Associate Program Officer for the Environment

A healthy, natural environment is the foundation upon which human communities flourish. Today, the environment is at great risk due to the interrelated threats of global climate change, biodiversity loss and unsustainable levels of resource consumption.

The Surdna Foundation Environment Program's goals are to prevent irreversible damage to the environment and to promote more efficient, economically sound, environmentally beneficial and equitable use of land and natural resources. To address these threats, the Program has chosen four focus areas where we feel we can make a meaningful contribution in the United States:

•  " Biological Diversity and the Human Communities Which Depend on It- with primary focus on forest and marine ecosystems and habitat.
• " Realigning Human and Natural Systems - with primary focus on informing and connecting people to better understand environmental problems and opportunities, and urging them to participate in solutions at the individual level, at the community level, in business and in government.
• " Transportation and Urban/Suburban Land Use- with primary focus on reducing vehicle miles traveled and maximizing accessibility over mobility.
• " Energy - with primary focus on promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency and mitigating climate change.

The primary responsibilities of the Associate Program Officer (APO) will be to work with the Environment Program Director (EPD) to develop, implement, monitor and assess all aspects of Surdna's environment program. The EPD and APO together report to, and work collaboratively with, Surdna's Executive Director (ED), its Board of Directors, and, when appropriate, Surdna's other program officers.

Qualifications:

• the ideal candidate must have at least five years relevant experience in the nonprofit, government or private sector,
• an advanced degree that would provide substantive knowledge of at least one environment program sub-them (such as environmental policy, planning or natural resource management).
• must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, language and computer skills.
• should be an energetic, flexible, self-starting team player who values and contributes to a strong sense of community among staff and board.
• should combine detail-orientation and "big picture" thinking skills, and be a good strategic thinker.
• should be a good and compassionate listener and a sympathetic participant with grantees.
• must write well and have a sense of humor.

Application Instructions:

Interested applicants should e-mail a letter of interest, and resume (including salary history) to:
Program Director for the Environment  by e-mail.
Please send documents in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format.