JOBS

    The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) seeks an effective, dynamic individual to work with NWF’s Coastal Louisiana Restoration Project to help lead a grassroots organizing campaign in support of NWF’s issue agenda on Coastal Louisiana Restoration (including combating climate change), in the Barataria and Terrebonne basins of Coastal Louisiana. The successful candidate will have strong communication, leadership, team building, and project management skills. This person will work under the Coastal Louisiana Senior Program Manager and with the Gulf States Regional Executive Director, as well as other local and regional staff.  This person is part of a highly engaged team of NWF staff and other NGO partners working in campaign mode to push the envelope on rapid deployment of large-scale coastal restoration projects and a strong, environmentally sound plan for hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana.

This person will be responsible to:

·        Work with outreach, program, and field staff to implement a strategic advocacy campaign focused on coastal restoration and hurricane protection in the Barataria-Terrebonne basin.

·        Engage and collaborate with NWF partners and other organizations to influence public policy and decision makers.

·        Work with NWF’s key constituencies with emphasis placed on hunters and anglers and other nontraditional constituencies.

·        Develop, track and mentor volunteer leadership for involvement in NWF-related affiliate programs and NWF programs.

·        Work with all types of grassroots tactics including: grassroots and grasstops engagement, earned and paid media, coalition building, local and national lobbying, and on the ground and online communication tools.

·        Conduct research, public outreach, and analysis on restoration planning in the Barataria-Terrebonne basin.

·        Conduct trainings and workshops, and speak at events and conferences.

·        Assist other staff in fundraising activities.

Function as part of a larger team that includes NWF local, regional, and national staff, and staff from other NGO partners.

     Must have a college degree and a minimum of three years of successful job experience in political campaigns or nonprofit advocacy organizations required.  Experience with / knowledge of Louisiana’s coastal restoration program and history a plus.  Long-term local residency preferred.

• Ability to organize volunteers and groups around a specific advocacy campaign.

• Ability to work strategically and as a team player; to be able to develop trusting relationships with hunters and anglers and other constituencies.

• Attention to detail and ability to multitask required

• Strong written and oral communication skills required

• Facility with all aspects of Microsoft Office required.

• Experience working with volunteer leadership preferred

• Experience with environmental advocacy and environmental issues preferred

• Excellent judgment to make quick decisions and rapidly respond to any question posed by members in the field.

• Experience working with diverse constituencies

• Ability to work effectively from home or an office location remote from other NWF staff.

Exceptional interpersonal skills are necessary to build and maintain the kind of relationships needed to succeed at this job. The Organizer must have the ability to organize volunteers and groups around a specific advocacy campaign. He or she must demonstrate the ability to work strategically and as a team player and be able to develop trusting relationships with a wide range of constituents. The person must possess strong writing and public speaking skills and exhibit knowledge and confidence without arrogance. The person must be able to use good judgment to make quick decisions and to respond rapidly to any questions posed by members in the field. Finally, preference will be given to those with strong computer skills, including experience with the world wide web, e-mail, list serves, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Do you hear the call of the wild?  Apply at www.nwf.org/careergateway and join us in mobilizing Americans to protect our country’s wildlife.