Job Information
- Location: Murphy, NC
- Close Date: 04/24/2025
- Hiring Organization: MountainTrue
- Contact Name: Callie Moore
- Contact Email: callie@mountaintrue.org
- Job Website
Description
The Western Region Watershed Outreach Coordinator position serves rural communities and provides programmatic, field, and fundraising support for MountainTrue’s Clean Water Program in far Southwestern NC and North GA.
Based in MountainTrue’s Western Regional Office (WRO) in Murphy, NC, the WRO Watershed Outreach Coordinator will interact with community members and volunteers on several levels including recruiting, training, educating, and organizing for water quality monitoring and watershed health.
The WRO Watershed Outreach Coordinator must understand the importance of attention to detail in science and provide good quality assurance and control in both field and lab practices. The WRO Watershed Outreach Coordinator must be comfortable working in both field and office settings, individually or with a team.
Responsibilities
Water Quality Monitoring & Data Management; Education / Outreach / Engagement; Fundraising
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience:
- Completion of at least a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health/Science, Biology, Wildlife/Natural Resources Management, or a related field.
- Valid driver’s license and dependable personal vehicle.
- Excellent written and oral (including public speaking) communication skills. Must be willing to regularly use email as a primary communication tool.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Google Suite programs and applications.
- Available on some nights and weekends for events and outreach.
- Committed to equity, inclusion, and social justice principles.
Salary/Benefits
This is a full-time 40 hr/week position starting at $48,000. Benefits package includes 20 vacation days per year; 12 holidays; sick, parental, and bereavement leave; sabbatical after five years; health insurance; simple IRA with employer contribution of up to 3%.
Application Instructions
Email a cover letter, resume, and three references to jobs@mountaintrue.org. The subject line should read: “WRO Watershed Outreach Coordinator.” The cover letter should address your relevant skills/abilities and work experience and answer the following questions:
- Why do you want to be MountainTrue’s western region watershed outreach coordinator?
- What is your favorite waterway and why is it important to you?
- What familiarity do you have with living and/or working in rural communities?
The deadline for applications is April 24, 2025. The projected start date is July 7, 2025.
