Director, Southeast Region

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law science and the support of3.1 million membersand online activists to protect the planets wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of Americas bedrock environmental laws including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today our team of more than 700 lawyers scientists economists policy advocates communications experts and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington D.C.

POSITION SUMMARY

NRDCs Environmental Health Department isseekingto hire aSoutheast Regional Directortoadvanceour regionalenvironmentalhealthgoalsin theAdaptation and Air & Water sectors with occasional workto advanceadditionalEnvironmental Health goals in the Southeast region. TheRegional Directorwillwork remotelyand basedin the Southeastern United States with a preference for Atlanta Georgia.

Theadvocatewill be an empowering and collaborative individual who champions equityand justice. The successful candidate willhaveexistingrelationships withcommunity environmental justice environmental groupsin addition tostate and local elected officials and staff and state agencies.The candidate should alsobe adept attellingcompelling stories to diverse audiences.The candidate mustdemonstratea genuine alignment with themission and valuesof NRDC andseekto applytheirpassion and skills to tackle the most important challenges humanity has ever faced.

The positionisremote with an expectation tobe basedin Atlanta Georgiaand totraveloccasionallytoother parts of the Southeastern United Statesto advance NRDCs policy goals andfor team meetings etc. as needed.

This is a limited term 2 year position.

The position you are applying forispart of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:

• Support the development of a broad portfolio of policies thatseekto protect communities in the face of climate change environmental degradation and inequality. Specific prioritiesinclude:risk reduction initiatives that protect homes from climate impacts homeowner insurance reform and drinking water contamination (due to PFAS lead or other harmful contaminants). 50%
• Work to advanceother community-driven cross-cuttinginitiatives thatadvance theEnvironmental Health Departments wider portfolioincluding but not limited work onair qualityclean watertoxics fossil fuels andcommunity impacts. 20%
• Buildand managepartnerships and collaborate with community groups most impacted byclimate andenvironmental injustices (including Black indigenous and people of color and low-income and rural communities).10%
• Develop and nurture durable partnerships with state coalitions and a wide network of allies including the environmental community frontline and environmental justice groups consumer and low-income advocates labor the faith community state and local decision makers and elected officials.10%
• Manage one state advocate based in North Carolina with a similar workplan. 10%
• Contribute toresearch analysis and design of state and localdrinking water and climate adaptation policies.
• Provide written and oral advocacy atmany levels of government including but not limited tomunicipal agencies municipal legislatures utility boardsstate agencies the state legislature and governors office.
• Represent NRDC at conferences and serve as a spokesperson in the press for NRDCsenvironmental health mission in the Southeastern United States.
• Collaborate with a multi-faceted internal team of campaign communications public engagement and policy experts to advance a diverse portfolio of policy initiatives.
• In partnership with thePlace-Based Water and Adaptationteammembers set strategic goals and priorities and timelines.
• Be a central part of a strong and collegial team that is focused on collaboration approaches advocacy with innovation and optimism and is committed toleveragingthe full range ofexpertisewithin NRDC and among its partners to drive change.

MinimumEducation& Experience:

• Bachelors degree in relevant field
• 10 years of work experience related to environment climate energy policy or a related fieldwith at least5of those yearsinGeorgia or other states in the Southeastern United States.
• Community organization and/or advocacy experience with environmental justice and frontline groups and marginalizedlow incomecommunities.
• Masters or other related advanced degreeor an equivalent combination of education and direct experience

SkillsAbilitiesCompetencies

• 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 indrinking water and/or climate adaptationwork including the ability to quickly get up to speed on NRDCs policy priorities.
• Ability torepresentNRDC with maturity judgment and professionalism.
• Strong oral and written advocacy skills including a willingness torepresentNRDC 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 NRDCs 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 activitiesin the office or offsite

Work issometimesperformed primarily inoffice.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 whennecessitatedby projects.The job includeswork-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 planets 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 tothe San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salariesexcellent benefits and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and iscommensuratewith skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered todeterminea final offer. For this position the salary range is $130000to $150000.

NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employeesare required tocome to the office 8 days per month.

As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to helpcontainthe 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 exemptionin accordance withstate and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine.In accordance withstate 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.

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