Region - Senior Community Outreach Associate; Remote

The Senior Community Outreach Associate will partner with and act as a support across the Technical Assistance Community Outreach Team and coordinate efforts with other teams (comms, policy, and operations) across EPN. They will leverage their strong organizational skills and relationship-building skills, combined with environmental justice and/or social justice expertise, to meet the evolving needs of a growing environmental justice nonprofit.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who loves working in deep collaboration with others and can quickly adapt to changing landscapes and conditions. This staff member will continue to take directives from the Technical Assistance leadership team, continue to support their assigned region(s), and will also project-manage a core project across the Technical Assistance team. The person in this role will lead all technical assistance support efforts for EPA Region 6 ( Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas).

Oversee the management and operations of our technical assistance work in Region
6. This includes but is not limited to:

• Connecting frontline communities, non-profits, and under-resourced government agencies (including tribes) with our volunteers for community-driven projects, including problem-solving meetings, research, reporting, and comprehensive actionable emails
• Connecting communities with technical, grant, legal, and scientific resources such as decision-makers within government, advocacy, and academia; federal and foundation grants; and pro bono legal support
• Engaging in active outreach to frontline communities, non-profits, and under-resourced government agencies to get the word out about EPN and our pro bono technical assistance services
• Collaborating and coordinating with the partners in Region 6
• Assisting entities in identifying and applying to grant opportunities where relevant and contributing to a monthly funding bulletin for funding opportunities in Region 6
• Recruiting and activating volunteers across Region 6 and our EPN network
• Tracking work in EPN’s database and various Google spreadsheets
• Tracking next steps for EPN staff, volunteers, and key partner organizations
• Scheduling meetings for communities, potential experts, and organizations
• Forming truly collaborative partnerships between community leaders and government agencies to ensure that communities’ voices are represented in infrastructure investments
• Growing individual and local partnerships to provide more holistic community support
• Producing webinars, trainings, templates (including grant templates), and other capacity-building tools so that additional communities can benefit from our work
• Traveling throughout the local EPA regions, and sometimes beyond to attend events and/or conferences
• Broadly sharing findings formally and informally
• Adhering to and meeting all goals and priorities outlined in the core expectations document

Manage special projects across the TA team as assigned.

• Special projects may include: supporting onboarding for new members, volunteer activation, regional coverage during periods of staff turnover, etc.
• Project management for special projects and initiatives across the TA team

• At least 2 years of relevant work experience
• Highly productive in remote working environments
• Self-starter
• Interest in environmental justice, US environmental and health policy, and/or the work of the EPA
• Experience with or knowledge of social justice and equity issues
• Strong writing skills
• Strong project management experience
• Detail-oriented and unafraid to ask questions
• Ability to work independently, work on many different projects, and switch effectively from one task to another
• Experience working in collaborations or with multiple partners
• Strong work ethic
• Familiarity with Google Docs and Spreadsheets
• Familiarity or experience using CRM systems