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Surfrider Foundation
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MAUI FIRE RESPONSE COORDINATOR
ABOUT US:
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. The Surfrider Foundation has achieved many important victories by persuading state, federal, and local decision makers to protect vital coastal and ocean resources. These accomplishments demonstrate the important role of recreational users in advancing coastal and ocean stewardship.
By joining the Surfrider Foundation, you will be welcomed into an open and inclusive network of incredibly supportive and collaborative people who work hard and play hard. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated people who are also passionate coastal users with their feet in the sand and toes in the water. You help bring together diverse voices and perspectives to provide our community with the leadership and tools necessary to make a difference at their beach and in coastal communities across the United States. At Surfrider, we build leaders and we are problem solvers; our culture sets us apart and influences everything we do. Coastal recreation is fun and working at Surfrider is too.
OPPORTUNITY:
The Surfrider Foundation is seeking a partial full-time (32 hours/week with benefits) Maui Fire Response Coordinator to help build the organizational capacity of the Maui chapter and aid in community recovery through community-based environmental campaigns and programs, leading to improved community awareness on water quality issues and action towards solutions that impact the health and recreational enjoyment of the ocean waters. This individual must have a background in direct action organizing and grassroots outreach. The successful applicant will work in a coordinated effort with the Hawai’i Regional Manager & Maui chapter network.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as the point of contact for Maui Fire Response efforts
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Establish Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) volunteer teams on West and South Maui
- Coordinate new BWTF volunteers and data collection
- Coordinate with University of Hawaiʻi Researchers to collect and analyze additional samples
- Capture first flush samples for select South and West Maui sites
- Evaluate additional contaminate testing related to fires
- Input and manage additional water quality data and public notifications (e.g. social media posts)
- Attend weekly Maui Water Quality Hui meetings
- Build a spreadsheet to collate and share information from the different water quality sampling efforts
- Write and publish blog posts related to Maui Wildfire Response efforts, and share via social media
- Maintain updated information on Maui Chapter website related to Maui Wildfire Response
- Work with Maui Chapter Volunteer Coordinator to coordinate volunteers specific to the fire response efforts including expanded water quality monitoring, working with community groups and County to address polluted runoff from Kula and Lahaina, providing input and support to environmentally responsible re-building efforts in Lahaina, supporting affected Ocean Friendly Restaurants, etc.
- Coordinate fire response efforts with partner organizations (e.g. Hui O Ka Wai Ola, Boards for Buddies, etc.)
- Support rebuilding efforts towards a more just and resilient coastal future
- Coordinate supply donations and deliveries
Reports To: Hawai’i Regional Manager
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- At least one year of experience in volunteer management and community engagement
- Experience in direct action grassroots organizing and coalition building
- Knowledge of state, regional and national coastal & ocean environmental issues and management
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and inclusiveness
- Meeting facilitation to ensure conversations are focused, work is moved forward, and relationships are built, both in person and virtually.
- Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with elected officials, agency staff, industry representatives and ocean stakeholders.
- Well-developed strategic thinking and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously and autonomously.
- Experience in speaking publicly in front of a large number of people in diverse situations.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the island of Maui.
- Willingness to work flexible hours (including weekends and evenings).
- Must reside on Maui
- Ability to work effectively from a home office
- Ability to work independently
- Ability or willingness to learn how to use tech tools, platforms, and apps such as Salesforce, Hubspot, Golden, Google Drive and Basecamp.
- Knowledge or experience in environmental science, water quality monitoring, and/or marine science is a plus
- Must hold valid drivers license and have own vehicle to travel within the region as needed (work-related mileage is reimbursable)
A Note on Relevant Experience:
Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
SALARY & BENEFITS:
The Maui Fire Response Coordinator must reside on Maui, and will be paid a competitive salary commensurate with candidate’s experience level and geographic cost of living.
This is a partial full time (32 hours/week with health, dental, vision and Long-Term Disability benefits) position, currently funded for a limited duration of one year. While this position will be limited in duration, the opportunity to extend the position will be based upon the successful candidate's effectiveness in this role, on-going fire response needs, and funding availability.
Salary Range Transparency:
Category Level: Coordinator
Hourly Pay Rate Range: Minimum: $23.07/Hour - Maximum: $34.50/Hour
How Does the Surfrider Foundation Establish Salary Ranges?
The Surfrider Foundation researches, evaluates, and compares like-sized non-profit organizations to establish ranges for each position level to ensure that employees are justly compensated. The intent is to compensate employees well within a median pay range philosophy. What does a “median pay range philosophy” mean? It means that if the range for a position is $50,000- $70,000 the median pay for that position would be $60,000. The established range takes multiple factors into account; experience, educational background, scope and complexity of work, special skills, added value to the organization, geographic cost-of-living, inflation/current market demand, equity, and more. The Surfrider Foundation prides itself on a high rate of retention, with 32% of staff having been employed with the organization for 10+ years. Please keep in mind that the maximum end of our ranges also account for longevity and tenure within the role.
Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage monthly premiums compensated 100% by Surfrider Foundation, Long-Term Disability insurance, Employee Assistance program (EAP), Section 125 Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 401(k) plan offering a match of .50¢ of every dollar contributed by the employee up to a maximum of 4% of earnings (in other terms, a 2% employer match). Surfrider Foundation provides partial full-time (32 hours/week) employees with a generous number of paid holidays (18 days/year), vacation time (8 days/year+) and sick time (10 days/year). We also provide 6 weeks of paid parental leave following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption or foster care.
TO APPLY:
Please send cover letter (including your salary requirements) and resume to:
Email: careers@surfrider.org
Deadline: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023
Phone inquiries and walk-ins will not be accepted - thank you for understanding.
JEDI COMMITMENT:
The Surfrider Foundation is committed to fostering a just, equitable, diverse and inclusive organization for all people who protect and enjoy the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches. Our success and impact depends on learning from our community, standing in solidarity with our allies and working towards a more just future, both for our organization and the environmental movement as a whole.
The Surfrider Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce. Together we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other protected class.
To learn more about our Justice, equity, diversity and inclusion commitments, please visit: https://www.surfrider.org/pages/diversity-equity-inclusion
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