Pure Farms Pure Water Manager
Organization
The mission of MountainTrue is to champion resilient forests, clean waters, and healthy communities in Western North Carolina. In January 2015 three organizations, the Environmental and Conservation Organization, the Jackson Macon Conservation Alliance, and the Western North Carolina Alliance merged to form MountainTrue. MountainTrue works across 23 counties in the southern Appalachians, has 14 staff and a $1 million budget. For more information, please visit,www.mountaintrue.org.
The Position
MountainTrue seeks a Pure Farms Pure Water campaign manager to lead a campaign focused on enhancing water quality through improvements in agriculture operations in the French Broad River watershed. This position will build relationships with local, state, and federal agencies, as well as farmers, and advocate for improved practices at area farms. This position will serve as a watchdog for poor farm practices as well as promote good farms practices. The overall goal is to improve the water quality in the French Broad River watershed by reducing the amount of pollution that livestock farms contribute to the river. This full time position will report to and work closely with the French Broad Riverkeeper and the MountainTrue Southern Regional Director to coordinate strategy and implement projects.
Job Duties
- Assist in field investigations to determine the problems landowners face and to collect water samples to determine the extent of pollution problems and determine potential solutions.
- Coordinate with local, state, federal, and nonprofit entities to address problems at farms that are shown to be out of compliance with water quality requirements.
- Assist with implementing and advising on the use of best management practices to reduce/eliminate bacteria pollution from streams.
- Lead and grow volunteer-powered, bacteria-testing program throughout the watershed.
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience working on water quality issues
- Experience developing and implementing an advocacy campaign
- Experience with agriculture operations and best management practices for agriculture
- Experience with water sampling
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience using social media as an outreach/organizing tool
- Excellent decision-making, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
- Ability to take a project, develop necessary steps for completion and follow through with the details to fully execute each step.
- Ability to work on many projects at once and maintain attention to detail
- Ability to work quickly in a fast-changing environment
- Ability to work across political, social, and economic lines
- Event coordination experience
- A bachelor’s degree
Competitive salary commensurate with experience and excellent benefits package.
How to apply: By October 30, send cover letter, resume and three references to:
hartwell@mountaintrue.org.