Seeking a Sustainability Coordinator! Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts has been consistently recognized as one of the Princeton Review’s Green Colleges.

The Sustainability Coordinator will be responsible for developing and implementing sustainability programs and initiatives at the College. They will work closely with the Associate Director of Sustainability to engage students, faculty, and staff to help achieve the mission of Sustainable Endicott. The coordinator plays a key role in addressing sustainability objectives focused on climate, equity, and health.

The Office of Sustainability is situated under Facilities and the Coordinator will work closely with departments across the College including Community Service, Student Affairs, Residential Life, Dining Services, Athletics, and Communications & Marketing.

In addition to assisting with sustainability initiatives, programs, and activities on campus this role will help drive resource management including pickup and transportation of recycling on campus (appx. 25% of time).

Since 2010, the Chronicle of Higher Education has consistently named Endicott College as a “Great College to Work For.” Endicott is a welcoming community with engaged staff, faculty and students, a beautiful campus, and great employee benefits.

Responsibilities of the Sustainability Coordinator:

Ability to navigate and understand the complex stakeholder engagement process to help advance campus-wide sustainability goals.
Foster relationships with departments across the College to expand sustainability initiatives.
Manage and collect recycling and waste materials including pickups, scheduling, equipment (vehicles, bins, dumpsters etc.), and staffing for resource management campus-wide; including management and transport of collections during College Cleanse Move Out Program.
Help coordinate and manage recycling and waste material programming and logistics across the campus through communications, events, trainings, and College-wide outreach.
Track energy, water, and resource management data (i.e. reuse and donations, food waste, single-stream recycling, electronic waste, mattresses, construction debris, etc.) for analysis, benchmarking, and reporting.
Research innovative technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus and assist with the implementation of energy conservation measures (ECM’s).
Help develop and promote social and environmental justice initiatives that create a culture of inclusivity at the College.
Hire, train, and manage work-study students to assist in the collection of student interns, recycling workers, and fellows.
Advise the activities, events, and programs of student groups dedicated to sustainability on campus (i.e. Endicott Environmental Society, Sunrise Movement Endicott, Endicott Beekeeping Club).
Develop and manage social media accounts and campaigns. This includes working closely with Communications & Marketing to develop materials, stories, digital strategies, and content to support program objectives and increase visibility.
Oversee the College raised garden beds.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in associated field
1-2 years of experience in successful project development and the management and implementation of sustainability programs
Ability to lift and transport up to 40 lbs.
Demonstrated working knowledge of the latest sustainability topics and trends
Experience communicating and engaging with a diverse group of stakeholders
Ability and comfort with public speaking and presentations
Passionate about sustainability, climate, equity, and health
Proficiency in MS Office suite
Willingness to perform manual labor
Valid driver’s license

Additional Qualifications:

Knowledge and experience working in higher education preferred
Experience with community organization
Excellent relationship building, interpersonal, and writing skills
Proven ability to think critically and solve problems
Experience with communications and marketing
Possess creativity, enthusiasm, and adaptability to initiate new creative ideas and deliver results in a constantly changing environment
Proven ability to work independently and as part of a larger team
Requires work outside of normal business hours (i.e. faculty/student meetings and events)

Endicott celebrates diversity and strives to bring a mix of talented people—representing a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills—together to do their best work. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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