Job Description

The Senior Coordinator, State Policy of the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (Coalition) (www.delriverwatershed.org) facilitates outreach and civic engagement efforts to support the Coalition’s policy priorities throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. The Senior Coordinator, State Policy will be responsible for coordinating the state-based activities of the Coalition, including overseeing the State Lead initiative, supporting state advocacy activities, and engaging and mobilizing Coalition members. The Senior Coordinator, State Policy will coordinate closely with the Director of the Coalition to develop and implement the Coalition’s policy and outreach strategy, build and maintain relationships with members, stakeholders, and funders, and contribute to the overall operations of the Coalition.

Principal Duties (major areas of responsibility):

• Organize the Coalition’s biennial policy priority setting process. Identifies gaps and opportunities to strengthen our collective impact through work plan development and policy setting in the basin region.
• Coordinate the Coalition’s State Lead program by partnering with four state lead organizations on developing outreach and policy agendas for each state. Conducts State Lead recruitment and re-grant process.
• Builds awareness of local, state, and regional policy issues to accelerate Delaware River restoration and capacity for Coalition members to carry out successful campaigns. Provides status reports and engagement opportunities on internal and external communication channels.
• Execute member engagement by coordinating with workgroup leads to facilitate calls, webinars and meetings as necessary (in-person and virtual). Implement all logistical work of running these respective calls, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and relevant documents.
• In coordination with State Leads and the Coalition’s Communication Manager, develop a wide range of written materials to support Coalition and advocacy efforts. Assist with developing content on the Coalition’s state-based work through writing blogs, website pages, and social media posts.
• Recruit and cultivate new organizations, businesses, and government representatives to engage within the Coalition’s priorities. Update list-serves and contact information, assist with new member orientation and approval, and managing the Coalition’s membership database.
• Support the Coalition’s regional initiatives to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ). In conjunction with the Coalition’s DEIJ workgroup, oversee the implementation of the Coalition’s DEIJ Roadmap.
• With Coalition staff, helps to ensure successful planning, coordination, and execution of the Coalition’s annual event on Capitol Hill and the Annual Conference.

Minimum Experience

• A combination of relevant work experience and education to successfully perform the responsibilities outlined in this description; this is generally consistent with at least two years of professional experience.
• Exposure working in a collaborative work setting required.
• Experience in policy and/or other environmental issued preferred.
• Familiarity with the Delaware River Watershed region is a plus.
• Competency in managing re-grants and program budgets is desired.
• Expertise with managing multiple projects, with stakeholder engagement and coordination preferred.

Minimum Skills:

• Demonstrated cultural humility and awareness of power differences; practiced in working with persons of various social, cultural, economic, political and educational backgrounds.
• Attributes reflective of professional work experience including reliable, thorough, deliberate, flexible, responsive, nimble, and patient.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required.
• Excellent organizational, time and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, shifting priorities and meet deadlines.
• Motivated self-starter able to work independently in the execution of their responsibilities while collaborating with other organizations in various coalitions; demonstrates initiative and a positive attitude.

How to Apply

• Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized.
• Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions.
• Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them.
• Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
• Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission

• Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
• We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
• Low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
• Therapist available at no cost
• Pet insurance and discount perk program
• Annual wellbeing allowance

• Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
• Annual year end retirement contribution
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
• Pet adoption stipend
• Student Loan management

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Coalition, Policy, and water. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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