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Philanthropy Director
Summary
River Network seeks an experienced and proactive philanthropic strategist and fundraising professional, capable of aligning River Network’s strategic plan and program goals with the priorities and interests of institutional funding partners (foundations and government sources). The Philanthropy Director works closely with the Vice President of Philanthropy, Vice President of Programs and President/CEO and will lead River Network’s efforts to meet annual institutional revenue goals, averaging $2.5 - $4M annually. The Philanthropy Director joins the organization at a pivotal moment in time: recently named as one of 12 National Pass-Through Partners by USDA and USFS in their Urban and Community Forestry Program and serving as a partner organization in a recently announced $50 million National Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program from EPA. This position is external facing by design with a focus on building relationships with and growing revenue from new and existing foundation and government partners and seeking opportunities to leverage historic levels of federal investment. Comfort and experience managing remote projects and teams is a must with supervisory responsibility for our Corporate Partnerships Manager and Philanthropy and Operations Manager positions. This position will also work closely with River Network’s Board of Directors and serve as the liaison to the board’s Development Committee helping to direct efforts to identify, qualify and cultivate funders and inspire the board to help meet our revenue targets. Our ideal candidate has experience designing and leading fundraising strategies and campaigns, the ability to strategically position the organization as a reliable partner and key ally with funders, and an inherent desire to attract critical resources to River Network to continue to grow and strengthen the nationwide network of water, justice, and river advocates. SALARY AND TERM: $75,000 to $90,000/year for a Full Time / 1 FTE, exempt position. TO APPLY: Complete the application form on River Network's Workable profile. Only materials submitted through Workable will be considered. **We have extended the application period - apply by March 22, 2024!**Requirements
- At least seven years professional fundraising and/or grants management experience.
- Strong and effective oral and written communication skills with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships with internal colleagues, key external partners, and board members.
- Extensive experience developing and delivering successful proposals to various foundation and government agencies over $100,000.
- Demonstrated experience as a manager or supervisor, including managing teams.
- Ability to work closely with organizational leadership, program staff, and finance to develop compelling and clear grant proposals, including participation in budget development as needed.
- Detail-oriented, with proven experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering assignments with specific deadlines.
- Highly technologically savvy, with proficiency in donor management systems (Salesforce), grant research systems (Foundation Center), and MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, SharePoint).
- Commitment to values of mutual respect and collaboration, teamwork and embracing and promoting diversity and ability to operate with discretion and confidentiality as needed.
- Willingness to travel for current and potential funder visits, River Network board meetings and other conferences and events to aid in relationship building and fundraising efforts.
- Knowledge of current and evolving trends in charitable giving, particularly in the foundation, corporate, and government funding arenas.
- Knowledge of river conservation, current issues within the water arena, and equity, inclusion and diversity.
- Experience engaging with and managing a fully remote team.
Benefits
About River Network
River Network envisions a powerful and inclusive movement that ensures abundant clean water for all people and nature to thrive. Our mission is to grow and strengthen a transformational national network of water, justice, and river advocates. Central to our approach is our commitment to principles for equitable and inclusive work. Through our programs, River Network strengthens organizations and leaders to improve and protect their waterways, create climate-resilient communities, and ensure equitable access to safe, affordable drinking water. We accomplish this locally and nationally by responding to the capacity and training needs of organizations and communities, and by synthesizing, elevating, and activating proven and promising practices from the field. We equip and connect advocates at the local, state, and federal levels to advance and implement policy, increase investments, and build power for greater collective impact and action. Our staff is fully remote and based in communities across the U.S. While we are a dispersed staff team, we are highly collaborative, and value distributed leadership approaches that aim to disperse authority and responsibility to the staff closest to the work. We aspire toward humility, collaboration, equity, and inclusion, both internally and externally, and honor the contributions of diverse voices. We believe the sustainability of our staff and their well-being is directly linked to our capacity to impact the protection and sustainability of our waterways, simultaneously supporting a system of healthy people and environment. Find information about our financials here (annual reports, financial statement, 990). 🔔 To be considered for this position, you MUST apply via Workable at: https://apply.workable.com/river-network/j/C3C956BBB5/. Applications submitted below will not be reviewed. We apologize for any potential confusion. 🔔Job Features
Summary River Network seeks an experienced and proactive philanthropic strategist and fundraising professional, capable of aligning River Network’s strategic plan and program goals with the prioriti...
Housatonic River Steward Internships
Internship Overview
River Stewards collaborate with staff from HVA’s Watershed Conservation and Land Protection teams to support various programs and projects. They spend approximately 70% of their time in the field with at least one more HVA Intern/Staffer and 30% of their time in the office. Tasks for 2024 will include:- River Information and Outreach (RIO) program
River Stewards will:
- Exchange information with recreational river users about water safety, sustainable use, and equitable access at popular recreation access sites along the Wild and Scenic Housatonic River (from the MA-CT border to Boardman Bridge in New Milford);
- Collect data about recreational use through informal interviews and site assessments;
- Conserve access sites through duties such as trash cleanup and invasive species control;
- Update HVA’s @HousatonicInfo Instagram page with news such as river conditions and site openness for people to plan their recreation at the Wild and Scenic Housatonic River.
- Stream corridor assessments River Stewards will support HVA staff in the field with the conduct of “streamwalks” along stream reaches in subwatersheds targeted for watershed-based management planning. Streamwalks document threats to water quality and habitat as well as identify restoration opportunities to address those threats. Stream corridor assessments will use the Unified Stream Assessment (USA) protocol developed by the Center for Watershed Protection. HVA staff will train River Stewards in the USA protocol and use of relevant HVA equipment.
- Water quality monitoring River Stewards will collect and manage chemical and biological data to support watershed management planning efforts and track effectiveness of restoration projects. HVA staff will train them in data collection protocols plus the operation and maintenance of monitoring equipment.
- Restoration project maintenance River Stewards will conduct maintenance activities at restoration project sites where initial installation has been completed. Maintenance activities may include invasive species control, upkeep of drainage systems, dry-weather watering of restoration plantings and trash clean-up. These tasks may be done with a high-school Crew completing HVA’s Connections program.
- Follow the Forest Independent Projects River stewards will develop an independent project in coordination with HVA staff to advance a meaningful part of the Follow the Forest Initiative. Projects may include (but are not limited to) utilizing ArcGIS Online to create a story map, developing an implementation/restoration plan for a habitat linkage, or generating communications strategy.
- Detailed assessment of restoration project sites River Stewards would assist with rod-and-level surveying and other focused assessment to support engineering design of proposed restoration projects, including culvert right-sizing projects and natural stream channel reconstruction. HVA staff would train them in data collection protocols and use of surveying equipment.
- Terrestrial habitat linkage assessments River Stewards would assess linkages between core forests in areas predicted to be most important for wildlife movement. Assessments use a protocol that HVA developed to evaluate what impedes or facilitates wildlife movement between core forests. HVA and our partners use linkage assessment data to prioritize land protection and stewardship projects.
- Road-stream crossing assessment / Replacement planning River Stewards would visit and assess bridges and culverts—using the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative protocol—to identify barriers to fish and wildlife passage as well as support the application of this data to town-scale prioritization of culvert right-sizing projects.
Desired Qualifications
The ideal River Steward is detail-oriented, flexible, highly motivated, passionate about watershed conservation, and able to succeed both independently and as part of a team. Candidates who come to HVA with some or all of the following qualifications will be most competitive:- Enthusiasm for outdoor field work and ability to safely complete tasks under hard environmental conditions (heat, rain, clouds of mosquitos, ticks, rash-inducing and thorny plants, etc.);
- Ease in approaching and interacting with strangers;
- Strong organization and data management skills;
- Experience with field data collection using GPS;
- Experience with data management and analysis using GIS;
- Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese languages.
Requirements
- Daily access to a reliable personal vehicle. HVA does not provide vehicles for staff use, but reimburses use of personal vehicles at the Federal Mileage Reimbursement Rate;
- Ability and willingness to work at least one regular weekend day each weekend (including 4th of July weekend) in support of the RIO program;
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to represent HVA in a professional manner at all times;
- Physical ability to complete strenuous field work (i.e., physically active labor outside for several hours at a time during the heat of the summer).
Compensation
River Stewards will be paid at a rate of $18/hour. Work-related travel will be compensated at the 2024 Federal rate of $0.67/mile. Housing is not provided. HVA will assist successful applicants in finding summer lodging near the HVA office, if necessary.Application Procedure
Interested candidates should submit materials listed below—if accessible, in a single PDF file—via email with “2024 River Steward Internship” in the subject line. Incomplete applications will not be considered.- COVER LETTER explaining your interest and qualifications
- RESUME
- TWO PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
- Optional - Examples of past training or work relevant to HVA’s mission and the River Steward position (please limit to 1 page per example and no more than three examples)
Questions and applications should be directed to:
Rodrigo Pinto Connecticut Watershed Manager Housatonic Valley Association Email: rpinto@hvatoday.org Phone: (860) 672-6678 ext. 112 and Julia Rogers Senior Land Protection Manager Housatonic Valley Association Email: jrogers@hvatoday.org Phone: (717) 881-4518Who we are
HVA leads conservation action in communities across the tristate Housatonic watershed in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. We restore and protect the Housatonic River and its tributaries, protect strategically important lands, and take action to help ecosystems and communities adapt to climate change across the watershed and beyond. We do this directly or in collaborations with partner agencies and organizations, community and business leaders, and concerned citizens working for a clean and healthy natural environment. Our overarching goal is to achieve a climate-ready Housatonic Watershed by 2040. In addition to our advocacy, issue response and education programs, two major campaigns toward our 2040 goal are underway: Clean, Cold and Connected, aimed at restoring and protecting local streams and the waters they flow to, including Long Island Sound; and Follow the Forest, aimed at protecting a continuous forest corridor through the Housatonic watershed to connect the Appalachian Highlands of eastern New York with the forests of western Massachusetts and Vermont through to Canada. HVA is committed to being fully representative of the watershed’s people and diverse communities in all our work and across our organization. We strive to make our conservation actions equitable and inclusive by enabling participation by all and increasing our understanding of and responsiveness to environmental inequity. Our team is committed to continuously improving equitable representation across our organization and in our work towards a healthy watershed. Learn more about HVA at hvatoday.org. HVA is an equal opportunity employer. If you have the drive, interest and skills to succeed in this position, tell us about how you can help, and we will consider your application. HVA provides equal employment opportunities to all eligible persons and administers personnel policies and practices in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. We do not discriminate or abide discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, legal history, genetic information, mental disability or physical disability. Our commitment to equal opportunity is a guiding principle in all of our employment practices and policies.Job Features
The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) seeks applications for the Summer 2024 seasonal cycle of our Housatonic River Steward internships. River Stewards will assist with tasks related to watershed ma...
Root Nashville Program Manager
Schedule
This role is primarily a Monday - Friday office-based position. Some weekend and evening work will be required.Responsibilities
- Facilitate private property tree plantings (in yards, churches, businesses, and more) for Nashville residents.
- Oversee daily delivery instructions to the Cumberland River Compact field team.
- Play a leadership role in executing the mission of the Root Nashville campaign.
- Manage communications with tree recipients in the community.
- Build and strengthen ongoing relationships with stakeholders, neighborhood and community leaders, and campaign partners.
- Work with Compact leadership and campaign Advisory Board to further the campaign’s outreach goals.
- Develop marketing campaigns and strategies with the Cumberland River Compact’s Communication team.
- Track and log annual metrics and progress toward the goal of 500,000 trees as well as campaign milestones.
- Produce annual reports to be reviewed by the Root Nashville campaign Advisory Board.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of successful management, supervisory, program development, and administrative experience, especially in outcome measurement and analyzing collected data.
- Familiarity with urban tree canopy, urban sustainability, and general environmental issues.
- Experience developing public support and participation from a representative cross-section of residents.
- Excellence in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and G Suite (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc) and comfortability with multiple platforms including Salesforce.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, external partners, and community members.
- Must be able to work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance project effectiveness.
- Well-organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks, assignments, and priorities within a fast paced environment.
- Experience and comfort speaking to and educating large groups of people.
Benefits
- Salary: Commensurate with experience. Program Manager positions at the Cumberland River Compact start at $45,000 annually.
- 401K with employer match
- Eleven paid holidays and earned ETO totaling 22 days per year as a combination of sick and paid time off.
- Medical benefits
- Eligible for performance-based bonuses of up to 8%.
Contact Information and Application Instructions
Please email a resume and cover letter to info@cumberlandrivercompact.org. Please do not call regarding this position. The Cumberland River Compact is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that seeks to enhance the health and enjoyment of the Cumberland River and its tributaries through education, collaboration, and action. Root Nashville is a public-private partnership between the Cumberland River Compact and the city of Nashville to plant 500,000 trees in Davidson County by 2050. The campaign aims to increase the county’s tree canopy and create a more equitable distribution of the health and sustainability benefits of trees across all communities in Nashville. Davidson County’s urban tree canopy is a public utility that improves air quality, manages stormwater, supports public health, and improves the quality of life for Nashville residents.Job Features
The Root Nashville Program Manager reports to the Cumberland River Compact’s Executive Director and works closely with Metro Water Services to manage the Root Nashville campaign operations. This rol...
Source to Sea Cleanup Assistant
Primary Responsibilities
- Attend partner meetings & record meeting notes
- Back-end registration administration via WordPress or similar platform
- Support volunteers via phone and email with group selection and questions
- Pack and ship supplies
- Maintain supply inventory
- Outreach to town/city departments for trash disposal support
- Compile Cleanup photos for website and print publications
- Research new options for plastic recycling, tire disposal
- Electronically input trash data and submit final data to stakeholders
- Conduct outreach and support to youth groups and local organizations
- Support CRC’s Trash Advocacy campaign
Desired Skills
- Experience organizing events
- Excellent written communication skills, particularly writing for marketing and social media
- Comfort and competence using email, Excel spreadsheets, Eventbrite, WordPress and other online tools
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills
- Experience with photography
- Flexible to work remotely and in office environment during 9am-5pm hours
- Ability to work on a team
- Optional: Spanish language fluency
Position highlights
- Work within a dynamic environmental organization that seeks to continue learning and growing.
- Help bring CRC’s river-themed programming to the community and bring the community to our rivers.
- Put your organizing skills and creativity to work.
- Expand and share your knowledge of river issues and how to tackle them.
Job Features
Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) seeks an assistant to work alongside our team to create and execute the Source to Sea Cleanup, our largest event of the year, bringing out thousands of volunteers i...
Director, Community & Media Relations
Position Overview
This role offers an exciting leadership opportunity to creatively evolve and expand the organization’s public relations and outreach strategies, building off the organization’s foundation of successful conservation programs, digital content marketing, and fundraising. The position requires a balance of remote and in-person work. This position will report to the Vice President of Communications and will work in close coordination with programmatic staff to elevate Potomac Conservancy’s profile in the Potomac River region and attract new supporters and allies in our clean water efforts.Key Responsibilities
Media Relations (25%)
- Develop and execute media strategies to promote PC’s clean water experts as local and regional experts in conservation, advocacy, and environmental issues.
- Identify and work with local, regional, and sometimes national media outlets and cultivate relationships with reporters, bloggers, editors, and other media professionals.
- Pitch story ideas, participate in interviews, and craft compelling press materials that achieve media results.
- Regularly evaluate and improve the efficacy of our media strategies.
- Provide light coaching for spokespersons to ensure effective and consistent public messaging.
Community Relations (45%)
- Lead a public outreach strategy to increase our brand visibility and profile in the region. • Connect with community leaders, businesses, and influencers to build relationships and explore co-branded opportunities that can help us reach new audiences and advance our mission
- Oversee a paid marketing and advertising budget.
- Manage key components of our climate awareness work and public clean water campaign.
- Represent the organization at select public events and develop a scalable strategy to increase volunteer presence at community-led activities.
- Coordinate and assist with some community-building events and public awareness activities (e.g., socials, digital expert panel, co-hosting activities with sponsors, etc.).
- Center BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and historically marginalized communities in our work.
Brand (20%)
- Assist the President with public engagement activities and identify new opportunities that increase their profile as a trusted thought leader.
- Provide light coaching for brand ambassadors to ensure cross-organization consistency; expand our ambassador cohort in the out-years.
- Manage branded supplies, create and oversee a new digital store, and secure community sponsors for co-branded materials.
Additional responsibilities (10%)
- Assist with light invoicing and communications-related administrative tasks.
- Participate in group diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) learning and integrated work.
Qualifications
This position uses a variety of skills. We encourage you to apply if you think you would be a great fit, even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications.- Minimum of 3 years of experience in journalism, communications, marketing, and/or public outreach with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; 5+ years of relevant work experience with no college degree.
- Experience in media relations and press outreach is a must. Stellar verbal and written communications skills; adept at persuasion messaging.
- Excellent people and relationship-building skills; desires in-person interaction.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Brings a creative, goal-oriented mindset.
- Proficiency in assessing market trends and analyzing key performance metrics.
- An ability to get up to speed fast with digital tools we use daily: EveryAction CRM, Microsoft Teams, ClickUp, Canva, Google Drive, Flickr, Miro, etc.
- Commitment to PC’s values and mission.
- Additional skills that will be considered (not required):
- Volunteer management and/or brand ambassador training;
- Established relationships with regional reporters, bloggers, and/or influencers a plus.
- Fundraising, advocacy, conservation, and other related clean water work;
- Fluency in Spanish or languages;
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work or training;
Compensation, Benefits, and Location
- This is a full-time position with a salary range of $60,000-64,000 based on the level of experience and skills you bring.
- Potomac Conservancy’s office is located in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland within a short walking distance of the Silver Spring MARC and Metro stations.
- As a regionally focused organization, we value having staff live locally in our watershed.
- The organization champions a flexible hybrid policy with generous allowances for remote hours. Community-based activities and meetings with partners must be in person as much as possible.
- An annual professional development budget for each employee.
- Flexible work schedule. Hours must be typical office hours, but our organizational culture maintains responsible flexibility for life needs and work-life balance.
- Medical benefits offered with 80 percent of individual premiums covered by the organization.
- Life Insurance paid for by the Conservancy.
- 18 days paid time off and 11 holidays per year. Three additional personal holidays per year.
- Summer Friday afternoons and one week at the end of the year are provided as paid time off.
- Travel reimbursement for work-related trips.
- Working with bright, fun coworkers and interacting with a supportive board of directors.
- 403(b) matching with no vesting period and flex spending accounts.
Job Features
Potomac Conservancy is hiring a Director, Community & Media Relations to join our growing team. If you love nature and connecting with people who want to make positive difference in our community,...
Field Crew for Aquatic Invasive Species Control
Position Responsibilities
- Helping the AIS Control Field Manager host water chestnut pull events and participate in the pulls themselves. This includes volunteer management and support.
- Volunteer management may include individual volunteers, school groups and community groups.
- Supporting the AIS Control Field Manager in data collection and reporting of invasive species removal and spread.
- Assist with hydrilla prevention activities including talking to boaters at popular boat launches.
Position Requirements
- Interest for the environment and river ecology
- Paddling experience or an interest in learning
- A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
Application Details
Deadline to apply: March 19th, 2024 Use the form to submit a resume and brief cover letter in 1 PDF document. Interviews will take place during the first two weeks of April. Hiring manager: Rhea Drozdenko (she/her), rdrozdenko@ctriver.org, 860-929-8021Overview of the Organization
The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) protects and restores clean water and healthy habitats for New England’s largest river and its watershed communities. CRC has been a steward of the Connecticut River and its tributary streams since 1952. Our programs include advocacy, aquatic invasive species management, dam removal, habitat restoration, migratory fish surveys, recreation, trash cleanups, and water quality monitoring. Through collaborative partnerships in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, CRC leads and supports efforts for resilient and life-filled rivers from source to sea. We are uniquely positioned to leverage local, state, regional, and federal resources as the only science-based nonprofit working throughout the entire watershed. Our values of inclusion, collaboration, resilience, and stewardship guide our ongoing work to address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Together through community engagement and education, we’re helping to ensure healthy rivers for all. Learn more at ctriver.org. Connecticut River Conservancy is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and will engage in an inclusive recruiting and hiring process. It considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.COVID Policy and Benefits Package
The Connecticut River Conservancy requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. We offer an employer supported retirement plan for employees who expect to earn at least $5000 in the calendar year. Please reach out with any questions about our current COVID-19 safety procedures and/or benefits packages.Job Features
The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) seeks three motivated individuals to assist with our Community Science program that manages invasive water chestnut plants in the Connecticut River Watershed in...
Connecticut Water Quality Monitoring Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities
The Connecticut Seasonal Water Quality Assistant will be responsible for leading CRC’s participation in UWS. This includes:- Coordinating with boat captain and other CRC staff to assist with monitoring
- Using a sonde muti-probe to sample from boat (training provided)
- Pre- and post-trip probe calibration (training provided)
- Preparing samples to be mailed
- Input and management of field and laboratory data
- Preparing and providing supplies to volunteers
- Training volunteers (materials and curriculum provided)
- Collecting samples (training provided)
- Picking up samples and transporting to the lab
- Verifying completeness of field sheets and maintaining chain of custody
- Assisting with lab analysis (training provided)
- Input and management of field and laboratory data
Required Skills
- Comfort being on a boat and working early in the morning
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
- Experience with basic lab and field procedures
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills
- Ability to follow complex written procedures
- Experience coordinating volunteers or teaching
- Comfort using email, Microsoft Teams, Excel and web database applications
Application Instructions
Deadline to apply: 3/1/2024 Please submit your cover letter and resume as one PDF using the form. Interviews will take place during the second week of March and applicants will be notified 1-2 weeks later.Overview of the Organization
The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) protects and restores clean water and healthy habitats for New England’s largest river and its watershed communities. CRC has been a steward of the Connecticut River and its tributary streams since 1952. Our programs include advocacy, aquatic invasive species management, dam removal, habitat restoration, migratory fish surveys, recreation, trash cleanups, and water quality monitoring. Through collaborative partnerships in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, CRC leads and supports efforts for resilient and life-filled rivers from source to sea. We are uniquely positioned to leverage local, state, regional, and federal resources as the only science-based nonprofit working throughout the entire watershed. Our values of inclusion, collaboration, resilience, and stewardship guide our ongoing work to address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Together through community engagement and education, we’re helping to ensure healthy rivers for all. Learn more at ctriver.org. Connecticut River Conservancy is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and will engage in an inclusive recruiting and hiring process. It considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.COVID Policy and Benefits Package
The Connecticut River Conservancy requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. We offer an employer supported retirement plan for employees who expect to earn at least $5000 in the calendar year. Please reach out with any questions about our current COVID-19 safety procedures and/or benefits packages.Job Features
Seasonal assistant to the River Steward in Connecticut for the Connecticut River Conservancy water quality monitoring programs taking place in Connecticut. Assistant will coordinate CRC’s participat...
Environmental Education and Outreach Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the Compass Youth Paddle program which teaches young people to paddle
- Participate in outreach events to promote awareness of issues affecting the Connecticut River Watershed, occasionally on evenings and weekends
- Assist in the development and delivery of environmental education programs for diverse audiences, including schools, community groups, and the public
- Collaborate with team members to create engaging educational materials and activities
Position Requirements
- Enthusiasm for the environment and river ecology
- Experience teaching or organizing events
- Comfort with working with a wide range of ages
- Experience with paddling or willingness to learn
- A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings or weekend events
Application Details
Deadline to apply: March 4, 2024 Use the form to submit a resume and cover letter in 1 PDF document. Interviews will take place in mid-March. Hiring manager: Rhea Drozdenko (she/her), rdrozdenko@ctriver.org, 860-929-8021Overview of the Organization
The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) protects and restores clean water and healthy habitats for New England’s largest river and its watershed communities. CRC has been a steward of the Connecticut River and its tributary streams since 1952. Our programs include advocacy, aquatic invasive species management, dam removal, habitat restoration, migratory fish surveys, recreation, trash cleanups, and water quality monitoring. Through collaborative partnerships in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, CRC leads and supports efforts for resilient and life-filled rivers from source to sea. We are uniquely positioned to leverage local, state, regional, and federal resources as the only science-based nonprofit working throughout the entire watershed. Our values of inclusion, collaboration, resilience, and stewardship guide our ongoing work to address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Together through community engagement and education, we’re helping to ensure healthy rivers for all. Learn more at ctriver.org. Connecticut River Conservancy is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and will engage in an inclusive recruiting and hiring process. It considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.COVID Policy and Benefits Package
The Connecticut River Conservancy requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID19 vaccinations. We offer an employer supported retirement plan for employees who expect to earn at least $5000 in the calendar year. Please reach out with any questions about our current COVID-19 safety procedures and/or benefits packages.Job Features
Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) is seeking a motivated and passionate individual to join our team as a Seasonal Environmental Education and Outreach Assistant. This part-time seasonal position wil...
Director of Advocacy & Member Support
Job Responsibilities
Advocacy & Policy (50%)
- Craft, plan and implement multifaceted advocacy campaigns for and in collaboration with the Waterkeeper members, including research, outreach, and advocacy.
- Assist Waterkeeper members in articulating and harnessing their collective power in legislative and policy outreach.
- Represent and assist Waterkeeper members in advocacy arenas and coalitions.
- Manage WKC’s legal actions, including the relicensing of the Conowingo Dam.
- Cultivate relationships with lawmakers and agency representatives and facilitate meetings with them and Waterkeepers to further policy objectives.
- Oversee legislator education and legal teams.
- Manage interns and volunteers, as needed.
- Support the team/campaign work with other tasks as needed.
Member Support (35%)
- Provide member services and support to Waterkeepers within our coalition, including representation in front of legislators, setting up joint meetings with decision-makers, drafting testimony and comment letters.
- Facilitate regular membership calls and provide important updates to membership.
- Organize monthly Waterkeeper meetings for training and deep-dives into issues.
- Assist in organizing annual WKC member retreats for the membership, including planning training workshops.
- Work with Waterkeeper members to facilitate communication, resource and information sharing.
- Work with Waterkeeper members to strengthen them internally and assist them in achieving their missions and upholding the Waterkeeper Quality Standards.
Communications (10%)
- Work with staff and interns to create advocacy and messaging content to promote campaign initiatives and raise awareness.
- Produce press releases, blogs, briefings, reports, memos, letters, public comments, and other communications deliverables.
- Participate in the development of communications strategies and plans for campaigns.
Administrative & Fundraising (5%)
- Participate in the drafting of the annual budget.
- Assist in strategic planning processes.
- Provide program and policy updates to the board of directors.
- Assist Executive Director and Grants & Program Manager with outreach to funders and contribute to grant proposals and reports as needed.
- Assist in the tracking and monitoring of restricted grant deliverables and expenditures on campaigns and programs.
Essential Expertise and Qualifications
- Proven campaign leadership abilities, including demonstrated ability to craft and implement multi-part, strategic, and creative campaigns from start to finish in a mission-driven working environment.
- Experience working on the Chesapeake Bay watershed’s conservation issues—including agricultural runoff, stormwater runoff, wastewater treatment, toxic contaminants, development, climate change, environmental justice—and an understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and policies.
- Experience with environmental enforcement actions within the Chesapeake Bay region.
- Deep experience and excellent judgment with policy-making systems, how to influence them, how to navigate political sensitivities, and how to lobby in Bay states.
- Existing relationships with state legislators and federal and state officials—particularly in EPA Region 3 and state environmental agencies—and ability to expand relationships.
- Significant, existing relationships within the regional nonprofit advocacy community and other stakeholder groups and ability to expand those connections.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including researching, writing, public speaking, and excellent listening skills.
- High level of professionalism, self-motivation, and team orientation.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills with an attention to detail, high standards, and ability to multitask.
- Ability to work independently, including proactively identifying and solving problems.
- Four-year degree (graduate or law degree preferred) in relevant field or commensurate work experience.
- Minimum of five years (seven preferred) of demonstrated, successful, and related policy and/or lobbying work experience.
Commitment to Inclusion, Racial Justice and Anti-oppression
WKC strives to integrate values of equity, fairness, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability into our work, which includes reflecting our commitment to racial justice in our programmatic work and our organizational structure and values. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this ongoing process and work with us to create an inclusive work environment and world.How to apply & job details
Statistics show that women and people of underrepresented groups are more likely to apply to jobs only when they meet 100% of the job qualifications. We encourage individuals to break those statistics. No candidate ever meets 100% of the requested qualifications. We look forward to your application. Waterkeepers Chesapeake is an equal opportunity employer. The location of the position is flexible within the Washington, DC metro area, but must be convenient to routine travel to Annapolis and Richmond when the legislatures are in session. We are a primarily remote workplace and our office is located in Silver Spring, MD. The position is full-time, with an expectation of 15-25% in the legislatures or office, and requires occasional evening and weekend hours. Salary range is $75,000 – $80,500 depending on experience. Some flexibility may be negotiable for more senior candidates, such as reduced hours Apr-Dec (outside of the legislative session). WKC values employee development. Position includes a benefits package designed for your well-being and a healthy work-life balance including: health insurance, retirement benefit, generous vacation and time off, and flexible work arrangements. Position is open until filled, with an ideal start date of April 15. Please submit a resume, and cover letter indicating your specific interest in this position. Send to info(at)waterkeeperschesapeake.org with subject line: YOUR LAST NAME: Director of Advocacy & Member Support application. Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered. Applications should include 2-4 writing examples such as testimony, comment letter, op ed or campaign plan. Applications will be accepted until we hire, but we strongly encourage interested individuals to submit their applications as soon as possible. Interviews will be set up on a rolling basis. Application deadline March 9, 2024.Job Features
Waterkeepers Chesapeake is hiring a Director of Advocacy and Member Support. We hope to find an experienced policy advocate and campaigner with a passion for coalition building and a desire to protect...
Rocky Mountain Water Resources Lead
What We’re Looking For
WestWater Research is seeking qualified applicants for a Water Resources Lead in our Fort Collins, Colorado office. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in Western U.S. water rights, water resources, and/or water supply planning and management. The successful candidate will be responsible for water supply planning, water right transaction advisory, water asset valuations, and management of projects and staff teams. Experience in water rights transactions and water resource economics is preferred, but not required. This position will provide essential knowledge on Colorado water rights including water court and administrative water right processes. Experience with water rights administration in other Western States is preferred. The position is ideally suited for technical water professionals who desire to broaden their economic, finance, and business skillsets. The Water Resources Lead will become a subject matter expert and thought leader in Rocky Mountain water markets.What You Will Be Doing
- Water Supply Planning and Acquisition. The Water Resources Lead will assist clients in planning and developing raw water supplies through technical water resource studies and advising acquisition of water rights. The position will lead water supply planning studies to inventory, evaluate, and recommend water supply acquisition and development alternatives. The position will assist acquisition implementation, including origination, negotiation, and execution of water right transactions.
- Water Market Research. The position will manage projects that evaluate water rights trading activity in the Rocky Mountain market region. The Water Resources Lead will become a subject matter expert on water market activity in the region by developing an understanding of market dynamics, commonly traded assets, regulatory process, and by developing professional relationships with market participants. The position will provide direction on identifying, researching, and collecting data on water right trades. The position will also lead development of market reports that describe current trends and changes in trading activity and pricing. In addition, the position will develop and maintain communication with industry professionals within the region.
- Water Valuation Projects. The position will provide water asset valuations, financial analysis, economic reports, and other client deliverables completed through a collaborative process involving both associates and senior staff. The position will be responsible for managing projects that include data collection, analysis, and report writing. Strong project management, analytical, and writing skills are required.
- Water Right Consulting. The Water Resources Lead will advise clients on a wide range of water rights and water resource matters. Clients will include municipalities, water utilities, industrial water users, developers, investors, agricultural producers, and individual water right owners. The position will individually contribute and manage small teams to complete consulting projects.l The position will not engage in water court activity.
About WestWater Research LLC
WestWater Research is an economic consulting firm providing water market intelligence, water resource economics, water rights consulting, and financial and investment services. With a national practice, WestWater assists clients that are buying and selling water rights and other water assets through comprehensive financial and economic analysis of water markets on a regional and local level. Since its inception in 2001, WestWater Research has received national recognition for advising on complex water market and trading issues across every Western State. Our team has over fifty years of focused experience in the water right sector. The firm is rapidly growing and seeks motivated and energetic staff to grow with the company.Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) in one of the following fields:
- Agricultural, Resource, or Applied Economics
- Civil, Agricultural, or Environmental Engineering
- Natural Resource Science
- Other water-related fields
- Demonstrated experience in water rights and/or water resource management in the Western United States.
- Understanding of water rights regulatory frameworks.
- Knowledge of financial and economic analyses.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in water rights and/or water resource management in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, or New Mexico.
- Prior consulting experience.
- Experience managing and directing staff to complete complex water resources projects.
- Highly motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment to drive results
- Excellent analytical, quantitative, and investigative skills
- Ability to present complex data in a simplified and meaningful way.
- Ability to apply knowledge and creativity to resolve complex issues.
- Proficiency in statistical and financial modeling.
Compensation
The Water Resources Lead is a salaried position within WestWater and offers a comprehensive compensation package including health benefits, 401k retirement plan, and an opportunity for annual bonus and company profit sharing. Salaries will be competitively determined based on experience and skill set.Growth and Advancement
The position provides significant opportunities for growth and advancement within the company.Application Instructions
To be considered, please send the following:- Cover letter with a statement of interest in joining WestWater
- Resume which addresses the minimum and preferred qualifications
- A writing sample may be requested.
Job Features
WestWater Research is seeking qualified applicants for a Water Resources Lead in our Fort Collins, Colorado office. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in Western U.S. water rights, w...