Early Career Environmental Collaboration & Conflict Resolution Program

Position Overview

• Type: Hourly, Part-Time, or Full-Time
• Duration: Project-dependent
• Location: Remote (with some travel)
• Compensation: Stipend - Part-Time Up To $30,000; Full-Time up to $60,000

About the Program

Our client is seeking early career professionals for a distinctive mentorship opportunity focusing on Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution (ECCR). In this pilot program, you'll collaborate with mentors on various environmental public policy projects while supporting conflict management endeavors.

This program aims to offer rising professionals from historically underrepresented backgrounds a pathway into the field of ECCR through training and mentorship. Projects cover areas such as water resources, environmental planning, environmental justice, and tribal engagement, with opportunities currently available in Northern California, New York, the Gulf of Mexico, and virtual engagements with Tribal and indigenous communities. Future projects and locations will also be communicated to participants

Why Apply for the Program?

• Develop your collaboration, consensus-building, and community engagement skills within the ECCR field.
• Receive mentorship from seasoned leaders in the ECCR field.
• Expand your professional network.
• Gain experience in leading ECCR projects independently.
• Access career growth opportunities and economic benefits.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities may vary based on your experience and project needs, but could include:

• Assisting in planning, designing, and implementing public participation meetings.
• Participating in program and project check-in meetings.
• Handling notetaking, logistics, and planning tasks.
• Coordinating community engagement efforts related to environmental justice.
• Planning and conducting engagement activities impartially.
• Participating in skills-based training and mentorship sessions.
• Providing feedback on the mentorship program.
• Maintaining confidentiality while providing neutral ECCR services.

Attributes, Skills and Experience Sought

• Have experience related to underrepresented or non-dominant communities.
• Passion for working collaboratively with diverse communities, organizations, Tribal governments, State, and Federal agencies on complex topics.
• Interest in pursuing a career in ECCR
• Interest in the Department of Interior (DOI) mission and the programs and services of its wide range of Bureaus and Offices (www.doi.gov).
• Familiarity with online communications and meeting platforms.

Six months to three years of relevant experience in one or more of the areas listed below. (You may have acquired your experience through informal practice, exposure to experiences related to this role, or through formal work experience, education, or structured training.)

• Community Resilience Practices: Community organizing, restorative justice, environmental justice, trauma-informed practices, and healing-centered engagement.
• Collaborative Leadership: Team building, coaching, diversity, impartiality, and inclusion.
• Group Decision-Making Processes: Consensus building, conflict resolution, cross-cultural humility and competency, negotiation skills, facilitation skills, and alternative dispute resolution.
• Indigenous Knowledge: Tribal Science, Cultural Resources, and sustainable community resource management.
• Public Participation: Public outreach and engagement, equitable and inclusive outreach and engagement, written and verbal communication skills.
• Non-Governmental Organization, Public Sector, Rural, Military Service or Tribal Experience: Applicable experience and actively seeking an opportunity to gain experience and mentorship in multi-party collaboration, consensus building, or alternative dispute resolution.
• Experience Mediating or Facilitating Public Policy-Related Conflict Management: Applicable experience in collaborative processes and are seeking opportunities to gain experience and mentorship.
• Interest and/or Experience with Federal Environmental Review Process: Experience might include National Environmental Policy Act policies and processes, offshore wind projects, water infrastructure projects, etc.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The client is committed to equal opportunities for individuals from underrepresented communities, which includes persons sharing a particular characteristic or geographic communities that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life, including but not limited to Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; disabled veterans, and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality in civic life.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. EEO/AA/M/F/V/D

Application Process

Please apply via the provided link. Resumes will be reviewed continuously, and qualified candidates will be considered for upcoming projects based on specific criteria including commitment to consensus building, leadership qualities, relevant skills, and understanding of the impartial ECCR role.

Building Talent is a third-party recruitment agency that has been retained by 'the company' to source suitable candidates. Your application with us is entirely confidential, and we will not share your resume with any other entity without your explicit consent.