Job Description
ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE INSTI (UA-ERI-IUBLA)
The mission of the Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) is to enhance resilience to environmental change in Indiana and the Midwest by accurately predicting impacts and effectively partnering with communities to implement feasible, equitable, and research-informed solutions. While the threat of environmental change is one which has concerning implications for all forms of life on this planet, we recognize that environmental justice is linked to community life. Therefore, we are committed to fighting for environmental justice in all our work. ERI is dedicated to being a welcoming community for a staff of variety of backgrounds and perspectives. We encourage all interested parties to apply.
The Environmental Resilience Institute's Resilience Coordinator is responsible for the day- to-day operations of the Resilience Cohort and related initiatives under the McKinney Midwest Climate Project. The Coordinator is critical for maintaining long-lasting relationships and developing capacity for sustainability work statewide.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Supports Indiana local governments and related organizations in planning and implementing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase climate preparedness.
- Oversees and coordinates current Resilience Cohort.
- Plans future Resilience Cohorts.
- Manages additional small resilience outreach and implementation grants and projects.
- Serves as a resource for community-scale climate solutions.
- Contributes to ERI through relationship development, financial management, and communications.
General Responsibilities
- Serves as liaison to key stakeholders in public and private sectors on partnership opportunities advancing institutional initiatives.
- Initiates and maintains frequent interactions with relevant partners ensuring strong collaborative relationships and focus.
- Develops knowledge of issues and needs of initiatives, programs, and partners to make appropriate connections with university and external resources.
- Serves as a community resource facilitating programs, providing technical assistance, and ensuring communication to optimize project outcomes.
- Collaborates with university and external partners to identify funding needs and potential sources; participates in developing external funding proposals with education and outreach component.
- Communicates partner expectations with unit leadership to assist in operationalizing project outcomes; collaborates in the timely delivery of logistical, budgetary, and support functions.
- Determines and tracks key project metrics and assists in analysis and report development.
- May provide guidance to lower-level Institutional Advancement Consultants.
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education. EDUCATION
Required - Bachelor's degree in related field
Preferred - Master's degree in public administration, climate planning, sustainability, environmental management, or related
Required WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2 years experience in outreach, engagement, public relations, or related field
Preferred - 2 years experience including (or supplemented by) demonstrated experience planning and implementing multi-stakeholder projects
- Experience in planning and/or local governance
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Preferred - Possess or be able to get a valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University
Skills Required - Proficient communication skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Ability to represent the company with external constituents
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Highly thorough and dependable
Preferred - Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Intermediate subject-matter expertise in sustainability, energy, climate resilience, and greenhouse gas reductions at state and local levels
- Professional and effective communication via email, phone, and in person, including creating and delivering presentations and trainings
- Ability to work accurately with high attention to detail
- Ability to plan for and manage multiple short- and long-term tasks, projects, and deadlines
- Ability to take responsibility, accept feedback, work independently and take initiative
- Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to assess and adjust communications strategy and support based on real-time feedback and the unique needs of partners
- Ability to work and interact with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and belief systems
- Conflict resolution skills
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Bloomington, Indiana
$50,000-$55,000 annually
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Career Level: Career
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Development & Advancement
Job Family: Institutional Advancement
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