAN strives to integrate values of equity and fairness into our work, which includes bringing an intentional racial justice analysis to our programmatic work and organizational structure. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this ongoing process and work with us to create a just and inclusive work environment and world.

THE POSITION

RAN is looking for a motivated, passionate, tenacious and collaborative individual to support our Forests & Finance Campaign Team as a Senior Campaigner. The core responsibility for this position is to plan and execute public campaigns to halt the financial sector’s role in perpetuating exploitative forest-risk commodity production, and to divert investment into socially and environmentally just practices. The Forests & Finance Campaign operates globally, in close coordination with RAN staff and allied organizations working across North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. Remote working / flexible location will be considered for this position.

Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain Office seeks a Deputy Managing Attorney to lead a regional team of lawyers and advocates who are working to advance an equitable transition from fossil fuels to clean energy in Colorado, Arizona, and elsewhere in our region. The position will be based in our Denver, Colorado office.

The person in this position would manage at least two other attorneys and lead the office’s clean energy practice.  That practice uses litigation and advocacy before state energy regulators and courts to, among other things, challenge utility investments in coal- and gas-fired power plants; promote the growth and accessibility of clean energy resources such as solar, wind, storage, and efficiency; advance building and vehicle electrification; and elevate the voices of environmental justice communities in utility commission proceedings and other fora.  Depending on office needs, this attorney may, from time to time, also engage in matters beyond the clean energy practice area.

We seek an attorney with at least eight years of litigation experience handling largely energy-related matters and with strong management skills, emotional intelligence, and cultural competency.  The successful candidate would work with the Managing Attorney and one other Deputy Managing Attorney to ensure effective management, development and support of a growing, diverse team of lawyers, a senior policy advocate, and professional staff.

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization in the nation. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups to engage on the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest.  We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protection. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters is in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Los Angeles, Tallahassee, Miami, Honolulu, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, Bozeman, and Washington, DC.

In support of Colorado Wildlands Project’s mission to protect public lands, the Wildlands Campaigner works collaboratively with the Director and Field Director to advance our campaign work with the goal of creating broad, deep and diverse support for public lands conservation on Colorado’s Western Slope. The Wildlands Campaigner will work to build grassroots movements to advance our major campaigns, working closely with the integrated team at Colorado Wildlands Project to lead outreach, organize events, spur community action, and deploy other campaign tactics. The position will also develop compelling messaging and advocacy materials, and deploy digital tools to recruit supporters and spread our messages.

The Wildlands Campaigner will also support campaign work with high-level grasstops, elected officials and decision-makers, developing skills in strategic advocacy and working with leaders in the conservation field. The Wildlands Campaigner is a two-year term position, and is intended to be an early career or career change opportunity. The position will have access to training opportunities and intentional mentorship to help build a foundation for a career in conservation advocacy. The Colorado Wildlands Project is a sponsored project of Wilderness Workshop, a public lands conservation organization based in Carbondale, Colorado. The Wildlands Campaigner will officially be employed by, and receive pay and benefits through, Wilderness Workshop.

The application deadline is Friday, October 7, 2022.

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong, healthy, and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation. NRPA advances this vision by investing in and championing the work of park and recreation professionals as a catalyst for positive change in service of equity, climate-readiness, and overall health and well-being.

With more than 60,000 members, NRPA champions and supports the work of park and recreation professionals and advocates through professional development, grants and programs, research, publications, conferences, advocacy and more.

For more information, visit www.nrpa.org. For digital access to NRPA’s flagship publication, Parks & Recreation, visit https://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/.

NRPA is currently seeking a full-time Production Coordinator/Administrative Assistant to join our Marketing, Communications and Magazine department. Reporting to the Executive Editor/Director of Print and Online Content, you will help traffic coordinate content production of the magazine and provide project management support for marketing and communications team. In this position, you will work collaboratively with other departments to coordinate and schedule projects as part of the department’s Partner Engagement process. The Production Coordinator/Admin will play a key supporting role related to NRPA’s Annual Conference held in the fall each year.

Applications will be accepted until September 15, 2022.

The Climate Reality Project is a nonprofit organization founded by former US Vice President Al Gore. Our mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society.

At The Climate Reality Project, we come to work every day to help solve the climate crisis. We do it by working from the ground up, empowering people and communities worldwide to fight for their future and together drive a just transition to clean energy.

We are committed to building a more just and equitable world, one where all voices are heard and respected regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or physical ability. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other historically marginalized communities. We encourage applicants to read our diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice statement on our website

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The goal of our internship program is to provide a high-quality learning experience that helps to form the foundation for a career in the climate change or environmental movement for a diverse group of individuals seeking hands-on work experience in the field.

We offer paid internships in three cycles (spring, summer, fall) that align to typical college semesters. Each cycle runs for approximately 10-15 weeks. We ask for a 15-20 hour minimum commitment per week. Interns will be allowed to work a maximum of 30 hours per week. The internship opportunities are in a variety of programs and departments that will vary from cycle to cycle. Every Climate Reality intern is assigned a mentor who works closely with them to help navigate the organization, create overall objectives, and oversee their work plan.

Interns will be paid $15.20 per hour and will be provided a Climate Reality laptop to use during their internship.

Our Washington, DC office is presently closed due to the COVID-19 health emergency. Therefore, we will accept remote interns who work/reside in the following states for the fall 2022 cycle: CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, NC, NY, NV, OR, PA, TN, TX and VA.

Successful applicants must be at least 18 years of age and will be asked to show proof that they can legally work in the United States. Students and non-traditional students are encouraged to apply.

Background

Friends of the Columbia Gorge was founded in 1980 and has more than 5,000 members in Oregon, Washington, and beyond dedicated to preserving, protecting, and stewarding the Columbia Gorge. With offices in Portland and Hood River, Oregon and Washougal, Washington, the organization uses an array of tools (advocacy, litigation, land acquisition, community partnerships and public education) to ensure the Columbia Gorge remains a wondrous and vibrant place. In 2005, Friends launched the Friends of the Columbia Gorge Land Trust, a 509(a)(3) supporting organization, to acquire spectacular landscapes within the Columbia Gorge.

Summary of position

The conservation director is the leader of Friends’ policy and advocacy efforts in the name of Gorge conservation. The position manages staff and consultants charged with carrying out these activities. Beyond the advocacy team, the conservation director engages across teams with land trust, legal, government affairs, philanthropy and communications staff to create long-term advocacy campaigns to protect and preserve the Gorge and build public support for lasting Gorge protection.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.

About Us:
The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation is a non-profit organization that champions a collaborative campaign to permanently connect, protect and restore the Florida Wildlife Corridor – a state-wide network of lands and waters that supports wildlife and people.

We share a passion for our mission, which has led to our success as a team. We are a rapidly growing organization that is highly collaborative, both internally and with an extensive team of external partners.

At FWCF, we want people to love their work and show respect and empathy to all. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a priority; we welcome differences and strive to increase participation from traditionally underrepresented groups.

About the Role:
This position is responsible for the strategic development, management, and implementation of Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation’s outreach programs, and the management of one direct report.

The National Director of Field Building & Strategic Partnerships plays a lead role in the development and advancement of Just Solutions’ efforts to align, leverage, and scale the capacity of environmental justice-climate justice (EJ-CJ) policy groups and coalitions working to develop and implement equitable climate policy solutions. Given the urgency of the climate crisis, we are ramping up our federal and state field building strategy to support (EJ-CJ) organizations and coalitions as they work to develop, build support for, pass, and implement public policies.

To advance this ambitious goal, the Director identifies and cultivates trust-based partnerships with EJ-CJ leaders, organizations, and coalitions across the country to identify and address field-wide policy capacity needs. As an experienced political strategist and policy advocate/campaigner, the Director builds strategic alliances with diverse allies in support of community-driven climate solutions. The Director is a thought leader within the EJ-CJ movement and represents Just Solutions at conferences, events, and meetings to expand our relationships, knowledge, and impact. As Just Solutions enters a period of significant growth, this is an opportunity for a seasoned leader to shape organization-wide vision, strategy and development. The Director builds and manages a highly skilled team of project managers, serves as a member of the executive leadership team, and reports directly to the Founding Executive Director.

The National Director of Field Building & Strategic Partnerships plays a lead role in the development and advancement of Just Solutions’ efforts to align, leverage, and scale the capacity of environmental justice-climate justice (EJ-CJ) policy groups and coalitions working to develop and implement equitable climate policy solutions. Given the urgency of the climate crisis, we are ramping up our federal and state field building strategy to support (EJ-CJ) organizations and coalitions as they work to develop, build support for, pass, and implement public policies.

To advance this ambitious goal, the Director identifies and cultivates trust-based partnerships with EJ-CJ leaders, organizations, and coalitions across the country to identify and address field-wide policy capacity needs. As an experienced political strategist and policy advocate/campaigner, the Director builds strategic alliances with diverse allies in support of community-driven climate solutions. The Director is a thought leader within the EJ-CJ movement and represents Just Solutions at conferences, events, and meetings to expand our relationships, knowledge, and impact. As Just Solutions enters a period of significant growth, this is an opportunity for a seasoned leader to shape organization-wide vision, strategy and development. The Director builds and manages a highly skilled team of project managers, serves as a member of the executive leadership team, and reports directly to the Founding Executive Director.

The Laboratory Equipment Designer (Electronics) assigned to the Bureau of Air Quality Surveillance’s Network Operations Section will be responsible for the design, fabrication and repair of air quality instrumentation for monitoring sites throughout the State. The information collected at these monitoring sites is used on a daily basis to forecast the Air Quality Indexes (AQIs) for particulate and ozone concentrations in the State, which are generated to protect public health and alert sensitive individuals to local potential exposure issues.

This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), West Coast Region (WCR), Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) with one vacancy in Santa Barbara, CA.

This position is also announced under vacancy number NOS-ONMS-2022-0038, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

As a Program Support Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Support the national marine sanctuary mission at the site, regional, and national levels by accomplishing all assigned responsibilities. These responsibilities may include preparing meeting agendas; providing logistical support for sanctuary advisory council meetings; and completing well-established assignments to assist with the development, implementation, and adaptation of the site management plan and its associated action plans.
• Assist with the implementation of sanctuary objectives for resource protection, enforcement, and compliance and help the Education and Outreach staff improve and refine outreach products and projects such as web stories, media stories, social media messaging, volunteer/citizen science initiatives, printed posters, and brochures.
• Help site leadership maintain strong partnerships with other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offices and programs by preparing meeting and conference agendas; developing and making presentations on administrative processes and/or programs; recording meeting notes and follow up actions; and collaborating with site staff and leadership to refine strategies for further strengthening partnerships.
• Contribute to the policy analysis, resource management, and site administration for the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) across all of its strategic goals and objectives by assisting with the timely management of sanctuary projects. This includes helping with reporting, tracking, and managing of project deliverables and budgets, as well as writing project summary reports.

Applications will be accepted through September 5

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most critical challenges facing communities in the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners.

To achieve our mission of a more free, just, and equitable society, we commit to working proactively to advance the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion across our myriad endeavors such as the recruitment, compensation, training, and advancement of staff. The best people-serving institutions make this commitment, and we seek to be a leader in the ways that we do so and learn from others. Visit our website to learn more about our commitment and recent actions taken toward building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.

The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program (EEP) works with people, organizations, and governments to move toward taking greater action con climate change. It  convenes diverse thinkers and doers to explore and find solutions to the significant challenges in mitigating the impacts of climate change, adapting to the changing planet, and building relationships for cooperation in the energy, environment, and ocean spaces to make a more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable society for current and future generations.

For more than 30 years, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has campaigned to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through research, education, partnerships, peaceful direct action, grassroots organizing, strategic campaigns and communications. We are committed to working with Indigenous and frontline communities directly impacted by profit-driven systems of injustice. In partnership with allies from around the world, RAN challenges corporations to stop destructive operations, respect human rights, and adopt policies that reduce their contributions to climate change.

RAN strives to integrate values of equity and fairness into our work, which includes bringing an intentional racial justice analysis to our programmatic work and organizational structure. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this ongoing process and work with us to create a just and inclusive work environment and world.

RAN’s Climate and Energy Program focuses on curbing fossil fuel expansion by shifting financial flows and getting the world’s largest banks and insurance companies to develop and implement comprehensive climate and human right policies. Tackling the climate crisis requires an unprecedented shift away from fossil fuels that are the biggest driver of climate change, and impact the rights, health and wellbeing of frontline communities across the world.

RAN is looking for a passionate and driven Policy and Engagement Manager to support the Climate and Energy Program’s engagement with banks and insurance company campaign targets. In this position you will lead policy analysis, design campaign strategies, collaborate with a range of partners, and use savvy negotiating and advocacy skills to engage and pressure financial institutions to stop supporting fossil fuel companies and infrastructure. Whether in a boardroom with a corporate contact, on the phone with frontline community allies opposing fossil fuel infrastructure, or in a team meeting, the ideal candidate will enjoy interacting with people on a variety of levels while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient.

The Policy and Engagement Manager reports to the Climate and Energy Program Director.

For more than 30 years, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has campaigned to preserve forests, protect the climate and uphold human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through research, education, partnerships, peaceful direct action, grassroots organizing, strategic campaigns and communications. We are committed to working with Indigenous and frontline communities directly impacted by profit-driven systems of injustice. In partnership with allies from around the world, RAN challenges corporations to stop destructive operations, respect human rights, and adopt policies that reduce their contributions to climate change.

RAN strives to integrate values of equity and fairness into our work, which includes bringing an intentional racial justice analysis to our programmatic work and organizational structure. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this ongoing process and work with us to create a just and inclusive work environment and world.

The Digital Campaign Manager will be responsible for staff management of Climate and Forest Digital Campaign Strategists (DCS’s) and the Social Media Strategist, assessing and setting social media strategy, working closely with RAN’s Campaign teams to provide strategic digital planning and other organizational-level online rapid response activities. The successful candidate will know how to drive strategic planning and cross-departmental input, lead campaign engagement with RAN’s supporter base, and build supporters up the ladder of engagement from online to offline action. The Digital Campaign Manager will plan and implement a range of digital strategies and tactics, including best practices and testing innovative tools as the field continues to grow and evolve. They will be responsible for analyzing data, testing, and sharing insights and knowledge gained from each online action completed.

The Digital Campaign Manager will also be responsible for managing the strategy and growth of RAN’s presence across our social media channels with the Social Media Strategist. The ideal candidate will be creative, experienced leading national and international digital campaigns, have strong writing skills, excellent project management, and strong interpersonal skills working across teams.

This position is full-time, reporting directly to the Digital Director.

American Rivers believes a future of clean water and healthy rivers everywhere, for everyone is essential. Since 1973, we have protected wild rivers, restored damaged rivers and conserved clean water for people and nature. With headquarters in Washington, D.C. and 300,000 supporters, members and volunteers across the country, we are the most trusted and influential river conservation organization in the United States, delivering solutions for a better future. American Rivers centers the ongoing work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all that we do. Rivers Connect Us is more than just our tagline. The beauty of rivers is that they connect all people and communities, and we seek to build and embody this diversity in our organization and throughout the conservation field. The life experiences, knowledge, innovation, and talent that everyone brings to our work provides perspectives, experiences, and competencies which are critical to our effectiveness in protecting wild rivers, restoring damaged rivers, and conserving clean water for people and nature.

Rivers are the source of all life, and protecting healthy, free-flowing rivers is essential in an era of climate change. American Rivers is hiring a Communications Director who is passionate about great storytelling and dedicated to advancing just, equitable solutions for river protection. The Communications Director will work closely with the Communications team and the Wild and Scenic Rivers and Public Lands conservation team to secure river protection policies nationally, with additional focus in Montana, Oregon and New Mexico. Reporting to the Vice President of Communications, the Director will help create and implement communications plans, write compelling copy, develop materials, collaborate with local partners, and build relationships with journalists.

West Harlem Environmental Action a/k/a WE ACT for Environmental Justice is a non profit, community-based advocacy organization that works to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT is a nationally recognized leader in the environmental justice (EJ) movement and is known for its work in the areas of children’s environmental health; government accountability; and climate, energy and environmental justice. WE ACT’s deep roots in the community, track record of policy impact, integrity and reputation are driving exponential growth over the next year, including in our federal policy office.

WE ACT is seeking a Senior Communications Manager with a demonstrated passion for justice and equity issues for our Federal Policy Office. This individual reports to the Director of the Federal Policy Office, with a dotted line relationship to the Communications Director in WE ACT’s New York headquarters, and is a key player in the development, implementation and evaluation of traditional and digital communications programs and campaigns.

The EJ narrative has shifted dramatically in the last few years due to the racial reckoning and inequity raised by the COVID 19 global pandemic. WE ACT aims to take a proactive role in shaping the national and international narrative of EJ and climate change commitments. By centering and amplifying the voices of Black, Brown, and low-wealth communities, WE ACT will heighten EJ awareness to spur federal, state, and local policy wins. The Senior Communications Manager will execute a national communications strategy designed to support these objectives.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is a 501(c)(3) community-based environmental justice organization. Our mission is to build healthy communities by assuring that people of color and/or low-income participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. We are dedicated to building community power to fight environmental racism and improve environmental health, protection and policy in communities of color. To accomplish our mission we engage in community organizing, community-based research, education/training, and community-driven advocacy campaigns to change public policy.

WE ACT seeks an energetic self-starter to fill the Bilingual Spanish / English Community Organizer and Outreach Coordinator position. The successful candidate should be dedicated to raising public awareness of environmental justice issues affecting people of color and lowincome residents of Northern Manhattan. The Community Organizer will work with WE ACT’s organizing team to increase our Latinx membership and achieve grassroots objectives in our campaigns, projects and initiatives.

West Harlem Environmental Action Inc. a/k/a WE ACT for Environmental Justice is a Northern Manhattan community-based, membership organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. We use community organizing, community-based participatory research and evidence-based policy advocacy campaigns to create systemic policy change at the federal, state and local levels of government. WE ACT is locally and nationally known for its work on children's environmental health, community-driven climate resiliency, healthy homes campaigns government accountability, and community-based environmental health research partnerships.

WE ACT seeks a full-time Energy Justice Policy Specialist to work closely with WE ACT’s Executive Director, Director of Policy, statewide coalitions, and government advisory boards to develop strategic, unified, and sustained advocacy to achieve equity in energy / climate policy and practice.

The Energy Justice Policy Specialist on Day One will be knowledgeable on Local Law 97, electrification policies, carbon reduction strategies, carbon pricing, and clean energy issues. They will influence city and state executive, legislative and agency actions and educate legislators/officials on energy policy and energy justice. The specialist will coordinate WE ACT’s energy-related policy agenda items that support an equitable transition away from fossil fuels and evaluate renewable energy investment opportunities in communities with environmental justice concerns. They will advise on community-based energy justice issues and issues regarding renewable energy, fossil fuel infrastructure, public service commission matters, rate cases, utility affordability, and more.

The Energy Justice Policy Specialist defines and formulates WE ACT’s energy policy positions, builds broad-based support for these positions, and promotes WE ACT’s presence and the presence of an environmental justice perspective in policy formation.

The mission of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is to enhance the quality of life in our community by protecting and improving Montgomery County's air, water, and land in a sustainable, innovative, inclusive, and industry-leading way while fostering smart growth, a thriving more sustainable economy and healthy communities.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has unveiled the Climate Action Plan that will guide the County toward its goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 percent by 2027 and by 100 percent by 2035 compared to 2005 levels. The Montgomery climate plan, which will increase resilience in the face of climate hazards, is one of the most ambitious climate plans in the nation for a local government. To address emissions from the built environment, the plan includes implementing code requirements related to energy efficiency, electrification, solar installations, net-zero standards, and building energy performance standards for existing buildings.

This position, located within the Energy, Climate, and Compliance Division (ECCD) in DEP, is responsible for the management and implementation of a variety of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainability policies and initiatives consistent with the goals of Montgomery County to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of renewable energy.

The Program Manager I provides day-to-day organization, compliance reporting, data analysis, and technical assistance for key programs related to energy use in commercial and multifamily buildings, primarily the County’s Benchmarking Law and related commercial building energy performance programs.

CLOSING DATE:  SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Solstice Initiative is an innovative nonprofit working to democratize clean energy. Our mission is to empower traditionally-excluded communities towards a just and inclusive clean energy transition through accessible and affordable community solar projects, research and innovation, and state-based policy solutions. We work with local stakeholders and organizers to facilitate conversations around solar energy and plan projects that will bring increased workforce development opportunities, environmental health benefits, and wealth-building opportunities to local low-income residents.

We are looking for a Research Assistant to help support our research project on low-income community solar. Reporting to the Research Project Manager, The Research Assistant will support our study with the Department of Energy focused on understanding how to make community solar more valuable and accessible for low- to moderate-income communities and communities of color. This far-reaching study incorporates input from community members and industry players across eight states on the opportunities and barriers related to adapting community solar products to better meet the needs of LMI and BIPOC communities.

The Research Assistant will support all aspects of the third-phase of our Product Innovation to Increase Low-to-Moderate-Income Customers’ Adoption of Community Solar PV project with the Department of Energy. This will include synthesizing the findings of this research and communicating the impact of this work through webinars, articles, and a peer-reviewed publication. This role is a part-time, time limited term position that will end at the conclusion of the project in December, 2022.

Deadline: August 18, 2022

Come join Solstice Initiative, an innovative nonprofit working to democratize clean energy. Our mission is to empower traditionally excluded communities towards a just and inclusive clean energy transition through accessible and affordable community solar projects, research and innovation, and state-based policy solutions. We work with local stakeholders and organizers to facilitate conversations around solar energy and plan projects that will bring increased workforce development opportunities, environmental health benefits, and wealth-building opportunities to local low-income residents.

As a Fellow, you will work closely with Solstice staff to support our efforts to develop community-driven solar projects and energy justice education programming in the U.S. You will work closely with our Executive Director, program staff, and community partners to convert renewable energy from a luxury to a common good. This fellow will work remotely with our highly collaborative team, working across our different program areas to gain maximum experience at a clean energy non-profit startup.

Application deadline is August 18th

The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of governors committed to upholding the goals of the Paris Agreement. The U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat provides strategic, convening, analytical and other functions to support Alliance states in making progress on their climate priorities.  For more information on the on the Alliance, please visit usclimatealliance.org.

With the passage of the more than $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) — Alliance states have a historic opportunity to use unprecedented federal funding to support state climate action, accelerate clean energy deployment, increase resiliency, advance environmental justice, invest in overburdened and underserved communities, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors.

The Policy Advisor for Climate Infrastructure will work with the U.S. Climate Alliance’s Executive Director in formulating and executing a strategy to support Alliance states in maximizing opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation through BIL implementation. This position will serve as primary advisor to the Secretariat staff and Alliance states on BIL implementation, working directly with governors’ offices and state agencies to understand their unique needs, overcome challenges, and seize opportunities for climate action with BIL funds. The Policy Advisor will also act as a liaison to the federal government, partner organizations, and other stakeholders through a whole-of-government and coordinated approach to support Alliance states in implementing their climate efforts during this critical moment.

The Policy Advisor reports to the U.S. Climate Alliance’s Executive Director in support of Alliance states, works in close partnership with the Alliance’s Federal Policy Analyst, and will be expected to work as part of broader policy, communications, and state-federal teams that include Alliance states, federal government officials, consultants, and external partners. The Policy Advisor supports and responds to state-led initiatives and works with the Energy and Climate team at the United Nations Foundation, which houses the U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat.

This position is with preference to Washington, D.C. and will consider U.S. remote.

Earthjustice is now accepting applications for an associate attorney to join our San Francisco-based International Program.  The Associate Attorney will support and collaborate with our team of lawyers and scientists working to speed the transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy solutions in key countries around the world.  This position will begin ideally in October 2022. There is a strong preference that the position be based in San Francisco, but we will consider New York City in exceptional circumstances.

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

Our international work draws on our deep experience in foreign, US and international environmental, energy, and human rights law and litigation.  With partners in Africa, Australia, Europe, Indonesia, Latin America, and elsewhere, we collaborate on foreign and international legal advocacy to reduce dependence on dirty fossil fuels and speed the transition to clean energy.

The Associate Attorney position is a three-year position, with the potential for an extension, designed to help attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers to develop into thoughtful, professional, and effective advocates skilled in the various phases of public interest litigation. As Associate Attorneys gain experience, they gradually take on more independent responsibility for their cases. For this position, the Associate Attorney will report directly to the Deputy Managing Attorney, but work throughout their tenure under the supervision of other attorneys within the clean energy program.  Many Associates have gone on to other positions within Earthjustice and with other public interest organizations.

Earthjustice has temporarily transitioned staff to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff are currently working two days a week in the office under a hybrid work plan, which will be reevaluated and adjusted on an ongoing basis. We will conduct all interviews for this position via phone and videoconferencing.

For this position, we are looking to hire a candidate that is available to start in no later than October 2022. Please apply by August 7, 2022. After that, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  

Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain Office seeks a Deputy Managing Attorney to lead a regional team of lawyers and advocates who are working to advance an equitable transition from fossil fuels to clean energy in Colorado, Arizona, and elsewhere in our region. The position will be based in our Denver, Colorado office.

The person in this position would manage at least two other attorneys and lead the office’s clean energy practice.  That practice uses litigation and advocacy before state energy regulators and courts to, among other things, challenge utility investments in coal- and gas-fired power plants; promote the growth and accessibility of clean energy resources such as solar, wind, storage, and efficiency; advance building and vehicle electrification; and elevate the voices of environmental justice communities in utility commission proceedings and other fora.  Depending on office needs, this attorney may, from time to time, also engage in matters beyond the clean energy practice area.

We seek an attorney with at least eight years of litigation experience handling largely energy-related matters and with strong management skills, emotional intelligence, and cultural competency.  The successful candidate would work with the Managing Attorney and one other Deputy Managing Attorney to ensure effective management, development and support of a growing, diverse team of lawyers, a senior policy advocate, and professional staff.

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization in the nation. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups to engage on the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest.  We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protection. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters is in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Los Angeles, Tallahassee, Miami, Honolulu, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, Bozeman, and Washington, DC.

Preference will be given to candidates who apply by August 12, 2022. After that, applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization.  We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country.  We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change.   We partner with thousands of groups, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tallahassee, Honolulu, Houston, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, Bozeman, Miami and Washington, D.C.

The Litigation/Legal Practice Assistant will provide litigation and administrative support for the Florida Regional Office.

Interested applicants should submit by August 7

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong, vibrant and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation. NRPA advances this mission by investing in and championing the work of park and recreation professionals and advocates — the catalysts for positive change in service of equity, climate-readiness, and overall health and well-being.

This Program Specialist position is an instrumental part of advancing the organization’s strategic priorities focused on building healthy communities, ensuring equitable access, and climate resilience. The Program Specialist is responsible for assisting with and coordinating key project(s) within NRPA’s resilience portfolio. This position will have a passion for subject matter and other key strategic priorities. This position is responsible for providing assistance to the management of grant funded projects and NRPA initiatives including grant planning and execution to meet project goals, grant communications, technical assistance and professional development, management of technology systems, program data collection, evaluation, resource development, and reporting. This position should work collaboratively with members of the resilience team, other Programs and Partnerships Department members and all NRPA staff. This position is for one year, with future term contingent on grant funding.

Reporting to the Chief Operating and Financial Officer (COFO), the Senior Director of People and Culture serves as a strategic thought partner and a constructive, results-oriented leader. The Senior Director will develop and implement structures, systems, and programs that create an exceptional employee experience, a vibrant remote-first workplace, and a supportive, rewarding, and engaging culture rooted in our core values.  As a key member of NRPA’s senior leadership, the Senior Director oversees all aspects of our people and talent operations including recruitment and onboarding, employee development and learning, retention and engagement, compensation and benefits, payroll, employee relations, employment policies and procedures, and compliance.

The Senior Director will manage the People team, collaborate closely with the executive team, and work across the organization with leaders, supervisors, and employees to ensure effective day to day execution on people and human resources matters, provide trusted advice and innovative solutions, and build practices and policies that strengthen a diverse, inclusive, and growth-focused culture.

Arizona Land and Water Trust (ALWT) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that protects Southern Arizona’s vanishing western landscapes, its farms and ranches, wildlife habitat, and the waters that sustain them.  The Trust has been Accredited by the Land Trust Alliance since 2013, and in 2016 ALWT received the Alliance’s Land Trust Excellence award and was asked to serve on its National Council.  ALWT is the only land and water trust working exclusively in Arizona.  Since its founding in 1978, the organization has conserved over 67,000 acres of the ranch and farmland, riparian areas and wetlands that draw visitors and residents alike to the region.

ALWT takes an entrepreneurial approach to protecting the land, working with willing landowners, municipalities and other organizations to protect resources through donated or purchased conservation easements.  As a nimble organization with great staff expertise and a talented board of directors, it can expeditiously pursue protection opportunities that may be more difficult for larger organizations or agencies.  ALWT helps its public and private partners achieve their specific land protection goals by providing expert negotiation, limited risk capital, legal skills and leveraged funding.  This partner-driven approach enables ALWT to act quickly and effectively to meet its conservation objectives as well as its partners’.  ALWT protects conservation priorities not eligible for outside funding by raising capital through its revolving Land and Water Fund.   In the face of climate change, and impending water shortages from the Colorado River, ALWT is positioned to secure and steward high priority conservation lands by developing and incorporating resilience adaptations into our work.

The next Executive Director of ALWT will join the organization at a critical time.  The important work of ALWT over the past four decades has laid a foundation for further ambitious land protection projects.  There are two key initiatives that are driving the future impact of ALWT:  the Sopori Creek and Farm campaign and the development of the Land and Water Fund.

Arizona Land and Water Trust seeks a leader and advocate who is passionate about its mission and legacy, committed to its longstanding standards of excellence, supportive of its culture, and strategic about its future potential.  The person must be ready to join with the Board to lead ALWT in pursuing new strategic goals in land protection, conservation and stewardship through a proven ability in strategic leadership, fundraising, program management and oversight, collaborative ventures, and constituency building.  

NRCM is the premier environmental advocacy organization in Maine and has a long legacy of environmental leadership in the state. It was founded in 1959 as a small, volunteer-based environmental advocacy group that for many years acted as a council of organizations from across the state that shared environmental concerns. Today, NRCM has 27 staff members and is the state's largest and most effective environmental advocacy organization, with more than 25,000 members, supporters and activists. NRCM is a 501 (c) (3) corporation with an annual operating budget of more than $3 million and an endowment of approximately $14 million. Using the power of science, citizen engagement and the law to secure new safeguards for Maine’s land, air, waters and wildlife and to defeat threats to existing environmental protections, it takes on Maine's most pressing environmental threats through its several distinct programs. Keeping Maine an exceptional place to live, work, and visit is the core of NRCM’s work.

From its rocky coastlines to its rivers, lakes, and majestic North Woods, Maine would not be the place it is today without decades of protection and stewardship by NRCM. It is Maine’s premier organization and resource for critical environmental policy information, analysis, and advocacy and is broadly recognized as one of the nation’s leading state-based environmental advocacy organizations. NRCM has a highly effective and respected staff that has helped achieve many significant victories throughout its 60+ year history, including first-in-the-nation laws that other states have emulated or are currently seeking to replicate. With the robust support of over 25,000 exceptionally loyal members and supporters, who not only provide crucial financial support but also serve as grassroots activists, NRCM is solidly positioned to sustain its well-earned reputation and build on its legacy of successes.  

NRCM seeks a Chief Executive Officer who will join the organization at an important juncture in a state where environmental protection is valued and progress is achieved year after year through NRCM’s skilled advocacy.   With its solid financial foundation and long list of nationally recognized achievements, NRCM has launched a new initiative to expand and deepen its connections with people and communities across Maine as it faces the challenges of climate change, pressures from building development, conflicts over natural resources, and the fragmentation of habitat. In the face of deepening political polarization, NRCM is committed to creating and maintaining broad-based collaborative coalitions as a core strategy for incorporating a diversity of perspectives in its work.  

Background: Our Climate empowers young people to advocate for the science-based, equitable and intersectional climate justice policies that build a thriving world. We engage and empower young leaders to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution and achieve a transition away from an extractive, profit-based economy towards one that is equitable and regenerative to build a thriving world. Since our founding in 2014, Our Climate has mobilized thousands of young people to advance state and federal level climate justice policy.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ):  While Our Climate is now a Black-led organization working on a complex, multifaceted issue that disproportionately impacts frontline communities, we do acknowledge our history as a white-led organization. We understand that racism is a part of the very institutions we’re a part of and that bias and unintentional harm will be perpetuated if we do not make an explicit effort to incorporate DEIJ into our organization.  We’re dedicated to intersectional climate justice and are committed to prioritizing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our programs, hiring process and organizational culture.

We encourage all applicants to visit our DEIJ website page to learn more about our recent DEIJ achievements and our journey to cultivate a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice for all in Our Climate’s internal and external work.

Overview of Position: The NY Field Organizer will mobilize and empower young leaders to build support for equitable and science-based climate policy in the state of New York. The NY Field Organizer will help manage the NY Field Representative and Fellowship programs and will liaise and coordinate with our coalition partners, including NY Renews.

The primary responsibility of the New York Field Organizer is to recruit, train, and support youth leaders from across New York (priority regions include Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse, Rochester, North Country, Buffalo, Long Island, NYC, and Albany) to reach campaign deliverables that advance climate policy in the state and build youth support for bold action. These deliverables include but are not limited to grassroots organizing, trainings, tabling events, phone banking, written and placed media, art installations, and advocacy days in Albany.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, priority given to applications submitted by July 20.

Background: Our Climate empowers young people to advocate for the science-based, equitable and intersectional climate justice policies that build a thriving world. We engage and empower young leaders to eliminate greenhouse gas pollution and achieve a transition away from an extractive, profit-based economy towards one that is equitable and regenerative to build a thriving world. Since our founding in 2014, Our Climate has mobilized thousands of young people to advance state and federal level climate justice policy.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ):  While Our Climate is now a Black-led organization working on a complex, multifaceted issue that disproportionately impacts frontline communities, we do acknowledge our history as a white-led organization. We understand that racism is a part of the very institutions we’re a part of and that bias and unintentional harm will be perpetuated if we do not make an explicit effort to incorporate DEIJ into our organization.  We’re dedicated to intersectional climate justice and are committed to prioritizing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our programs, hiring process and organizational culture.

We encourage all applicants to visit our DEIJ website page to learn more about our recent DEIJ achievements and our journey to cultivate a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice for all in Our Climate’s internal and external work.

Overview of Position: The primary role of the Federal Field Organizer is to help build and carry out Our Climate’s federal policy agenda on renewable energy targets, corporate polluter fees, and environmental justice legislation.

Additionally, the Federal Field Organizer will conduct outreach to hire a group of DC-based youth leaders that they will mentor and manage in advocating for climate policy from September-May. The Federal Field Organizer will also help build the national curriculum all youth leaders go through in the fall.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, priority given to applications submitted by July 20. Intended start date is August 15, 2022.

The National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC) is a coalition of more than 50 organizations representing national, regional, and local perspectives from across the United States. We work to create and enhance equitable and effective U.S. marine protected areas – special places in the ocean that help to ensure a healthy ocean for the benefit of people and serve as a refuge for the wildlife that call these underwater places home. By convening people and organizations, we strategically activate our collective power to advance conservation for a healthy ocean. NOPC is committed to reflecting and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) throughout its work and it will advance priorities driven by an overarching strategy rooted in inclusion that begins with small, yet meaningful steps for incremental and deep-rooted change.

NOPC is a fiscally sponsored project of Resources Legacy Fund (RLF). RLF builds alliances that advance bold solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. RLF partners with philanthropy, community groups, government, science, and business to promote smart policies and ensure equitable public funding for the environment, climate change resilience, and healthy communities. Across the American West and internationally, RLF manages complex, multi-year grantmaking programs and fiscally sponsored projects that accelerate change on environmental and equity issues.

Policy Director

The Policy Director oversees NOPC’s conservation policy program to advance our policy goals, focusing on achieving the national goal to protect 30% of our ocean by 2030. To do this, NOPC works to advance new or strengthen existing marine protected areas and other place-based conservation areas in the U.S. The Policy Director is a senior member of the NOPC team and manages two NOPC staff and consultants. Primary responsibilities include working closely with coalition partners to develop strategies and policy position statements, leading and supporting advocacy campaigns, helping to coordinate and advance the organization’s goals and strategies, and working with the programs, policy and communications teams to creatively advance NOPC’s policy goals and campaigns.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications will begin on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 and will continue until the position has been filled.

The National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC) is a coalition of more than 50 organizations representing national, regional, and local perspectives from across the United States. We work to create and enhance equitable and effective U.S. marine protected areas – special places in the ocean that help to ensure a healthy ocean for the benefit of people and serve as a refuge for the wildlife that call these underwater places home. By convening people and organizations, we strategically activate our collective power to advance conservation for a healthy ocean. NOPC is committed to reflecting and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) throughout its work and it will advance priorities driven by an overarching strategy rooted in inclusion that begins with small, yet meaningful steps for incremental and deep-rooted change.

NOPC is a fiscally sponsored project of Resources Legacy Fund (RLF). RLF builds alliances that advance bold solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. RLF partners with philanthropy, community groups, government, science, and business to promote smart policies and ensure equitable public funding for the environment, climate change resilience, and healthy communities. Across the American West and internationally, RLF manages complex, multi-year grantmaking programs and fiscally sponsored projects that accelerate change on environmental and equity issues.

Communications Manager

NOPC seeks a highly creative and skilled individual to serve as our first Communications Manager. The Communications Manager is an integral member of NOPC’s team advancing the strategic development and implementation of internal and external communications. The Communications Manager’s work contributes to general coalition operations as well as campaigns to advance new or enhanced marine protected areas in the U.S. Primary responsibilities for the Communications Manager include managing NOPC social media accounts and website, drafting and editing content and assets for campaigns and projects, managing partner-facing coalition communications, conducting media and reporter outreach, tracking media and news, and performing administrative tasks related to NOPC’s communications needs. Because we are a small organization, the Communications Manager is also expected to support a wide variety of tasks and issue areas beyond their primary responsibilities.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications will begin on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 and will continue until the position has been filled.

The National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC) is a coalition of more than 50 organizations representing national, regional, and local perspectives from across the United States. We work to create and enhance equitable and effective U.S. marine protected areas – special places in the ocean that help to ensure a healthy ocean for the benefit of people and serve as a refuge for the wildlife that call these underwater places home. By convening people and organizations, we strategically activate our collective power to advance conservation for a healthy ocean. NOPC is committed to reflecting and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) throughout its work and it will advance priorities driven by an overarching strategy rooted in inclusion that begins with small, yet meaningful steps for incremental and deep-rooted change.

NOPC is a fiscally sponsored project of Resources Legacy Fund (RLF). RLF builds alliances that advance bold solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. RLF partners with philanthropy, community groups, government, science, and business to promote smart policies and ensure equitable public funding for the environment, climate change resilience, and healthy communities. Across the American West and internationally, RLF manages complex, multi-year grantmaking programs and fiscally sponsored projects that accelerate change on environmental and equity issues.

Program Associate

The Program Associate is an integral part of NOPC’s team and supports our staff in seamlessly integrating programmatic, communication, and relationship building aspects of our work. This is a entry level position, ideal for candidates who are passionate about ocean conservation and willing to be part of a fast paced, dynamic team. The Program Associate will primarily assist the Executive Director and staff with administrative tasks that are a critical component of advancing the coalition’s work, and be assigned to special projects to advance organizational priorities in ocean conservation. The special projects are intended to support one of the coalition’s key priorities and to build knowledge and experience in ocean conservation. Administrative tasks include, but are not limited to, supporting meetings, tracking projects, organizing materials, and supporting travel and event planning logistics.

We are a small organization and the Program Associate will be expected to support a wide variety of tasks and issue areas beyond their primary responsibilities. Based on experience, this position will have a strong professional development component. Our team is supporting partners in several place-based conservation campaign areas and we work in a fast-paced environment with rapidly evolving priorities. The Program Associate will support, amplify, and manage these initiatives alongside the rest of NOPC team and partners.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications will begin on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled.

Poder Latinx is a civic and social justice organization. Our vision is to dismantle the political barriers and strengthen the power for the Latinx community to become decision-makers in our country’s democracy and win on economic, immigrant, and environmental issues. Our mission is to work to build a sustained progressive voting bloc of Latinxs in battleground states across the country. We do this by leading a voter-integrated engagement program where all aspects of voter engagement, issue-based campaigns, leadership development, voting reform, voter protection, and narrative change form a continuous cycle of political consciousness. Through our work, we empower and equip Latinxs to become agents of change now. Founded in 2019, Poder Latinx operates in Central Florida, including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk, counties, Arizona East Valley of Maricopa county, and in Georgia including Gwinnett, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Clayton counties.

Responsibilities for the State Program Director will center around management of the staff, implementation of all Poder Latinx operations in the programmatic region, and organizational representation with state allies, coalitions and funders.

Poder Latinx is a civic and social justice organization. Our vision is to dismantle the political barriers and strengthen the power for the Latinx community to become decision-makers in our country’s democracy and win on economic, immigrant, and environmental issues. Our mission is to work to build a sustained progressive voting bloc of Latinxs in battleground states across the country. We do this by leading a voter-integrated engagement program where all aspects of voter engagement, issue-based campaigns, leadership development, voting reform, voter protection, and narrative change form a continuous cycle of political consciousness. Through our work, we empower and equip Latinxs to become agents of change now. Founded in 2019, Poder Latinx operates in Central Florida, including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk, counties, Arizona East Valley of Maricopa county, and in Georgia including Gwinnett, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Clayton counties.

The Community Organizer will be responsible for leading our Economic Justice, Immigrant Justice, or Environmental Justice campaigns (and be knowledgeable on all of the campaigns) that build long-term power and achieve  victories in the issues impacting our community.

Poder Latinx is a civic and social justice organization. Our vision is to dismantle the political barriers and strengthen the power for the Latinx community to become decision-makers in our country’s democracy and win on economic, immigrant, and environmental issues. Our mission is to work to build a sustained progressive voting bloc of Latinxs in battleground states across the country. We do this by leading a voter-integrated engagement program where all aspects of voter engagement, issue-based campaigns, leadership development, voting reform, voter protection, and narrative change form a continuous cycle of political consciousness. Through our work, we empower and equip Latinxs to become agents of change now. Founded in 2019, Poder Latinx operates in Central Florida, including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk, counties, Arizona East Valley of Maricopa county, and in Georgia including Gwinnett, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Clayton counties.

Responsibilities for the State Program Coordinator role center around managing our programmatic work; management of staff; and execution of operations and administrative work.

Pacific Environment seeks to protect communities and wildlife of the Pacific Rim. We support community leaders to fight climate change, protect the oceans, build just societies, and move away from fossil fuels toward a green economy. With three decades of achievement and a team of about 30, we collaborate extensively with grassroots partners across the U.S. West Coast and Alaska, China, Vietnam, South Korea, and other Pacific Rim countries. Learn more at www.pacificenvironment.org.

Our Plastics Campaign currently focuses on plastic pollution in Vietnam, China, and beyond.

Position

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Plastics Campaign Director will lead our plastics campaign. The Director will be Pacific Environment’s lead in large coalition initiatives using a mix of policy advocacy, corporate campaigning, and coordination with and support for local environmental organizations. Our tools include sophisticated regranting, intensive network building and coordination, and technical assistance. The plastics campaign aims to reduce plastic pollution and petrochemical production, to end reliance on single-use plastics and throw-away norms, and to collaborate with grassroots leaders in protecting communities in Vietnam, China, and elsewhere.

The ideal candidate will have a record of leadership winning major campaigns, an understanding of foundation fundraising, a passion for combating plastic pollution and moving the world off petrochemicals, and experience working internationally and particularly within Southeast Asia and China.

The Conservation Alliance (TCA) is a group of outdoor industry companies that disburses its collective annual membership dues to grassroots environmental organizations. TCA directs funding to community-based campaigns to protect threatened wild habitat, preferably where outdoor enthusiasts recreate. The Alliance was founded in 1989 by industry leaders REI, Patagonia, The North Face, and Kelty, who shared the goal of increasing outdoor industry support for conservation efforts. Today, TCA has more than 270 member companies from outdoor and related industries and disburses more than $2 million to support conservation across the country.

This is an important and exciting time for The Conservation Alliance.  For over three decades, TCA has built a reputation for excellence in grantmaking and engagement of industry leaders to protect some of North America’s most important wild places.  Much has changed during that time, and TCA recognizes that the conservation landscape is shifting and demands new solutions to ensure success in the future, including the need for more effectively policy solutions to address key environmental and conservation priorities challenges; the engagement and inclusion of a much broader and more diverse network of supporters, members and partners; and the collective recognition that climate justice is not simply measured in resources but in active engagement of diverse leaders in change.

The Conservation Alliance seeks an accomplished leader who demonstrates a keen understanding of and passion for the organization’s mission to protect and preserve wild spaces with a business-led approach, because the future of business depends on a healthy planet. The ideal candidate has experience working to address complex systemic and societal issues and understands the importance of collaboration in all facets or stages of problem solving.  This person must be ready to join with the Board and staff to lead TCA in pursuing new strategic goals in conservation and advocacy within a framework of racial equity and social justice.

Who We Are

Sunstone Strategies is a mission-driven communications and public affairs firm focused on equitable solutions to the climate crisis. We are policy experts and campaigners who specialize in public relations and strategic communications.

Sunstone develops and leads state and federal communications campaigns to phase out the nation's largest sources of fossil fuel pollution. We offer issue advocacy, campaign strategy and execution, public relations and digital communications to unite and give voice to strong and diverse coalitions.

About the Role

We’re looking for an exceedingly competent, climate policy-obsessed addition to our team who will pull from communications, PR and advocacy experience to lead our D.C., Mid-Atlantic, and East Coast policy campaigns, with an emphasis on transportation policy. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage your skills and leadership managing campaigns on behalf of diverse coalitions and stakeholders to secure climate policy advancement.

The ideal candidate has an understanding of federal and state climate policy politics, including clean transportation policy, and knows how to design and lead communications strategies for social change - with a driving passion for undoing the social license of the fossil fuel industry. Our issue areas include: the transition to 100% clean energy, zero-emission cars and trucks, and pollution-free buildings.

The role will oversee and be supported by communications, digital and design strategists, all of whom work remotely.

This position is open until filled, with an initial application deadline of 5PM PST on August 1, 2022. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately, to be conducted throughout the search period.

The inspiration for the Teton Valley Land Trust came from a small group of community members who recognized their cherished landscapes were at risk – and if these landscapes were lost, the unique agricultural character, the vibrant wildlife populations, and the incredible scenic beauty enjoyed by residents and visitors alike would be a distant memory. Early efforts concentrated on protecting critical habitat and productive farms and ranches in Teton Valley. The first project, completed in 1995, involved protecting a property near the confluence of Teton Creek with the Teton River.

Since those first days, the Land Trust quickly expanded protection efforts to include six eastern Idaho counties (Bonneville, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, and Teton) and portions of Teton County, Wyoming, and merged with Fremont Heritage Trust. This expansion resulted in both an opportunity for a landscape scale conservation impact, as well as a name change. Since then, the Teton Regional Land Trust has grown into a mature, professional, accredited organization that has worked with hundreds of landowners, their families, and conservation partners to protect more than 40,000 acres.

The next Executive Director of the Teton Regional Land Trust, in partnership with the Board of Directors, will be responsible for developing a strategic plan to build and scale the impact of the organization as it seeks to respond to pressures around development in the region.

The Teton Regional Land Trust seeks a visionary and thoughtful leader to join a dedicated Board of Directors and committed staff to develop strategic responses to protect, conserve, and celebrate the beauty of eastern Idaho.

The voice of the people for 39 years. The eyes and ears of everyone in Indiana who is concerned about the environment. And everyone who should be. The Hoosier Environmental Council is Indiana’s leading educator and advocate for environmental issues and policies. We are passionate about our role in shaping the state’s environmental future and all who will be affected by it.

Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) was founded in 1983 and is an independent 501(c)3 organization serving the State of Indiana. HEC’s goal is to make Indiana a better place to live, breath, work, and play.  In pursuit of these goals, HEC engages in the core activities of advocacy and education to support quality environmental policy and practice across the state. Putting science to work in the most beneficial ways imaginable, HEC aims to work in harmony with nature and people, creating lasting partnerships that will benefit both. By bringing issues to the forefront and encouraging an open discussion about Indiana’s environmental well-being, HEC helps shape laws, create jobs, protect the environment and improve quality of life.

HEC pursues this goal through active work on core issues impacting Indiana.

The next Executive Director of HEC will have an extraordinary opportunity to grow the impact of a long-standing, well respected, well-positioned institution seeking to grow and expand its presence and influence across the state.  

The Hoosier Environmental Council seeks an accomplished leader who demonstrates a keen understanding of and passion for the organization’s unique mission.  This person must be ready to join with the Board and staff to lead HEC in pursuing new strategic goals in a sustainable economy, environmental health and justice and land and water protection. The individual must demonstrate a proven ability in strategic leadership, fundraising, program management and oversight, collaborative ventures and constituency building.  A creative thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit is highly desired.   

Pacific Environment seeks to protect communities and wildlife of the Pacific Rim. We support community leaders to fight climate change, protect the oceans, build just societies, and move away from fossil fuels toward a green economy. With three decades of achievement and a team of about 30, we collaborate extensively with grassroots partners across the U.S. West Coast and Alaska, China, Vietnam, South Korea, and other Pacific Rim countries. Learn more at www.pacificenvironment.org.

Our Marine Program currently focuses on plastic pollution and marine protected areas, all while advancing our fundamental value of supporting grassroots leadership and power.

Position

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Marine Program Director will lead our marine and plastics campaigns. The Director will be Pacific Environment’s lead in large coalition initiatives using a mix of policy advocacy, corporate campaigning, and coordination with and support for local environmental organizations. Our tools include sophisticated regranting, intensive network building and coordination, and technical assistance.

The ideal candidate will have a record of leadership winning major campaigns, an understanding of foundation fundraising, a passion for protecting our oceans and taking on plastic pollution, and experience working internationally and particularly within Southeast Asia and China.

At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We firmly believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices, working together, increases our capacity to serve our visitors and fulfill our mission.  We welcome people from all walks of life into our team and strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities to apply.

The Sr. Science Manager will be a key member of the Aquarium’s U.S. & California Ocean Conservation team, which works to advance the Aquarium’s ocean conservation mission at the federal and state levels. The Sr. Science Manager will bring science expertise and information to the development of strategies to protect wildlife and ecosystems, combat climate change, address plastic pollution, and improve fisheries and aquaculture management, among other Aquarium conservation goals. The Sr. Science Manager will guide and coordinate multi-partner, science-based conservation initiatives, provide science input on policy positions and actions, serve as a science spokesperson with Aquarium audiences, build strong science communities within and external to the Aquarium, and perform other duties as required.

The successful candidate for the Sr. Science Manager position will have a strong background in marine science, enthusiasm for working across disciplines to achieve conservation outcomes, and excellent project management, relationship building, and communication skills.

Strong candidates will have been admins of multiple content management platforms with some HTML/CSS experience, led email marketing production and list management efforts using multiple email service provider and database management systems, actively managed organizational social media platforms, and edited and created images, animations, videos, slide shows, and brochures or reports for professional audiences.

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture) was created in 1998 as a statewide environmental advocacy organization. Since its founding, PennFuture has achieved significant legal and policy victories that reduce pollution and protect the environment. It has provided millions of dollars in pro bono legal services while setting critical precedents and enforcing environmental laws across the commonwealth.

Its team is working daily to protect public health, restore and protect natural resources, and move Pennsylvania toward a clean energy future. The team litigates cases before regulatory bodies and in local, state, and federal courts; advances legislative action on a state and federal level; provides public education; and assists citizens in public advocacy. PennFuture has a track record of precedent-setting victories, and it is committed to serving citizens and communities across Pennsylvania through education, outreach, and coalition building.

PennFuture is committed to building a more just and equitable democracy that is responsive to the people and their will to protect the planet. Through its Democracy for All campaign and a recent strategic alliance with Conservation Voters of PA, PennFuture’s team works to bridge the gap in voting between black, indigenous, and other people of color and Pennsylvania’s white community members, and to build a dedicated following of voters who will help shape local, state, and federal legislation.

PennFuture seeks an exceptional leader who is passionate about the organization's mission, committed to its standards of excellence, and farsighted and optimistic about its potential. The Board is open to considering candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including leadership in the academic, private, professional, nonprofit, and government sectors. The position calls for vision, breadth, and good judgment; proven intellectual leadership skills; a passion for a clean environment; an enthusiasm for fundraising; demonstrated financial and staff management experience; and a collaborative leadership style that can motivate all participants within a mission-driven culture. No single candidate will possess all of the ideal qualifications, but PennFuture seeks a CEO who has a track record of experience and the personal talent to lead and build an exceptionally effective organization.

About Us

Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS), a 501(c)(3) non-partisan organization, creates partnerships of faith communities in Northern Virginia to develop local solutions to climate change. FACS believes that climate change is the ethical and moral issue of our time. We have built a powerful interfaith grassroots advocacy movement in Northern Virginia that motivates local and state policy makers to implement concrete actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring those actions are carried out justly.  We develop models of interfaith and secular climate action and assist faith communities throughout the DC metropolitan area to develop their own local climate solutions. We welcome all people to our work, including those who do not identify as a faith member.

About the Position

We seek a Community Organizer to support, strengthen and grow FACS’ stakeholders, including its faith community network, partners, coalitions and advocacy teams while advancing its campaigns and impact. The Community Organizer will report to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities: 

• Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Recruit new members to join FACS through meetings with faith communities, speaking engagements, tabling and other community events
  • Diversify FACS membership by proactively recruiting underrepresented populations
  • Deepen relationships with faith communities through FACS sustainability campaigns
  • Partner with local organizations with compatible goals for climate solutions
  • Manage online webinars and in-person events
  • Maintain customer relationship management system
  • Support FACS hubs in multiple counties and cities in Northern Virginia
• Communications
  • Manage FACS social media channels
  • Manage creation of monthly web-based newsletter
  • Write action alerts and other email communications
  • Develop marketing materials, handouts, and other written documents
• Other duties as assigned; FACS is a small nonprofit organization

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization.  We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country.  We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change.  We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change.  We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections.  We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment.  Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Los Angeles, Tallahassee, Miami, Honolulu, New York, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, Bozeman, and Washington, DC.

The Alaska office works to protect Alaska’s public lands and waters, fish and wildlife, air and water quality, and public health from threats posed by oil and gas development, old growth logging, minerals and coal mining, industrial-scale ocean trawling, and other activities. We represent conservation groups, Alaska Native tribal and nonprofit organizations, community groups, fishing organizations, and others in litigation and other advocacy before federal and state agencies and in the courts.  With offices in Juneau and Anchorage, we work on issues throughout the state. Our current priorities include protecting America’s Arctic from oil and gas development, roadless area and old growth forest protection in the Tongass National Forest, and opposition to several proposed large-scale mines in western and southeast Alaska and on transboundary rivers in Canada.  For more information about the Alaska office, please visit http://earthjustice.org/about/offices/Alaska.

The Senior Attorney is preferred to be based out of one of our two offices located in either Anchorage or Juneau, Alaska, but we will consider the right remote applicant.  Remote applicants must be based in the United States. Beginning April 27, 2022, Earthjustice staff will be working two days a week in the office. After six months, the Executive Leadership Team will evaluate whether to adjust our hybrid work plan.

Preference will be given to candidates who apply by June 12, 2022. After that, applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.