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Alaska Program
Director
About Pacific Environment
Pacific Environment is a non-profit organization that
protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim
by promoting grassroots activism,
strengthening communities and reforming international policies. For nearly
two decades, we have partnered with local communities around the Pacific Rim to protect and preserve the ecological
treasures of this vital region. Together with partners in Russia, China, Japan,
Alaska, California and elsewhere, we’ve shielded tens of thousands of acres of
old growth forest; we’ve won protections for endangered species; we’ve forced
oil, gas and mining companies to heed local concerns; and we’ve changed the way
some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions work.
Pacific
Environment’s success
stems from a deep and abiding trust that local people, armed with the right
tools and solid support, are the world’s best hope for environmental renewal.
We see ourselves as a catalyst in a community of individuals and organizations
working to protect the Pacific Rim’s wild
places and wild life. As such, we support the development of grassroots
organizations around the Pacific Rim,
prioritize coalition-based advocacy, and use international leverage points in
the service of our local partners. Visit
www.pacificenvironment.org to
learn more about our work.
Pacific Environment has
supported community-based efforts to protect the environment in Alaska over the past five
years. Pacific Environment has helped
grow significant campaigns focused on protecting Alaska’s
offshore Arctic waters from oil and gas drilling and on increasing shipping
safety measures in the Arctic and the Bering Sea, particularly by working with
indigenous and other local communities in Alaska.
The Position
Pacific Environment seeks an
experienced and energetic Alaska Program Director with a demonstrated passion
for the environment and social justice. The
Alaska Program Director oversees our campaigns to prevent marine pollution,
including providing professional and timely input and intervention into key
marine pollution threats and bolstering outreach to and cooperation with
indigenous communities around the North Pacific. The Alaska Program Director
supervises a team of two working on campaigns including fighting offshore oil
and gas development and promoting shipping safety. This position will report to the Executive
Director and will be based in the Anchorage
area.
The Alaska Program Director will be responsible
for:
Developing and
implementing campaigns associated with marine pollution threats and other
issues in Alaska
as necessary;
Publicizing
Alaskan environmental and indigenous rights issues and campaigns in the U.S.
through writing articles, public speaking, and working with the media;
Fundraising
for Pacific Environment’s Alaska Program, including outreach to donors,
grant-writing, and reporting;
Overseeing a
team of two Alaska Program staff;
Researching,
monitoring, and analyzing marine pollution and other environmental issues
in Alaska,
including oil/gas, mining, indigenous rights, and shipping safety;
Increasing
outreach to and cooperation with indigenous communities in Alaska;
Establishing
media contacts and acting as a spokesperson for the Alaska program;
Assisting with
the production and dissemination of reports, project and campaign outreach
materials, including policy papers, citizens' guides, fact sheets, and web
pages;
Working in
collaboration with Pacific Environment’s other programs to provide
information and network marine conservation and indigenous rights
advocates around the Pacific Rim;
Performing
administrative tasks as necessary;
Other tasks as
needed.
Skills and Experience Needed:
Demonstrated
connections in the Alaska
community;
Superb written
and verbal communications skills;
Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills,
excellent attention to detail;
Able to work under pressure, while being
self-motivated and an energetic team player;
Excellent interpersonal skills and ease in
working cooperatively with people of different cultures;
Experience running environmental and/or
indigenous rights campaigns;
Experience working with indigenous communities;
Experience with public speaking;
Strong
computer skills, including email and web technology and MS Office;
Ability to
travel in Alaska,
nationally and/or internationally;
Authorized to
work in the United
States;
Personal commitment to environmental and social
justice and a sense of humor is essential!
. This position is ideally
suited someone with a minimum of a BA or BS degree and at least 5-10 years experience
working with a not-for-profit environmental or indigenous rights organization,
or in a related field. Candidates with
advanced degrees are encouraged to apply.
The position is full time and provides a competitive salary depending on
experience plus an excellent benefits package
How to Apply: After visiting
our website, please e-mail a cover letter, resume, a writing sample, and
contact information for three references to:
This position will remain
open until filled; all applications received by February 5, 2010 will be
reviewed.
Internships
Pacific Environment has a few internships available for qualified, self-motivated people who can work with a minimal amount of supervision. Tasks that you may be able to help with include research and writing, administrative assistance, translating and assistance with communications and outreach products. Some internships will be able to provide compensation.
We have the following internships available:
California
Program Intern
The California Program Intern will provide both programmatic and administrative
support to the California Program Director.
Requirements: This position requires a self-motivated individual
who has a passion for clean energy and for fighting the causes of global
warming. It requires the completion of least a Junior level of college
education. The internship requires minimum commitment of 16 hours a week, 8 of
which must be completed during regular business hours at Pacific Environment’s San Francisco office. The
duration of the internship is a minimum of 12 weeks. The period for the
Spring 2010 internship will be February 8 through May 14.
Responsibilities: The California Program intern will be responsible for
a variety of tasks, which may include:
Assist in the planning of
events, press conferences, and meetings.
Helping organize popular
support for clean energy initiatives.
Writing articles, Op-Eds, and
letters to the editor.
Research and writing on
energy topics.
Perform administrative tasks
including website maintenance, trip planning, and logistical assistance.
Academic credit and assistance with commute costs available.
China
Program Intern
The China Program Summer Intern works directly with the
China Program staff in San Francisco.
The internship will be based on current needs of the China Program but may
include:
Assist in the planning of
events, press conferences, and meetings.
Helping organize popular
support for China
program through social media
Perform administrative tasks
including website maintenance, trip planning, and logistical assistance.
Drafting
one-pagers on the impact of water pollution or climate change on local
communities in China,
contribute timely China-focused articles to the Pacific Environment blog,
translating Chinese documents into English;
Requirements:
must
be able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese and English; translation skills
are highly preferred;
must
have a strong interest in environmental issues and possess solid research
and writing skills
Time
commitment for internship is 16-40 hours per week for any 8-12 week period
from May 2010 to September 2010.
Workspace
at the office is limited so some of the work may be done at home. Having
your own computer is a plus.
For more information on the work of Pacific Environment in China,
please visit our website: www.pacificenvironment.org.
This
is an unpaid, academic internship available only for the period described.
Deadline to apply is March 12, 2010.
To apply for internships listed above, please download the application below and send to skellman@pacificenvironment.org with attached resume, cover letter, and writing sample. Please put the internship job title in the subject line.
