Clean Water Advocate, Environment America

Washington, DC or Boston, MA

Environment America seeks a Clean Water Advocate to build public support for solutions that protect our waterways and ensure safe drinking water in the U.S.

As our Clean Water Advocate, you will work with Clean Water Director John Rumpler and our team across the country to:

• Get the Lead Out of our drinking water, especially at schools and child care centers.
• Make our waters Safe for Swimming, by preventing sewage overflows and runoff pollution.
• Stop PFAS pollution of our waterways.
• Build a vibrant network of leaders and organizations who support clean water. 

Key Responsibilities 

Here’s what you will do:

• Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to demonstrate support for clean water.
• Organize events. Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate.
• Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize media events and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign.
• Advocate: Present a compelling case for strong action on clean water to decision–makers through lobbying, testifying at hearings, and producing powerful written materials.
• Fundraise: Write grant proposals, build relationships with foundation staff, and raise money from individual donors, to bring more resources to our campaigns. 
• Grow our team: Identify and recruit strong candidates to join our staff and manage interns to maximize the impact of your clean water campaign.

This position requires excellent judgement, discretion and the ability to oversee significant projects.

Qualifications

Why you will be a powerful Clean Water Advocate:

• You have 2 or more years of experience in grassroots organizing, coalition-building, campaign politics and/or advocacy.
• You’re an outstanding communicator with excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• You’re a creative problem-solver and a strategic thinker.
• You’re a dynamic people-person and listener, with a track record of recruiting others, raising funds, and building relationships.
• You are well-organized and able to advance multiple priorities.
• You’re a team player, with the passion and grit to build a movement and do what it takes to get the work done. 

Compensation and Benefits

The starting compensation range for this position is $38,000-$45,000 for a candidate with 2-8 years of experience. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. Environment America  offers an excellent benefits package.  Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, time off, a commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement. 

Location: Washington, DC or Boston, MA

Why work with Environment America? Check out 10 reasons on our website.

About Environment America

Environment America is a policy and action group working to tackle the most profound problem of our time: a way of living that is depleting and destabilizing the natural world. 

We’re defenders of clean water, both as vital to our health and because rivers, lakes, bays and wetlands bring awe and wonder to our lives. We have a 30+ year history of winning policies to protect clean water and holding polluters accountable in court. 

We’re also advocates for energy conservation and renewable power, so we can keep oil in the ground and stop burning fossil fuels. We’re champions of plastic reduction, so nothing we use for a few minutes is allowed to pollute our oceans for centuries.

Environment America and our national network of 30 state environmental groups work to improve our quality of life by reducing the pollution and other harms of how we produce, consume and dispose of more and more stuff. And we do it one step at a time, by winning results for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife, open spaces, and a livable climate that make a tangible difference in people's lives and our environment. 

If you want to work hard, challenge yourself, and make a real impact on the critical environmental issues of our time, consider a career with Environment America.

Our Mission and Values

Environment America is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit our website for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Environment America is an equal opportunity employer.

COVID-19: We take COVID-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our COVID safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law.