Clean Water Fund (CWF) is a national non-profit research and education organization that promotes the public interest on issues relating to energy, water, waste, toxics and natural resources. CWF's top goals include building support for environmental health issues, and empowering citizens to create grassroots power and make democracy work. CWF's programs build on and complement those of Clean Water Action. Clean Water Action is a national organization with over 1 million members nationally, over 30,000 in Massachusetts, whose goals are clean, safe and affordable water; prevention of health-threatening pollution; creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses; and empowerment of people to make democracy work. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups and coalitions, and campaigns to elect environmental candidates and solve environmental and community problems.

Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action will be hiring a full-time campaign organizer for the Diesel Pollution Solution campaign and the Healthy Environment Leadership Project (HELP). The Project: The Diesel Pollution Solution is a coalition of local and state-wide advocacy groups working to improve air quality in MA. Diesel exhaust from buses, trains, and trucks is a serious danger to our health, particularly in urban neighborhoods. The coalition is seeking state policy and funding to require retrofit filters on polluting MA fleets of vehicles to get reduce this dangerous soot. Our role in that effort is building a base of people willing to take action on this issue. This campaign requires significant community based outreach. The long-term goal of the HELP project is strengthening the environmental justice (EJ) movement by engaging faith communities of color in organizing and advocacy. The project seeks to expand the diversity and number of people of faith involved in, and leading, environmental health and justice initiatives in faith communities. HELP is led by three sponsoring organizations: The Episcopal Divinity School, Massachusetts Clean Water Fund, and the Massachusetts Council of Churches. Together they expand the diversity and number of people of faith involved in, and leading, environmental health and justice initiatives in faith communities. Organizer Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the Environmental Health Organizer will include coordinating public education campaigns; making public presentations to groups; preparing materials and training for grassroots community groups; building and strengthening project coalitions; media work, including writing press releases and organizing press events; assisting in the research, distribution and publicizing of policy and research reports; fundraising to support these projects; updating and inspiring the staff of Clean Water Action's professional door to door and telephone canvass programs; interacting with public officials in policy forums; helping to develop on-going strategies for these projects; and other responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Interest in Environmental Justice
• Desire to be out in community educating, politicizing and mobilizing residents
• Successful professional or volunteer experience organizing the public on environmental or health issues
• Demonstrated commitment to environmental health, environmental justice and/or children's health initiatives
• Experience building and working with broad-based coalitions, including constituencies such as faith-based organizations, health associations, environmental organizations, union interests, business interests, teachers and others
• Successful media outreach experience, including skillful press advisories and releases
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience in preparing and delivering public presentations
• Proven team player with appropriate interpersonal skills in a variety of settings
• Ability to design a work plan, prioritize and meet goals
• Computer skills, including word processing, databases, power point and/or web design
• Well-organized and self-motivated
• Tact, grace under pressure and a good sense of humor
• Must be willing to travel throughout Massachusetts and work some weekday evenings and weekends
• Willingness and ability to work hard and learn quickly can substitute for some of the above qualifications.

Annual salary range in the high 20s to low 30's, commensurate with experience. Attractive benefits package available. Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action value diversity in the workplace.