Jobs and Internships at ForestEthics
ABOUT FORESTETHICS
Founded in 2000, ForestEthics is a nonprofit environmental organization with staff in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to protect Endangered Forests and wild places, wildlife, and human wellbeing. We catalyze environmental leadership among industry, governments and communities by running hard-hitting and highly effective campaigns that leverage public dialogue and pressure to achieve our goals. Over the past decade, we have transformed the environmental practices of Fortune 500 companies including Dell, Staples, Office Depot, Victoria’s Secret, Williams-Sonoma, and many others; and by leveraging these companies’ influence with their suppliers and governments, we have helped secure commitments to protect more than 65 million acres of endangered forest around the world.
Grant Writer
THE POSITION:
ForestEthics’ grant writer plays an important role in advancing ForestEthics’ environmental mission, as s/he is responsible for creating submission-ready proposals and reports for an active portfolio of 60-70 foundations, which include some of the world’s largest and most influential environmental funders, such as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, to name but a few. Working as part of our development team, the grant writer will lead the creation of content for new proposals, reports, and other documents, and refresh archived content as necessary to reflect the unique needs of each foundation. Regular interviews with senior-level, international campaign staff (Canadian primarily) will be required to maintain active and lively content.
The ideal candidate will have excellent professional writing experience (experience with grant writing preferred), thrive in a very deadline-driven work environment, and demonstrate that they will be able to 'hit the ground running' as of early February 2012. This is a half-time (20 hours/week), non-exempt position with excellent benefits. Although our development team is located in ForestEthics’ San Francisco office, remote applicants are encouraged to apply.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Create submission-ready grant proposals and reports as directed by the Senior Development Officer.
- Conduct interviews with campaign staff and executive officers (as necessary) to update and create new content related to organization-wide and campaign-specific activities.
- Update boilerplates (i.e. executive summaries, organization history, theories of change, etc) for use by development staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least three years professional writing experience (experience with grant writing preferred).
- Excellent project management, follow-through, and time management skills.
- High reasoning skills as demonstrated by the ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; and the ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Independent, self-motivated with a desire to provide support to advance ForestEthics’ mission.
- Highly organized, flexible, creative, able to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Strong interpersonal skills; sense of humor.
TO APPLY:
Please send cover letter with resume and a writing sample to grantwriter (at) forestethics.org with your name in the subject line. No phone calls please.
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Senior US Tar Sands Campaigner
THE POSITION:
The Senior US Tar Sands Campaigner will work in the US to move Fortune 1000 companies away from Tar Sands fuels and to create greater awareness and concern in the US about growing dependence on Tar Sands oil. Fortune 1000 companies are central to the ForestEthics campaign against Canada’s Tar Sands because the biggest US corporations represent a large part of US demand for transportation fuel, the primary end-product derived from Canada’s Tar Sands. The campaigner will work to hold companies using Tar Sands fuels accountable and will employ a range of campaign tools, including market place campaigning, negotiation, community organizing and coalition building. Preferred location: Bellingham, Washington. This is a full-time, exempt position with excellent benefits and salary based on the successful applicant’s experience level. The position will remain open until filled.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Responsible for direct contact to persuade Fortune 1000 companies to adopt positions and policies against Canada’s Tar Sands.
• Work with Market Solutions department to support its work on Tar Sands with companies.
• Directly organize and coordinate activist and ally involvement in the US Tar Sands campaign.
• Create and advance campaign plans that will secure regular media coverage for the US Tar Sands campaign.
• Work with supervisor to develop and execute all strategies and tactics of the US Tar Sands campaign.
• Develop and secure approval to execute specific campaign project plans.
• Supervise, motivate and develop staff, identify and manage conflicts effectively where they may arise.
• Work with staff organizers and communications department to recruit online, field and media on media and materials for the US Tar Sands campaign.
• Participate in all campaign planning activities and meetings.
• Provide regular update on campaign activities.
• Track web site to insure information is up-to-date and accurate.
• Manage virtual collaboration workspace for campaign.
• Propose job descriptions for interns.
• Supervise interns in the performance of their jobs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 5+ years specific experience in corporate campaigns required, with additional years of other campaign experience strongly preferred.
• Requires high level of proven ability to persuade highly resistant decision makers.
• Requires high level of proven ability to secure campaign media coverage.
• Demonstrated track record of effective teamwork and coalition building as well as ability to work independently.
• Excellent project management, follow-through, and time management skills.
• Experience with grant writing and budgeting preferred.
• Ability to think and act strategically.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong math skills as demonstrated by the ability to work with and apply mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, fractions, percentages, and ratios.
• Very high reasoning skills as demonstrated by the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• High language skills as demonstrated by the ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• Talk, hear
• Clear vision at 25 inches or less to view computer screen and read documents
• Must be able to sit at desk and work on a computer for long periods of time
• Capacity to handle high levels of stress productively
• May have to climb stairs to reach office
• Working conditions typical of an office environment
• Exposure to moderate levels of noise such as computers, printers, light traffic
TO APPLY:
Please send cover letter with resume to tarsandscampaigner (at) forestethics.org with your name in the subject line. No phone calls please.
We thank you for your application, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
