Maryland Engagement Coordinator

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks a Maryland Engagement Coordinator in the Advocacy and Restoration Department to be based in Annapolis, Maryland.

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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks a Maryland Engagement Coordinator in the Advocacy and Restoration Department to be based in Annapolis, Maryland.

Established in 1966, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest regional nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to saving the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers and streams, and the wildlife that call it home. Through our education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration efforts, we work together toward our vision of a healthy and resilient Chesapeake Bay ecosystem where people, plants, and animals thrive together.

CBF has a staff of approximately 200 employees working in offices in Annapolis, Maryland;
Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia;
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C. as well as 15 field education program locations. Our staff and volunteer corps work throughout the region educating students and adults, advocating for clean water policies, restoring waterways, and litigating when necessary.

CBF's headquarters office in Annapolis, Maryland is the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, the world's first U.S. Green Build Council's LEED platinum building. In 2014, CBF opened the Brock Environmental Center- one of the world's most energy efficient, environmentally smart buildings-in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

CBF has 200,000 members and supporters and an annual budget of approximately $30 million. For more information on CBF, please visit our About CBF page.

CBF's Advocacy and Restoration department defends and restores the Chesapeake Bay by protecting the Bay's natural resources from pollution and other harmful activities by fighting for strong and effective laws and regulations; restoring the Bay's essential habitats and filtering mechanisms; and involving citizens in CBF's environmental efforts by recruiting, training, and incorporating them as effective partners and leaders.

The Maryland Engagement Coordinator expands and mobilizes CBF's advocacy network by cultivating diverse relationships and activating supporters around clean water issues. The Coordinator develops partnerships, designs and executes effective engagement programs, and drives advocate action. Reporting to the MD Director of Advocacy and working closely with the Maryland policy team, the Coordinator implements the Maryland Office's advocacy strategy. The role strengthens CBF's influence by connecting members, partners, community leaders, and decision makers to advance clean water goals throughout Maryland.

Leverage, build, and strengthen relationships with individuals and community leaders to serve as validators, ambassadors, and advocates for clean water across Maryland.

• Engage and mobilize CBF members, advocates, volunteers, and constituents to support and amplify CBF's legislative, regulatory, and policy priorities at the local, state, and federal levels through events, speaking opportunities, and grassroots activities.
• Proactively include existing advocates and cultivate new advocates in activities impacting priority issues in Maryland.
• Coordinate, promote, and execute high-quality events in close collaboration with the Maryland policy team, MD program staff, and other CBF departments that reinforce retention, visibility, and meaningful engagement among volunteers and advocates.

Develop and align community engagement strategies and actions for legislative and policy initiatives in coordination with the MD policy team, the engagement team, and other organization- and department-wide teams.

• Build CBF's roster of advocates and connect advocates and decision makers to the urgency of clean water issues.
• Educate and train citizen leaders and constituents on clean water and climate issues and inspire them to take action.
• Expand CBF's advocacy activities by identifying, testing, and refining innovative, creative organizing and engagement methods and tools.
• Work in coordination with CBF's Marketing and Communications team to develop written and electronic materials that synthesize technical information and activate, build, and empower people in the improvement of the health and resiliency of the Chesapeake Bay.
• Utilize CBF programs, software, and systems to track activities of volunteers, members, and advocates.

Represent CBF in partnerships and coalitions with environmental, community, civic, and educational organizations.

• Proactively cultivate new partnerships with watershed groups, conservation districts, community-based organizations, civic associations, non-traditional partners, industry stakeholders, and local leaders in priority geographies.
• Create clear pathways for partners and stakeholders to remain engaged through advocacy, stewardship, and restoration activities.
• Seek opportunities to develop…