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Description
Founded in 2001, SustainUS is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of young people advancing sustainable development and youth empowerment in the United States. Through proactive education and advocacy at the policy-making level and at the grassroots, we are building a future in which all people recognize the inherent equality and interdependence of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. We strive to reflect our values through the diversity of members and projects, our ongoing commitment to educating ourselves and others, and the way we live our lives.
Position Overview:
SustainUS is now accepting applications for a Climate Program Coordinator to support the climate change-related activities of its Agents of Change program and liaise with activities of the Energy Action Coalition. The Coordinator will work with the Agents of Change Program Coordinators and other volunteer organizers to ensure that project goals are met.
In December 2009, SustainUS will send an Agents of Change delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, Conference of the Parties (COP) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Climate Program Coordinator is responsible for the delegation's preparation including managing logistics, training, outreach, and collaboration with other groups, both domestic and international.
This is a one-year, full time contract position, subject to a 6-month evaluation of performance and the organization's needs, with the possibility of extension.
The position will preferably be located in Washington, D.C.; exceptional applicants can indicate a preferred location.
Compensation: 28,000 to $37,000 depending on experience and will include additional funding for the purchase of private health insurance.