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Are you passionate about stopping pollution and fighting for climate justice? Do you want to implement policy solutions to limit harm to communities most impacted by the oil and gas industry? If you’re eager to ensure that frontline community voices are represented in state and federal policy spaces, then this position may be right for you. Earthworks Policy Advocate for Oil and Gas Waste will be responsible for implementing advocacy strategies to secure adoption and implementation of solid and liquid waste standards for the oil and gas industry in Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and federally. While issue expertise on oil and gas waste is a plus, it isn’t required, and we’ll help you learn along the way - we encourage anyone passionate about justice-oriented policy advocacy to apply! This work will focus on supporting frontline community allies, collaborating with external partners and coalitions, creating high impact strategies, managing advocacy efforts, engaging...

NEIWPCC and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) are seeking a full-time Environmental Analyst to provide technical assistance and program support for the Stream Monitoring and Assessment Section (SMAS), Division of Water, Bureau of Water Assessment and Management at NYSDEC as part of the Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2). The primary goal of Source Water Protection in New York State is to develop and implement source water protection measures for public water systems throughout the state. NEIWPCC and NYSDEC are seeking an organized and detail-oriented Environmental Analyst to assist in the water quality monitoring and assessment of source waters in NYS streams and rivers. This will include assisting in the monitoring and assessment of priority waterbodies, implemented through the DOW SMAS Rotating Integrated Basin Studies (RIBS) program. This position will also support all elements of the work of SMAS programs which includes but...

Overview World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world's leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer, Sustainable Infrastructure Initiative. Major Function The Senior Program Officer (SPO) manages work as a key member of WWF's Sustainable Infrastructure Initiative team. This initiative is focused on the goal of driving the world's future infrastructure to serve the needs of both people and our planet. The position involves researching, developing, communicating, raising funds for, scaling up, and managing conservation projects, policy and finance sector engagement and advocacy work, and partnerships that will accelerate a global shift in infrastructure development norms. The SPO will work in collaboration with WWF US teams, other WWF offices, external partner organizations, and focal country government counterparts, to manage critical components of the Infrastructure Initiative portfolio. Responsibilities • Organizes, tracks, and contributes to the...

Orientation and Field Season Dates: July 18, 2022 or August 15, 2022 – October 7, 2022 Application Deadline: July 17, 2022 General Description Build a path, while finding yours! Live, serve, and explore Maine’s wilderness, coast, and mountains with Maine Conservation Corps (MCC).  Members serve in teams of three to six, using traditional construction and maintenance skills to enhance hiking, biking, skiing, and other types of recreational trails throughout the state.  Learn how to highline a 500-pound boulder to construct a stone staircase, build timber structures, or open access to treasured natural areas.  You’ll make a difference in local communities, while connecting to nature, peers, and yourself.  Location: 54 Independence Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 Training typically takes place in the Augusta area; field projects are conducted throughout Maine. Start Date:  July 18, 2022 or August 15, 2022 End Date:   October 7, 2022 Time Requirement:...

Under the supervision of the Vice Presidents for Parks & Stewardship and Southeast Land, the Southeast Parks & Stewardship Project Manager will oversee OSI’s growing portfolio of parks and trails projects in the southeastern US. Responsibilities include executing a broad and dynamic range of planning, design, construction oversight, and stewardship functions to advance and implement identified projects. Primary / Essential Responsibilities & Duties Parks (representing 85% of time) Act in a client capacity to procure and develop OSI’s parks improvement projects including development and review of hiring of professional consultants (landscape architects, engineers, planners, and others), prepared concepts, design documents, construction plans, specifications, contract documents, technical reports, project schedules, and cost estimates. Prepare and manage project budgets, reviews progress of, and payments to, consultants and contractors. Oversee project...

Announcement # 2022-029 Closing Date : July 6, 2022 Salary : $4,987-$6,166 per month The  SOLID WASTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR  position is full-time, 40 hours, Civil Service, and Union represented. Columbia County  is looking for a creative, collaborative, and versatile coordinator to join our Waste Management team.  The Public Works Department oversees a wide range of tasks associated with the county's public infrastructure. Divisions within the department include Road Maintenance, Engineering, and Solid Waste Management. The Solid Waste Division plans, organizes, and directs the county's recycling, waste reduction, reuse, and household hazardous waste program. The Division also maintains, updates, and administers the county's 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan and its Solid Waste Ordinance. Solid waste collection franchises within the unincorporated area of the County are also overseen by the Division, which also operates the Columbia County Transfer...

At Terracon, we strive to be Best At People - this means our employees, clients, and within our communities. As we work to meet this goal, we have created a new position that will focus on our sustainability efforts. As the Director of Corporate Sustainability, you will provide leadership in developing, implementing, and managing sustainability strategies, policies, procedures, practices, stakeholder consultation, materiality, risk analysis, transparency, and reporting. This individual will identify, manage, direct, and audit the programs and systems required to track and measure the company’s progress in integrating sustainable practices throughout the organization. THIS POSITION CAN BE FILLED IN ANY LOCATION Essential Roles and Responsibilities: Lead the formulation and execution of the company’s long-term sustainability vision, mission, and operation principles, and lead the development of a high-level strategy to support them. Identify risks and...

About Environmental Incentives    Environmental Incentives’ Mission is to enhance the environments that sustain healthy communities. We empower public and private sector leaders to maximize the effectiveness of their conservation and development programs. Our clients trust us to design and support implementation of programs that (1) use evidence to develop effective strategies within complex systems, (2) center local stakeholder experiences and facilitate collective action, and (3) produce results that support learning about what works. Environmental Incentives is a certified B Corporation with offices located in Washington, DC, South Lake Tahoe, San Diego, Nairobi, and Lima (pending registration). Our remote staff and consultants are based in multiple states within the United States, and across five continents.    OPPORTUNITY Environmental Incentives seeks to hire one or two MI2 Learning and Organizational Development Team Leads to join our growing Biodiversity...

OPPORTUNITY  Environmental Incentives seeks to hire a  MI2 LAC Team Lead  to join our growing Biodiversity Portfolio to support USAID’s Measuring Impact II (MI2) activity in the LAC region. Under this activity, we are working with USAID to build the capacity of its thought leaders, mission staff, and Washington bureaus to apply evidence-based adaptive management across USAID’s biodiversity portfolio.    The work of the MI2 team includes assisting USAID staff to incorporate core concepts of the Conservation Standards into activity design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning; conducting research, evaluations, and assessments; planning and facilitating workshops and learning activities (virtual and in-person as circumstances allow); developing communications plans and products and ensuring excellent knowledge management; and delivering Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning support. This includes support to agency-wide and regional learning agendas and...

Job Title:                  Manager, Government Engagement Location:                  Remote - Worldwide (with significant overlap with US business hours) Start Date:              Immediately (or whenever the hiring manager wants this person to be brought        onboard Reports to:              Director Stakeholder Engagement Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors. We support climate action and sustainable development with standards, tools and programs that credibly, transparently and robustly assess environmental and social impacts and enable funding for sustaining and scaling up projects that verifiably deliver these benefits. We work in any arena where we see a need for clear standards, a role...

Senior Manager, Investor Engagement, Water REQ22-72   Organization Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses.   For more information about Ceres, please visit our website ( www.ceres.org ).   Description & Responsibilities Ceres’ Water Program promotes capital market solutions to the global water crisis by accelerating private sector leadership on sustainable water management, through cutting-edge research, investor mobilization and advocacy. Ultimately our work is about changing the way the world’s largest economic actors value and manage water resources.   The Senior Manager, Investor Engagement position helps lead our work with the investment community...