Field Organizer
Fellowship
The Environmental Law
& Policy Center (ELPC) seeks to hire an entry-level Field Organizer for a
one-year fellowship term. The Field Organizer’s primary job
responsibilities involve outreach to community groups for ELPC’s children’s
health protection and diesel pollution reduction campaign, and focused work on
other “hot” ELPC campaigns where additional help is needed. S/he will seek and
engage new partners, help to coordinate relationships with coalition members,
engage in community outreach activities, and draft informational and persuasion
pieces. This is a great opportunity to learn and get exposure to the
major environmental issues facing the Midwest at one of the region’s largest
environmental groups.
ORGANIZATION: ELPC is the Midwest’s leading
public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation
organization, and among the nation’s leaders. We develop and lead successful
strategic environmental advocacy campaigns to improve environmental quality and
protect our natural heritage. We are public interest environmental
entrepreneurs who engage in creative business deal making with diverse
interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and
economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff
of 40 talented public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists,
policy advocates, and communications specialists brings a strong and effective
combination of skills to solve environmental problems and improve the quality
of life in our communities. ELPC’s headquarters is in Chicago with additional
offices and professional staff in Columbus, OH, Des Moines, IA, Jamestown, ND,
Madison, WI, Duluth, MN, Sioux Falls, SD, and Washington D.C. ELPC has an
annual budget of $6.5 million and started in 1993. See www.elpc.org.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Be a member of ELPC’s Children’s
Health Protection and Diesel Pollution Reduction Campaign team (2/3 of Field
Organizer’s time), and assist on other ELPC project teams as hot issues arise.
Seek out, meet with and energize grassroots partners, attend and participate in
public meetings, and otherwise assist ELPC’s project staff advance our
goals. Draft short educational and persuasion pieces, conduct research
for special projects.
QUALIFICATIONS: This Field Organizer must be a good
people person (comfortable meeting people and finding common ground),
persuasive, flexible, able to learn quickly and work effectively in a
fast-paced professional environment with public interest attorneys, MBAs,
public policy advocates and communications specialists. S/he should have good
writing skills, be hard-working, able to multi-task and prioritize work under
deadlines. Some knowledge of environment, clean energy, climate change
solutions and/or other public policy issues is valued. In short, ELPC is
looking to hire a smart Organizer who can effectively represent the
organization and advance its mission. A Bachelors’ degree, previous work
and/or internship experience is required.
SALARY: $30,000, plus excellent
benefits. This fellowship position is for one year.
APPLICATION
PROCESS:
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume and professional references by
email to: fieldorganizer@elpc.org Telephone inquiries are discouraged. The
Environmental Law & Policy Center is an equal opportunity employer and is
continually seeking to diversify its staff.
