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Anacostia Riverkeeper
General Description:
The Anacostia RIVERKEEPER is responsible for the management and implementation of the Anacostia RIVERKEEPER program to prevent pollution and habitat degradation of the Anacostia River and its watershed. The full-time position reports directly to the Board of Directors of the Anacostia RIVERKEEPER, Inc. Additionally, the Anacostia RIVERKEEPER is responsible for:
• Protecting the
Anacostia River watershed from pollution
and habitat degradation either by directly
investigating, documenting, and
reporting these activities and providing
appropriate follow-up action or by
managing other partner groups to do
so;
• Improving the health of
the Anacostia River by
strengthening the role of Anacostia RIVERKEEPER
volunteers and community
residents in the implementation of effective
water quality policy and
initiatives in order to achieve effective
management that is sustainable over
the long term;
• Expanding and
diversifying the constituency for a clean
and healthy river by raising public awareness
and articulating the threats
facing the Anacostia River to citizens,
legislators, policy makers, the media
and funders;
• Providing technical
support as needed for existing
advocacy, monitoring, lands conservancy, and
restoration efforts being
implemented by other environmental
organizations in the
region;
• Prepare a strategy for
continued funding of the
program, including membership income and grant
opportunities and appropriate
promotional materials for the
program;
• Conduct ongoing
overviews and assessments of existing
local, state and federal authorities and
responsibilities for monitoring and
protecting the Anacostia River and review of
scientific research, monitoring
reports and other documentation of water
quality.
• Identify and
collaborate with the many stakeholder
groups within the Anacostia River watershed to
build support for the
RIVERKEEPER program and to increase public
awareness of the key
issues;
• Establish a working
relationship with legal counsel
Attorneys including, Georgetown Institute
forPublic Policy; Earth Justice and
NRDC.
Knowledge,
Skills, Abilities:
The Anacostia RIVERKEEPER
must possess the capacity to
identify, implement and manage long and
short-term winning environmental
campaigns on multiple specific and targeted
water quality initiatives that will
protect the Anacostia River for future
generations.
The RIVERKEEPER should have environmental campaign management experience, preferably with a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. Additionally, a general knowledge of water quality science, law and policy is preferable. An understanding of grassroots organizations and activities, volunteer management, knowledge of political and legislative processes and experience working with multiple stakeholders is preferred. An advanced degree or equivalent experience in biology, hydro-geology, environmental studies, environmental law or a related field is required.
Illustrative
Examples
of Work:
•
Collaborate with the Board of
Directors: Provide input to the board, the
President/Chief Executive Officer
and/or committees appointed by the board for
development of long-range goals
and annual objectives that ensure the
Foundation remains focused primarily on
the protection, preservation and restoration of
the Anacostia River.
•
Director of Advocacy: Serves
as a full-time public advocate for the
Anacostia River and all its tributaries,
by observing, documenting and reporting
environmentally-harmful activity and
instituting enforcement action or litigation
when appropriate.
•
Community and Public
Relations: Acts as the spokesperson for the
Anacostia River at media events,
public speaking engagements and fundraisers.
Develop mutually beneficial
networking relationships with environmental and
community organizations
throughout the basin.
•
RIVERKEEPER Program
Management: Establish, prioritize, manage and
coordinate initiatives including,
permit review and comment preparation, hearing
testimony, and special projects.
Maintain an on-the-river presence utilizing
volunteers and/or staff to
investigate pollution sources, support
monitoring efforts, and provide a
platform for education and for raising public
awareness. Manage the training
and performance of all volunteers with goal of
insuring the viability of the
Citizen Watch RIVERKEEPER
Program.
•
Assist Fundraising Efforts:
Provide technical assistance and input as
needed to with fundraising, including
membership development, river event planning,
as well as preparation of major
grant proposals.
•
Provide Motivation and
Leadership: Empower the Anacostia Collaborative
and board by engaging and
connecting them to the Anacostia
River.
• An
experienced
and effective advocate, preferably with
experience developing and managing
environmental campaigns.
•
An understanding of grassroots organizing,
volunteer management, political and legislative
processes is preferred.
• Must
have the
ability to conduct rigorous investigations of
pollution problems. • Must have
knowledge of and experience with Federal and
State environmental laws and
regulations.
• Strong
skills
in communicating technical issues to lay
audiences, including elected officials
and the general public. Must be able to
convincingly argue for
often-controversial
positions.
•
Good judgment and the ability to manage
multiple deadlines. Knowledge and a passion for
the issues of the Anacostia
River.
•
Science background and field
experience a plus
Please send Resume and
Cover
Letter with salary expectations to:
hr@anacostiariverkeeper.org