The Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) seeks a consultant to carry out grants-related research, prospecting, administration, writing, and reporting—with a focus on scoping Federal opportunities as they relate to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL/IIJA). This consultant will support ongoing grant work to carry out deliverables in support of the OEC’s mission, across the whole of the OEC’s program areas (Energy, Water, Land, and Democracy).

The consultant should be available to work at least 10 hours per week (up to 20 hours/week), beginning in Fall 2023 for up to one year. The consultant will work collectively with OEC’s Director of Grants Management to identify deliverables on which they will execute within a determined time frame.

This posting is seeking a contractor for a finite amount of time, and the contracted individual or entity will not be an employee of the Ohio Environmental Council.

Scope of Work:

• Federal grant prospecting (with a focus on IRA/BIL/IJJA opportunities), including: researching and regularly scanning for grants; providing summaries of opportunities; helping to determine “appropriate and best fit” for the OEC, including providing lists of opportunities ranked by fit and likelihood.

• Preparing funding LOIs and applications, including: analyzing application requirements;  building application plans; compiling relevant application information; and, providing writing, editing and material packaging support.

• Supporting as-needed overflow grant work related to the OEC’s current portfolio of grant funders, including (but not limited to) application content creation, gathering and compiling submission materials, report content creation, prospecting, and various administration tasks

Qualifications:

• Experienced grant writer (including Federal grants)

• Adept and eager researcher that can readily (and clearly) share findings

• Familiarity and agility with the Federal grants world (platforms, research, application, reporting)

• A confident, self-starting attitude to execute deliverables in an effective, timely, and consistent manner

• Willingness, ability, and flexibility to work with the Director of Grants Management to continue to develop deliverables as grant opportunities and needs continually arise

• Ability to distill and succinctly share complex Federal grant opportunities with OEC staff (both in written briefings and verbally), along with expert recommendations on which opportunities to pursue

• Some working knowledge of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

• Some familiarity with advocacy organizations and/or the environment justice movement

• Some familiarity with both c3 and c4 advocacy organizations

Application materials should contain the following:

• Cover letter that provides a detailed description of the history, experience, and qualifications that you have to satisfy the items outlined in the scope of work
• Resume
• Hourly rate and number of hours/week available
• Three client references from relevant contracted work that you have completed
• 1-2 examples of previous relevant work

 

All items should be submitted to this Google Form. Please contact Samantha Miller at SMiller@theOEC.org for questions or issues using this form.

A critical member of the Mayor’s Cabinet, the Director of Sustainability and Resiliency will be a trusted partner and advisor that will help guide the direction of sustainability and resiliency in Akron. This person manages professionals that support the City in reaching its sustainability and resiliency goals in alignment with the Together for Akron vision.

The Director of Sustainability and Resiliency will work with managers, employees, and residents, to address Akron’s approach to environmental responsibility with the goal to minimize the city’s environmental impact.

This position reports directly to the Mayor and the Chief of Staff. It is an unclassified, exempt, salaried position.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses and analyzes City policies and processes to identify areas in and processes to which improvements can be made in accordance with the City’s commitment to sustainability.
• Brainstorms and identifies creative ways in which the City can balance business obligations with the goal of respecting, supporting, and improving the local and global environments.
• Proposes and implements strategies to address various environmental concerns including energy use, conservation, reduction of pollution, recycling, building and facility design, and general education on sustainability.
• Provides leadership around city initiatives around environmental sustainability, including fleet electrification, EV charging, tree canopy preservation, green building standards, and emissions tracking and reductions.
• Works to build culture around environmental sustainability within city departments, working closely with individuals across the city whose work is linked to the environment, particularly in Service and Public Utilities, and Planning, as well as the DEI role to center the intersection of environmental justice and racial justice.
• Works to build an environmental action plan for the city and a long-term plan for increased staffing capacity around environmental sustainability.
• Considers sustainability proposals with attention to factors such as cost effectiveness, feasibility, and ease of integration with other programs.
• Drafts and prepares reports, presentations, and proposals; presents proposals and recommendations to the Mayor, City Council, and other key stakeholders.
• Prepares documentation required for project funding for various environmental initiatives including proposals and grant applications.
• Maintains current working knowledge of, and ensures compliance with, all applicable local, state, federal, and internal environmental laws and regulations.
• Performs other tasks as requested.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superlative and creative problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Thorough and current knowledge of sustainability practices, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to analyze and understand research and to identify relevant and valuable information.
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to create, interpret, and execute a budget.
• Presentation skills required to deliver proposals to varying groups of individuals.
• Ability to travel to meetings, events, and other locations as needed.

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The State Policy team builds investor and corporate support for smart climate, clean energy, and transportation policies in states across the country. We’ve helped pass dozens of state and regional policies that reduce pollution, increase renewable energy, improve public transit, and put states on a path toward a more just and more equitable world. Reporting to the Senior Director, State Policy, the Manager, State Policy will support Ceres’ policy work with a focus on state-level climate, clean energy, and clean transportation policy in the Midwest United States, specifically in Ohio, Michigan, and Minnesota.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership role in identifying policy priorities in Midwest states, developing a plan for policy engagement, and executing plan with team members.
  • Work with policy team to periodically refine strategy for state program work as it fits into the Policy Team’s overall vision.
  • Track key developments related to state policy.
  • Manage state-based consultants and lobbyists to execute Ceres’ advocacy strategy.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with key state policymakers, external partners, and in-state allies (local non-profits, communications firms, lobbyists, etc.).

• Recruit investors and businesses to engage in state level and federal policy advocacy opportunities.
• Support outreach and dissemination of Ceres’ work in the Midwest, including designing and implementing workshops, webinars/conference calls, newsletters, and other multi-media communications to reach companies, investors, policy makers, and donors.
• Use earned media, advocacy days, national meetings, direct engagement with policymakers, and other strategies to impact state policy outcomes.
• Prepare materials and prep participants for investor and business engagements with press, state lawmakers, and federal lawmakers.
• Support recruitment of investors and businesses to engage in state level and federal policy advocacy opportunities.

• Coordinate with other program teams (such as Transportation, Investor, Communications, Development, Electric Power, or Operations) as needed to accomplish organizational objectives.
• Participate in crafting fundraising proposals to support designated project or program work.
• Represent Ceres at conferences, seminars, and meetings as a spokesperson for project or program work as requested.
• Support organizing and logistical activities related to Ceres’ Annual Conference.
• Support special projects of Policy Program, as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required.
• Five (5) or more years of full-time related work required: experience working on environment, environmental equity, energy, and/or transportation policy issues, particularly at the state level, highly preferred.
• Demonstrated successful project management skills across multiple projects, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Knowledge of clean transportation, electric power, and/or sustainability issues and an understanding of corporate perspectives.
• Knowledge of Midwest states’ environmental policy and political arena, with relevant experience.
• Sound judgment, sensitivity to diverse constituencies, excellent interpersonal skills, strong initiative, and motivation with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to make strong connections between sustainability issues and articulate the impacts and implications for corporate and investor actions.
• Demonstrated ability to bring an advocacy perspective to corporate dialogues a plus.
• Effective presentation style as well as strong speaking and written communication skills for external and internal audiences.
• Ability to work as part of a team and take a collaborative approach as well as deliver independent projects.
• Planning expertise and ability to deliver projects on deadline within time and resource budgets.
• Ability to bring a positive outlook and energetic commitment to working at Ceres.
• Interest in being part of a diverse workforce and willingness to support Ceres’ Commitment to Inclusion and Equity.
• Proficient with word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, database, and e-mail computer applications along with the willingness to learn new systems as needed.
• Willingness to travel as needed to accomplish duties noted above.

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Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Operations Manager provides executive support in a one-on-one working relationship. The Operations Manager serves as the primary point of contact for the Executive Director and also serves as a liaison with the Board of Directors and staff. The Operations Managermust be creative and enjoy working within an environment that is mission-driven, results-driven, and community oriented. The ideal individual will have the ability to exercise good judgment in a variety of situations and will possess strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills. The ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities is imperative. The Operations Manager must be able to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion maintaining attention to detail while maintaining a view on the bigger strategy/picture.

Responsibility:

• Provide comprehensive support services to the Executive Director that ensures outstanding communication and responsiveness
• Provide sophisticated calendar management; prioritize inquiries and requests
• Troubleshoot conflicts with little guidance, make judgments and recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day engagements
• Support Executive Director with internal and external communications
• Conduct research and analysis on issues of interest to the Executive Director
• Support and manage a high-volume of requests and projects to meet the objectives of the Executive Director
• Manage scheduling and travel logistics with the Executive Director
• Prepare and edit correspondence, presentations, reports, and memos
• Complete metric reports
• Serve as a liaison with vendors
• Support the Executive Director in strategic communications, organizational strategy, and all other special projects as assigned
• Support staff, events and programs as needed
• Serve as a liaison to Board of Directors
• Maintain quality filing and communications systems including contact management, document management
• Process donations and manage CRM database and reporting
• Support Executive Director with donor/funder relations
• Assist in other administrative tasks as needed

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5 years related work experience
• Familiarity with non-profit sector
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to take initiative, multi-task, be a team-player, be flexible, adapt to shifting priorities, and prioritize work
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated writing and analytical skills
• Excellent organizational skills, commitment to accuracy and attention to detail
• Good judgment and ability to function independently
• Good working knowledge of Google Suite
• Ability to manage up
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with diplomacy

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The Water Resources Data Management AmeriCorps Member will be responsible for managing various projects in support of stream impact investigations and associated collection/management of a range of data relevant to water resources management (e.g. water quality/chemistry, hydrologic, fish/salamanders/macroinvertebrates, geomorphic and geospatial). This member will be responsible for keeping-up with equipment maintenance, data collection, and data management on a consistent basis to ensure minimal data loss. Persistent coordination with landowners and partner organizations will be critical for advancing project objectives. The Water Resources Data Management AmeriCorps Member will spearhead efforts such as: 1) planning, deploying, and managing a network of hydrologic monitoring equipment as an effort to assess the role of “underlying sanitary infrastructure” in unnatural stream drying, 2) working with regional volunteer stream monitoring groups to get their data upload into a common open-access database to facilitate accessing, mapping and analyzing the data on a common platform (this is a pilot project for a state-wide initiative) and 3) mapping sources of impacts to instream biology. This member, under the advisement on our Stream Specialist, will be given the opportunity to take ownership of such projects and work independently on methods development and project implementation. Detailed documentation of work completed and well-organized data management are critical expectations associated with all aspects of this position.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying potential stream monitoring sites and coordinating with landowners to gain site access and associated permissions
• Procuring, deploying, and maintaining hydrologic monitoring devices within many headwater streams throughout the County. This will include some physically challenging work to be conduced independently (e.g. pounding rebar into cobble/fractured bedrock streambeds)
• Conducting stream assessments (e.g. geomorphic, physical habitat, biological)
• Conducting field assessments of road crossings as potential fish migration barriers
• Conducting mapping and geospatial analyses, using ArcGIS products, in support of field work, hydrologic modeling, watershed management planning/prioritization, and creation of public facing mapping, dashboards, and/or analytical tools
• Practicing consistent and thoughtful data management to protect, and maximize the utility of, the fruits of your labor
• Providing leadership and work collaboratively with partner organizations solve data management problems associated with various types of data on stream condition to facilitate uploading of data to open-access databases (e.g. EPA’s Water Quality Exchange or WQX)
• Additional activities that fall within the goals of the program may be assigned with approval of the member, site supervisor and ORBCorps staff.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or GED
• Ability to efficiently manipulate and format data, and conduct basic calculations, in Microsoft Excel (this is a must)
• Past experience with ArcGIS
• Ability to independently learn new tasks/workflows in Excel/ArcGIS as needed
• Ability to independently conduct field work including carrying equipment (up to 50-pounds) over uneven (and periodically steep/slippery) terrain; and pounding rebar into cobble/fractured bedrock streambeds.
• Must successfully pass a comprehensive background and criminal investigation check.
• A valid driver’s license, insurance and a good driving record is required.

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