Environmental Jobs, 6th Edition

With jobs and internships from more than 60 organizations, this Environmental Special is probably our most extensive post ever (outside our annual Intern Special in January).

African Wildlife Federation – Media Relations Intern (scroll down) – $8/hr

Alice Ferguson Foundation – Educator/Naturalist (scroll down) – part-time

Amazon Watch:

• Communications Director – San Francisco, CA
• Internships – DC & San Francisco – apply by Dec. 1 – scroll to bottom for internship descriptions

American Farmland Trust:

• Development Associate
• Director of Finance & Administration
• Marketing & Communications Intern - $10-$12/hr

American Forest Foundation – Program Coordinator (pdf)

American Rivers – Legal Intern – for current law school enrollees

Aspen Institute – Associate Director, Energy & Environment Program – apply by Nov. 1

Audubon Society:

• Program Assistant
• Public Policy Internship
• additional jobs/internships nationwide

Beyond Pesticides – Internship, Organic Program

Center for Biological Diversity:

• Online Organizer – Tucson, AZ
• Internships – Tucson, San Francisco & Portland

Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Legal Internships, Summer 2011 – Annapolis, MD – apply by Oct. 31

Climate Institute – Internships – apply by Dec.1

Climate Lab – Intern info – appears currently out-of-date

Conservation Fund – BioStatistics Intern – Shepherdstown, WV

Conservation Law Foundation – Boston, MA:

• Marketing Manager
• Manager, Annual Fund & Development Services
• Development & Special Events Assistant and Program Assistant
• Community Outreach Associate – can also be based in ME or RI
• Chief Operating Officer – apply by Nov. 5 – search managed by Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
• Attorney/Litigator positions also available

Conservation International:

• Senior Director, Online Engagement
• Development Associate
• Assistant, Graphic Design
• Senior Regional Development Officer – Chicago, IL
• Photo Intern
• more opportunities available

Consortium for Ocean Leadership:

• Special Assistant to the President
• Policy Internships - apply by Nov. 15

Defenders of Wildlife:

• Vice President for Marketing & Communications
• Director of International Conservation
• Federal Lands Associate
• Renewable Energy & Wildlife Analyst
• more available – database/web and reef science-oriented

Delaware Nature Society – Citizen Science Coordinator – Hockessin, DE

Ducks Unlimited – Website Coordinator – Memphis, TN

Earth Day Network – Intern info – some listings appear outdated

Earth Justice:

• Press Secretary – Oakland, CA
• Major Gifts Officer – New York
• Policy & Legislation Intern – DC-based
• more jobs, internships and legal/clerk opportunities nationwide

EARTHWORKS – Web/E-advocacy Intern

Environment America – wide variety of positions available

Environmental Council of the States – Intern info

Environmental & Energy Study Institute – Energy & Climate Associate

Environmental Defense Fund:

• Senior Online Editor
• Executive Assistant
• Associate Vice President; Land, Water & Wildlife Program – San Francisco, CA – search managed by California Environmental Associates

Environmental Law Institute:

• Research & Publications Intern
• Law Clerk/Fellowship opportunities

Environmental Protection Agency – Public Affairs Specialist – $123k-$155k – job ID: RTP-OA-DE-2010-0014 – apply by Oct. 6

Environmental Working Group – Internships – apply by Nov. 19

Food & Water Watch – Senior Organizer – New York

Friends of the Earth – Director, Climate & Energy Project

Global Green USA:

• Database & Development Associate – $30k-$35k
• Grant Writer/Development Associate – $30k-$35k
• Internships – DC, Los Angeles & New York

Green America:

• Director of Development – $60k-$65k
• Internships

Greenpeace:

• Chief Operating Officer – search managed by Koya Consulting
• Senior Campaigner, Forests – DC or San Francisco – apply by Oct. 13
• Frontline Administrator – apply by Oct. 12
• Global Warming Campaign Director
• Online Director – DC or San Francisco – search managed by Koya Consulting

Heinz Center for Science, Economics & the Environment – Vice President for Programs

ICF International – variety of opportunities under college recruiting, energy, and environmental categories

Institute for a Sustainable Society – Director, Civil Society – position focuses on climate adaptation

Izaak Walton League – Director of Development – search managed by SBR Executive Search

League of Conservation Voters – Major Gifts Officer

Marine Conservation Biology Institute – Intern info

National Association for Conservation Districts – Intern info

National Association of State Foresters – Intern – $250/wk – apply by Oct. 29

National Council on Science & the Environment – Intern info – none currently available

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation – Director, Wildlife Habitat & Conservation

National Geographic Society (scroll back or use job #):

• Director, Corporate Partnerships (4362)
• Coordinator, Strategic Initiatives and Explorer Programs (4371)
• Coordinator, Asst. Release (4370)
• Director, Digital Strategy (4181)
• Internships also available

National Parks Conservation Association – Internships

National Park Foundation – scroll down to find:

• Director, Partner Development
• Vice President of Corporate Partnerships
• Executive Director, African American Experience Fund
• Internships

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition:

• Grassroots Organizer
• Policy Associate (scroll down)
• Policy Internship (scroll down)

National Wildlife Federation:

• General Counsel
• Development Associate
• Conservation & Education Philanthropy Coordinator
• Clean Water Coalition Communications Manager – Annapolis, MD

Natural Resources Defense Council:

• Federal Building Energy Efficiency Advocate
• Policy Analyst – apply by Oct. 18
• Science Center Director – search managed by the Explore Company
• Development Assistant – New York
• Public Health Intern
• additional jobs & internships – including legal internships – available in DC, San Francisco, New York, Chicago & Beijing

Nature Conservancy (search by job # or scroll back - note: some of the deadline Oct. 8/9 jobs cannot be found scrolling back, but do still appear when searching by # - we don't know status implications of that):

• Donor Relations Manager (12434) – apply by Oct. 8
• Donor Relations Manager (12420) – apply by Oct. 8
• Associate Director of Philanthropy (12418) – apply by Oct. 8
• Philanthropy Information & Resource Coordinator (12504) – apply by Oct. 8
• NOAA Partnerships Assistant (12484) – apply by Oct. 8
• Publications Specialist (12410) – apply by Oct. 9
• Reef Resilience Project Manager (12475) – apply by Oct. 15
• Web Systems Coordinator (12531) – apply by Oct. 22
  
• Senior Manager, Monthly Giving (12454) – apply by Oct. 31
• several Internships noted – DC and nationwide – Dec. 17 date seems to apply in most cases
  

Oceana:

• Energy Advocate
• Grantwriter
• Foundations Manager – New York
• multiple DC-based Intern (scroll down) opportunities, plus more jobs/fellowships – local & field

Ocean Conservancy:

• Manager, Foundation & Government Relations
• Congressional Affairs Manager
• Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing
• Constituent Outreach Specialists in Louisiana and Alabama and Texas
• more available nationwide

Pew Charitable Trusts/Environment Group:

• Senior Associate, Northeast Forage Fish Campaign – Philadelphia, PA
• Senior Associate, Pacific Forage Fish Campaign – Portland, OR
• Manager, Pacific Forage Fish Campaign – Portland, OR
• Senior Associate, Forage Fish Conservation Initiative – Portland, OR

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility – Legal Internships/Externships

Rails to Trails Conservancy – Coordinator, Online & New Media

Rainforest Alliance – New York, except as noted:

• Communications Assistant
• Foundation & Corporate Relations Assistant – part-time
• Major Gifts Coordinator
• more New York-based jobs & internships, plus other domestic/international opportunities

Rare Conservation:

• Communications Manager
• more program & international positions

Sierra Club:

• Online Outreach Systems Administrator – San Francisco, CA
• Associate Field Organizer, Coal – New Mexico-based
• no recent DC-based positions shown available

Solar Energy Industries Association – Admin Assistant (pdf)

Sustainable Building Industry Council - Intern

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership – Director of Finance & Administration - $70k

Trout Unlimited:

• Legislative Fellow, Climate Change Advocacy
• Veteran Service Partnership Coordinator
• Eastern Land Protection Project/Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
• data entry position – part-time
• Eastern Washington Project Manager – Wenatchee, WA

Trust for Public Land – various opportunities, none DC-based

Union of Concerned Scientists:

• Washington Representative – apply by Oct. 15
• Director, Midwest Office – Chicago, IL – apply by Oct. 15
• additional opportunities in the Cambridge, MA office

US Green Building Council:

• Executive Admin Assistant
• Director, Affordable Housing Initiative
• marketing, admin & LEED-related positions

Water Environment Federation – Assistant Manager

The Wilderness Society:

• Climate Policy Associate
• Development Operations Coordinator
• NM State Director – Albuquerque
• Internships

Wildlife Conservation Society:

• Federal Affairs Policy Analyst
• several New York-based jobs & internships (suggest sorting by date after search)

World Bank – Director of Sustainable Energy Development – apply by Oct. 18

World Resources Institute:

• Director, US Climate Initiative
• Legal Intern and New Ventures Intern
• Asia Strategic Director for the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport – can be located in DC or internationally
• more available in DC

World Wildlife Fund:

• Senior Admin Assistant, Climate Adaptation
• Program Officer, Africa & Madagascar Program – DC-based development & fundraising position
• Associate Specialist, Media Relations
• Program Officer, Climate Change
• more opportunities available

Worldwatch Institute – Intern info