Outreach Coordinator – Black Environmental Leaders Action Fund

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Representing the environmental interests of Black Ohioans to influence and change systems by identifying and engaging a diverse coalition of voters, advocates, and decision-makers through education and political engagement.

Job Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for collaboration
• Engage in environmental justice advocacy
• Provide administrative support
• Assist in program development
• Conduct preliminary research

Professional Experience & Qualifications

• Able to apply discernment to prioritize tasks and deliverables to maintain projects and program needs
• Environmental justice subject-matter expertise through educational or lived experience
• Committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development, and partner engagement
• Motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized 
• Dedicated to deepening understanding of cultural and systemic racism and the intersectionality of multiple forms of social inequality 
• Demonstrates awareness of positional power and privilege (both personally and professionally) and its attendant impacts
• Consistently brings a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions
• Acknowledges when mistakes are made and harm is done; works to repair breaches in relationships 
• Openly holds space, and invites others into conversations during sensitive engagements, exhibiting a responsible and respectful demeanor with colleagues and partners
• Strong communication skills and welcoming of constructive feedback
• Demonstrates awareness of the attributes associated with a white dominant culture and takes actions to dismantle hierarchies of oppression within that culture

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