Clean Air Programs Director

Central California Asthma Collaborative (CCAC) is a non‑profit organization dedicated to advancing health equity and environmental justice by empowering Central California communities through services, research, advocacy, and data‑driven solutions to reduce the burden of asthma. CCAC has 50+ full‑time employees and six offices in communities from Bakersfield to Sacramento. CCAC receives funding from numerous state and federal agencies, as well as private foundations and health plans, to support core programs and dozens of special projects (go to centralcalasthma.org

for more details).

The Director will be responsible for overseeing all of CCAC’s Clean Air programs and projects. The Director will be a seasoned supervisor and project manager with experience serving low‑income and disadvantaged communities, strong administrative oversight skills and a foundational understanding of the air quality and environmental justice field. The Director will work as part of the leadership team to sustain CCAC’s existing portfolio of programs and seek to identify and continue developing both existing and new opportunities that align with CCAC’s mission, goals, and vision.

• Provide oversight and direction to the Clean Air team (leading development and implementation of CCAC’s Clean Air programs and policy priorities):
  • Manage staff, providing oversight and guidance to ensure grant and project deliverables are met.
  • Tracking, monitoring and reporting program and project deliverables and outcomes to CCAC leadership, funders, donors and partners.
  • Support CCAC’s contracting, invoicing and financial management of Clean Air projects in collaboration with the Administrative team.
  • Coordinate outreach and assistance to lower‑income residents in DACs to facilitate awareness of, access to and understanding of local air quality information to support community advocacy and personal behavior to reduce exposures to harmful pollutants.
  • Outreach to key stakeholders, including local governments, public utilities, local businesses and related industries to support CCAC’s climate equity and environmental justice programs as necessary.
  • Maintenance of a statewide network of CBOs engaged in environmental justice activities in DACs, including education related to air quality monitoring, local emissions reduction plans, and other efforts to mitigate emissions and exposures to criteria and toxic air pollutants.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director and other leadership positions (e.g. Director, Clean Energy Programs) to develop integrated and strategic programmatic plans and funding proposals related to CCAC’s Clean Air goals:
  • Prospecting for grant opportunities that align with CCAC’s existing programs and organizational mission;
  • Developing and submitting grant proposals in response to RFPs from government agencies, private philanthropic foundations and other funders;
  • Partnering with other organizations on proposals that align with CCAC’s mission and strategic plans.
• Collaborate closely with the Policy team responsible for CCAC’s Climate Equity and Environmental Justice policy advocacy:
  • Working collaboratively with regional EJ partners, state, federal, and regional regulatory agencies, funders and other key stakeholders to further CCAC’s Clean Air policy objectives, identifying policy and program priorities in partnership with community leaders and organizations that align with CCAC’s mission and goals.
  • Developing and coordinating content expertise on topics relevant to CCAC’s regional and statewide policy advocacy across the California; conducting policy analyses and draft written materials, including correspondence, to further advocacy goals; developing…