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Environmental Health Organizer at Ecology Center Job Announcement

The Ecology Center is seeking a talented person to direct our  
grassroots and online engagement efforts in environmental health to  
prevent toxic chemical pollution, promote green chemistry and safer  
alternatives, and reform our state and federal chemical regulatory  
system.

Organization

The Ecology Center is a Michigan-based environmental organization  
that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live,  
work, and play. Founded in 1970, the Ecology Center has approximately  
16 staff persons.  In recent years, the Ecology Center has led  
successful campaigns to close down Michigan's medical waste  
incinerators, improve the environmental performance of the auto  
industry, and save thousands of acres of working farms and valuable  
natural areas.  We have also launched the highly successful  
HealthToys.org and HealthyCar.org consumer websites and databases,  
using our strong expertise in toxics and chemical policy reform.   
Ecology Center leads the statewide coalition, Michigan Network for  
Children’s Environmental Health.

Our staff are advocates who translate cutting edge environmental  
science into calls for changes in policy and in the marketplace. We  
work in an informal, team atmosphere, where individual initiative is  
expected and respected.  The Ecology Center is the parent  
organization of Recycle Ann Arbor, also a nonprofit organization,  
which operates the premier recycling program in the state of Michigan  
as well as the newly launch Energy Works.

  Job Responsibilities

The Environmental Health Organizer will:

1)    Design and implement the grassroots components of key  
environmental health state policy campaigns within the Ecology Center  
and Michigan Network for Children’s Environmental Health, such as  
building and maintaining a core of volunteer activists, engaging key  
media contacts, conducting town hall meetings, and enlisting key  
supporters in critical geographic areas.  Campaigns include  
protecting children from toxics in toys, growing Michigan’s green  
economy by advancing Green Chemistry, and stopping dangerous flame  
retardants and pesticides.

2)    Lead our online activist engagement strategies for our  
environmental health and toxics agenda.

3)    Implement the Ecology Center’s strategy for influencing the  
federal and national debate on toxic chemical policy.  This includes  
coordinating outreach to Michigan’s Congressional delegation,  
interacting with coalition partners across the country, and utilizing  
our vast national database of supporters.


Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position has enthusiasm for and interest  
in stopping toxic chemical threats to children, reforming our  
chemical policy system, promoting safer alternatives/green chemistry,  
and protecting/enhancing our collective public and environmental health.

The ideal candidate has experience in community development and  
organizing; strong writing, communication, computer, and leadership  
skills; relevant academic background in environmental policy,  
organizing, public health, public policy or related areas; and  
demonstrated success in non-profit campaign management and  
leadership.  The ideal candidate has experience in online advocacy.

Compensation: Salary is commensurate with relevant professional  
experience. The Ecology Center offers very generous benefits,  
including medical, dental and retirement.

To Apply

Please send a cover letter, resume, and a brief current writing  
sample by email to mikes at ecocenter.org with “Organizer Application”  
in the email subject. Alternatively, please fax to (734) 663-2414  
(Attn: Mike S), or mail to Ecology Center, 117 N. Division, Ann  
Arbor, MI 48104. For more information, please call (734) 761-3186  
ext. 108.  Applications accepted until position is filled but  
priority given to those received prior to Aug 3.
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