POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

Staff Attorney — Alaska and Arctic Protection
Full time in Anchorage, Alaska

General position overview:

The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to work on biodiversity protection issues in and affecting Alaska and the Arctic. Particular emphasis of the position will be advocating for the protection of vulnerable Arctic species such as polar bears and other marine mammals in the face of global warming, offshore oil and gas development, industrial fishing, shipping, and other emerging threats. The Staff Attorney will work closely with the Center’s climate and oceans programs in developing and implementing actions and strategies focused on both reducing the Arctic melt and adapting wildlife management to the changing conditions of a warming Arctic. 

Duties: The attorney will be responsible for developing, managing, and litigating cases; as well as engaging in policy advocacy; interacting with local, state, and federal agencies, scientists, other environmental organizations, and the public; and doing media outreach.  Frequent travel required.

Qualifications:

• Three years civil litigation experience
• Excellent research, writing, and oral advocacy skills
• A demonstrated commitment to environmental protection
• Scientific literacy
• An ability to manage a litigation docket and work with other lawyers and staff members as part of an effective team
• A strong work ethic
• Familiarity with the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and other relevant statutes (not required but strongly desired)

Salary: The salary will be commensurate with those offered by other nonprofit organizations and the position will include an excellent vacation and benefits package. 

Application process: Please send a cover letter, a résumé, references, and a writing sample via email (no paper) to alaska@biologicaldiversity.org, with the heading “Attn: Attorney Job.”  The position will  be open until filled.  No telephone calls please.  Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Online Communications Coordinator
40 hours a week in our Tucson or San Francisco office

General position overview:

The Online Communications Coordinator is a creative and dynamic communications position within the Center for Biological Diversity’s development department, which serves more than 40,000 members and 100,000 online activists. The position is full-time and is directly supervised by the Membership Director. The Online Communications Coordinator (OCC) is also a project manager, working cooperatively with consultants, contractors, and other staff.

The position serves to support the Center’s activism and fundraising by using marketing sensibilities to bring new individuals into the program, to engage users, and to convert activists to donors. This will require strategic analysis, thoughtful reporting, tracking statistics, and executing new projects. The OCC may work from either our Tucson, AZ or San Francisco, CA office.

Duties:

• Assist in planning and then implement online campaigns to reach the organization's fundraising and advocacy goals
• Coordinate and assist with the growth, maintenance, and tracking of the Center’s electronic constituents and coordinate with our membership database
• Track and report on progress for campaigns and activities
• Write for the Web site, e-newsletters, and email communications
• Manage our presence on social networking Web sites
• Research and implement new ideas to improve the marketability of the Center’s Web site and increase traffic
• Follow best-practice standards for online communication and support other development staff to do the same

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will

• have at least an associate’s or bachelor’s degree
• have two to four years related work and/or volunteer experience in marketing/communications, including the creation and maintenance of online content
• have exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• demonstrate personal interest in online communications and activism
• have excellent computer and database skills and internet savvy
• have a basic understanding of HTML and/or other Web authoring languages and understanding of file types
• be able to balance multiple tasks and deadlines in a busy environment
• be committed to accuracy and be able to manage and track important details
• have the propensity to be organized in space and time
• have common sense and the ability to make decisions independently
• show a positive attitude, commitment to constructive communication and cooperation, and demonstrated team/group work skills
• have enthusiasm for supporting the protection of plants, animals and wild lands.

Salary range: low $30,000s, depending on experience.

Target start date: June 15, 2008.

Application process: Please send a thoughtful cover letter addressing your interest in becoming the Center’s new Online Communications Coordinator, as well as your résumé, to membership@biologicaldiversity.org.

Development Assistant, Part Time
10-20 hours a week in our Tucson office
Summer/Fall 2008

Description and duties: Assist with developing slide show presentation(s) about the Center’s work; help collect materials for, design, produce, and mail correspondence to donors; help research and coordinate logistics for upcoming fundraising events; assist with some phone outreach to members and businesses; perform other clerical and communications work as needed.

The Development Assistant will work under the supervision of the Major Gifts Officer.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will

• have familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and basic graphic design concepts
• have strong written and verbal communication skills
• have the ability to complete detail-oriented work with a high level of accuracy
• be reliable, consistent, organized, and self-motivated
• have a sense of humor

Compensation: $8/hour for 10 to 20 hours per week. This position may be funded through federal work-study financial aid awards for qualified students enrolled at the University of Arizona or Prescott College.

Application process: Please send a letter of interest and résumé to kdahl@biologicaldiversity.org.