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.

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 Door County Land Trust (the Land Trust) is a 35-year-old non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to preserve and protect Door County's exceptional lands and waters forever. Door County is part of the peninsula that extends 70 miles into Lake Michigan northeast from Green Bay, Wisconsin and includes several islands. It is an extraordinarily beautiful landscape that includes orchards, bays and harbors, boreal and hardwood forests, the Niagara escarpment and a large internationally recognized wetland area.  It is a popular vacation and outdoor recreation area.

Since the Land Trust’s inception in 1986, it has worked to preserve, maintain and enhance lands that contribute significantly to the scenic beauty, open space and ecological integrity of Door County. In pursuit of this mission, the organization has earned a reputation as one of the Midwest’s premier conservation organizations. It has worked with scores of landowners to protect more than 8,800 acres of fields, forests, farmlands, wetlands and shoreline.  

The Door County Land Trust seeks an accomplished leader who demonstrates a passion for the organization’s mission and an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the work of land trusts and the challenges they face.  The successful candidate will exhibit exceptional personal integrity, a commitment to ethical conduct in all transactions and interactions with others, and respect for  Board, staff, environmental advocates and policy leaders, governmental officials, donors, and other stakeholders.

The Door County Land Trust seeks a leader who is ready to join the Board and staff to lead the Land Trust in pursuing new strategic goals in land protection, recreation and stewardship through a proven ability in strategic leadership, fundraising, staff management and development, collaborative ventures, and constituency building.  

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.   

The mission of the Next 100 Coalition is to connect, amplify, and support the leadership of historically marginalized communities in the administration and stewardship of waterways, lands, ocean, and coasts to advance community prosperity and resilience. It envisions healthy waterways, lands, ocean, and coasts that are connected to and reflect the racial and cultural diversity of the country and their administration and stewardship demonstrates and values the myriad ways people connect to and care for the environment.

The Next 100 Coalition (Next 100) was established in 2016 as a collaborative national network of Black, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, Latino and all people of color leaders from community-centered conservation, outdoor recreation, environmental education, public health, and environmental justice organizations. The Coalition is rooted in the acknowledgement that the very existence of current land and ocean conservation systems are predicated on chattel slavery and settler colonialism. It works to achieve a shared vision of a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just lands and ocean conservation by building a movement that centers the leadership, and values the lives, histories, cultural and spiritual connections of Black, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, people of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled people/people with disabilities and all those communities who have been historically marginalized.

The Next 100 is hiring an inaugural Executive Director and seeks a leader who is passionate about its mission and will be the catalyst to accelerate the development of this early-stage organization. This individual has experience working to address complex systemic and societal issues and understands the importance of collaboration in all facets or stages of problem solving. They have demonstrated both strategic agility and the ability to execute plans to achieve tangible outcomes.  

THIS ROLE AT EARTHECHO

EarthEcho International has an immediate opening for an Online Communities Coordinator to curate and moderate EarthEcho’s vibrant online community of youth environmental advocates and the educators who support them. We’re looking for someone who understands online communities and is excited to empower people, conversations, and experiences in collaboration with our members.

EarthEcho International’s Online Communities Coordinator plays an essential role in managing online learning and membership communities, helping them grow into thriving forums that uplift collaboration. This position reports to the Associate Director of Youth Engagement and Partnerships, but also works closely with the VP of Programs while supporting both the youth and educator online communities. The Online Communities Coordinator is responsible for managing the day to day elements of both communities, managing content/campaign creation, driving engagement, delivering an experience that nurtures collaboration, and ensuring the community delivers value to youth mobilizing to take action around ocean issues.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We seek an experienced and passionate community coordinator with strong communication and campaign-building skills who can foster human connections and help direct valuable discourse that benefits those in EarthEcho’s various communities.

Application deadline is July 5, 2022.

C3 believes the power to fight climate change resides within our communities. C3 works with businesses, residents, schools, nonprofits, and local governments to catalyze climate action at the community level through evidence-based planning, collaboration, programs, and advocacy which directly reduce climate pollution and elevate climate leadership. C3 recognizes that an equitable transition to a clean economy and a sustainable future means addressing the needs of all members of our communities.

The Community Climate Collaborative (C3), a non-profit organization headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, full-time Climate Policy Analyst. This position is a key component of our organization, and the Climate Policy Analyst will enter the organization at a critical juncture. This position will help to take C3’s single-city model of engagement and action and replicate it in additional communities on a near-term horizon.

Position Overview

The Communications and Design Coordinator is an integral member of the Conservancy’s Development team, elevating the visibility and awareness of the Conservancy and telling the story of its impact on Rock Creek. The Coordinator does this primarily by assisting with the creation and distribution of all print and digital materials, including emails, social media, signage, website pages, and more.

C3 believes the power to fight climate change resides within our communities. C3 works with businesses, residents, schools, nonprofits, and local governments to catalyze climate action at the community level through evidence-based planning, collaboration, programs, and advocacy which directly reduce climate pollution and elevate climate leadership. C3 recognizes that an equitable transition to a clean economy and a sustainable future means addressing the needs of all members of our communities.

The Community Climate Collaborative (C3), a non-profit organization headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, full-time Climate Policy Analyst. This position is a key component of our organization, and the Climate Policy Analyst will enter the organization at a critical juncture. This position will help to take C3’s single-city model of engagement and action and replicate it in additional communities on a near-term horizon.

Overview

C3 is seeking an individual with a strong interest in the field of climate change, climate justice, transit, energy equity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, location efficiency, and other climate solutions. The ideal candidate should be creative, thorough, and solution-oriented. The Climate Policy Analyst takes primary responsibility for collaborating with C3’s policy analysis, design, and advocacy as well as data collection, data entry, data analysis, proofreading, and report writing.

Application Deadline: July 11, 2022

About SAFSF

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) is a philanthropy-serving organization (PSO) that amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Established in the late 1990s and staffed since 2003, SAFSF has evolved into a vibrant network of approximately 100 organizational members from the philanthropic and investment sectors whose work spans a broad range of issues and strategies as well as a wide geographic range—domestic and international. Our vision is that all resources invested in food and agriculture systems enhance our collective wellbeing. Our core values of collaboration, equity, respect, stewardship, and integrity drive our organization on a daily basis. We use these values to guide our decision-making process in all our work, from developing programs and hiring new staff to choosing caterers, vendors, and venues.

SAFSF recognizes that a diversity of perspectives, lived experiences, and professional and personal skills among our staff, leadership, and membership is critical to our success as an organization. We are a dynamic organization that values creativity and innovative thinking and fosters strong teamwork based on mutual respect.

Position Summary

Working with the Senior Director of Public Policy and the entire SAFSF team, the Public Policy Associate will play a critical role in developing policy-related content to engage our network of philanthropic and investment funders in opportunities to support sustainable agriculture and food systems policy work. This is a new role for SAFSF that will support and help shape our overall policy work, including membership engagement and learning, policy analysis and writing, planning and executing events, both virtual and in-person.

Successful candidates will have a firm grasp on the basics of the policy- making process, be highly organized, communicative, and detail-oriented individuals. They will be able to connect, build rapport, and work with individuals who have a wide range of interests and lived experiences, including funders and NGOs. This role requires strong interpersonal and writing skills, the ability to multi-task with limited supervision and a comfort level communicating across multiple platforms.

Application Deadline: August 10, 2022, 11:59 pm PT

About SAFSF

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) is a philanthropy-serving organization (PSO) that amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Established in the late 1990s and staffed since 2003, SAFSF has evolved into a vibrant network of approximately 100 organizational members from the philanthropic and investment sectors whose work spans a broad range of issues and strategies as well as a wide geographic range—domestic and international. Our vision is that all resources invested in food and agriculture systems enhance our collective wellbeing. Our core values of collaboration, equity, respect, stewardship, and integrity drive our organization on a daily basis. We use these values to guide our decision-making process in all our work, from developing programs and hiring new staff to choosing caterers, vendors, and venues.

SAFSF recognizes that a diversity of perspectives, lived experiences, and professional and personal skills among our staff, leadership, and membership is critical to our success as an organization. We are a dynamic organization that values creativity and innovative thinking and fosters strong teamwork based on mutual respect.

Position Summary

The ideal candidate will be excited to join a small, growing organization where they can express and utilize their talents in a finance-focused role. The work requires handling highly sensitive and confidential information. This is a new position for SAFSF, the first solely focused on financial functions, and will be the third member of our small but mighty operations team. The operations team prides itself in being detail-oriented, data-loving, and energized by knowing that they are contributing to the collective success of a dynamic non-profit organization.

The Finance Associate will provide essential support to the organization by following financial procedures critical to maintaining a smooth and efficiently functioning office. The person in this role will have the opportunity to improve upon the systems already in place and shape the processes of the organization moving forward.

Application Deadline: July 10, 2022, 11:59 pm PT

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.

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.

About Us

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is the national non-profit partner for the National Marine Sanctuary System. Founded in 2000 by America’s most influential ocean conservation leaders, the Foundation raises awareness of and support for national marine and Great Lakes sanctuaries and their vital role in ensuring a healthy ocean. The Foundation promotes citizen science, research, conservation, education and community engagement to protect coral reefs and marine habitats, preserve places of cultural significance, and conserve our maritime history and heritage. Whether it’s saving whales, cleaning up marine debris, or inspiring the next generation of ocean stewards, our work starts with great ideas and affects change.

About the Position

The Director of Conservation is part of the senior leadership team and leads the development and implementation of the Foundation’s strategic programs and projects that support science, conservation, restoration, and stewardship initiatives across the National Marine Sanctuary System and beyond.  The Director of Conservation is integral to the success of the Foundation and its efforts to produce measurable impacts and demonstrate how sanctuaries are models for marine conservation successes.

The Director develops and oversees innovative research and cooperative science, promotes advancement and use of new technologies, and fosters community engagement and stewardship.  The position focuses on creating national-level, high profile opportunities; develops and tracks associated budgets; leverages resources and community support; and fosters and strengthens partnerships for the Foundation and sanctuaries.  The Director is responsible for managing a passionate and growing conservation program team who work across the country to advance sound science, exploration, and restoration in coordination with communities and public-private partners.

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation is committed to a culture of inclusion, equity, and belonging.  We are dedicated to attracting and retaining a diverse staff.   We honor experiences, perspective, and unique identities, and welcome the contributions that you can bring to the dedicated team.  With a diverse team of employees, we can grow and learn better together and achieve our mission to protect the health of the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes for current and future generations.

How To Apply

Applications received before Thursday, June 30th will be preferred. Applications must include a resume, cover letter, and at least three professional references.

About Us

Wild Earth Allies’ mission is to protect vital areas of our natural world for the benefit of wildlife, habitats and people by inspiring collaborative action. Our portfolio includes community-based conservation programs in priority terrestrial and marine ecosystems globally. We are currently expanding our teams and partnerships to address increasing pressures on biodiversity around the world.

About the Position 

The Grants Manager is responsible for administering all stages of the grant cycle, from research, planning and design through to programmatic and financial reporting. Wild Earth Allies (WEA) receives support from a wide range of donors, across all revenue segments. This position works closely across program, finance and development functions to ensure highest quality implementation and compliance with donor policies and grant guidelines.

Wild Earth Allies is in an exciting period of growth to increase our conservation impact. This position will offer key support for strengthened implementation of our three-year strategy, which includes expansion of field-level conservation and partnerships and a projected doubling of annual revenue. The Grants Manager reports to the Philanthropy Director.

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter by June 30th to: info@wildearthallies.org

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.

DEP is seeking an experienced individual to serve as a full-time Manager III (Section Chief) in the Department of Environmental Protection, Recycling and Resource Management Division, Recycling and Refuse Services Section. This position is responsible for the overall management of the Recycling and Refuse Services Section and administers the ongoing performance of the Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste collectors, and the Section's employees, including managers, supervisors, inspectors, and support personnel. Additionally, the position is responsible for planning, budgeting and implementing continuous operations improvements while assuring the quality of all County provided residential recycling and refuse collection services as well as the enforcement and prosecution of County laws controlling the collection and disposal of recycling and refuse.

Closing Date:  JUNE 23, 2022

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.

With limited supervision, manage all aspects of a Learning and Engagement department program (e.g., training, engagement, etc.) toward building a culture of belonging, inclusion, and development. This role involves strategy, design, and implementation of organizational development solutions that meet changing business needs. Primarily, plan, coordinate and execute programs and activities related to staff and leadership development, employee training, and employee engagement. Facilitate learning and engagement initiatives across the organization and identifies learning and training needs. Analyze organizational responsibilities, reporting relationships, and work processes to make recommendations for overall organizational development strategy and to determine specific program initiatives that need to be modified or created to achieve organizational objectives and effectiveness. Develop and administer program evaluations and provide results to the HR/division management.   Embody the practices of a lifelong learner demonstrating self-initiated professional learning to inform the Human Resources division of current trends, best practices, and methods in the fields of employee engagement and training.  Create and deliver supervisory, management, and non-technical skills employee training or employee engagement activities. Perform other duties as required.

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.

The Executive Director of the MIT Climate Grand Challenges is a senior member of the Vice President for Research’s administrative leadership team and will support MIT’s mission by providing the expertise, leadership, and overall management of the Climate Grand Challenges, an Institute-wide initiative to deliver high-impact climate solutions for the world.

Launched in 2020, The Climate Grand Challenges (CGC) is mobilizing the MIT research community around some of the most difficult unsolved climate problems. Part of a suite of interlocking climate programs outlined in “Fast Forward: MIT’s Climate Action Plan for the Decade,” the CGC is designed to complement and enhance the work of existing MIT units in climate-related research. With this effort, MIT seeks to accelerate large, high-impact projects that offer ambitious, interdisciplinary solutions, including plans for rapid and large-scale implementation. To achieve the latter, CGC will develop new partnerships with companies, impact investors, social and technological entrepreneurs, governments, non-profits, and philanthropists.

In the winter of 2022, five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects were selected after an MIT-wide process solicited more than 100 letters of interest from nearly 400 MIT faculty members and senior researchers throughout all five MIT schools and the college. These five projects, chosen from 27 teams of finalists who were invited to develop comprehensive white papers, will conduct their work with MIT support over the next five years, starting in July 2022.

The Executive Director plays a pivotal role in establishing this new initiative and ensuring the success of the five flagship projects, from initial project planning to translation and implementation for global impact.  The Executive Director must possess a high degree of initiative, resourcefulness, and judgment.  Success in the role requires demonstrated leadership and strategic thinking, the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and exceptional commitment to serving the faculty. The Executive Director must possess effective project management skills, the ability to navigate a large organization, and the ability to foster an environment that promotes collaboration and teamwork to meet strategic and operational objectives.

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.

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.

Earthjustice’s new Gulf Regional Office will work across all three of Earthjustice’s core program areas—healthy communities, climate and energy, and lands, oceans and wildlife. In collaboration with our clients and partners, we will fight for clean air and water and to combat unjust pollution burdens; we will fight for an equitable clean energy transition and for climate solutions that work for everyone; and we will fight to protect the magnificent lands, waters and wildlife in the Gulf. Earthjustice has a significant body of work in the Gulf and this new office will expand our capacity in this critical region.

This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career attorney to join a growing team dedicated to delivering meaningful results for the Gulf region.

The Associate Attorney position is a three-year position with the opportunity for extension.  Earthjustice’s Associate Attorney program is designed to help attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers 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 but work throughout their tenure under the supervision of Senior Attorneys, the Deputy Managing Attorney, and the Managing Attorney.  Many Associates have gone on to other positions within Earthjustice and with other public interest organizations.  More about our associate attorney program can be found here.

This position is located in Houston and supports the work throughout the Gulf region.

For this position, we are looking to hire a candidate who is available to start in September 2022. Preference will be given to candidates who apply by June 12, 2022.

Climate Strategies Lab (placeholder name while “CSL” works through a branding process) aims to decarbonize heavy industry around the globe by 2045. Three seasoned Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaigners – Victoria Chu, Evan Gillespie and Nachy Kanfer – have joined forces to build an organization focused on cleaning up heavy industry and remaking the sector to be a better partner to communities, workers and the environment.

CSL provides open-source advocacy-focused data, communications, campaign strategy and execution while building a global network of strategists, advocates, community leaders and funders to drive campaigns necessary to influence national and international policies that shape corporate and public procurement, redirect financial markets and drive investments in zero-emission industrial production. Our comprehensive services are designed to build a coordinated field of advocates, workers and industry partners that are co-creating and executing efforts to transform the aluminum, steel, solid waste and other sub-sectors into models for zero-emission industrial activity. In doing so, this field will restore union jobs and leverage U.S. progress to clean up heavy industry around the world.

Position Scope:

CSL seeks two Senior Campaign Analysts to join our rapidly growing team. Both are responsible for designing and leading research, data and analytic work in support of projects across sectors and priorities. The Senior Campaign Analysts will present analysis in memos, reports, charts and slides; analyze, build and interpret climate and energy models; and lead on data hunting, transformation, visualization and management. Because CSL works on projects that are unusual, innovative and specialized, the Senior Campaign Analysts will often need to create new research methodologies or extrapolate and infer insights from limited or seemingly inapplicable data sets.

The incoming Senior Campaign Analysts are internal leaders and externally-facing representatives of CSL, engaging regularly with coalition and funding partners to increase data literacy throughout the organization and industrial decarbonization field. As such, the Senior Campaign Analysts will need to possess exceptional relationship-building skills and the ability to communicate and train diverse stakeholders in the use of data and analysis to formulate strategic plans and advocacy campaigns.

This position is open until filled, with an initial application deadline of 5PM PT on Friday, June 24, 2022.

Educator Trainings and Support:

• Conduct educator workshops in Projects WILD, WET and Learning Tree, including training pre-service educators at local colleges and universities, nature center staff, and teachers in environmental literacy and using the outdoors as a classroom
• Conduct trainings for community-based organizations, local agencies, and non-profits on civic engagement, natural history, urban wildlife, and outdoor recreation
• Train educators on integrating core curriculum for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) into their lessons through workshops and institutes
• Train, develop and support the cadre of New York City facilitators of Projects WILD, WET and Learning Tree
  Providing Outdoor Education, Recreation and Skills Development Programs to Underserved Populations:
• Identify and collaborate with organizations that may be interested in participating in teacher trainings, the Camps Diversity Program, and other programs and opportunities provided by DEC, with a primary focus on those in Environmental Justice communities
• Supervise and manage Student Conservation Association AmeriCorps members; oversee their teaching of school-year After School Conservation Club programs and summer day camp lessons and stewardship projects at partnership host sites
• Arrange for pre-camp activities like fishing, hiking, and camping for prospective campers as part of the Camps Diversity Program
• Manage the Camps Diversity Program by recruiting campers, assisting with transportation logistics, scheduling weeks at camp, and ensuring all required paperwork is completed
• Teach outdoor skills to children and families through hands-on activities and demonstrations
  Supporting Regional Programs and Activities:
• Participate in career days, special events, and requests for speakers on natural resource and environmental quality professions as schedules allow
• Attend sportsmen shows, fairs, festivals and other events to promote outdoor education and recreation, DEC camps, teacher workshops, and other DEC events and messages
• Work with DEC programs to help them convey their conservation messages to different audiences using appropriate methods and techniques
• Conduct workshops at professional development conferences and trainings
• Supervise Environmental Educator 1 and interns

Climate Strategies Lab (placeholder name while “CSL” works through a branding process) aims to decarbonize heavy industry around the globe by 2045. Three seasoned Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaigners – Victoria Chu, Evan Gillespie and Nachy Kanfer – have joined forces to build an organization focused on cleaning up heavy industry and remaking the sector to be a better partner to communities, workers and the environment.

In this newly-created position, the North American Steel Campaign Director will develop and drive a strategy grounded in public pressure, partnership and policy advocacy. The Campaign Director will lead a coalition of organized labor, industry, local communities, environmental advocates, policymakers and funders to raise the salience of green steel among policymakers and the public. With coalition partners, the Campaign Director will create an open-source campaign where interested groups can bring their strengths to the debate and come together to develop skills, share technical expertise and execute a joint vision.

This is a role for an experienced campaigner who has led successful coalitions involving diverse stakeholders, won key fights to improve community health and well-being and built effective networks rooted in trust and collaboration across sector, geography and community. In this capacity, the Campaign Director drives strategy generation and implementation, policy analysis and advocacy and coalition development. The Campaign Director will draw on dedicated communications and data analyst staff to help partners implement campaign strategies.

This position is open until filled, with an initial application deadline of 5PM PT on Friday, June 17, 2022. 

About Us

The Foundation is a leading voice for U.S. protected waters, working with communities to conserve and expand those special places for a healthy ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Working together, we safeguard species and the places they call home, and preserve America’s maritime history.

About the Position

The Director of Conservation is part of the senior leadership team and leads the development and implementation of the Foundation’s strategic programs and projects that support science, conservation, restoration, and stewardship initiatives across the National Marine Sanctuary System and beyond.  The Director of Conservation is integral to the success of the Foundation and its efforts to produce measurable impacts and demonstrate how sanctuaries are models for marine conservation successes.

The Director develops and oversees innovative research and cooperative science, promotes advancement and use of new technologies, and fosters community engagement and stewardship.  The position focuses on creating national-level, high profile opportunities; develops and tracks associated budgets; leverages resources and community support; and fosters and strengthens partnerships for the Foundation and sanctuaries.  The Director is responsible for managing a passionate and growing conservation program team who work across the country to advance sound science, exploration, and restoration in coordination with communities and public-private partners.

About Us

The Watershed Institute is dedicated to keeping water clean, safe and healthy, and pursues its mission through programs in environmental advocacy, watershed science, environmental education, and land conservation. The organization is headquartered at the LEED-Platinum Watershed Center on a 950-acre nature reserve near Pennington, New Jersey. It is committed to building a culturally diverse organization and strongly encourages applications from people of color.

Water is our most fragile and precious resource. Essential to all forms of life and to our economies, our water supplies face a myriad of threats from pollution to climate change. Keeping our water clean, safe and healthy in the face of these challenges is the heart of The Watershed’s mission. Its strategy for doing so involves scientific investigation, advocacy at the state and local level, enhanced land and water stewardship, and education to expand environmental literacy.

About the Position

The Watershed Institute, a dynamic and multifaceted nonprofit conservation organization, is
seeking a full-time Chief of Operations (COO). Reporting to the Executive Director (ED), the COO will lead all internal operations. This is a new position that will work collaboratively with the Chief of Finance & Administration (CFA) to implement the goals and vision established by the organization’s ED and Board of Trustees. The organization seeks a mission-focused, seasoned, strategic, and process-minded leader with experience leading an executive management team, and developing a performance culture among a group of diverse, talented  individuals.

The COO must be a leader who is able to help others at The Watershed Institute deliver
measurable, cost-effective results that make the vision a reality. Importantly, the successful COO will have the skills, sensitivity, and personal confidence to tap into the power that each member of the team brings to this mission. While it is essential that the COO bring efficient and effective systems to increase the productivity of the organization, is it also critical that its experienced team retain the creative spark that drives the organization.

About Us

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.

About the Position

RAN is committed to pushing back against corporate power, challenging bad public policy on climate & energy, and continuing to punch above our weight. Our Climate and Energy Program campaigns to keep fossil fuels in the ground and persuade corporate targets, including the world’s largest banks and insurance companies, to develop and implement comprehensive climate, environmental, and human rights policies to guide their lending and underwriting. The Research Manager is responsible for overseeing and executing research for the C&E Program, engaging with financial institutions, and coordinating special projects as needed. This position will inform and support the team’s work to call out corporate greenwashing and inadequate government response while ensuring our research is responsive to our frontline and grassroots partners. The Research Manager will report to the Climate and Energy Program Director.

About Us

Climate Strategies Lab (placeholder name while “CSL” works through a branding process) aims to decarbonize heavy industry around the globe by 2045. Three seasoned Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaigners – Victoria Chu, Evan Gillespie and Nachy Kanfer – have joined forces to build an organization focused on cleaning up heavy industry and remaking the sector to be a better partner to communities, workers, and the environment. 

CSL provides open-source advocacy-focused data, communications, campaign strategy and execution while building a global network of strategists, advocates, community leaders and foundations to drive campaigns necessary to influence national and international policies that shape corporate and public procurement, redirect financial markets and drive investments in zero-emission industrial production. 

Our comprehensive services are designed to build a coordinated field of advocates, workers and industry partners that are co-creating and executing efforts to transform the aluminum, steel, solid waste and other sub-sectors into models for zero-emission industrial activity. In doing so, this community will restore union jobs and leverage U.S. progress to clean up heavy industry around the world. 

About the Position

In this newly-created position, the Circular Economy Campaign Director will develop and drive a strategy to promote a policy package that connects advocates and policy makers; unite the breadth of community concerns, impacts and motivations; and bring dedicated climate funding to the table. With coalition partners, the Campaign Director will create an open-source campaign where interested groups can bring their strengths to the debate and come together to develop skills, share technical expertise, contribute to a joint vision and build a national network. 

This is a role for an experienced campaigner who has led successful coalitions involving diverse stakeholders, won key fights to improve community health and well-being and built effective networks rooted in trust and collaboration across sector, geography and community. In this capacity, the Circular Economy Campaign Director drives strategy generation and implementation, policy analysis and advocacy and coalition development. The Campaign Director will draw on dedicated communications and analyst staff to help partners implement campaign strategies. 

How to Apply: 

To apply or nominate a candidate, please send to search consultant Cathy Schreiber at cathy@climatestrategieslab.com with “Circular Economy Campaign Director” in the subject line a resume and cover email or letter answering the following: 

1) Why are you passionate about climate change? 

2) Briefly share a campaign you led or played a leadership role in, particularly a key lesson learned that you would apply to the Circular Economy Campaign.

About Us

The mission of the Next 100 Coalition is to connect, amplify, and support the leadership of historically marginalized communities in the administration and stewardship of waterways, lands, ocean, and coasts to advance community prosperity and resilience. It envisions healthy waterways, lands, ocean, and coasts that are connected to and reflect the racial and cultural diversity of the country and their administration and stewardship demonstrates and values the myriad ways people connect to and care for the environment.

The Next 100 Coalition (Next 100) was established in 2016 as a collaborative national network of Black, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, Latino and all people of color leaders from community-centered conservation, outdoor recreation, environmental education, public health, and environmental justice organizations. The Coalition is rooted in the acknowledgement that the very existence of current land and ocean conservation systems are predicated on chattel slavery and settler colonialism. It works to achieve a shared vision of a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just lands and ocean conservation by building a movement that centers the leadership, and values the lives, histories, cultural and spiritual connections of Black, Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, people of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled people/people with disabilities and all those communities who have been historically marginalized.

About the Position

The Next 100 is hiring an inaugural Executive Director and seeks a leader who is passionate about its mission and will be the catalyst to accelerate the development of this early-stage organization. This individual has experience working to address complex systemic and societal issues and understands the importance of collaboration in all facets or stages of problem solving. They have demonstrated both strategic agility and the ability to execute plans to achieve tangible outcomes.  

This experienced manager will create a culture that fosters vibrant teamwork, defines and establishes quality work operations and processes standards, centers equity, and engenders mutual respect while accelerating progress on Next 100’s outcomes. This is a high-profile position, requiring a dynamic and persuasive individual who will motivate and mobilize others to support Next 100’s collaborative impact.

This person must demonstrate success in cultivating relationships with a diversity of constituents representing many different perspectives including individuals, members, community groups, faith-based organizations, corporations, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. This individual excels at building relationships and has experience raising private contributions.  

Candidates will bring financial and business management skills to Next 100. An understanding of business principles applied to a nonprofit organization, particularly a background in scaling sustainable program growth, promoting continuous improvement of program quality, and revenue enhancement and diversification, is required.

Candidates must be committed to and excited about building a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just lands and ocean conservation movement. This individual is tenacious, able to balance multiple priorities and is highly focused but adaptable. They may have prior experience in the nonprofit, corporate, and/or government sectors that equips them to excel in an early-stage organization where no two days will be the same. They have experience sharing power and collaborating with a diversity of internal and external constituencies to achieve results.  This person flourishes in complex environments and loves working with diverse communities and stakeholders representing many lived experiences and perspectives.

This individual knows how to balance being results and relationship oriented. They will demonstrate success in leading financially accountable and sustainable projects, programs, and/or organizations. They will also have experience building durable relationships and collaborating with communities, program participants, partners, policymakers, donors, stakeholders, and constituencies. This person must have strong verbal and written communication skills that translate into effective communications across a variety of platforms.  

About Us

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.

About the Position

The Program Assistant serves as primary support staff to the Executive Director and the Managing Director (leadership) of the Energy & Environment Program. In this role, the Program Assistant will manage the daily and longer-term schedule, prioritize meeting and event invitations, manage correspondence between the leadership and outside stakeholders, coordinate with team members, create a daily briefing book so that the leadership knows what meetings are that day and what items need to be discussed at each, track and follow through on ED action items, and coordinate other meetings, events, projects, and other items as needed. This position requires very strong attention to detail and the ability to follow up on many items in both the short and longer-term.

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

About Us

At Patagonia, we appreciate that all life on earth is under threat of extinction. We aim to use the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imaginations—to do something about it.

Patagonia grew out of a small company that made tools for climbers. Alpinism remains at the heart of a worldwide business that still makes clothes for climbing—as well as for skiing, snowboarding, surfing, fly fishing, mountain biking and trail running. These are silent sports. None require an engine; rarely do they deliver the cheers of a crowd. In each, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments of connection with nature.

As the climate crisis deepens, we see a potential, even probable end to such moments, and so we’re fighting to save them. We donate our time, services and at least 1 percent of our sales to help hundreds of grassroots organizations all over the world so that they can remain vigilant, and protect what’s irreplaceable. At the same time, we know that we risk saving a tree only to lose the forest—a livable planet. As the loss of biodiversity, arable soils, coral reefs and fresh water all accelerate, we are doing our best to address the causes, and not just symptoms, of global warming.

Staying true to our core values during forty-plus years in business has helped us create a company we're proud to run and work for. To stay in business for at least forty more, we must defend the place we all call home.

About the Position

As an Environmental Program Officer, you are responsible for taking a strategic approach to the development, research, implementation, and execution of Patagonia’s environmental funding programs with an emphasis on civic engagement, environmental justice and underrepresented communities in the environmental movement and outdoor industry. Your role focuses on fostering relationships with prospective and ongoing grantees, strategic development and execution of relevant programs and funding initiatives, and engaging employees as key stakeholders throughout the grantmaking process.

About Us

Trust for Public Land (TPL) was founded in 1972 on the belief that all people need access to nature and the outdoors in the communities where they live, as a matter of health, equity, and justice. The organization’s founders sought to bring the benefits and joys of the outdoors to the places, people, and communities that needed them most.

TPL’s vision focuses in four key areas of Lands, Parks, Schoolyards, and Trails. To date, the organization has completed 5,000 park-creation and land conservation projects across the US, protected over 3 million acres, and helped pass more than 500 ballot measures—creating $80 billion in voter-approved public funding for parks and open spaces. Whether helping raise funds for conservation; protecting and restoring natural spaces; or collaborating with communities to plan, design, and create parks, playgrounds, gardens, and trails, TPL works with communities to ensure that development happens for them, not to them.

About the Position

The Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO), a new position for Trust for Public Land, will be responsible for bringing high-level strategic capability to the human resources and equity functions, serving as a thought partner with the President & CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors. This person will be the standard bearer for inclusive culture and practices across TPL that support the sustainable growth of the organization. The CPCO will be responsible for ensuring equity is at the core of all people strategy, that staff see themselves in the mission and work, and understand the opportunities to grow their careers with TPL. Further, the CPCO will develop and guide comprehensive workforce and succession planning for the organization. The CPCO will assess the people implications of strategic initiatives and be an active participant with the Executive Team in determining where best to invest across the organization.

The CPCO will report directly to the President & CEO of Trust for Public Land and lead a team of five that currently includes the VP of Human Resources, two HR Business Partners, the Equity Director, and an administrative manager.

The ideal candidate will bring a vision for enterprise-wide people and culture strategy and enthusiasm for collaborating with a talented Executive Team to problem solve across the organization. The CPCO will be creative, flexible, strategic, and have strong business acumen. TPL values leaders who bring both gravitas and fun to their role.

About Us

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; preserve magnificent places and wildlife; advance clean energy; and 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.

About the Position

Associate attorneys perform a range of work in the Alaska office, in partnership with senior attorneys and litigation assistants, to investigate, develop, and prosecute administrative appeals and litigation including: factual investigation, legal research, case development, record review, client engagement and development, expert evidence and witness development, motions practice and brief writing, oral advocacy, and appellate advocacy.

As associate attorneys gain experience, their case load may include cases for which they have primary responsibility under the supervision of a senior attorney, in addition to matters on which they work in a supporting role with senior attorneys.

• Work closely with Earthjustice attorneys, scientists, professional staff, and clients to build cases and support policies that serve a diverse set of clients.
• Participate in the full range of tasks involved in administrative advocacy and complex litigation, including factual investigation, legal research and analysis, memo writing, discovery, briefing, and oral advocacy.
• Interact with clients and work with experts to develop a clear understanding of the facts involved in each case.
• Represent Earthjustice on telephone calls and at meetings with clients, partners, co-counsel, and experts.
• Develop skills required to serve as spokesperson in media.
• Assist with hiring and supervision of student law clerks and externs.

About Us

Conservation Law Center (CLC) is a nonprofit public interest law firm with a staff of five full-time professionals. We are lawyers, advocates, and educators who care deeply about the natural world and people’s relationship to it. We work to protect and improve the health, diversity, beauty, and resilience of the planet and defend our shared natural heritage. CLC provides      pro bono legal support to conservation nonprofits and agencies, and works with clients on a wide range of transactional, policy, and litigation matters pertaining to regional, national, and international conservation issues.

CLC has particular interest and expertise in several topics, including land protection, conservation easements, the Public Trust doctrine, species preservation, and the protection of freshwater ecosystems especially in the Great Lakes region. While we focus on land, water, and species, climate change is a factor in nearly all the issues we address. In addition to representing dozens of clients around the US, CLC also works for conservation clients in Costa Rica and we expect our international programs to grow. CLC was founded in 2005 by attorney W. William Weeks, former EVP and COO of The Nature Conservancy, who currently serves as the chair of the CLC Board of Directors.

CLC also operates the Conservation Law Clinic in partnership with the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University. In that capacity, CLC works with 2L and 3L student interns on its active projects, advising clients, and researching legal remedies and policy solutions on conservation issues.

About the Position

The Project Coordinator will be involved in all aspects of the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape management and success. Advanced project management skills will be key. The Coordinator will be housed and managed within Conservation Law Center in Bloomington, Indiana, but will work closely with federal, state, and nonprofit agencies across the region. The Coordinator position does not need to be an attorney, though attorneys will be considered. We expect the Coordinator will work closely with a separate Sentinel Attorney being hired concurrently.

The Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Understanding existing partner conservation initiatives within the Sentinel boundary

• Finalizing a three-year Sentinel Landscape Implementation Plan

• Effectively and efficiently leading the execution of the Implementation Plan

• Identifying and cultivating funding and other support required to achieve Sentinel Landscape goals

• Planning and leading monthly and quarterly partner meetings

• Establishing a system for tracking all partnership activities and project metrics against Sentinel Landscape goals and objectives

• Compiling and reporting all required reports to the Federal Coordinating Committee as well as program donors

• Serving as the primary point of contact for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape, including communication and engagement with the federal agencies, other landscape coordinators, southern Indiana partners, and other outside stakeholders

• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with all program partners, including recruiting new partners

• Writing and distributing updates and press releases to communicate successes and accomplishments

• Direct landowner outreach including education events as well as written and electronic materials

About Us

Conservation Law Center (CLC) is a nonprofit public interest law firm with a staff of five full-time professionals. We are lawyers, advocates, and educators who care deeply about the natural world and people’s relationship to it. We work to protect and improve the health, diversity, beauty, and resilience of the planet and defend our shared natural heritage. CLC provides      pro bono legal support to conservation nonprofits and agencies, and works with clients on a wide range of transactional, policy, and litigation matters pertaining to regional, national, and international conservation issues.

CLC has particular interest and expertise in several topics, including land protection, conservation easements, the Public Trust doctrine, species preservation, and the protection of freshwater ecosystems especially in the Great Lakes region. While we focus on land, water, and species, climate change is a factor in nearly all the issues we address. In addition to representing dozens of clients around the US, CLC also works for conservation clients in Costa Rica and we expect our international programs to grow. CLC was founded in 2005 by attorney W. William Weeks, former EVP and COO of The Nature Conservancy, who currently serves as the chair of the CLC Board of Directors.

CLC also operates the Conservation Law Clinic in partnership with the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University. In that capacity, CLC works with 2L and 3L student interns on its active projects, advising clients, and researching legal remedies and policy solutions on conservation issues.

About the Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing public interest law firm working on some of the most important and challenging conservation issues in the US and beyond. The Landscape Conservation Attorney will focus primarily on land conservation and habitat protection projects, with a particular focus on the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape project. We are bringing landscape-scale conservation to the heartland, and the Landscape Conservation Attorney position will be a key player in the effort.

The Landscape Conservation Attorney will also assist with advocacy and support for the organization’s other substantive focus areas as they relate to habitat conservation and the broader goals of landscape-scale conservation. Additionally, the Landscape Conservation Attorney will help teach students in the Conservation Law Clinic at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. While CLC engages in multiple kinds of conservation advocacy, roughly one-third to one-half of CLC’s work involves litigation. While we do not expect the Landscape Conservation Attorney to focus on litigation, we do expect this position to contribute to CLC’s ongoing projects while also developing their own practice. This may occasionally include litigation in support of conservation easement defense, for example. CLC expects the Landscape Conservation Attorney to support the organization’s existing projects and find creative and strategic ways to expand our land conservation practice, especially in support of Sentinel Landscapes. This full-time position is open to practicing attorneys with three or more years’ experience.

About Us

Conservation Law Center (CLC) is a nonprofit public interest law firm with a staff of five full-time professionals. We are lawyers, advocates, and educators who care deeply about the natural world and people’s relationship to it. We work to protect and improve the health, diversity, beauty, and resilience of the planet and defend our shared natural heritage. CLC provides      pro bono legal support to conservation nonprofits and agencies, and works with clients on a wide range of transactional, policy, and litigation matters pertaining to regional, national, and international conservation issues.

CLC has particular interest and expertise in several topics, including land protection, conservation easements, the Public Trust doctrine, species preservation, and the protection of freshwater ecosystems especially in the Great Lakes region. While we focus on land, water, and species, climate change is a factor in nearly all the issues we address. In addition to representing dozens of clients around the US, CLC also works for conservation clients in Costa Rica and we expect our international programs to grow. CLC was founded in 2005 by attorney W. William Weeks, former EVP and COO of The Nature Conservancy, who currently serves as the chair of the CLC Board of Directors.

CLC also operates the Conservation Law Clinic in partnership with the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University. In that capacity, CLC works with 2L and 3L student interns on its active projects, advising clients, and researching legal remedies and policy solutions on conservation issues.

About the Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing public interest law firm working on some of the most important and challenging conservation issues in the US and beyond. The Senior Staff Attorney will be involved in all aspects of CLC’s work, including advocacy and litigation on the organization’s substantive focus areas, and helping teach students in the Conservation Law Clinic at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. While CLC engages in multiple kinds of conservation advocacy, roughly one-third to one-half of CLC’s work involves litigation. The Senior Attorney will be expected to contribute to CLC’s ongoing projects while also developing their own base of clients for CLC. This full-time position is open to practicing attorneys with seven or more years of experience.

About Us

The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund (Equity Fund) is building power to stop climate change and create an equitable clean energy future through a strategic multi-state initiative that is:

• Investing in the leadership and organizing of diverse communities (Black and Indigenous people, people of color, and others bearing the brunt of climate change);

• Engaging voters in these communities through nonpartisan civic engagement campaigns; and

• Winning climate and clean energy policy solutions that reflect the priorities of communities and advance racial, economic, and environmental justice.

About the Position

The Equity Fund is seeking nominations and applications for the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships role (VP). This new leader will be a strategic thought partner to the President and CEO and will collaboratively lead the organization’s efforts to articulate and implement a strategy to transform climate philanthropy that aligns with the Equity Fund’s theory of impact. The VP will take a leadership role in organizing philanthropic partnerships to support the Equity Fund’s programs and shift the field’s resources towards strategies that build grassroots power in diverse communities to win equitable climate and clean energy policies.

The person holding this position will also work for the Climate Equity Action Fund. The Climate Equity Action Fund is a coordinated project in the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, under a resource sharing agreement between the New Venture Fund and Sixteen Thirty Fund. The responsibilities will be overseen by the Sixteen Thirty Fund, but the activities of the Climate Equity Action Fund may include raising resources to fund grassroots organizations to build political power and support partisan candidate work.

The new Vice President will be a politically astute philanthropic organizer who is excited by the opportunity to leverage the power of philanthropy in support of diverse, high impact grantee partners on the ground who will determine the ability of the climate movement to make concrete progress over the next decade.

About Hip Hop Caucus

Formed in 2004, the Hip Hop Caucus (HHC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that leverages Hip Hop culture to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process. Through a collaborative leadership network, HHC addresses core issues affecting underserved communities. HHC programs and campaigns support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders.

Our mission is to use the power of our cultural expression to empower communities who are first and worst impacted by injustice. Our members, as well as our dedicated national team, span the country and globe. We are multiracial and we center our work in communities of color. We span Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X, and we come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our vision is for racial justice, healthy communities, and a healthy planet. We focus on addressing core issues impacting underserved and vulnerable communities, with programs and campaigns that support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders. Through a collaborative network, we hold elected officials accountable, shape policy, and build more diverse and powerful movements to ignite positive change.

The Opportunity

The Campaigns & Advocacy Senior Director provides the leadership required to design and lead strategic issue advocacy and non-partisan electoral campaigns that advance Hip Hop Caucus’s goals and impact.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Senior Director will manage the Directors who run the organizing, field, and policy departments. The Senior Director will lead, support, and facilitate the successful development and execution of integrated programs and campaigns across organizing, field, and policy to advance the mission and brand of Hip Hop Caucus.

This leader will oversee a growing team and work to grow campaigns and advocacy infrastructure that builds the power of those who have been kept at the margins in HHC’s areas of focus. In addition, the Senior Director will be an external representative for the Hip Hop Caucus through media appearances, speaking engagements, and partnerships with aligned organizations and coalitions.

About Us

Bonsai Leadership Group is leading a search for a Director of Business Development & Strategy on behalf of our client, Keecha Harris and Associates, Inc. (KHA). KHA is a national consulting firm. KHA leads organizational development, project management, and research and evaluation projects for publicly and privately funded efforts across a broad range of topics. KHA’s work is grounded in equity and aims to assist philanthropic clients in developing strategies that prioritize grantmaking and investments in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC)-led organizations and communities. Its previous work experience includes projects that have ranged from collecting data from community-based stakeholders to conducting a demographic survey of data for a multi-billion-dollar foundation. KHA staff members have content expertise across a wide range of disciplines and have led work in the field as community organizers and non-profit staff members. They are experienced in participatory engagement of grassroots and BIPoC community leaders and leading organizations.

Learn more about Keecha Harris & Associates at www.khandassociates.com.

About the Position

Under the leadership of the CEO, the Director of Business Development & Strategy plans and directs all aspects of KHA’s business development policies, goals, and initiatives to drive KHA’s visibility and services into new and emerging markets.

The Director is responsible for finding new business opportunities, building KHA’s brand and collaborating on initiatives that align KHA’s service offerings to meet market needs. The Director will provide leadership to a team of business development and communications professionals to meet the organization’s short and long-term business development goals.

The ideal candidate for this role must be an exceptional, results-oriented leader, with an established professional network and a proven track record in sales and/or winning contracts and grants, developing new systems and services that support growth, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, forging productive partnerships, and managing large scale, complex initiatives. Ideal candidates will bring high energy, compassion and accountability to the spaces they create.

About Us

Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a national grassroots organization, led by women, that engages and inspires activism to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands.

Conceived by older women who love wilderness, Broads gives voice to the millions of Americans who want to protect their public lands as Wilderness for this and future generations.

As a women-led* organization, we bring knowledge, leadership, and humor to the conservation movement to protect our last wild places on earth.

* For Broads, the term “women” includes and represents anyone who self-identifies as a woman.

About the Position

Great Old Broads for Wilderness seeks an experienced professional who is passionate about protecting and conserving America’s public lands and waters. This person is a champion for women’s leadership and empowerment, and is committed to increasing diversity in the conservation community.

The Executive Director (ED) is the key visionary and leader of Great Old Broads for Wilderness. This person is responsible for inspiring, setting the direction, overseeing programs, development, fundraising, grassroots leadership, communications, and administration of the organization. Other key duties include setting the public lands and climate advocacy agenda of the organization and ensuring proactive community/member outreach. The ED reports directly to the Board of Directors and carries out these responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and strategic plan. The ED maintains a consultative and collegial relationship with the staff, members, colleagues, Board of Directors, and partner organizations in the wilderness community and beyond.

About Us

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; preserve magnificent places and wildlife; advance clean energy; and 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.

About the Position

At a time when we desperately need to reduce greenhouse emissions to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, the oil and gas industry continues its attempts to aggressively expand fossil fuel infrastructure, locking us into decades of future fossil fuel use and directly harming the communities already hardest hit by climate disruption. Earthjustice’s Fossil Fuels Program is confronting this massive build-out. We use litigation, administrative advocacy, and partnership to advance an end to U.S. oil and gas extraction and production, stop new infrastructure (e.g. petrochemical facilities, export terminals and pipelines), and advance equity and justice. The Supervising Litigation Paralegal would support our work across regions in the Gulf South and Ohio River Valley.

The Supervising Litigation Paralegal will provide litigation paralegal services, including legal advocacy assistance, factual research, and drafting, will supervise the litigation assistant(s) and litigation practice associate, and play a lead role in ensuring the overall effectiveness of litigation support in the Fossil Fuels Program. The Supervising Litigation Paralegal will report to a Supervising Senior Attorney or Managing Attorney.​

About Us

Rock Creek Conservancy is a watershed organization protecting Rock Creek and the philanthropic and stewardship partner to the entirety of Rock Creek (National) Park. The Conservancy’s mission is to restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect.

Rock Creek Conservancy is the only organization dedicated solely to Rock Creek and its parks. The creek meanders 33 miles through Montgomery County and Washington, DC, crossing federal lands as well as District, city, county, and state boundaries.

About the Position

The Community Engagement Coordinator leads the Conservancy’s volunteer
programs to promote watershed health, including Stream Team Leaders and community
science bacteria monitoring, as well as the annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup. The
coordinator is the Conservancy’s technical expert on watershed health.

Responsibilities:

• Lead watershed health volunteer programs (‘people-powered restoration’), including: Stream Team Leaders, Adopt-A-Stream, bacteria monitoring, and Extreme Cleanup, to engage community members to promote stewardship
• Empower community members to take appropriate stewardship actions relating to watershed health by building strong community relations
• Provide scientific or technical insights regarding watershed health and water quality, including analyses of volunteer and public data, responding to notifications of illegal discharges or other water quality concerns, and researching watershed health in support of Conservancy publications or efforts
• Support all community engagement programs, including leading events and field operations as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

About Us

Founded in 2016, The Equity Fund is already partnering with organizations in 13 states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), and will expand its reach to additional states in the coming years.

Grassroots groups advocating for and organizing people hard hit by climate change – communities of color, indigenous, working class and rural communities – often lack resources, staffing, and access to develop relationships with foundation funders and major donors. Yet, they are accomplishing critical work to build the collective power of communities most hurt by climate change and the use of dirty fossil fuels resulting in health problems, job losses, and displacement.

The Equity Fund is a conduit for foundations and donors to partner and support these grassroots organizations across the country. Because of their expertise and deep relationships with community-led groups working at the intersection of climate change, racial justice, and economic equity, they can identify and nurture local grantee partners that have large-scale bases of members and track records of winning policy victories in their cities and states. They share lessons learned from their grantee partners so that foundations and donors can better understand how grassroots groups are building power to advance climate solutions and then develop and coordinate funding strategies that will have the greatest results.

About the Position

The Equity Fund is seeking nominations and applications for the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). This year, The Equity Fund made the strategic decision to start the process of spinning out of its fiscal sponsorship at New Venture Fund to establish a new, independent institution that can meet the needs of its growing and dynamic ecosystem of grassroots organizations and their collective impact. The person holding this position will also work for The Climate Equity Action Fund, which is spinning out of its fiscal sponsorship with the Sixteen Thirty Fund. The Climate Equity Action Fund is a coordinated project in the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, under a resource sharing agreement between the New Venture Fund and Sixteen Thirty Fund. The responsibilities will be overseen by the Sixteen Thirty Fund, but the activities of The Climate Equity Action Fund may include funding grassroots organizations to build political power and support partisan candidate work.

The success of this transition into its own independent 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations will be significantly impacted by this new COO, who will be responsible for adapting existing and creating new systems and workflows, while maintaining the organizations’ unique values-centered, high impact organizational culture. The design and operations of the Finance, Grants Management, and Human Resources functions for the organizations as well as consideration for how those systems support the broader ecosystem of grantee partner organizations will reside under the COO’s purview, and they will have the unique opportunity to build out the teams who will do this essential work.

The new COO will be a seasoned and values-based leader who is skilled in operational design for effective systems and impact. They will demonstrate familiarity with large-scale financial management, grantmaking, and HR systems in c3/c4, distributed infrastructures. The COO will lead the creation and management of processes, policies, and practices that nurture a thriving, values-based culture that centers equity as its north star.

About Us

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit that uses science to protect our health, safety, and environment. We are scientists, engineers, economists, activists and everyday people who develop and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war.

About the Position

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is seeking a new Washington Representative II for the Center for Science and Democracy (CSD). The Center campaigns for strong, independent science as a fundamental basis for better, more equitable and just public policies. We work for fairer, more transparent democratic institutions and systems; more just and equitable public health, safety, and environmental protections, particularly for underserved communities; and an ongoing cultural shift in the scientific community to embrace activism for science-based policymaking.

Under the supervision of the Policy Director of the Center for Science and Democracy (CSD) or their designee, the Washington Representative II will develop and lead advocacy efforts to strengthen the role of science in public policymaking and defend against proposals or actions that would undermine our system of science-based public protections. Advocate for CSD policy agenda to Congress, the Executive Branch, and other relevant government officials, including in support of activities undertaken by senior program staff, the UCS FACT Campaign, and UCS leadership.

The Washington Representative II will work closely with outreach staff, senior program leadership, and other UCS government affairs to develop and integrate legislative work with research and outreach strategies and keep staff up to date on relevant legislative, administrative, and coalition developments. Work with other organizations on coordinated advocacy and policy development. Prepare written materials for diverse audiences, including internal managers and staff, Members of Congress and their staff, administration officials, partner organizations, and the general public.

About Us

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit that uses science to protect our health, safety, and environment. We are scientists, engineers, economists, activists and everyday people who develop and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war.

About the Position

The Union of Concerned Scientists is accepting applications for a Partnerships Manager to join our Climate and Energy program, the largest team in the organization with staff who are scientists, analysts, campaigners, communicators, and fundraisers working to accelerate a just, equitable transition to clean energy, and provide thoughtful solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change for all.

We often do this work in tandem with other organizations and their staff, and we need someone to help us manage and coordinate these relationships—our partnerships. As Partnerships Manager, you will support thoughtful and intentional engagement and authentic relationship-building with our partner organizations and their staff to help strategically advance our shared interests and goals. You will support internal coordination on partnership needs; manage select partner relationships; and support UCS engagement in strategic and mutually beneficial partnerships.

This role is part of a Climate & Energy campaign that focuses on modernizing the U.S. electric grid and facilitating the transition away from dirty fossil fuels that disproportionately affect the health and well-being environments of low-income communities and communities of color. As Partnerships Manager, you would help advance this effort by helping to broadening and diversifying the groups of people who are working to solve these problems.

This is an ideal role for candidates who have experience building authentic, respectful, and mutually beneficial relationships with allies or partners, and skills in developing systems and processes that help people work together more effectively.

About Us

As proud signatories of The Giving Pledge, Scott and Signe have committed over $600 million toward social impact in recent years in response to urgent challenges, including: persistent educational disparities and inequity, the devastating impacts of climate change, and diseases whose causes and cures are not well understood.

Valhalla’s lean grant-making team brings deep rigor, kindness, and intentionality to the work of driving measurable and meaningful improvement in outcomes that matter. The team and Trustees are driven by a laser focus on outcomes and their drivers, and the team brings an innovative and nimble approach to their work. The Foundation prioritizes both general operating and non-monetary support to many of its portfolio organizations, including leadership coaching, connection to other funders, goal setting and strategy assistance, and support for staffing and infrastructure as needed to scale impact. Valhalla also shares a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Foundation’s culture and practices.

The five key issue areas that comprise Valhalla’s main portfolio include: early childhood development, K-12 education, data literacy, environmental innovation, and medical research and talent. Additionally, Valhalla is an active participant in collaborative philanthropy efforts through The Audacious Project and Blue Meridian Partners.

About the Position

At an exciting inflection point in its journey and positioned for significant growth, Valhalla seeks to build and further specialize leadership roles for increased impact. This newly created Senior Director role will lead and shape the Environmental Innovation and Collaborative Philanthropy portfolios through continued expansion and evolution. They will report to the Executive Director and work in close partnership with the ED, the Valhalla team, and with the Trustees.

Successful candidates will bring capacity to listen, learn, and develop well-articulated points of view on issues relevant to the work of the Foundation and a bold, candid leadership style that holds accountability for achievement of Valhalla’s goals. They will demonstrate fierce curiosity, strong pattern recognition and analytical skills, and the ability to drive continuous learning and improvement toward measurable impact. They will be deeply interested in change through environmental innovation and the power of collaborative philanthropy.

About Us

Conservation Nation is a passionate team committed to saving species by making the field of wildlife conservation accessible to a broader group of people. For the sake of the planet and wildlife everywhere, we need every voice at the table. We are dedicated to changing the conservation career path from one of limited access to one of inclusion and growth.

What will you do?

We are starting as a small team and all of us work in multiple areas. We have engaged fundraising consultants to get us started and have a small group of visionary lead donors, but we need help to build, execute, and grow the strategic plan. We want you to bring your experience and grow your capabilities in this role. We will expect you to further define the responsibilities, but here is a list to get you started:

• Build a development program, from the hands-on basics to defining a growth strategy
• Develop an appeals strategy, develop distribution lists, and provide point of contact for donors and prospects
• Serve as point person for donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
• Identify grant opportunities and prepare proposals
• Join the CEO in fundraising opportunities as one of the ambassadors of Conservation Nation
• Maintain donor and prospect files for individual, foundation, and corporate donors, including contacts, strategies, and research in Salesforce
• Track and calendar grant and reporting deadlines for corporate and foundation prospects
• Manage gift processing and acknowledgement, coordinate with team on tailored communications for Advisory Council, Board, and Major Donor contributions
• Collaborate with the team on all fundraising communications, social media, and marketing activities and support the development of communications materials to showcase CN’s work and attract donors
• Manage recurring funding sources, including workplace giving and matching gift programs
• Collaborate with the CEO to engage the board and advisory council in fundraising
• Develop and manage sponsorship opportunities for public events and programs
• Coordinate consultants, as needed
• Own the content in the Ways to Give section of website