Zero Waste Advocate

Key Responsibilities

• Coalition building: Build support for our campaign goals from key constituencies and non-traditional allies at the campus, local, state and national level.
• Advocacy: Take our policies directly to key decision-makers in campus leadership, state legislatures, Governors’ offices, Congress, corporate boardrooms, and other forums where we could advocate for moving beyond plastics. 
• Media Outreach: Serve as the spokesperson for our campaigns through media events, press releases and opinion writing. Keep abreast of important zero waste issues and raise the profile of zero waste issues and our campaign goals in the media.
• Campaign strategy: Assess opportunities for building political support for our agenda through coalition-building, grassroots organizing, media coverage and message development.
• Program development: Evaluate new research on the issue, create viable policy solutions and propose the right political strategy and messaging.
• Fundraising: Write grant proposals, build relationships with foundation staff and meet with major donors. Provide support for our grassroots fundraising work on toxics issues by writing appeals and providing updates.
• Staff recruitment and development: Build our team by recruiting and managing interns and participating in staff recruitment efforts. Potential to oversee staff. 

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