<div><div>Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.   </div><div> </div><div>Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Bozeman, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tallahassee and Washington, D.C.   </div>  </div><div>The Associate Director of Social Media will develop and lead the vision and strategy for Earthjustice’s social media channels. They will grow our existing audiences and acquire new audiences by using social media to reach and engage them. Earthjustice’s social media team creates, publishes,  and evaluates its content, which includes written, multimedia (audio/video), and graphics to be used across all of Earthjustice’s paid, earned, shared, and owned content. Our social media content is a critical component of our goal to mobilize supporters to affect policy change, evangelize Earthjustice’s work and that of its partners, clients, and allies, and raise funds. Responsible for ensuring Earthjustice is seen as a trusted thought leader on its social channels, the Associate Director serves as a key leader in Earthjustice’s rapid response efforts and a trusted advisor to senior communications leadership. The Associate Director will work collaboratively across communications teams (digital engagement, creative content, marketing, and public affairs) and with development and program staff. They lead strategy development and execution, manage staff and budgets, and is accountable for growth and engagement goals.  </div><div>  </div><div>The Associate Director of Social Media reports to the Director of Digital Engagement, who is based in Earthjustice’s San Francisco office.  </div><div>  </div><div>Preference will be given to candidates willing to work hybrid from the NYC, SF, LA, or DC offices. However, we will also consider remote applicants within the US.  </div><div>  </div><div><strong>Responsibilities </strong>  </div><div>  </div><div>Leadership Responsibilities (40%)  </div><ul><li>Partner with communications leadership and social media team members to develop strategic visions for individual social media platforms and a holistic vision for social media’s role in amplifying Earthjustice’s brand and messaging.</li><li>Maintain expert knowledge of social media industry trends and best practices, their applications to Earthjustice, and build a culture of learning and excellence among social media team members.</li><li>Set audience definitions, growth, and engagement goals across all social media channels; oversee the tracking and reporting of social media KPIs and use data to refine strategies and tactics.</li><li>In partnership with marketing, digital engagement, and digital fundraising teams, engage with our paid media buying agency to develop strategies for growing our list and meeting fundraising goals; oversee in-house rapid response boosting strategies to promote key content.</li><li>Oversee the visual identity and tone of our social media presence to ensure brand and message consistency across channels; oversee the coordination and production of digital graphics and animations in support of major campaigns.</li><li>Develop and maintain relationships with external content creators, agencies, and freelancers; Oversee social media influencer engagement in partnership with the marketing team to support major advocacy and fundraising initiatives</li><li>Provide staff with direct, consistent, and constructive feedback and contribute to a wider culture of learning within the communications department and Earthjustice; promote team building and staff engagement to strengthen teamwork and collaboration both within the social media team and with other communications teams and departments.</li><li>Develop and oversee the social media budget: track spending, ensure budgeted resources match priorities, and be a responsible steward of Earthjustice resources.</li><li>Oversee in-house training programs to broaden social media fluency and adoption by key program staff; serve as strategic advisor to communications and senior leadership on social media matters.</li></ul><div>Social Media Execution (30%)  </div><ul><li>Engage stakeholders to build out content strategies that deliver creative, compelling, and engaging content in support of our weekly and quarterly communications priorities.</li><li>Build and maintain a social media content calendar and lead efforts to update and refine it where necessary.</li><li>Develop and implement rapid response processes to handle breaking news moments; work with communications and senior leadership on crisis communications response.</li><li>Partner with the data team to track and analyze social media metrics and social media listening; make data-informed recommendations on strategy and report out findings to key stakeholders.</li><li>Develop and maintain relationships with external content creators, agencies, and freelancers who can work with and support Earthjustice’s mission via our social media efforts.</li></ul><div>Managerial Responsibilities  (30%)  </div><ul><li>Oversees a 4-5 person social media team.</li><li>Recruit and hire qualified candidates who fit position requirements and the work environment.</li><li>Promote change in terms of the expected benefits, as well as removing or lowering the impact of potential obstacles.</li><li>Set clear team direction that aligns with Earthjustice strategy, mission, and vision.</li><li>Develop staff by identifying and encouraging training and professional development opportunities appropriate to role and creating development plans for all staff.</li><li>Provide staff with consistent performance feedback – both positive and constructive — and act as a coach and mentor.</li><li>Create a learning culture, by encouraging debriefing after completion of significant stages of projects.</li><li>Ensure that any direct reports who have supervisory responsibility are properly executing those functions.</li><li>Create a respectful and inclusive work environment for team and model respectful and inclusive behavior.</li><li>Promptly address micro-aggressions and other concerns brought to their attention.</li><li>Resolve interpersonal conflict among team members and bring in outside facilitators as needed.</li><li>Communicate regularly with existing employees and encourage staff to raise concerns and to provide ongoing feedback.</li><li>Value and use individual differences and talents to improve employee satisfaction and the quality of collective work.</li><li>Celebrate successes and help team members to understand and manage setbacks.</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications </strong>  </p><ul><li>7-10 years of experience in social media marketing and creative development.</li><li>5+ years of experience managing a social media function and social media staff.</li><li>Significant experience in advocacy communications, social media marketing, or related fields.</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading successful social media teams, interfacing with senior leadership, and making strategic recommendations for managing crisis.</li><li>Commitment to the mission of Earthjustice.</li><li>Deep expertise managing professional social media profiles on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms.</li><li>Significant experience developing content or offering approvals for highly visible communications or social media content with significant reach.</li><li>Strong background navigating complex approvals processes with short deadlines.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to mobilize and engage audiences in a wide array of online activities.</li><li>Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills, strong attention to detail, ability to write and deliver work product under pressure, and commitment to high quality output and high standards.</li><li>Be self-motivated, demonstrate grace under pressure, and be able to work well both independently as well as within a team.</li><li>Facility with developing collaborative relationships and managing and working with teams.</li><li>Strong ability to juggle multiple complex projects, prioritize, meet deadlines, and see tasks through to completion.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications</li><li>Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.</li></ul><div>Preferred qualifications</div><ul><li>Experience launching an organization’s presence on emerging platforms.</li><li>Ability to negotiate services and pricing with vendors.</li><li>Experience with legal matters, litigation, or legal advocacy.</li><li>Demonstrated knowledge of environmental advocacy and mobilization tactics.</li></ul><div><strong>Compensation is based on experience and location.      </strong></div><div><strong>Salary range in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY:</strong> $144,900 - $161,000 </div><div><strong>Salary range in Washington, DC or Los Angeles, CA:</strong> $137,700 - $153,000 </div><div><strong>Salary ranges in other cities will vary between:</strong> $123,200 -$153,000 </div><div> </div><div><strong>To Apply </strong>  </div><div>Interested candidates should submit the following via Jobvite:   </div><ul><li>Resume</li><li>Cover letter</li></ul><div><em>Please reach out to <a href="mailto:jobs@earthjustice.org"> jobs@earthjustice.org </a> if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. </em>  </div><div><em>Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership, and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or or any other factor that is not related to the position. </em>  </div><div><em>For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco:  Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. </em>  </div><div><em>For positions located within the City of Los Angeles:  We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.  </em>  </div>

Premier nonprofit fighting for environmental justice through law, partnerships, and activism. Protecting our planet for a sustainable future.

Associate Director of Social Media

<p><strong>Program/Role</strong>: Energy Systems Program Manager/Senior Program Manager</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>: WFH Flexible. GPI&rsquo;s headquarters are based at 2801 21st Avenue South, Suite 220 in Minneapolis, MN. Occasional travel may be required.</p>
<p><strong>Reports to</strong>: Vice President, Energy Systems&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Type of Position</strong>: Full time position</p>
<p><strong>Ideal start date</strong>: August 1, 2023</p>
<p><strong>Compensation</strong>: Salary range: Program Manager $80K-$93K, Senior Program Manager $90K-$104K, commensurate with experience. Benefits include a health plan, 401(k) retirement plan, LTD, STD, life, vision, dental, FSA/HSA, paid time off, professional development allowance, and a communication stipend.</p>
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<p><strong>ABOUT THE GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTE</strong></p>
<p>A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, the Great Plains Institute (GPI) is accelerating the transition to net-zero carbon emissions for the benefit of people, the economy, and the environment. Increased demand for GPI&rsquo;s unique blend of energy expertise and consensus-derived solutions has driven organizational and programmatic growth. With headquarters in Minnesota, GPI&rsquo;s operations are national in scope while retaining a core competency in the Midcontinent region. GPI is powered by more than 50 professionals and is supported by some of the nation&rsquo;s most respected philanthropies.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The following values inform the way we work both inside and outside of GPI. It is important to us to be trusted, inclusive, equitable, pragmatic, and transformative:</p>
<p><strong>Trusted. We base our approach and actions on trust, mutual respect, and accountability.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Inclusive. We achieve impact through inclusive and deliberate collaboration with a diversity of interests.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Equitable. We strive for equity in our approach and outcomes.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Pragmatic. We take a clear-eyed view of the world as it is, even as we seek to improve it.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Transformative. We are a bold and passionate catalyst for change.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>ENERGY SYSTEMS PROGRAM AREA</strong></p>
<p>The Energy Systems program area is focused on decarbonizing the economy by enabling collaboration and problem solving among electric and natural gas utilities and market operators, regulators, environmental advocates, consumer advocates, state and local governments, businesses, and other key stakeholders.</p>
<p>We work with groups of state governor&rsquo;s offices and environmental and energy regulators to develop and implement decarbonization plans; within the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator stakeholder process on market rules and the transmission build-out; with states, utilities, and other interests to align utility business models with an affordable, reliable, and net-zero greenhouse gas energy system; with states, local governments, and other key actors to bring down the implementation costs of net-zero greenhouse gas technologies and increase consumer demand for net-zero greenhouse gas resources.</p>
<p>We foster collaboration and problem solving through complex stakeholder engagement processes. These often involve groups of 20-100 stakeholders that meet regularly over several months to develop a shared understanding of energy and climate policy and technology issues, discuss varying perspectives on those issues, and collaborate to identify actions to address those issues.</p>
<p>Our team has a fast-paced entrepreneurial culture in which people enjoy both great freedom and great responsibility. People who thrive in this culture take personal responsibility for seeing what needs doing and getting it done. They are self-starters, problem-solvers, and quick to help others. They work hard because they believe in the mission and get to spend most of their time at the intersection of what they love to do and are good at. It&rsquo;s a working environment in which performance is judged more on results than on time spent in a chair. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We aspire to make this the best job anyone has ever had.</p>
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<p><strong>THIS POSITION&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>This position will play a lead role in the Energy Systems program&rsquo;s work on utility and regulatory innovation for both electric and gas utilities. The goal of this work is to advance regulatory frameworks, utility business models, and utility initiatives that can support reducing greenhouse gas emissions while also addressing reliability, affordability, equity, safety, and a just transition.</p>
<p>In this work, GPI serves as a consultant to both utilities and utility regulators with stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, summarizing party comments, and general advising for complex regulatory proceedings or utility filings. In addition, GPI independently convenes groups of stakeholders to collaboratively develop solutions that can advance innovation among and decarbonization of electric and gas utility systems.</p>
<p>Importantly, GPI does this work as a neutral convener, facilitator, and advisor. Candidates for this position must have the ability to work with a variety of individuals and organizations that may have different perspectives from the candidate.</p>
<p>The ideal candidate will have experience as a meeting facilitator, knowledge of energy regulatory issues, and familiarity with organizations in this space. The ideal candidate will also have excellent interpersonal relationship skills that will support working with a variety of people on challenging issues. Applicants should have experience facilitating meetings of multiple sizes, experience managing projects and people, and strong written and oral communication skills.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The ideal candidate should also have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations, maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities, use effective methods for time management and prioritization of tasks, maintain organization and attention to detail, and possess the ability to identify and address urgent and important needs in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Hours may be flexible and are typically Monday through Friday during the business day; evenings and weekends may occasionally be required.</p>
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<p><strong>JOB DUTIES:</strong></p>
<p>Programmatic leadership:&nbsp;</p>
<ol>
<li>Serve as a programmatic lead for work on a variety of utility and regulatory issues, which may include resource planning, distribution planning, innovation frameworks, performance-based regulation, interconnection of distributed energy resources, rate design, and transportation electrification, among other issues.</li>
<li>Assist utilities with designing and implementing stakeholder engagement processes to inform complex filings that will be submitted to their regulator and made open for comment from stakeholders. These engagement processes may include series of meetings with interested parties, followed by developing process summaries that will be attached to the utility&rsquo;s final filing.</li>
<li>Assist utility regulatory commissions with designing and implementing stakeholder engagement proceedings to solicit input on complex regulatory issues. These proceedings may include meetings, public comment periods, surveys, and other channels for soliciting input.</li>
<li>Work with partners to independently develop and convene stakeholder engagement processes that are seeking to address utility regulatory issues towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector.</li>
<li>Recruit and manage subcontractors that will complete technical analyses needed to inform stakeholder discussions, such as long-term decarbonization scenario planning.</li>
<li>Maintain knowledge about a variety of issues in the utility regulatory space, and throughout the states that GPI is working in.</li>
<li>Maintain existing and develop new partnerships with organizations working in the utility regulatory space to enable GPI to partner with others where such a partnership would be of benefit.</li>
</ol>
<p>Project development, fundraising, budget management:&nbsp;</p>
<ol>
<li>Develop proposals to philanthropic funders to support the program&rsquo;s utility and regulatory innovation work.</li>
<li>Develop responses to requests-for-proposals from regulatory commissions seeking assistance with implementing regulatory proceedings or soliciting input from parties.</li>
<li>Develop proposals to assist utilities with designing and implementing stakeholder engagement processes to inform the development of major regulatory filings that will impact the utility&rsquo;s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</li>
<li>Collaborate with other program team members, other teams across GPI, and external partners on developing new work that aligns to GPI&rsquo;s mission and strategic priorities.</li>
<li>Manage budgets for multiple projects related to the program&rsquo;s utility and regulatory innovation work, including both grants and contracts.</li>
<li>Assist with developing the energy systems program&rsquo;s annual budget.</li>
</ol>
<p>Meeting facilitation and execution:</p>
<ol>
<li>Serve as the lead facilitator or co-facilitator for meetings of many different sizes and formats, from small team planning meetings, to medium-sized workgroup meetings, to large public meetings or forums.</li>
<li>Ensure high-quality meeting production by developing, or working collaboratively with team members to develop, meeting agendas, pre-read documents, slide decks, meeting summaries, and comprehensive process summaries.</li>
<li>Identify and recruit subject matter experts to present information in meetings to build the collective understanding of all participants and support robust, informed discussions.</li>
</ol>
<p>Supervising and supporting:</p>
<ol>
<li>Supervise staff members working on projects that fall under the focus of this position and support those staff members to success in their work and advance in their career.</li>
<li>Support all team members with advancing the Energy System&rsquo;s programmatic work and ensuring the success of the program and of GPI as a whole.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s and/or Master&rsquo;s Degree in a relevant field of study.</li>
<li>Prior experience (5+ years) working on electric or gas utility initiatives and regulation.</li>
<li>Experience facilitating meetings of many different sizes and formats</li>
<li>Experience designing stakeholder engagement processes to achieve a set of stated goals or outcomes,</li>
<li>Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of political perspectives</li>
<li>Experience developing and maintaining relationships</li>
<li>Experience supervising staff members and supporting them to succeed.</li>
<li>Experience working with different communication styles</li>
<li>Experience working on a diverse team</li>
<li>Self-motivated</li>
<li>Excellent time, deadline, and project management skills with ability to multi-task</li>
<li>Problem solving skills: ability to identify solutions to challenges that arise&nbsp;</li>
<li>Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint)</li>
<li>Commitment to the mission and goals of the Great Plains Institute</li>
<li>Willingness to travel</li>
</ul>
<p>The Great Plains Institute is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply.</p>
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<p><strong>EQUIPMENT USED:</strong></p>
<p>This position involves use of a desktop computer and/or laptop, copier, fax machine, calculator, printer, and telephone.</p>
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<p><strong>PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:</strong></p>
<p>This position requires working at a desk (either sitting or standing) for extended periods and extensive use of devices (e.g., keyboard, mouse), as well as usage of telephone/headset.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>HOW TO APPLY: &nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Required application materials&nbsp;<strong>include a resume and one-page cover letter</strong>. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>The Great Plains Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes a wide diversity of applicants.</strong></p>

Transforming the energy system to boost the economy, create jobs, and achieve carbon neutrality.

Program Manager, Utility and Regulatory Innovation

<p><span>The Solar Project Engineer will</span> lead the end-to-end technical design, engineering, procurement, and construction of commercial and utility-scale solar projects. This role manages internal and external engineering resources to deliver high-quality, cost-effective systems that meet safety, performance, and reliability goals. </p><h3><strong><span>About Reactivate</span></strong><span> ☀️</span></h3><p>Reactivate is a mission driven renewable energy developer, owner and operator powered by Invenergy and Lafayette Square. Our team brings together complementary impact investment and sustainable energy expertise to support renewable energy projects, including distributed solar projects (commercial, community, and small-utility scale), energy storage and EV charging projects. Reactivate is dedicated to ensuring an equitable energy future. We are a team on a path to be the country’s leading developer, financier and operator of renewable energy projects serving low-income communities. We have set bold targets to harness the power of renewable energy to generate savings for low-to-moderate income households, create jobs for underserved workers, help bring minority and women-owned businesses into the renewable energy supply chain, and help revive disinvested communities through tax payments on previously under-utilized land. You can learn more about Reactivate at <a href="https://www.reactivate.com/">https://www.reactivate.com/</a>.</p><p>At Reactivate, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are more than just words to us. These are values at the core of how we build our teams, cultivate our leaders, and create a company where everyone feels valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are.  We strive to create workplaces that reflect the communities we serve, and we believe that our differences enable us to be a better team. We are not just looking for a culture fit, we are looking for a culture add.  We hope you will consider adding everything that makes you uniquely you to our growing team.</p><h3>Responsibilities ⚙️</h3><p><strong><span>Technical Evaluation:</span></strong></p><ul><li>Review site parameters, interconnection studies, and customer loads to determine optimal system sizing and configuration</li><li>Conduct detailed shading analysis, structural assessments, and electrical reviews to inform equipment selection and layout </li><li>Model proposed designs in PVsyst or equivalent to predict energy production and economic performance </li><li>Select appropriate technologies for project needs, including modules, inverters, racking, and system balance  </li></ul><p><strong>Design Execution:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead engineering team to produce permit/construction drawing sets meeting all applicable codes and client standards </li><li>Direct internal and external engineering resources to produce full construction drawing sets and documentation packages meeting relevant codes, client specifications, utility standards, and other requirements Manage relationships with third-party engineering firms </li><li>Specify electrical protection, monitoring, and control schemes to support grid stability and meet utility requirements</li><li>Develop equipment specs, bills of materials, and detailed scopes of work for procurement and construction</li><li>Coordinate technical reviews and secure permit approvals from authorities having jurisdiction</li><li>Review detailed civil, structural, and electrical engineering design packages and ensure compliance with Reactivate’s technical specifications</li><li>Stay apprised of technology advancements and trends across PV modules, inverters, racking, and energy storage OEMs</li><li>Continuous Improvement: Support the progress of team initiatives, including safety, material/process template improvement, standardization, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>Construction Support:</strong></p><ul><li>Provide technical supervision of contractors during system installations to ensure plan adherence</li><li>Work closely with EPC contractors through procurement, construction, and commissioning</li><li>Review shop drawings, inspect deliveries, and witness factory testing as needed</li><li>Review punch list inspection, testing, and commissioning of completed systems before approval</li><li>Compile as-built drawings, operations manuals, warranty docs, and other project closeout paperwork</li><li>Participate in project construction by responding to contractor RFIs, participating in monthly construction meetings, and reviewing site QA/QC documents</li><li>Conduct site visits to support site constructability evaluation and support construction progress</li></ul><h3>Requirements 🎓</h3><ul><li>5+ years of commercial solar energy system design experience, preferably working with the design of new facilities </li><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering, PE is preferred</li><li>Knowledgeable of the NEC code </li><li>Expertise in solar plant equipment, including PV modules, racking systems, inverters, and electrical balance of plant</li><li>Proficiency with PVSyst, System Advisory Model (SAM) programs, AutoCAD, PVcase, ArcGIS, Helioscope, and Aurora Solar is a plus</li><li>Experience reviewing civil, structural, or electrical engineering design packages</li><li>Experience managing third-party due diligence studies and energy production estimates</li><li>Ability to multi-task and manage deliverables for multiple projects at a time</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Desire to work in a dynamic environment alongside people with varied interests and backgrounds</li><li>Excellent organizational, interpersonal, time management, and problem-solving skills </li><li>Proven and influential verbal and written communication skills  </li><li>Proficient with the Microsoft Windows Office suite, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint</li><li>Some travel required</li></ul><p><strong>*Upon submission, we want to empower you to record your name via the Name Pronunciation tool so that our hiring team can ensure they are pronouncing your name correctly and that you feel properly acknowledged.</strong></p>

Reactivate is a renewable energy company supporting renewable energy development in local communities

Solar Project Engineer

<div>Earthjustice is soliciting applications for a full-time Senior Litigation Assistant to join the Northern Rockies regional office. The successful applicant for this position can work remotely in the Northern Rockies region where Earthjustice is currently registered as a business (Montana, Idaho).  </div><div> </div><div>Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization.  We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer. </div><div> </div><div>Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Bozeman, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Juneau, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. </div><div> </div><div>The Northern Rockies Regional Office is engaged in litigation focused on protecting and preserving the iconic wildlife species and wild lands of this incomparable region; challenging fossil fuel extraction and burning that contributes to climate change and pollution of our air and water; and advocating for environmental interests held by Native American communities and organizations. We have played a leading and long-standing role as the last line of defense for the ecosystems encompassing Yellowstone and Glacier national parks; ensuring fair opportunities for development of renewable energy sources; opposing oil and gas exploration on public national forest lands of extreme cultural and spiritual importance to the Blackfeet people; and more. </div><div> </div><div>We regularly litigate federal and state court cases and administrative proceedings in an effort to defeat the major threats to the region’s ecological integrity. For more information about our office’s work, visit <a href="http://earthjustice.org/about/offices/northern-rockies"></a><a href="http://earthjustice.org/about/offices/northern-rockies">http://earthjustice.org/about/offices/northern-rockies</a>.</div><div> </div><div>The Senior Litigation Assistant provides litigation and administrative support to a staff of seven attorneys, a paralegal, and a legal practice manager. They report to the Legal Practice Manager. Tasks may include but are not limited to the following:  </div><div> </div><div><strong>Litigation Responsibilities (90%): </strong></div><ul><li>Preparing and editing documents for filing, including: proofreading, factual and legal cite-checking, Bluebooking, formatting, producing tables of contents and authorities, assembling exhibit lists, etc.</li><li>Filing and service of paper and electronic filings </li><li>Ensuring all court rules are met</li><li>Creating, organizing, and maintaining case files and contacts</li><li>Computing and calendaring court deadlines </li><li>Assisting in the collection, processing, and review of incoming and outgoing discovery productions</li><li>Assisting attorneys with deposition and hearing preparation, including: organizing document binders, printing exhibits, creating exhibit lists, communicating with court reporters, etc.</li><li>Supporting attorneys in gaining admission to courts, registration renewals, and creating and managing e-filing accounts </li><li>Reviewing, organizing, and interpreting factual and technical information; generating research notes, memoranda, summaries, tables, maps, and other visuals as needed</li><li>Drafting basic pleadings and other case-related documents under attorney supervision, including: case initiating documents, motions, declarations, proposed orders, cover letters, pro hac vice applications, etc.</li><li>Communicating with courts, experts, co-counsel, opposing counsel, and government officials as requested or approved by attorneys</li><li>Leading and managing the litigation support needs for cases </li><li>Tracking relevant dockets and issues related to the work of the Northern Rockies office via the Federal Register, agency web sites, various distribution lists, media outlets, etc.</li><li>Participating in conference calls and meetings when relevant to the position and/or assigned projects </li></ul><div><strong>General Office Responsibilities (10%):</strong></div><ul><li>Faxing; photocopying; distributing mail; answering, screening and directing calls</li><li>Assisting in organizing occasional social events</li><li>Spearheading methods to reorganize office procedures for efficient and effective operation</li><li>Operating and performing minor trouble-shooting of all office equipment (copier, postage meter, etc.) and providing basic technical assistance to staff (word processing, email software, etc.)</li><li>Engaging in general operations management and administrative support (e.g., receiving packages, scanning mail, managing office supplies, taking notes, greeting visitors)</li><li>Providing backup to Legal Practice Manager</li><li>Assisting with recruitment of Northern Rockies staff</li></ul><div><strong>Qualifications: </strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience</li><li>At least two years of legal assistant or advocacy experience</li><li>Interest in and knowledge of environmental or social justice issues a plus</li><li>A can-do attitude, meticulous attention to detail, and an unrelenting commitment to high performance standards</li><li>Excellent research, analytical, writing, and computer skills (word processing, databases and spreadsheets, internet, etc.)</li><li>The ability to organize, set priorities among multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and function calmly under pressure</li><li>The ability to work effectively with remote staff and to maintain confidential information</li><li>The ability to coordinate workflow and assignments with a team, including Legal Practice Manager, Paralegal, and attorneys </li><li>Flexible, punctual, highly reliable, and available for occasional evening and weekend work</li><li>Ability to work for extended periods on the computer as needed to meet filing deadlines</li><li>A team player who will enthusiastically take on tasks that range from intellectually challenging to more mundane administrative work</li><li>Demonstrates an awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations</li><li>Commits and contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences</li><li>Curiosity, with no fear of asking questions; and eagerness to learn, with no fear of making mistakes</li></ul><div><strong>Compensation:</strong></div><div> </div><div>We offer a mission- and employee-focused work environment and a competitive compensation package, including excellent <a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/benefits">benefits</a>. Earthjustice is an equal opportunity employer and highly values diversity. As a 501(c)(3) organization, Earthjustice is a qualifying employer for purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. </div><div> </div><div>Earthjustice salaries are dependent on experience and location.</div><div>Salary range in Bozeman, MT and Idaho: $68,900 - $76,500</div><div> <br><strong>To Apply: </strong></div><div> </div><div>Interested candidates should submit a: </div><ul><li>Resume</li><li>One- or two-page cover letter that addresses: (1) why you are drawn to Earthjustice’s mission and whether there are particular legal, environmental, or justice issues that inspire you; (2) experience that demonstrates ability to meet the needs and expectations of the position; and (3) aspects of your background that demonstrate competence to work with a diverse group of colleagues and clients</li><li>Finalists will be asked to submit 3 references, 2 of whom must be former or current supervisors.  </li></ul><div>Preference will be given to applications submitted by<strong> May 1, 2024</strong>. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Professional references will be collected for finalist candidates later in the process. </div><div> </div><div>Information about our hiring process and tips for success can be found at <a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process"></a><a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process">https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process</a>. Please reach out to <a href="mailto:jobs@earthjustice.org">jobs@earthjustice.org</a> if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. Earthjustice only considers applications submitted for current openings via Jobvite. Unsolicited resumes or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted via Jobvite will not be reviewed or retained. </div><div> </div><div><div><em>Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership, and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other factor that is not related to the position.</em><br><br></div><div><em>For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</em></div><div> </div><div><em>For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.</em> </div></div><div> </div>

Senior Litigation Assistant

<div>Earthjustice’s Northeast Regional Office is accepting applications for two part-time legal externs for fall 2024. One legal extern will focus generally on the work of the Northeast Regional Office and the other will focus mostly on issues related to safe drinking water. We are seeking current law students who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment, and who are eligible to receive academic credit or fulfill a graduation requirement through this externship. The successful candidate may work remotely or on a hybrid schedule from one of Earthjustice’s <a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/contact">offices</a>.</div><div> </div><div>Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; preserve magnificent places and wildlife; advance clean energy; and combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals, and communities to engage in the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are guided by a passionate, ambitious vision for the future for people and our planet: until justice stands for all, we will never rest. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.</div><div> </div><div>The Northeast Regional Office is dedicated to protecting public health and the climate and ensuring a healthy environment for all in the Northeast. We litigate and advocate for a just and equitable transition to clean energy and on behalf of communities disproportionately impacted by environmental harms.</div><div> </div><div>Earthjustice also works with communities and other partners throughout the country to advocate for access to safe and affordable drinking water. Earthjustice’s drinking water work has included: filing a lawsuit and other legal advocacy concerning the Trump Administration’s revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule of the Safe Drinking Water Act; state advocacy to set limits for drinking water on per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), requiring monitoring of PFAS in industrial discharges, and limiting use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam and gear. </div><div><br><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><div> </div><div>Under the supervision of attorneys, the legal externs’ tasks may include:</div><ul><li>Conducting legal research and writing to assist in both case development and ongoing active litigation;</li><li>Developing case strategy and legal theories;</li><li>Preparing memoranda, briefs, and motions;</li><li>Meeting with clients and experts;</li><li>Participating in moots of oral arguments; and</li><li>Attending court proceedings and conferences with opposing counsel.</li></ul><div><strong>Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>Enrolled in law school as a 2L or 3L during fall 2024.</li><li>Must be eligible to receive academic credit or fulfill a graduation requirement through this externship.</li><li>Commitment of at least 12 hours and no more than 20 hours per week for 10-16 weeks.</li><li>Excellent writing, research, analytical and organizational skills.</li><li>Familiarity with legal research tools, including Westlaw.</li><li>Strong work ethic, initiative, and ability to think creatively.</li><li>Ability to work collegially with others and independently.</li><li>Demonstrated interest in environmental protection and environmental justice preferred.</li><li>Significant knowledge of environmental and administrative law is a plus.</li></ul><div><strong>Compensation:</strong></div><div> </div><div>Legal externs are unpaid and must receive academic credit or fulfill a graduation requirement for their work with Earthjustice.</div><div> </div><div><strong>To Apply:</strong></div><div><br>Interested candidates should submit the following materials by<strong> 5:00pm PT on Tuesday, April 30, 2024</strong>. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed beginning May 1 with offers extended no later than June 21.  </div><ul><li>Resume.</li><li>One-page cover letter that addresses: (1) Why you want to work with Earthjustice’s Northeast Regional office and whether you would prefer to work specifically on safe drinking water issues, (2) Whether you are able to receive academic credit or fulfill a graduation requirement for your work with Earthjustice, (3) The number of hours, or a reasonable estimate, you are available to work per week, (4) Any information about yourself that is not apparent or fully explained in your resume, and (5) An indication of any applicable deadlines or requirements that are relevant to your submission or ability to accept an offer.</li><li>Additional Documents (select “Add Files” in Jobvite): Recent writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum of no more than 10 pages that primarily reflects your work.</li><li>Finalists will be asked to provide 2 references, including one law professor and one legal employer.</li></ul><div>Information about our hiring process and tips for success can be found at <a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process"></a><a href="https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process">https://earthjustice.org/about/jobs/hiring-process</a>. Please reach out to <a href="mailto:jobs@earthjustice.org">jobs@earthjustice.org</a> if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. Earthjustice only considers applications submitted for current openings via Jobvite. Unsolicited resumes or resumes for posted positions that are not submitted via Jobvite will not be reviewed or retained.</div><div> </div><div><em>As an equal opportunity employer, Earthjustice is committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other factor specified under applicable laws that is not related to the position.</em></div><div> </div><div><em>For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</em></div><div> </div><div><em>For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.</em></div><div> </div>

Fall 2024 Legal Externship – Northeast Regional Office

Managing Attorney or Managing Director, International Program

<div><div><span>Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We achieve this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Seattle, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Houston, Denver, Bozeman, Chicago, Tallahassee, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. </span><span> </span>        </div><div><div>     </div><div><span>Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups to engage on the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth </span><span>needs a good lawyer.</span><span> </span>     </div>      </div><div><div><span>Earthjustice’s DC Regional Program works to protect community health from pollution. We use litigation, administrative advocacy, and partnership to advocate for more-protective national air quality standards, national safeguards against hazardous air pollutants, prevention of chemical disasters at industrial facilities, clean waterways, climate protection, and more, all with an eye toward advancing equity and justice. </span><span> </span>        </div>        </div><div><div><span>The Toxic Exposure and Health Program plays a vital role in Earthjustice’s mission to defend the right of all people to a healthy environment. This Program’s work focuses on addressing the many ways that people are exposed to and harmed by toxic chemicals, with a special focus on federal regulatory programs like the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  The Program’s work also intersects with broader advocacy related to clean air, clean water, pesticides, drinking water, waste, climate, energy, and biodiversity.</span><span> </span>        </div>        </div><div><div><span>The Legal Practice Manager is responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the DC Regional Office (based in Washington DC) and the Toxic Exposure and Health Program (staff based in New York City, Washington DC and remote). Responsibilities include a variety of complex administrative functions and litigation/program support; hiring and onboarding new staff; facilities; and finance administrative collaboration. </span><span> </span>        </div>        </div><div><div><span>This position requires the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. The location for this role is Washington, DC and the person hired will need to reside within commuting distance from Earthjustice’s Washington, DC Office. Periodic travel to New York City may be required.</span><span> </span>        </div>        </div><div><div><strong><span>Responsibilities</span><span> </span>   </strong>     </div><div><span></span>     </div><div><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span>Administrative or Operations Management (40%)</span></span>     </div><ul><li><span>Review requests for Regional team requests for additional services and supplies; obtain supervisor approval when necessary and oversee implementation.</span><span> </span>   </li><li>Act as liaison for Regional team to work with DC Workplace Manager and New York office manager.<span> </span>   </li></ul><div><em><span>Administrative Support</span><span> </span><span> </span>   </em>     </div><ul><li><span>Provide support for DC Regional and Toxics Program guests and visiting staff, coordinating with Workplace Operations and IT.</span><span> </span>  </li><li><span>Plan, schedule, and arrange logistics for office meetings, gatherings, retreats, and celebrations.</span></li><li><span>Assist DC and Toxics staff in arranging for use of conference rooms and equipment.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Maintain contact lists for current and former staff, office extensions lists, and case codes lists.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Make travel arrangements for staff on request.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Handle other administrative matters as assigned and as needed.</span><span> </span>   </li><ul></ul></ul><em><span>Human Resources</span><span> </span><span> </span> </em>   </div><ul><li><span>Compile new hire welcome materials and provide new employee training and orientation to new staff and interns.</span><span> </span>     </li><li><span>Assist with hiring on request (including for permanent staff, interns, and clerks), help coordinating with human resources, reviewing applications, establishing hiring committees, and scheduling and participating in interviews.</span><span> </span>     </li><li><span>Oversee departing staff, interns, and volunteers to ensure necessary paperwork is in order. </span><span> </span>     </li><li><span>Train new staff on timekeeping; review and submit monthly time reports to headquarters; compile and format time reports.  </span><span> </span>     </li><li><span>Review and approve staff bi-monthly timecards; identify any overtime calculation errors for finance and human resources.</span><span> </span>     </li><li><span>Act as a liaison on administrative matters with Operations Department and other Earthjustice departments; provide instruction and guidance to employees on Earthjustice administrative policies and procedures.</span><span></span>  </li></ul> <em><span>Information Technology</span></em><span> </span><span> </span>         </div><div><ul><li><div><span>Coordinate with IT staff to ensure smooth roll-out of new or updated equipment and software, and to decommission and recycle old equipment.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Provide local technical support for computers and peripherals, network equipment and connections, phone videoconference systems, projectors, and office equipment; coordinate with IT staff and outside vendors as needed to resolve issues.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Coordinate set up of computer and phone for new staff, interns, and volunteers, and coordinate with IT to configure new network accounts.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Monitor IT equipment and software to ensure sufficient coverage for all staff, interns, volunteers, and visitors; submit and track requests for new computers and equipment; ensure existing equipment is in good working condition and coordinate replacement as needed.</span><span> </span>       </div></li></ul><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span>Financial Management</span><span> (25%)</span></span>        </div><div><ul><li><div><span>Manage accounts payable and client billing.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Manage vendors.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Process employee expense reimbursements. </span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Monitor, review and approve payment of expenses billed to office credit cards.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Track and submit donated time and discounted services for audit purposes.</span><span> </span>        </div></li><li><div><span>Assist Managing Attorneys and litigation Vice President with budget development and reforecasting, coordinate with outside staff and departments as needed; track spending in accordance with approved budget.</span><span> </span>      </div></li></ul><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span>Litigation and Program Support (35%):</span></span>     </p><ul><li><span>Partner with the Managing Attorneys and/or other staff to identify gaps, solve problems, evolve the efficiency and effectiveness of litigation support, and institute and implement best practices in the face of changing technology, norms, and rules.</span><span> </span>  </li><li><span>Assist in implementation and deployment of document management systems, and adoption of good document management practices. </span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Provide support for litigation and advocacy work as needed, such as providing backup assistance on legal document preparation and management, organizing information for advocacy events, handling logistics for expert travel and presentations, and planning events with partners.  </span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Recommend and help inform document policies, procedures, systems, Earthjustice process improvement and change management by serving on project teams or committees.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Advance a learning culture by acting as an informal mentor or advisor. </span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Help ensure the advancement of Earthjustice’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and values.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Promote a respectful and inclusive work environment for the team and model respectful and inclusive behavior. </span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Communicate regularly with the team and encourage staff to raise concerns and to provide ongoing feedback.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Facilitate staff engagement with one another to strengthen teamwork, interaction, and collaboration. Create, identify, or participate in strategic opportunities for team building.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Other tasks as assigned and as needed.</span><span> </span>   </li></ul><div><strong><span>Qualifications:</span><span> </span>   </strong>     </div><ul><li><span>5+ years of experience in a professional office management position; understanding and experience with a multi-site organizational structure preferred.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years’ experience.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Legal experience desired.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Understanding of and comfort with accounting and budgeting systems.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Understanding of and comfort with information technology hardware and systems.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Proven track record of successfully meeting organizational goals and deadlines.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>A non-profit background is a plus.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Ability to work independently to identify, analyze, and complete tasks.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Excellent organizational, problem-solving skills, and verbal and written communication skills.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage complex information.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Ability to handle a varied workload and prioritize as needed.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Awareness and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Excellent management skills, including the ability to foster effective communication, collaboration, decision-making, and mutual respect.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Familiarity with environmental and social justice issues is preferred.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Ability and desire to contribute to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences.</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Commitment to public interest work and a passion for the role of Earthjustice and its mission.</span><span> </span>     </li></ul><div><em><span>We offer a mission- and employee-focused work environment and a competitive compensation package, including excellent benefits. Earthjustice is an equal opportunity employer and highly values diversity.  As a 501(c)(3) organization, Earthjustice is a qualifying employer for purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. </span></em>   </div><div><em><span>  </span><span> </span>   </em>     </div><div><strong><span>Compensation is based on experience and location.</span><span>   </span><span> </span>   </strong>    </div><div>   </div><div><div><strong><span>Salary range in Washington, DC</span><span>: $98,100 - $109,000</span><span> </span><span>  </span><span> </span>   </strong>   </div><div>     </div><div><span>To Apply: </span>     </div><span></span>   </div><div><span></span>   </div><div><span>Applicants should submit by  <strong>April 14,</strong></span><strong><span> 2024</span></strong><span>:</span><span> </span>        </div><ul><li><span>Resume</span><span> </span>   </li><li><span>Cover letter</span><span> </span>   </li></ul><div><span>Applications, including those submitted after April 14, may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. </span><span> </span>        </div><div>   </div><div><div><em><span>Please reach out to </span><a href="mailto:jobs@earthjustice.org"><span><span>jobs@earthjustice.org</span></span></a><span>  if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. </span><span> </span>   </em>     </div><em>   </em>     </div><div><div><em><span>Earthjustice is driven by a passion for justice, partnership and excellence. Our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are given equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.</span><span> </span>   </em>     </div><em>   </em>     </div><div><div><em><span>For positions located within the City and County of San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</span><span> </span>   </em>     </div><em>   </em>     </div><div><div><em><span>For positions located within the City of Los Angeles: We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.</span><span> </span>   </em>     </div><em>   </em>     </div><p><em>  #LI-Onsite #LI-Hybrid</em>     </p>   </div>

Legal Practice Manager

<h2>Overview</h2><p> NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's 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 helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws 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; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing. </p><p>  </p><p>NRDC’s new Green Finance and Economic Development Team is seeking to hire a Senior Director to work in one of the following main U.S. offices: Chicago, New York, or Washington D.C., with a preference for New York or Washington, D.C.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Opportunity: </strong>  </p><p>NRDC creates impact around the world and for a better future, and we’re looking for an equally ambitious and skilled Senior Director of Economic Development to help us maximize that impact. NRDC’s Green Finance and Economic Development Department is dedicated to (a) reducing the risks that climate change poses to financial systems, (b) equitably finance the transition to a zero-carbon economy, and (c) ensuring the economic benefits of the clean energy transition benefits all, starting with the most vulnerable communities. The newly formed Department is comprised of the climate risk team, the blended finance team, and the economic development and financial inclusion team. We work nationally and globally. </p><p> </p><p>The Senior Director will be responsible for leading the NRDC team in the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities initiative (BASC). This innovative 3-year, 25-city project has as part of its mission using the federal investments under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest in Black communities that have been experiencing dis- and under- investment and largely excluded from green growth opportunities, to target wealth inequities faced by these communities. The Senior Director will sit on the Management and Strategy Committee and be the lead collaborator with BASC partners and participating cities in identifying and implementing economic development strategies that address the causes and risk of climate change while reducing the racial wealth gap. </p><p> </p><p>Reporting directly to the Managing Director, the Senior Director will develop the strategy for the Economic Development and Financial Inclusion team and lead and operationalize the people, structures, partnerships, and programs to execute the Department’s advocacy strategy. This role requires a significant amount of collaboration and thought partnership with other internal teams, as we work within a matrixed structure of operation. Among others, close coordination with place-based teams who lead shaping and execution of NRDC's advocacy in specific geographies is critical. </p><p> </p><p>The Senior Director will represent NRDC and the Green Finance and Economic Development Department at internal and external events and forums to elevate our reputation and profile as experts in economic development and financial inclusion. With the support of the Managing Director and the Strategy, Planning and Operations Lead, to advance the economic development and financial inclusion strategy, the Senior Director will effectively manage the group’s budget and resources, work with Development to cultivate partnerships and support fundraising efforts, and develop an effective communications strategy in partnership with Communications. The Senior Director will be expected, and will be supported, to build this program even further to help meet the urgency of the moment.    </p><p> </p><p>If you thrive in a care-oriented, diverse environment where people connect to create impact, you will enjoy the work we are doing at NRDC. </p><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul> <li>Act as NRDC’s representative on the BASC Management Committee.</li> <li>Manage the Senior Advisor, Local Solutions and have “dotted line” managerial responsibilities to other NRDC BASC team members.</li> <li>Coordinate BASC team assessment of federal programs and city policies regarding energy, land-use planning, workforce development and labor policies, business resources and programming, development standards, contracting procedures and other planning issues that would affect the ability of cities to implement equitable climate solutions.</li> <li>Lead the Economic Development and Financial inclusion team, including strategic planning, people management, and administration.</li> <li>Collaborate with the Managing Director to set strategic goals in alignment with organizational priorities, develop key performance indicators and work plans to achieve outcomes, and set high performance expectations.</li> <li>Responsible for management of the sector’s budget, including forecasting and resource allocation to maximize opportunities and outcomes.</li> <li>Serve as strategic advisor to the Managing Director and an expert within the Green Finance and Economic Development Department and across NRDC, providing as needed expert level guidance on projects, initiatives, and individual-level projects.</li> <li>Collaborate across teams within the Department to ensure that all initiatives are integrated and in support of NRDC’s strategic priorities.</li> <li>Work with the Development Department to develop and implement a vision and strategy to maximize funding opportunities; help develop foundation proposals, meet with donors, and cultivates philanthropic relationships.</li> <li>Work with the Communications Department to develop effective external communication strategies and formulate opportunities to increase NRDC’s visibility and name recognition as a leader in economic development and financial inclusion; serves as an external expert and spokesperson for NRDC’s Green Finance and Economic Development Department.</li> <li>Cultivate and manage strategic relationships and partnerships with external stakeholders such as NGOs, community groups, governments, businesses, and labor to maximize impact and achieve major outcomes.</li></ul><h2>Qualifications</h2><p>The Senior Director will be an empowering and collaborative individual who enables high performance and innovation and champions equity, diversity, and inclusion. The successful candidate will be flexible, thrive in collaboration, embrace solving complex and nuanced problems, and be recognized within the climate, environmental, economic development and/or financial inclusion movements as a strategic leader who communicates effectively to tell compelling stories to diverse audiences. Most importantly, you will demonstrate a genuine alignment with the values of NRDC and seek to apply your passion and skills to tackle the most important challenges humanity has ever faced. </p><p> </p><p>The Natural Resources Defense Council is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We strongly encourage individuals from marginalized or underrepresented groups, especially in the field of environmental conservation, to apply. We understand that some candidates may be discouraged by an extensive list of job requirements that they may not fully meet – however, we encourage you to apply regardless. We do not seek a "perfect" candidate, but rather individuals who embody our core values and display the competencies to succeed in the role. If you are passionate about the role, thrive in a culture like ours, and are determined to push boundaries to achieve success, we invite you to apply. </p><ul> <li>Minimum 10 years’ directly related experience in the field of economic development and/or financial inclusion, including at least 3 years successfully managing teams toward a common vision and purpose.  <strong> </strong> </li> <li>Bachelor's degree in sustainability, environmental science, policy, urban planning, public administration, or a related field or equivalent work experience; advanced degree or equivalent work experience preferred. </li> <li>Demonstrable alignment and deep commitment to NRDC’s mission and purpose with an ability to communicate this passion to others with a positive and high-energy attitude, integrity, and a commitment to working collaboratively with peers and colleagues. </li> <li>Forward-looking and strategic thinker with a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving.   </li> <li>Proven ability to manage teams, develop and execute large-scale projects and strategic goals, and manage relationships in a complex and matrixed organizational structure. </li> <li>Experience successfully managing budgets, including prioritizing and reallocating funds to make the best use of limited resources for strategic purposes. </li> <li>Substantial experience and demonstrated success working with BIPOC-led groups to advance a common goal.  </li> <li>Experience in and deep commitment to incorporating and growing the use of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in strategic goals, work plans, team culture, and operations.  </li> <li>Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to connect with a variety of audiences in writing, orally, and through digital means.  </li> <li>Experience with public speaking on technical and non-technical topics. </li> <li>Proven success in building strong partnerships with national leaders and organizations.  </li> <li>Successful development fundraising experience. </li> <li>A willingness to travel to advance organizational goals.  </li> <li>Demonstrated competence in research and strong quantitative and analytical skills. </li> <li>Strong writing and presentation skills and published materials in academic and/or “gray” publications. </li> <li>Familiarity with climate change and green sectors.  </li> <li>Familiarity with financial institutions. </li> <li>Understanding of the causes and strategies to address the racial wealth gap. </li> <li>Understanding of the challenges of urban sustainability, climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience. </li> <li>Knowledge of governmental agencies and processes related to community development, land-use, long-range planning, urban design, workforce, SMEs and/or housing and green infrastructure development. </li> <li> Commitment to NRDC’s mission and values.</li></ul><p> </p><p>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 planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.  </p><p>  </p><p>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 to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.   </p><p>  </p><p><strong>We offer competitive salaries, </strong><strong>excellent benefits</strong><strong>, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. For this position, the salary range is $183,000 to $201,000.  </strong> </p><p>  </p><p>NRDC operates in a hybrid workplace. We offer our team members flexibility and ask them to come into the office to collaborate meaningfully with their colleagues. We call this purposeful presence.  </p><p> </p><p>As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the 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 exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state 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.  </p><p>  </p><p>To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.  </p><p>  </p><p>If you experience technical problems while applying or if you are a person with a disability and need assistance applying online, please reach out to iCIMS Customer Care at 1-800-889-4422.  </p><p>  </p><p>For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org. </p>

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