Earthworks’ Energy Field Team Manager will join our growing Energy Team to support a highly engaged, passionate, and skilled group of change-makers focused on stopping oil and gas industry pollution and climate change while supporting sustainable solutions. Members of the Field Team currently travel widely in order to capture evidence of oil and gas pollution and hold the industry accountable for disrupting the climate and emitting pollution that harms human and environmental health. Team members build and hold relationships with community members and organizational partners in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Pennsylvania, as well as with Indigenous communities particularly in the Four Corners region. The Field Team supports requests from other regions as needed in the US and internationally.
Earthworks is seeking a collaborative, creative, engaged leader committed to environmental and climate justice for this role. The ideal applicant will prioritize listening deeply to team and community concerns and experiences and will have leadership, management, and advocacy expertise. Also crucial is the ability to collaborate, facilitate, and build rapport across lines of difference, along with a demonstrated commitment to equity, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. We seek a leader who will journey with the field team through their crucially important work while acting as an advocate for community and field team needs both within and outside our organization. Responsibilities include:
Leadership and Management
Strategy
Communications
Fundraising/Development
We seek staff who:
The Field Team Manager will report to Earthworks’ Energy Program Director and will join our energy team which includes policy experts, communications staff, development staff, and a fossil fuels and petrochemical infrastructure team.
Apply online at https://www.careers-page.com/earthworks-2/job/L63X6V65.
Benefits and Salary
This is a full time, permanent position. The salary for this position is competitive for the small to medium non-profits, ranging from $85,000-$92,000 USD depending on experience. Benefits include full health, vision and dental coverage for the employee and their partner/family (plus a partially employer funded HSA), paid vacation, and a retirement plan with an employer match, after one year. After 7 years of employment, staff are eligible for a 3-month fully-paid sabbatical.
This remote position must be based within the United States of America and will require occasional domestic travel (with potential for optional international travel) as public health conditions permit. Earthworks’ COVID-19 policies prioritize the health and safety of our employees and the need to minimize the public health threat from COVID-19.
Earthworks requires all those hired to provide proof of full vaccination (vaccination and booster) against COVID-19. New hires who have disabilities that make the vaccine medically inadvisable or those who have a sincere religious belief that the vaccine is impermissible may request an accommodation by contacting Lezlie Griffin, Director of Talent and Equity, at lgriffin@earthworks.org. Accommodation will be provided only as required by applicable law.
About Earthworks
Earthworks is a dynamic advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with a mostly remote workforce of 40 people across 17 states and DC. Earthworks protects communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of fracking and mining. We reform government policies, improve corporate practices, influence investment decisions, and encourage responsible materials sourcing and consumption. We ensure that communities’ voices and concerns are heard in the corridors of power, from the nation’s capital to state houses and legislatures.
Earthworks is committed to challenging and dismantling systemic oppression. Earthworks’ Board and staff understand that promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) both within and beyond Earthworks is critical to carrying out our mission to protect communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of resource extraction. We understand that our commitment to DEI means a dedication to constant learning and improvement.
Woman-led and multigenerational, we encourage initiative and leadership at all levels. Earthworks welcomes applications from diverse candidates and is an equal-opportunity employer. Earthworks evaluates employees and applicants for employment on merit, competence, and qualifications and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, alienage or national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political affiliation, arrest record, prior military service or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Apply online at https://www.careers-page.com/earthworks-2/job/L63X6V65. Please include a cover letter, resume, and 2 short writing samples with your online application.
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Earthworks is a dynamic advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with a mostly remote workforce of 33 people across 12 states and DC. Earthworks protects communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of fracking and mining. We reform government policies, improve corporate practices, influence investment decisions, and encourage responsible materials sourcing and consumption. We ensure that communities’ voices and concerns are heard in the corridors of power, from the nation’s capital to state houses and legislatures.