Program Advocate or Attorney - Alaska Project

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Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, United States
Full-time

NRDC is seeking an experienced attorney or policy advocate for our Alaska Project, working in NRDC’s office in Washington, DC or San Francisco with periodic travel to Alaska and elsewhere, providing highly effective advocacy, collaboration, and leadership in challenging, high stakes conservation campaigns across a spectrum of forums, focusing principally on federal public lands and waters in Alaska.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Conducting successful advocacy related to conservation of natural areas and wildlife in and offshore Alaska, preferably including legal advocacy;
  • Coordinating with and enhancing the advocacy efforts of other groups working to conserve natural values and places in Alaska, including local and regional partners and Alaska Natives;
  • Developing strong substantive expertise in scientific, technical, and legal issues relevant to Alaska conservation;
  • Collaborating with and providing expertise and strategic assistance to NRDC staff in other projects and programs;
  • Drafting briefing papers, formal comments, testimony, and other advocacy documents;
  • Communicating effectively with media professionals about Alaska conservation issues;
  • Contributing to NRDC public communications, including social media;
  • Assisting with outreach to NRDC members, donors, and funders;
  • Staffing NRDC leadership for high level meetings; and
  • Contributing to making NRDC’s work more relevant to diverse communities and interest groups;
Skills/Experience: 
  • Either (i) a law degree or advanced degree in the natural sciences and a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience related to federal policy advocacy (including time in a policy-related congressional or agency staff position), or (ii) a relevant bachelor’s degree and 5 years’ such experience;
  • Demonstrated success both (i) working collegially on and (ii) providing leadership in, policy advocacy;
  • Strong aptitude for mastering scientific and technical background for policy debates; and
  • Highly developed writing skills.
  • Experience with Geographic Information Systems is desirable but not required.
  • Ability to travel to other NRDC offices and Alaska on a monthly basis.
How to Apply: 

https://careers-nrdc.icims.com/jobs/3743/program-advocate-or-attorney---...

Job Function: 
Advocacy / Lobbying

Organization Info

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Overview
Headquarters: 
New York, NY, United States
Website: 
nrdc.org
Annual Budget : 
$100-500M
Founded: 
1970
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Environment
Legal Services / Justice System
Mission: 

The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places.

We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment.

We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations.

We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment. We seek to break down the pattern of disproportionate environmental burdens borne by people of color and others who face social or economic inequities. Ultimately, NRDC strives to help create a new way of life for humankind, one that can be sustained indefinitely without fouling or depleting the resources that support all life on Earth.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Nov 2 2017
Active Until: 
Dec 3 2017
Hiring Organization: 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
industry: 
Nonprofit