Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action will be hiring a full-time or part-time campaign organizer for the Diesel Pollution Solution campaign. This organizer will organize community and constituency group support for local, state, and federal action to clean-up polluting diesel vehicles.

Clean Water Fund is a national non-profit research and education organization that promotes the public interest on issues relating to energy, water, waste, toxics and natural resources. Clean Water Fund's top goals include building support for environmental health issues, and empowering citizens to create grassroots power and make democracy work. Clean Water Fund's programs build on and complement those of Clean Water Action.

Clean Water Action is a national organization with over 1 million members nationally, over 30,000 in Massachusetts, whose goals are clean, safe and affordable water; prevention of health-threatening pollution; creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses; and empowerment of people to make democracy work. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups and coalitions, and campaigns to elect environmental candidates and solve environmental and community problems.

The Project

The Diesel Pollution Solution is a coalition of local and state-wide advocacy groups working to improve air quality in MA. Diesel exhaust from buses, trains, and trucks is a serious danger to our health, particularly in urban neighborhoods. In fact, MA ranks 5th for the worst health impacts from diesel pollution, and those health impacts include: 475 premature deaths, 727 non-fatal heart attacks and 9923 asthma attacks. In addition to harmful particulate matter in diesel soot, diesel engines represent a significant, controllable source of black carbon, which contribute significantly to global warming. Reducing black carbon can provide net cooling benefits in the near term while carbon dioxide reduction strategies and technologies are developed and implemented.

The coalition is seeking state policy and funding to require retrofit filters on polluting MA fleets of vehicles to get reduce this dangerous soot. We are especially concerned with reducing diesel emissions in the most over-burdened environmental justice communities. Our role in that effort is building a base of people willing to take action on this issue. This campaign requires significant community based outreach and policy work in diverse multi-cultural communities.

Organizer Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Environmental Health Organizer will include community education and grassroots leadership development; making public presentations to groups; preparing materials and training for grassroots community groups; building and strengthening project coalitions; media work, including writing press releases and organizing press events; assisting in the research, distribution and publicizing of policy and research reports; fundraising to support these projects; interacting with public officials in policy forums; helping to develop on-going strategies for these projects; and other responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Interest in Environmental Health and Combating Climate Change
• Desire to be out in community educating, politicizing and mobilizing residents
• Successful professional or volunteer experience organizing the public on environmental or health issues
• Demonstrated commitment to environmental health, environmental justice &/or climate change initiatives
• Experience with and interest in working with diverse communities
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience in preparing and delivering public presentations
• Proven team player with appropriate interpersonal skills in a variety of settings
• Ability to design a work plan, prioritize and meet goals
• Computer skills, including word processing
• Well-organized and self-motivated
• Tact, grace under pressure and a good sense of humor
• Must be willing to travel throughout Massachusetts and work some weekday evenings and weekends
• Willingness and ability to work hard and learn quickly can substitute for some of the above qualifications.

Compensation

Annual salary range around $30,000/annum, commensurate with experience. Attractive benefits package available. Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action value diversity in the workplace.

To Apply

Internal candidates please contact your supervisor. Send a letter of interest and a resume via mail or e-mail to:

Namasha Schelling
Clean Water Fund
262 Washington St., Suite 301
Boston, MA 02108

or by e-mail. Phone 617- 338-8131 extension 204.