Successful candidates for this position should have strong experience in physical land use planning. We are looking for someone who also has experience in GIS to complement our team. A background in urban design, architecture, or landscape architecture, is also preferred, but not required.

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The Triangle Clean Cities Coalition, housed at Triangle J Council of Governments, and works collaboratively with regional stakeholders to increase the adoption of alternative fuels and reduce our dependence on petroleum products. To date, the Triangle Clean Cities program has displaced over 21.5 million gallons of petroleum in the region and secured $15.5 million in competitive grant funding. The Clean Cities internship will provide students studying communications, public relations, business, marketing, engineering or environmental sciences, the opportunity to grow public awareness and expand the markets of advanced vehicle technologies, alternative fuels, and practices that reduce the consumption of petroleum. Visit www.tjcog.org, and http://www.trianglecleancities.org for more information.

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The Planner oversees the operations and activities of the Planning division within the Community Development Department, supervises staff, and implements plans, policies, and developmental measures in order to assure orderly growth and development of current and long-range plans for the Town.

Equinox is looking for a Landscape Architect or Planner that will contribute to the preparation of recreation plans at the local and regional level for greenway, trail, and park projects. They will also be involved in master plans for multimodal improvement projects and water/natural resource efforts. This person will conduct data collection, develop documents for planning projects that are graphic rich, and assist with client and stakeholder coordination and public outreach.

The ideal candidate shall demonstrate the following qualifications:

-Ability to make visually appealing and easy to read maps with GIS including the ability to organize and analyze data in GIS (ESRI programs)
-Excellent command of Adobe suite (i.e. InDesign, Acrobat, etc.)
-Ability to write clear, understandable, and highly readable planning documents
-Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or employees of an organization
-Ability to organize work and effectively manage time
-Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
-Experience with public process and relevant tools
-Experience with Microsoft suite (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
-0-6 years of professional work experience
-A professional Landscape Architecture (or other relevant) degree from and accredited college or university

In addition to knowledge, skill, and ability, Equinox is looking for an individual that embraces both our mission and our core values of Balance, Quality, Community, Relationships, and Prosperity. This position will require some overnight travel.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Fall 2019 term of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program (CCUWDP). This fall, CCUWDP is offering 39 workforce development program positions across the nation and applications are now available. This is a wonderful opportunity for students looking to gain experience in the energy and transportation areas.

The Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program is an initiative of Clean Cities, a government-industry partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Program. Clean Cities strives to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector in nearly 100 communities across the country. Since the creation of the CCUWDP in 2010, Clean Cities has hosted more than 350 interns in more than 60 Coalitions.

The Clean Cities internship will give students studying communications, public relations, business, marketing, engineering or environmental sciences, the opportunity to grow public awareness and expand the markets of advanced vehicle technologies, alternative fuels, and practices that reduce the consumption of petroleum. Students have participated in research, outreach activities, public education, K-12 outreach, fleet events, and a vast array of transportation-related environmental projects.

Specific Details:
– Positions are 15 or 20 hours/week (determined by the coalition) for 14 weeks
– Fall 2019 Internship Approximate Dates: September 9, 2019- December 20, 2019
– Stipends range from $2,520 – $4,200 depending on academic level and number of hours assigned by the coalition.
– Must be a current undergraduate (Junior or Senior only), graduate student, or up to one year past graduation.

Applications can be found at https://www.cvent.com/d/fyqxvxat with more information below.

Applications are due August 11, 2019. If you have any questions, please email cleancitiesintern@anl.gov.

The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at UNC’s School of Government is dedicated to enhancing the ability of governments and other organizations to provide environmental programs and services in fair, effective, and financially sustainable ways.

Hiring Range: $19.00/hr
Full time: 40 hrs / week
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8-5
Estimated Duration of Appointment: 6 months not to exceed 11 months.

In support of our mission, the EFC seeks to hire two entry-level researchers in temporary, full-time hourly positions to assist the EFC team on several data projects, including statewide water and wastewater rates surveys. Our projects provide valuable information and tools to managers of environmental service providers (e.g. local governments, water and wastewater utilities, etc.) to assist with financial and environmental decision-making.

The Environmental Finance Data Researchers will work alongside other researchers and students in collecting, cleaning, integrating, and analyzing data, under the supervision of senior staff members. No prior experience with environmental finance data is required, but interest in the field is recommended.

These are initially six-month appointments, but with the possibility (and intention) to extend based on performance and funding. These positions are contingent on availability and continuation of funding.

Duties include:
• Communicating with utilities and local governments by phone and email.
• Researching information online.
• Working with databases and spreadsheets to interpret, enter, clean, test, and compile data from primary and secondary sources.
• Assisting with creating, managing, and editing databases and Excel-based tools.
• Assisting with data analysis and data visualization as needed.
• Coordinating and collaborating with project team and managers.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Experience with relational databases and/or statistical programs preferred.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, with professional phone and email etiquette.
• Able and excited to problem solve.
• Ability to work independently and meet deliverable requirements on time.

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OCCUAPTIONAL SUMMARY:
In the United States, water data have been collected by multiple federal, state, and local agencies for decades, yet we are still unable to answer fundamental questions about our water systems in a timely way: How much water is there? What is its quality? How is it used? Because the da ta have been collected by different agencies, for different purposes, at different scales, and are scattered across multiple platforms with different standards, they are rarely used beyond their original purpose. The Internet of Water (IoW) is a bold vision for how to improve water data infrastructure to fundamentally transform water management. “Internet of Water” describes a network of data producers, hubs, and users to facilitate the sharing and integration of federated open water data.

The IoW was established in2018 at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. The IoW plays the essential role of coordinating efforts among data hubs articulating a clear vision for policies and procedures to share data, demonstrating the value of integrating water data, and capturing that value to ensure the IoW is sustained over time. The IoW also provides technical and non-technic al resources for data producers and data hubs alike.

The Policy Associate will work directly with the IoW Executive Director, the Senior Policy Associate for Engagement and Outreach, other team members, and key external partners to support the needs of the IoW Project. This position will be housed at the Nicholas Institute in Durham, NC with the expectation that the individual must be able to travel on occasion. This position has an initial term-limit of one year with the potential for continuity based on the performance and sustainability of the project.

Work Performed:
Provide support for the IoW in developing plans for research by engaging frequently with stakeholders, data hubs and building coalitions to convey the message of the project and the value of water data as it pertains to each stakeholder and data hub constituent. Assist in providing oral and written presentations to relay project information to target audiences. Assist in pursuing opportunities for communication to external stakeholders.

Support independent and collaborative research to analyze and interpret water datain formation for use by decision makers and investors. Assist in publishing results internally, in peer reviewed academic journals, as appropriate, on the IoW website and externally via social media.

Support the IoW in coordinating and developing strategic communications, planning and disseminating of content of front-end web development skills and google analytics/user surveys to adapt, improve and optimize web communication. Assist in presenting and negotiating plans for cooperative or sponsored research projects.

Support the IoW’s research relating to the concerns and needs of stakeholders that contribute to the development and execution of communications, strategic actions and performance plans. Assist in manage projects and reporting to Duke offices charged with project monitoring, as well as to stakeholders regarding project progress, performance, completion, and impacts.

Support the IoW in developing data solutions for stakeholders, assisting in the development and implementation of data management tools using open templates, data models, schema, and data cleaning procedures that can be readily adopted by IoW participants to make their data discoverable, accessible, and interoperable.

Support the process of identify and creating opportunities for publicizing the IoW’s work, including informing external stakeholders about project progression. Assist in identifying and putting into place new opportunities for involving Duke students in Institute research and follow through with implementing means to ensure student involvement. Depending on expertise and specific duties assist in procuring, de signing, and operating technical models or tools in assigned program areas.

Support meetings, webinars, conferences, and events related to the IoW, working to directly engage faculty and stakeholders in the planning and execution of the events. Communicate understanding of scientific and policy-based approaches to the IoW’s target audiences through written and oral presentations.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education
Work requires a bachelor’s degree in a field related to the specific position.

Experience
Work requires four years of experience in research/data analysis or OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE related position. A related master’s degree may offset required years of experience on a 1:1 basis, e.g. a two year master’s degree in lieu two years of experience.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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RESPONSIBILITIES
The Program Officer (PO), Research manages a research and grant portfolio that focuses on data-driven research and metrics to track entrepreneurial ecosystems, and to further research illuminating successful outcomes to support entrepreneurs, organizations that support entrepreneurs, and decision-makers and policy-makers.
Specific Responsibilities include:
Research
• Work closely with Kauffman Foundation staff, researchers and data scientists, and grantees to develop data and metrics on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
• Conduct research and data analysis as needed and oversee research contractors.
• Acquire a wide range of knowledge on all issues that are of interest to the Entrepreneurship
Department. The PO may be asked to provide leadership on a particular content subject and contribute to Foundation outputs, while developing expertise on a broad range of issues. Focus on keeping up with the changing landscape of research and data in entrepreneurship.

Grant Management
• Develop and manage grants and research initiatives which are relevant to entrepreneurship support organizations and policymakers and lead to data and metrics that ultimately support the success of entrepreneurs.
• Build and attract researchers and funders through request for proposals, individual grants and working with relevant partners.
• Seek to advance the initiatives of the Foundation, with a deep commitment to using data and research insights to foster informed discussion and ultimately drive research, program and policy improvements.
• Support the development and implementation of the department’s broader data strategies and initiatives.
• Represent the Foundation at various conferences and events, including taking relevant speaking engagements.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Education: Master’s degree in a field with strong applied research focus (e.g. applied social science, public policy, computational social science, empirical economics).
Work Experience: Five years of experience working in a research or grant writing capacity. Experience with research preferred.
Travel: This position may require up to 33% business travel.

QUALIFICATIONS
Qualified candidates for this position must be highly motivated, capable of self-directed work, detail- oriented and able to work collaboratively across teams and departments. Incumbents must exhibit a keen sense of responsibility and enjoy working with multiple demands, shifting priorities, and constant change.
A successful candidate profile:
• Ability to construct logical arguments that connect grant outcomes to overall departmental goals
• Adequate understanding of organizational and leadership dynamics in order to identify grantee
capacity for success as well as potential risks
• Methodological and analytical rigor and creative insight to identify, shape, and manage high
quality research in support of strategic goals of the foundation.
• Capacity to understand basic budgets in order to identify grantee capacity for success as well
as potential risks
• Basic understanding of balance sheet and income statements in order to assess grantee
capacity for success as well as potential risks
• Strong computer literacy skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, and data base
applications, and familiarity with standard software programs, including statistical packages.
• Possesses a passion for “doing what is right,” with unquestioned integrity, positive ethics and
values reflective of the Kauffman Foundation.

All of the statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature of the work being performed and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. This document describes the position currently available. The organization reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.
All of the statements in this position description are intended to describe the general nature of the work being performed and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. This document describes the position currently available. The organization reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.

TO APPLY
Interested applicants can apply for this position by submitting a cover letter and resume to resume@kauffman.org.
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted in this fashion, please. (last name, first name, resume OR last name, first name, cover letter).

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El Pueblo’s mission is for Latinxs to achieve positive social change through building consciousness, capacity, and community action. El Pueblo’s core strategies include integrated voter engagement, lobbying for state level policy change, leadership development of grassroots community members, and cultural expression for social change. The organization and its core group of activists and leaders are based in Wake County, although our voter engagement and policy efforts work in coalition with other organizations and communities throughout the state.

The primary purpose of this job is to support staff members and grassroots leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies for building power; running effective, data-driven campaigns; and winning policy changes on the state level that promote immigrant rights and reproductive justice.

Schedule: 40 hours weekly; including evening work at least once a week and some weekend work; occasional travel required.

Salary: $37,000-$47,000, depending on qualifications and experience

Benefits: Employer-sponsored health insurance plan, long-term disability insurance, 401(K) pension plan, and Paid Time Off

Language skills: Fluency in English and Spanish required

Primary Responsibilities:

> Data Management (50%)

Execute canvass data operations which includes cutting turf, printing walk sheets, setting up phone banks/auto-dialers and tracking numbers.
Conduct voter targeting and analysis (with emphasis on the application of micro-targeting, demographic and geographic factors).
Interpret and analyze data to help inform campaign strategy, including producing detailed graphs, charts and maps.
Train necessary data, canvass, and program staff on how to use the database.
Set up quality control system/process and train others to implement it regularly.
Keep database, and related tracking sheets, clean and organized.

> Coalition Building & Collaborations (25%)

Represent El Pueblo in coalitions that represent a variety of sectors and groups to support campaigns for community-identified priorities, including those related to reproductive rights.
Ensure and facilitate the participation of grassroots community members in coalitions working for social change at different levels, including preparing them before coalition meetings, supporting them to share information with other community members, and helping them to make decisions that reflect the interests of their peers.

> Collaborative Responsibilities (25%):

1. Campaign Development:

Develop plans, strategies, and tactics with community members for state-level policy campaigns.
Support community members to understand power dynamics and strategies to build power.
Facilitate planning and decision-making with community members to make progress on key issues.

2. Recruitment and Retention

Develop, implement, and evaluate base-building strategies to recruit community members into El Pueblo, support their involvement in the organization, and keep them involved.
Support other staff and grassroots community members in their base-building efforts.
Collaborate with other staff and community members in grassroots fundraising efforts.

Qualifications:

2 years’ experience implementing and coordinating community organizing efforts, preferably within the Latinx community.
Experience and training as an organizer in neighborhoods, unions, or other grassroots social justice arenas.
Experience with data management programs such as SPSS, Stata, Excel, the Voter Activation Network (VAN), and/or PowerBase (CiviCRM).
Knowledge of the organizing landscape in Wake County and/or North Carolina, especially working with the Latinx community.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with teammates across areas of work.
Ability to analyze data, make sound, logical conclusions, and exercise independent judgment.
Demonstrated commitment to reproductive justice and cross-sector organizing.
Excellent oral communication skills, with an ability to interact with diverse groups of stakeholders, including community members, government staff and coalition partners.
Knowledge of the cultures, principles, and practices of nonprofit organizations.
Flexibility with respect to schedule, and working hours, including ability to work evenings or on weekends to accommodate community members’ schedules.
Fluency in Spanish and English

Successful candidates should have the following attributes:

Strong belief in El Pueblo’s mission and vision.
Team builder and team player.
Respectful of all people, cultures, and backgrounds.
Energetic, creative, flexible, and open-minded.
Sense of humor.
Committed to openness, transparency, and fairness.
Willingness to learn, implement, and evaluate different strategies for achieving policy change.
Flexibility to accommodate changing priorities and shifting plans.

Application Process:

To apply, please write a simple email in English OR in Spanish to moises@elpueblo.org by June 24th, 2019. Include a paragraph or bullet points related to your approach to data-driven organizing campaigns and attach your resume. Please write in the subject line: Organizer. Applications will be received until the position is filled. https://elpueblo.org/el-pueblo-is-hiring/?fbclid=IwAR3SQZm709QKlfkn7gL3MF_0RhxsJV6KxPGeyKbcZAzzr0gXIm8cjiunDfQ

We’re seeking an entry-level employee with an interest in public engagement and communications for environmental, community, and transportation planning and investments. This position is a combination office manager + project coordinator role.

Kearns & West’s San Francisco office seeks an Office Manager/Project Coordinator for immediate hire. Kearns & West is a national collaborative problem solving, dispute resolution, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications firm with offices in Atlanta, GA, Los Angeles, CA, Portland, OR, Sacramento/Davis, CA, Riverside, CA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Washington DC. Kearns & West’s collaboration programs are designed to take a diverse range of issues, opinions, goals, and interests and organize them into clear, productive processes that lead to successful conclusions. The Kearns & West approach encompasses assessment, outreach, engagement and collaboration, process and meeting design, facilitation, environmental dispute resolution, and development of communications tailored to each project’s unique process. We are in need of project coordinator and office staffing support.

Office Manager / Project Coordinator Position

Small consulting office seeks energetic office manager/project coordinator to join our San Francisco office. Background and/or interest in natural resource management, energy, and/or environmental issues strongly preferred. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated and has great initiative, can accomplish tasks quickly, and who can successfully balance working as part of a team with working well independently. Successful applicants will also have strong written and oral communication skills. Requires high quality attention to detail, initiative, and excellent organizational skills. Areas of responsibility include general staff support/maintaining office operations; managing staffing schedules; providing administrative/financial, project management, and research services support; assisting with writing and proofreading materials and finding and developing visuals/graphics; assisting with meeting planning and note-taking; providing project support to office staff; as well as office manager tasks such as ordering supplies, and upkeep of office equipment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Strong candidates will ideally have two to three years of experience, but recent graduates will also be considered. A Bachelor’s Degree and demonstrated interest in environmental issues, natural resource management, and/or energy is strongly preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

· Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously is a must

· Ability to be flexible and resourceful and handle pressure/tight deadlines gracefully

· Ability to interact and perform in a team-based environment

· Strong writing skills

· Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

· Charts, graphs and visuals assistance a plus

· Experience or interest in webinar technology (e.g. Adobe Connect)

· Experience or interest in graphic design

· Experience or interest in social media

TO APPLY: Please e-mail a resume and cover letter to personnel@kearnswest.com with the subject “SF Office Manager/Project Coordinator.” We ask that you do not call or email staff directly. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.