Place-Based State Advocate, Environmental Health

NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth its people its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. NRDC combines the power of more than3 million membersand online activists with theexpertiseof some 800 policy advocates lawyers scientists and communication experts to confront the climate crisis protect nature ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities.As an international nonprofit environmental organization NRDC is working to address the worlds most urgent environmental challenges and advance innovative science-based and enforceable solutions.

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POSITION SUMMARY

NRDCs Environmental Health Department isseekingto hire a State Advocate in North Carolinato advance our regionalenvironmentalhealth goals in the Adaptation and Air & Water sectors with occasional work to advanceadditionalEnvironmental Health goals in the Southeast region particularly North Carolina.

Theadvocatewill be an empowering and collaborative individual who champions equity and justice. The successful candidate willhave existing relationships with community environmental justice environmental groups in addition to state and local elected officials and staff and state agencies. The candidate should alsobe adept at telling compelling stories to diverse candidate mustdemonstratea genuine alignment with themission and valuesof NRDC andseekto applytheirpassion and skills to tackle the most important challenges humanity has ever faced.

The position is remote with an expectation to be based in Raleigh North Carolina and to travel occasionally to other parts of the Southeastern United States to advance NRDCs policy goals and for team meetings etc. as needed.

This is a limited term 2 year position.

The position you are applying for is part 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).

• Work to advance other community-driven cross-cuttinginitiatives thatadvance theEnvironmental Health Departments wider portfolioincluding but not limited work on air quality toxics fossil fuels and community impacts.

• Build and manage partnerships and collaborate with community groups most impacted by climate and environmental injustices (including Black indigenous and people of color and low-income and rural communities)and otherallies including the environmental community consumer and low-income advocates labor the faith community state and local decision makersand elected officials.

Minimum Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in relevant field
• 5 years of work experience related tothe environment climate energy policy or a related fieldwith at least 2 of those years based inNorthCarolina.
• Community organization and/or advocacy experience with environmental justice and frontline groups and marginalizedlow-incomecommunities.
• Masters or other related advanced degree oran equivalentcombination 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 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 activities in the office or offsite

Work is sometimes performed 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 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 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 $115000to $130000.

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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