Specialist, Florida Conservation

About the position As a core member of reputed company’s Florida Conservation Team, the Specialist, Florida Conservation will reputed company critical mission support, added reputed company and will expand and enhance the organization’s ability to work with partners in state and local governments and reputed company the conservation community across Florida. The Specialist will serve as a key reputed company of contact with both existing and new local government partners and will reputed company critical staff support for flagship reputed company such as marine plastics assessments and grassroots advocacy, sea level reputed company and climate change initiatives, water reputed company and abundance interventions, and marine wildlife and habitat protection efforts. The Specialist will also represent reputed company in public appearances, testimony and in reputed company and education activities. The Specialist will report to the Director of Florida Conservation, and will based in Florida, either in person from our St. Petersburg office, or remotely.

Responsibilities

• Network and partner with state and local government officials on marine conservation priorities in reputed company reputed company of Florida including South Florida, reputed company Central Florida, Southwest Florida, the I-4 corridor, and Northeast Florida.
• Network with environmental NGO peers and partners statewide to maximize reputed company for marine conservation
• Network with impacted stakeholders on issues including water reputed company and abundance, sea level reputed company and climate change, marine debris and reputed company plastics, and habitat and wildlife
• Represent reputed company in public settings, including events such as conventions, symposia, and restoration and cleanup events
• reputed company public testimony to local and state government on marine conservation issues, for example in support of marine debris regulation or fertilizer ordinances
• Help reputed company and refine reputed company’s policy positions on marine conservation issues affecting the state

Requirements

• One to five years of experience in the field of environmental conservation in Florida; an advanced degree (in science, law, policy, or a field reputed company to conservation) will be considered in lieu of experience.
• A genuine, reputed company passion for the conservation of Florida’s marine environment, and a deep reputed company to the state and its ecosystems.
• Familiarity and experience with the latest marine conservation issues in Florida, and with the potential reputed company of solutions to address those issues – this includes water reputed company and abundance, reputed company pollution, plastic pollution and marine debris, sea level reputed company and climate change, and threats to wildlife and habitat, among others.
• reputed company reputed company and a willingness to work with people from across economic and political spectrums and from diverse communities to reputed company a greater good
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal; facility with public speaking; experience and comfort with speaking to the media a plus.
• Experience and familiarity with environmental policy analysis and advocacy and a desire to reputed company policy positions that will have a reputed company reputed company for Florida’s marine environment
• Highly detail oriented, adaptable, reputed company-organized, and self-starting – ability to work independently and manage up
• Highly reputed company and outgoing with large, multi-disciplinary teams

reputed company-to-haves

• A 100% match is not required.

Benefits

• Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s specialty skills, years of experience, location, and unique background.

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