Job Board – September Updates

The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) is seeking law clerks for Summer 2026 to advance environmental protections at the federal, state, and local levels under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other federal and state environmental laws. This position can be remote, hybrid or in-person at EIP’s DC office.

The law clerks’ duties will include legal research and writing related to environmental, administrative, and information-collecting statutes and regulations, review of pollution permits and data, and other work to support public comments, litigation, and issue-focused reports.

Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association of state air quality agencies in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The directors of these eight air agencies serve as its Board of Directors. NESCAUM’s purpose is to provide scientific, technical, analytical, and policy support to the air quality and climate programs of the northeast states. Founded in 1967, NESCAUM helps its members develop effective strategies to attain and maintain national ambient air quality standards, mitigate the impact of climate change, and pursue emerging issues.

The organization is approaching a significant transition, given that the current Executive Director has had a long period of leadership with the organization. The next Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead this ground-breaking, forward-looking nonprofit dedicated to addressing air quality and climate issues and to influence the policy agenda nationally through the collective efforts of NESCAUM’s staff, its member states, and other air agencies and states across the country with whom NESCAUM collaborates. High priorities for the next Executive Director include:

• Managing the daily operations of a mission-driven, $3.5 million nonprofit, directing and empowering a team of dedicated and highly skilled professionals committed to air quality, climate and energy issues.
• Ensuring that existing external relationships are transitioned to the new Executive Director, so the leader is well-positioned to interact with and influence a broad range of constituencies.
• Working collaboratively with the Board of Directors and staff to develop and articulate a vision for NESCAUM that capitalizes on NESCAUM’s reputation and credibility, considers new ideas and approaches, and sustains NESCAUM’s reputation as a forward-thinking convener and facilitator.
• Creating a funding and development strategy to sustain NESCAUM’s work on air quality and climate issues, recognizing the work and involvement of other nonprofits as well as budget uncertainties at the federal and state levels.
• Developing and implementing human resource and management approaches that create and sustain a cohesive and supportive work culture.
• Supporting the Board of Directors and sustaining strong connections between board and staff.

EIP is accepting applications for a Research Analyst to join our team working to hold industrial polluters and federal and state agencies accountable for compliance with the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other environmental laws. Working with EIP’s team of lawyers and journalists, the Research Analyst will work to reduce pollution from industrial sources through fact-finding, data compilation, and analysis. The duration of employment will be limited to one year with the possibility for permanent hire contingent on funding.

EIP takes legal action to clean up pollution; we publish data-driven reports that push federal and state regulators to better protect public health; and we work with frontline communities to obtain the protections of our environmental laws. This position will be located in Texas, Louisiana, or Washington, DC and may require occasional travel. EIP has a small office in Washington, DC and staff in over 20 states.

EIP is accepting applications for a Senior Attorney to join our team working to hold industrial polluters and federal and state agencies accountable for compliance with environmental laws. The Senior Attorney will support EIP’s Enforcement Program and work to reduce pollution from industrial sources through citizen suit enforcement actions and other advocacy strategies. EIP takes legal action to clean up pollution; we publish data-driven reports that push federal and state regulators to better protect public health; and we work with frontline communities to provide them with the resources they need to obtain the protection of our environmental laws.

EIP is a national organization with strong partnerships with frontline communities and organizations in the Gulf States, Ohio River Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions. We are dedicated to reducing the enormous amount of climate, air, and water pollution generated by the fossil fuel power sector and industries that extract, store, or process oil or natural gas to make fuel, chemicals and plastics, fertilizers, and other petrochemical products. EIP work also targets pollution from other sectors, including steel manufacturing, aluminum production, and landfills and trash incinerators.

The Senior Attorney position will support these programs and can be based in Washington, DC or remote. The position will require occasional travel throughout the U.S.

The Department of Energy (DOE) Alumni Network is a newly forming organization dedicated to fostering a vibrant and enduring community of former DOE staff. Our mission is to unite former DOE staff in a collaborative community that provides career support, facilitates policy engagement, and champions the agency’s vital role in advancing transformational science and technology solutions for the nation.

The Executive Director will be the foundational leader responsible for launching, developing, and growing the DOE Alumni Network. This individual will drive the strategic vision, build a strong organizational infrastructure, cultivate relationships with alumni and stakeholders, and secure the resources necessary to achieve the network’s mission. The ideal candidate will be a highly credible, results-oriented, and passionate advocate for DOE and its enduring impact.

In 2025, the Community, Justice, and Impact (CJI) Department introduced the Justice Framework to meet current organizational needs and to help drive strategic and operational alignment and direction around the organization’s values and mission to advance justice. CJI serves as a strategic partner to the entire organization that must deliver the Justice Framework, strategies and tools for a practice of justice, community building, and impact assessment and analysis that connects internal and external communities, policies and practices, and effectively engages the Ecosystem of Justice.

CJI must work strategically, synergistically, and effectively to scale our efforts to meet the needs of the entire organization. Therefore, CJI must be comprised of strategic, transdisciplinary thought leaders who can effectively operationalize and execute bespoke projects, programs, and initiatives while also using the Justice Framework to help build community.

Reporting to and in deep collaboration with the SVP, the Associate Vice President of Community, Justice, and Impact will serve as an organizational leader for the department to advance the Earthjustice mission, the justice framework, institutional community building, external partnership support, impact assessment and analysis and justice ecosystem support.

Race Forward’s Justice In Government Fellowship program will bring together a cohort of 10 Fellows with Race Forward Federal Strategies team leaders in order to experience collectively, in 5 learning sessions, the following:

• To reflect on the lessons learned from applying a racial equity analysis to federal policy and practice
  
• To learn more about administrative democracy models
  
• To collectively recommend how racial equity might be implemented into federal government processes in future political administrations
  

By engaging in deep dialogues, hearing from practitioners in the equity and governance space, and engaging with top speakers in policy discussions, Fellows will deepen their knowledge on the subject of racial equity and government, and surface key insights to add to the field of racial equity in government.

The Hopper-Dean Family Foundation – a private family foundation dedicated to equity, climate justice, and scientific innovation – seeks a creative, self-directed, and agile leader as its first full-time Executive Director to lead its next phase of evolution. As the Foundation strategy shifts toward deeper trust-based relationships, multi-year commitments, and movement-aligned strategies, the Executive Director will play a critical role in building and fostering partnerships; overseeing and directing financial resources; and supporting a vibrant, equity-driven family board. The Executive Director will embody relational, emotionally intelligent, and passionate leadership as they lead a well-resourced and imaginative organization alongside a small team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a family foundation committed to doing things differently while joyfully supporting those working at the frontlines of change.

Moms Clean Air Force (Moms) is a community of over 1.5 million moms working together to equitably protect the health of families from the impacts of air pollution and climate change. Through a vibrant network of state-based community organizers, we work on national and local policy issues.

We are seeking a highly motivated part-time Field Consultant based in Los Angeles County who is dedicated to building a program across California to engage moms and families on issues of clean air and climate change.

The Environmental Defense Fund seeks talent for multiple open positions, including remote work. Please click below for more details.

The State of California, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, is hiring for multiple positions, including: Senior Librarian, Chief – Cancer Toxicology and Epidemiology Section, Senior Personnel Specialist and Cancer Biostatistician. The location of the positions will be in either Sacramento or Oakland.

The LID Center is seeking an enthusiastic Civil or Environmental Engineer to support projects focused on sustainable stormwater management, water quality, and flood mitigation. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that benefit the communities we serve and partner with while advancing environmental sustainability.

We offer a hybrid work environment (in-office/telework) from our Beltsville, Maryland location, along with a competitive salary ($75,000–$115,000) and a comprehensive benefits package, including substantial medical and dental reimbursements, a 403(b) retirement plan with matching, and support for professional licensure.

Ashoka is looking for an exceptional changemaker to join its Global Leadership Team to lead this change on a global scale. Over the last 35 years, Ashoka Innovators for the Public not only coined the term social entrepreneur- but also pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship globally. We searched and helped 3,000 men and women launch their system- changing ideas to solve problems. We also helped the world SEE why social entrepreneurship was a more powerful way to drive change. Investors invested in them, journalists wrote about them, universities taught courses and incubators and accelerators supported them. In some countries governments even created policies to support social entrepreneurs.

However, we recognize this is not enough. The rate of change is accelerating and our problems are growing faster than our solutions.  In such an environment it is not enough for a few to lead and others to follow. Everyone must be a changemaker. Changemaking skills, i.e. empathy, teamwork, creative problem-solving, and leadership become essential to equip each of us to respond to changes around us.