Cassie Johnson, Communications Associate, September 3, 2024
Title: Program Manager, Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program
Hours: Full-time, exempt, Remote
Compensation: $65,000 – $75,000/annually
Benefits: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; generous employer 401(k) contribution; liberal PTO; flexible work environment; annual professional development stipend
Location: Must permanently, physically reside in a State that boards the Great Lakes with special consideration for candidates residing in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, or Northern Indiana; travel within the Region is required up to 30% of the time.
This position primarily supports the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program
· Work with the Program Director to develop and execute strategies that build collaborative partnerships and advance GLEJGP throughout the Great Lakes region.
· Identify and connect Environmental Justice Organizations from the Great Lakes Region to GLEJGP.
· Conduct outreach and engagement on a specific region within the Great Lakes Basin.
· Identify and recruit potential participants for the GLEJGP Working Group and RFA advisory committee.
· Solicit input from disadvantaged communities on challenges in addressing environmental burdens to facilitate effective training and capacity building.
· Provide technical support to subawardees by coordinating outreach, training, and information resources to ensure success with their current grants and building the capacity to apply for other grants.
· Support the planning and implementation of an annual learning exchange for peer-to-peer tech transfer for subawardees and community-based organizations to learn from one another.
· Administer and/or plan training opportunities for community-based organizations targeting all staff in a broad range of skills areas such as administration, human resources, and program management.
· Maintain good communications with Program Director including regular meetings.
· Coordinate program activities with administrative activities that support sound financial management, regulatory compliance, and program goals.
· Support the development and dissemination of annual RFA reflective of Great Lakes priorities, including those identified in the current GLRI Action Plan.
· Participate in team meetings, retreats, and events.
· Participate in grants management team meetings.
· Participate in the Inclusive Coasts Initiative as needed.
· At least four years experience working in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, ideally in initiatives or projects impacting Great Lakes Watersheds
· Experience working with or in historically underrepresented or marginalized communities; urban communities, tribal, or immigrant communities particularly valued.
· Experience managing federal, state or foundation grant programs; experience with federal funding, EPA funding a plus.
· Strong interest in community engagement and capacity building, as demonstrated through work, volunteering, internships, etc.
· Ability to seamlessly move between working autonomously and in a highly collaborative environment.
· Ability to present complex and time-sensitive information in a variety of accessible formats.
· Willingness to change focus and support additional projects as they arise.
· Comfortable occasionally traveling within the U.S. and primarily within the Great Lakes region.
· Ability to drive and owns own vehicle as needed.
· Fluency in spoken and written English; multi-lingual skills preferred and highly valued;
· Must reside full-time in a state that borders the Great Lakes and be able to travel up to 30% of the time, with some travel outside the watershed.
· Must have prior authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
For more information please visit: https://estuaries.org/program-manager-great-lakes-environmental-justice-grant-program/