8 Communication - Public Outreach jobs

The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organization, is seeking a Regional Outreach Coordinator in the greater Farmington region. This newly created position is an exciting opportunity to join NRCM’s outreach team and be a part of a new initiative to build lasting relationships and community connections that support NRCM’s mission to protect and conserve Maine’s environment. Primary responsibilities include: Building lasting relationships in the greater Farmington area, with an emphasis on values-based organizing and leadership development. Deepening NRCM’s engagement in the region by supporting local partner organizations and the communities they represent. Working within the region’s political landscape to build long-term support of NRCM’s mission to help conserve Maine’s woods, waters, and wildlife, promote clean energy and actions to address climate change, and make our communities more sustainable. Helping...

Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park provides the opportunity for one intern to gain experience in communications and outreach with two conservation programs of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI). Virginia Working Landscapes (VWL) is a community-based program that focuses on biodiversity and landscape conservation through ecosystem research, education, and community engagement. The Changing Landscapes Initiative (CLI) is a landscape ecology and conservation program bridging the gap between scientists and communities through a stakeholder-driven, scenario planning approach. The intern will primarily participate in VWL and CLI outreach and education efforts to engage the local community in program activities, and conservation topics in general, through science communication, writing for online (website, email, and social media) and print platforms,  The intern will also be able to learn about direct community engagement through virtual stakeholder meetings and...

Title:  Education and Interpretation Individual Placements at Shenandoah National Park Positions Available:   2 Internships Position Dates:  March- September 2022 OR April– October 2020 (or 26 weeks) Pay Rate:  $300/week + shared housing + AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of 900 hr term Status:  40 hours/week, Full-Time/Seasonal/Temporary  Contact :   accrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org   The Appalachian Conservation Corps: The Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization, whose mission is to connect young adults to meaningful conservation service. ACC engages motivated young adults to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects throughout the region. ACC works with a variety of land management agencies throughout the state such as the United States Forest Service, National Park Service, and The Nature Conservancy. Interns and Crews complete technical and/or...

LOCATION :  home office (California desert or Central Valley region) POSITION SUMMARY   This professional-level position is responsible for developing and implementing work plans for the California Renewable Energy Program with a focus on renewable energy project siting and planning within the California desert and Central Valley. The California Representative will serve as an energy planning and policy expert and liaison to other organizations, federal/state/local agencies, elected officials and their staff, the media and the general public. The position requires excellent communications and writing/editing skills to provide energy planning and policy analysis and to draft and revise documents and publications.   Assignments are results- or goal-oriented, requiring substantial discretion on the part of the position in determining how to design and implement program elements to meet the assigned goals (e.g., conservation of at-risk species through ecosystem and...

LOCATION :  Missoula, Helena, or Bozeman, MT (home office) POSITION SUMMARY   This professional-level position is responsible for overseeing and implementing Defenders’ strategic plan objectives to conserve wolves in the Northern Rockies. Priorities include: 1) improving state conservation and management of wolves in Montana and Idaho; 2) minimizing lethal control by reducing / preventing conflicts between wolves and livestock; 3) improving social acceptance of wolves through targeted advocacy, public outreach and education, and field activities. The Representative pursues conservation objectives through a variety of tools including advocating for science-based laws, policies and plans; strengthening and mobilizing public support; cultivating diverse messengers; promoting and supporting the implementation of predator-livestock conflict reduction strategies with partnering landowners and livestock owners / managers; and other means.    This position requires...

DESCRIPTION Amazon’s Sustainable Shopping team is expanding, and we’re hiring a new team member to help identify sustainable products for customers. The primary responsibility of this Program Manager is to work with product certifiers to expand the selection of sustainable products available on Amazon. We work closely with the leading product certifications in the world in order to bring their products into our sustainable shopping programs, like Climate Pledge Friendly. We support product certifiers as they improve their data tools, raise their product standards, and grow their reach. The Program Manager will be responsible for managing certifier relationships across all product categories, from onboarding to ongoing improvement. The program manager will serve as part of a dynamic and growing Sustainable Shopping team, creating new options for customers to shop more sustainably on Amazon. Key Responsibilities : · Support the development of programs to identify more sustainable...