New job Municipal Resilience Program Coordinator in Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

The location of this position is flexible.

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Rhode Island is already beginning to feel the impacts of climate change in the form of increased flooding incidents, more intense storms, rising sea levels, and more high heat days. The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) and The Nature Conservancy are partners in the Resilient Rhody Municipal Resilience Program (MRP). The program engages communities in developing the pipeline of projects that would enhance their climate readiness.

The MRP supports municipalities across Rhode Island to prepare for and adapt to climate change. The MRP process centers residents’ knowledge of strengths, hazards, and current challenges. By bringing together municipal leaders and diverse stakeholders, the community identifies priority actions to address the threats of climate change. Municipalities have the incentive to participate in the program to become eligible for implementation grants from RIIB to start those priority actions.

Thirteen municipalities participated in the 2019-2020 Community Resilience Building workshops led by TNC staff and developed dozens of readiness project. In 2020, we shifted the workshops from in-person to an on-line format. In 2021, The Nature Conservancy and RIIB are partnering with six municipalities to conduct MRP workshops and help municipal leaders in this climate resilience planning effort.

The Municipal Resilience Program Coordinator will be a member of the Cities and Climate Change Team and may also engage in related climate mitigation and resilience projects including the Providence Tree Plan, the Stormwater Innovation Center and advancing state climate change policy.

This position is part-time from May 17, 2021 through October 31, 2021 for 20 hours per week. The position reports to the Director of Climate and Cities Programs and works closely with Climate and Energy Program Manager. This position will begin remotely and may transition to in-person as appropriate and following COVID-safe protocols. Housing is not provided.

The Municipal Resilience Program Coordinator will provide direct support for TNC and RIIB staff in adapting the program model and executing this program in the six participating communities. The work may include workshop design, creating surveys and collating results for analysis, coordinating schedules, working with municipal and community leaders, writing reports, taking notes, and providing technology support during workshops among other tasks.

• Will interact with municipal and state leaders and stakeholders.
• Works under remote supervision.
• Will work remotely using web-based video conferencing and survey tools.
• Requires the ability to synthesize and summarize data and write reports to be presented to muniacipal officials.

• High school diploma or GED and 6 months of related experience or additional education
• Experience operating various types of equipment in a safe and efficient manner if needed

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

A qualified candidate would be proficient in a variety of areas which may include:

• Enthusiasm for work supporting climate change mitigation and resilience
• Experience managing web-based meetings or webinars (Zoom, SurveyMonkey)
• Website design and creation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with municipal or state-level government a plus
• Proficiency in Spanish a plus
• Ability to work in a team environment.

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