Rainready Outreach Associate - CNT - Chicago, IL

Rainready Outreach Associate 
Center for Neighborhood Technology

Chicago, IL

CNT is seeking an experienced and qualified outreach associate to join the RainReady team. RainReady helps people and communities manage flooding in a time of climate change.
This position is initially focused on RainReady Community planning in the south and west suburbs of Cook County to reduce urban flooding.

RainReady Community is a first-of-its-kind community planning program for neighborhoods and municipalities affected by flooding. We work with partner organizations, residents, and businesses to understand risks and find solutions. We prioritize green solutions that bring broader benefits to communities, such as jobs, recreation and nature conservation.

The RainReady Outreach Associate will design and implement outreach plans in support of the RainReady Community program. This will include coordinating partner interviews, community surveys, public meetings, and workshops. The Associate will work closely with community groups, municipal leaders, and volunteers to engage the broader community in the RainReady process.

Accountability
The RainReady Outreach Associate will report directly to the Manager of RainReady Community, and collaborate closely with other CNT staff on operations and production activities.

Responsibilities

• The Outreach Associate will work closely with the RainReady team to implement flood resilience programs in target communities, and to expand our outreach and impact in the region and nationally. Responsibilities include:
• Conduct partner interviews to identify primary risk areas and opportunity areas
• Distribute and promote community surveys
• Coordinate workshops for residents, businesses, and community groups
• Oversee logistics and promotional materials for community outreach events
• Attend community events on behalf of RainReady
• Craft newsletters, public announcements, and other communications materials
• Team support: participate in the activities of the wider RainReady team, from meeting with policy makers to attending community mapping workshops. Your work will support policy development, data analysis, risk modelling, the development of accreditation standards, workforce development, and the development of communication and outreach materials (such as factsheets, videos and photos).
• Evening and weekend work will sometimes be necessary.

Skills and qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in urban planning, environmental science, community studies, public administration, or equivalent
• Experience in community outreach or communications
• Exceptional organizational and coordination skills
• Strong interest in sustainable community development and mission-based organizations.
• A demonstrated attention to detail
• Valid driver’s license and legally be able to drive in the state of Illinois. Company vehicle is provided for work-related travel.
• Communications, in particular, working with clients, residents, public works officials, academics and other stakeholders. You must have good workshop presentation skills.

Desirable
Knowledge and expertise in the use of flood mitigation strategies and/or green infrastructure best management practices - within the public rights-of-way, on public land and on private property.
Experience with Salesforce, Survey Monkey, and GIS-platforms

The Center for Neighborhood Technology is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age disability, veteran status, or marital status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, termination, promotion, transfer, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

This is an Exempt position. Salary is commensurate with experience.

To Apply
Please send cover letter, resume, and salary history to: Center for Neighborhood Technology
Human Resources - RRH 2125 W. North Avenue Chicago, IL 60647
No phone calls please.

Organizational Background
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is an award-winning creative think-and-do tank that advances urban sustainability by researching, inventing and testing strategies that use resources more efficiently and equitably. CNT's staff works across a range of disciplines and issues-including energy, climate, transportation, community development and housing, and natural resources.

See our website for more information at www.cnt.org

Required experience:
Experience with Salesforce, Survey Monkey, and GIS-platforms: 2 years

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Assistant Professor, Nonprofit Management, The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University - Bloomington, IN

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS

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The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in nonprofit management on the Bloomington campus. Exceptional candidates at the associate or full professor rank will also be considered. Candidates active in all areas of nonprofit management research and teaching will be considered, including emerging fields of scholarship and especially research in social movements or political advocacy, philanthropy, or any aspect of nonprofit finance including financial management of nonprofits, grant-making institutions, and new forms of philanthropic and earned revenue such as social impact investing. Research in U.S., non-U.S., or comparative contexts is welcome.

Applicants must present evidence of high quality research and an ambitious research program, an interest in professional service applications, and a strong commitment to high quality teaching. Scholars with demonstrated success at securing research funding and other forms of distinction are encouraged to apply. The Ph.D. or an equivalent terminal degree in a related field (e.g., nonprofit management, business management, public administration/affairs/policy, philanthropic studies, economics, finance, political science, organizational development, sociology, etc.)is required.

SPEA-Bloomington is a world leader in public affairs and is the largest school of public administration and public policy in the United States. In the 2012 "Best Graduate Schools" by U.S. News & World Report, SPEA-Bloomington ranks second and is the nation's highest-ranked professional graduate program in public affairs at a public institution. Four of its specialty programs are ranked in the top-three listings, including public management, public finance, nonprofit management, and environmental policy. SPEA's doctoral programs in public affairs and public policy are ranked by the National Academy of Science as the best in the country. SPEA offers joint programming and SPEA faculty regularly collaborate in research with many Indiana University units, including the Maurer School of Law, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, School of Global and International Studies, and Kelley School of Business.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Please submit a letter of application, current curriculum vita, a writing sample, complete contact information, and names and address of three persons who could provide letters of recommendation through our online application system http://indiana.peopleadmin.com by October 15, 2014.

For more information see: http://www.indiana.edu/~spea.

/Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status./

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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS

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The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University-Bloomington seeks applications from accomplished professionals from the academic and practitioner ranks, for one or more anticipated tenure-track and/or non-tenure-track positions in the general field of public budgeting and finance, broadly defined to include: budgeting, financial management, public debt and capital markets, government treasury operations, capital budgeting, and public pension policy and management.

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