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Employer:  Hoosier Environmental Council.
Categories:  Program/Project Mgmt.
Legal/Env. Law
Travel Required:  16-25%
Job Type:  Full Time
Preferred Degree:  Masters
Experience Required:  4-5 years
State/Province:  IN - Indiana
City:  Indianapolis
Salary:  n/a
Job Description: 

Indiana's waterways are among the most polluted in the country, the consequence of
longstanding, unsustainable approaches to economic development. Help lead Indiana to
restore its rivers and lakes by joining the Hoosier Environmental Council as our Water
and Agriculture Policy Director. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading
a statewide campaign to promote responsible and sustainable approaches to protecting
our waterways, with an emphasis on reducing the impacts of agriculture on our rivers,
lakes and streams.
Required Skills & Knowledge
 Organizing skills - leadership skills to organize the efforts of volunteers in
support of a focused, time-sensitive goal (e.g. passage of legislation, adoption of a
regulation, launch of an educational event)
 Excellent communication skills - able to communicate with ease with elected
officials, stakeholders (e.g. agribusiness, sustainable farmers, urban consumers),
donors & members
 Outstanding writing skills - for writing speeches, OpEds, policy briefs & grants
 Exceptional project management skills - able to multi-task, simultaneously
manage educational and advocacy initiatives; able to work within the parameters
of a grant
 Policy & institutional knowledge - solid understanding of key federal and state
policies governing water and agriculture; familiarity with IDEM, DNR, U.S. EPA
practices
Additional Experience and Skills Desired
 Political/advocacy experience
 Rural background
 Economic development experience
Educational Requirements, one or more of the following
a) Masters degree in an environmental field (with a science, economics, or political
science emphasis), with a focus on either water and/or agriculture plus 3 or more years of
full-time relevant work experience
b) Bachelors degree in an environmental field plus at least 5 years full-time relevant
experience
c) Law degree or MBA, with at least two years of environmental-related work experience
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Position Announcement: Water Policy Director
Hoosier Environmental Council
November 2010
Nature of the Job
 Patience to make large-scale change, passion for water and agricultural issues
 40+ hours, occasionally evening/weekend meetings, with needed statewide travel
 Benefits include 75% of monthly health care premium for employee-only, basic
plan
To Apply
This position is a senior program position. Qualified applicants should submit a brief,
customized email, resume, and three samples of work (e.g. media piece, policy paper) by
email to Mr. Jesse Kharbanda, HEC Executive Director, development@hecweb.org, with
"Water Director" in the subject header. We plan to fill this position in January 2011.

Post Date:  11/30/2010

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