Minimum Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- 5+ years of work experience related to the environment, climate, energy policy, or a related field—with at least 2 of those years based in North Carolina.
- Community organization and/or advocacy experience with environmental justice and frontline groups and marginalized, low-income communities.
- Master's or other related advanced degree, or an equivalent combination of education and direct experience.
Skills, Abilities, Competencies
- A sense of mission and passion for public interest and environmental advocacy.
- Experience navigating diverse stakeholders, building consensus on policy issues, and driving toward positive outcomes within a team, in a coalition, and with other external partners, in particular partners that reach beyond the traditional environmental community.
- Broad-based interest in drinking water and/or climate adaptation work, including the ability to quickly get up to speed on NRDC’s policy priorities.
- Ability to represent NRDC with maturity, judgment, and professionalism.
- Strong oral and written advocacy skills, including a willingness to represent NRDC in a variety of public forums and in the media.
- Willingness and ability to register as a state lobbyist.
- Ability to travel to NRDC U.S. based offices, approximately 10% annually.
- Experience working collaboratively across teams (internal and external) towards shared outcomes.
- Commitment to NRDC’s mission, values, and DEI principles.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.
Frequently: Perform desk-based computer tasks
Frequently: Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary
Frequently: Attend planned meetings and collaborate with management and coworkers
Occasionally: Ability to attend events and activities in the office or offsite
Work is sometimes performed primarily in office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations. Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and/or longer hours, including nights and weekends, when necessitated by projects. The job includes work-related situations such as those involving challenging, important, urgent, time-sensitive, or multiple matters.
NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We offer competitive salaries,excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. For this position, the salary range is $115,000 to $130,000.
NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees are required to come to the office 8 days per month.
As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.
To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.
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For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org.
