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The Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program (ELP) is hiring a new Legal Assistant in our Washington, D.C. office. ELP is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented person to provide litigation and programmatic support, including preparing and filing court and administrative agency documents, conducting legal and factual research, and handling administrative and clerical duties. If you have excellent organizational skills, a strong ability to multitask and prioritize projects, and solid research and communication skills, here’s your opportunity to work with the nation’s leader in grassroots environmental litigation. When applying, please include a cover letter addressing how your background has prepared you to contribute to the Sierra Club’s mission, including its commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and justice, and a brief description of your availability or anticipated start date. Please click here to apply. 

The Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program (ELP) is hiring a new Legal Assistant in our Denver, Colorado office. ELP is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented person to provide litigation and programmatic support, including preparing and filing court and administrative agency documents, conducting legal and factual research, and handling administrative and clerical duties. If you have excellent organizational skills, a strong ability to multitask and prioritize projects, and solid research and communication skills, here’s your opportunity to work with the nation’s leader in grassroots environmental litigation. When applying, please include a cover letter addressing how your background has prepared you to contribute to the Sierra Club’s mission, including its commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and justice, and a brief description of your availability or anticipated start date. Click here to apply. 

Organizer Two-Year Temporary PositionCenter for Science and Democracy Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA or Washington, DC https://www.workable.com/j/F0A86F464A The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Science Network can be critical force to defend against the Administration and Congress’ attempts to undermine science and cut down our public protections. The person who will fill this 2-year organizer position will recruit, cultivate, and mobilize this community of advocates-- along with science supporters and partners-- to advance the role of science for a more just and functioning democracy. They will offer educational opportunities, design impactful actions, and develop leaders among the Network to strengthen their skills as advocates. The ideal candidate will be a strong organizer with a passion for leadership development and the power of advocacy. They’d be comfortable working with experts, activists, and justice-based partners, and people from a wide variety of backgrounds. 

Senior Campaign Coordinator Climate and Energy ProgramUnion of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA or Washington, DC, Offices   The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit whose scientists and engineers work to solve some of our planet’s most pressing environmental and safety problems. UCS combines technical analysis and effective organizing and advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for stemming the tide of global warming, sustainable food policy and agriculture, energy and transportation, fighting misinformation and reducing the threat of catastrophic nuclear war. There’s a clean energy transition taking place throughout the country, and the UCS Climate & Energy team needs help to keep up its momentum. We seek a Senior Campaign Coordinator to help us work for a modern electricity grid that delivers greater amounts of renewable energy reliably, equitably, and securely. Using the strength of UCS’s energy, economics, and analytic expertise, and our network of more than 25,000 scientific and technical experts, along with our 500,000 supporters, you will help move policymakers to reduce emissions, expand renewable energy and clean energy storage capacity, and hasten the transition away from fossil fuel energy. You’ll help develop and carry out campaigns to further our policy goals among state, regional, and federal policymakers, and interact with UCS supports and experts to amplify our messages. Responsibilities You will lead strategic campaign outreach efforts, including: Create and implement plans and projects to advance state, regional, and federal legislative and regulatory energy campaign initiatives and to achieve concrete policy victories. Oversee online and offline engagement of UCS supporters and experts to advance our campaign and move target decisionmakers. Identify, cultivate, and significantly engage grasstops and experts and enlist their support for UCS goals. Work to deepen coordination with environmental justice and frontline organizations. Contribute to and develop plans to leverage UCS analysis and technical expertise with decision makers and ensure strong visibility with targeted constituencies. Manage, initiate, and/or coordinate high-level convenings, conferences, and symposia. Identify emerging campaign opportunities for campaign team. Prioritize best opportunities and facilitate UCS’s strategic and timely response, including engaging supporters and experts. Maintain and update working knowledge of clean energy and grid modernization technology and policy, as well as effective strategies for influencing campaign targets, including electricity regulators and state legislators. Supervise staff, interns, and/or outreach consultants.   Qualifications and Experience Five to seven years of comparable and relevant experience in organizing and advocacy is required. Position requires knowledge of and experience in effective clean energy and/or climate-related advocacy, including knowledge of clean energy technologies and policy. Qualified candidates must have a demonstrated ability to conceive, plan, and implement effective campaign strategies and tactics, and an ability to communicate effectively with professionals who may be expert and/or prominent in their fields. Strong and demonstrated staff management skills are required, including experience supervising organizers and leading cross-functional teams. Strong project management experience and written and communication skills are essential. May spend extended periods on a computer. Extensive travel (10 or more overnights per year) is required. At UCS, comparable training and/or experience can be substituted for degrees when appropriate. UCS is an equal opportunity employer continually seeking to diversify its staff. In particular, we’re dedicated to broadening opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences and in environmental advocacy. We’re also committed to building an inclusive workplace culture where talented people of widely diverse backgrounds can thrive.  We've adopted this commitment because we believe the inclusion of culturally diverse perspectives will improve our work and produce better societal and environmental outcomes for all, including historically disenfranchised communities. We are actively seeking people who bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to join us in this work. Compensation, Hours and Location: This is a full-time position based either in the UCS Cambridge, MA or Washington, DC, offices. For those who meet all position requirements, the salary is around $58,500. UCS offers excellent benefits and a rewarding work environment. Information about the organization is available at http://www.ucsusa.org To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and a short (e.g. 1-2 pages) advocacy-oriented writing sample to https://union-of-concerned-scientists.workable.com/j/75D00773E8 Upload materials in Word or PDF format only. No phone calls, please. Deadline: February 18, 2019, or until filled.

Lead, Scientist and Analysts Group Executive DepartmentCambridge, MA Office https://union-of-concerned-scientists.workable.com/j/25F1484A03   You’re a scientist. You’ve had wonderfully supportive work environments that helped you perform effectively, and you know exactly what made them so great. Maybe you’ve had some not-so-great work environments, too—and you know exactly what you would have done to improve them. Join the Union of Concerned Scientists and use those experiences to help ensure your fellow scientists have the training and tools they need to be effective. If you’re committed to equity and inclusion in research, enthusiastic about enhancing the ability of 60+ busy researchers to do science and analysis in support of a healthier planet and safer world, and you have superb research, outreach, communication, and project management skills, UCS invites you to apply. This unique position is based at UCS’s office in Cambridge, MA. to apply.

The Clean Transportation for All Campaign is one of Sierra Club's priority national campaigns, addressing the fact that transportation is now the largest source of emissions in the U.S. and that about half of Americans lack access to public transportation and to air deemed safe to breathe. Clean transportation solutions that get people into more efficient vehicles; electric cars, trucks, or buses; or out of vehicles altogether and onto transit, bikes, and feet will also help us achieve transportation solutions. The Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All Campaign works at the local, state, and national levels -using a lens of equity and justice- to advocate for incentives and policies that make clean transportation solutions less expensive, more accessible, and more convenient. The Campaign Representative collaborates with and sets up for success Sierra Club teams and supporters -and the public at-large- to achieve transportation victories and will represent the Sierra Club to media, community leaders, allies, and the public. Passionate commitment to equity, justice, and environmental protection, and demonstrated success in policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and community partnerships required. For details and to apply, please click here.

The Sierra Club is looking for a new Organizing Representative based in Orlando, Florida to focus on the goals of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign. In this role you will build grassroots networks for moving our electricity generation beyond coal to clean energy. If you’re passionate about building partnerships, rallying volunteers and stakeholders around public health, environmental, and social justice issues, and you've got at least three years of experience in grassroots organizing, we want to talk to you! For more details and to apply, please click here.

Sierra Club Organizing Manager Midwest Sierra Club is seeking an Organizing Manager with at least 3 years experience leading community organizing campaigns, strong relationship building and coaching skills and a demonstrated commitment to equity, justice and inclusion. Organizing Manager responsibilities include coaching and supporting organizers in campaign and movement building work; assisting campaign teams with organizing strategy and coordination; and relationship building with partners and community leaders. If you are passionate about developing and supporting strong environmental organizing work that is centered in equity and justice, please submit your cover letter and resume to:    https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=SIERRACLUB&cws=39&rid=1257  Applications are being considered immediately. The Sierra Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity and offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Outreach Coordinator Clean Vehicles and Climate & Energy Program Union of Concerned Scientists Oakland, CA   The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit working to solve some of our planet’s most pressing environmental and safety problems. Our scientists and engineers develop and implement innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war.   The Position   In California, Oregon, and Washington, UCS is working to advance renewable energy, clean transportation, and climate solutions. To help further these campaigns, we seek a quick-learning, creative, organized, and outgoing person to join our Western States team as an Outreach Coordinator in our California office in downtown Oakland. The Outreach Coordinator will develop and implement campaign organizing activities, engage activists and scientific experts in online and in-person actions, and build relationships with strategic partners in ways that complement the work of analytic and policy staff. You will be joining a team of California-based colleagues who are working to further West Coast leadership on clean vehicles and freight, fuels, energy, climate, and infrastructure issues as we provide much-needed examples to the world of how to decarbonize a major economy while preparing for the unavoidable impacts of a changing climate and delivering equitable solutions that benefit all communities.   Responsibilities Plan and implement components of Western States campaigns on clean transportation, fuels, energy, and climate issues. Working with the Western States Campaign Manager, advocacy and analytic staff, develop and implement grassroots and grasstops outreach strategies to achieve legislative and regulatory campaign goals and design and implement corporate and consumer-oriented outreach efforts. Recruit and mobilize experts in the UCS Science Network, supporters, and activists to take online and in-person action in support of campaigns. Seek to expand and diversify our expert network. Working with the Communications team, help to implement online tactics including action alert emails, social media visibility, web content, and webinars. Build strategic relationships with existing and new partners, including public health, labor, industry, environmental justice communities, and racial or social justice organizations. Coordinate with existing partners to further campaign objectives. Represent UCS at major events and conferences to promote UCS and the Clean Vehicles and Climate & Energy Programs. Turn complicated technical and policy expertise into a compelling narrative for the public and supporters. Provide timely and accurate production assistance for selected publications. Help promote major UCS analytic and communications products. Stay up-to-date on rapidly changing issues. Conduct research on decisionmakers, industries, and other potential stakeholders to identify key points of leverage. Track, evaluate, and report back on campaign activities to evaluate effectiveness and demonstrate UCS’s role in winning campaigns for our funders, donors, and supporters.   Qualifications and experience   Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of relevant and comparable experience in campaign organizing and policy advocacy. Demonstrated success working with volunteers, grassroots organizing, coalition building, and/or online and offline mobilization tools. Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is expected, along with the ability to interact professionally with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and responsibilities. Excellent persuasive writing and oral communication skills for a general audience with attention to accuracy. Ability to represent UCS’ work to both general public and expert audiences. Requires strong web research and computer skills including Microsoft Office. Significant self-motivation, strong time management, project management, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills are essential. The ability to work both independently and in teams in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects and deadlines is required. Familiarity with state regulatory and legislative political processes is a plus. Knowledge of transportation and climate issues is a plus, or enthusiasm for in-depth content learning. Knowledge of online email management and database software a plus. UCS is an equal opportunity employer continually seeking to diversify its staff. In particular, we’re dedicated to broadening opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences and in environmental advocacy. We’re also committed to building an inclusive workplace culture where talented people of widely diverse backgrounds can thrive. We've adopted this commitment because we believe the inclusion of culturally diverse perspectives will improve our work and produce better societal and environmental outcomes for all, including historically disenfranchised communities. We are actively seeking people who bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to join us in this work.   May require extended periods at a computer. May need to occasionally lift and carry boxes of supplies or publications. At UCS, comparable training and/or experience can be substituted for degrees when appropriate. Compensation, Hours and Location: This is a full-time, exempt position based in UCS’s Oakland, CA office that will require travel. For candidates who meet all position requirements, the salary is around $52,500. UCS offers excellent benefits and a rewarding work environment. Information about the organization is available at http://www.ucsusa.org. A listing of all open jobs is available at https://www.ucsusa.org/about/jobs-ucs.   To Apply: Please upload a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample intended for a public audience. Please include salary requirements and how you learned about the position in the cover letter. Upload materials in Word or PDF format only. No phone calls please.   Deadline: February 3, 2019 or until filled.