French Broad River Program Coordinator
About The Position
MountainTrue is seeking a French Broad River Program Coordinator. The French Broad River Program Coordinator will help expand the capacity of the French Broad Riverkeeper program by coordinating volunteer engagement, water quality monitoring, data management, restoration efforts, and community outreach activities throughout the watershed. The position will play an important role in supporting watershed protection efforts while helping build meaningful connections between local communities and the French Broad River. The French Broad River Program Coordinator will work closely with the French Broad Riverkeeper to support ongoing monitoring programs, stewardship initiatives, volunteer engagement activities, restoration projects, and public education efforts. The position will also assist in developing and maintaining systems that strengthen the program's ability to respond to emerging water quality concerns and watershed needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, natural resources, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience conducting environmental field work, water quality monitoring, ecological restoration, or related activities.
- Experience recruiting, training, coordinating, or leading volunteers and community participants.
- Experience managing multiple projects, activities, or deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and quality standards.
- Experience collecting, organizing, managing, and reporting environmental, scientific, or programmatic data.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Experience coordinating community engagement and volunteer-based activities.
- Ability to collect, organize, and analyze environmental data.
- Comfortable kayaking and/or canoeing on moving water.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout the French Broad River watershed.
- Ability to confidently lead volunteers and community members in outdoor settings.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with water quality monitoring equipment and environmental sampling techniques preferred.
- Familiarity with environmental databases, GIS, or data management systems preferred.
- Grant writing or project management experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate recreational water quality monitoring and reporting activities.
- Lead microplastics sampling efforts and associated data collection.
- Support the implementation, maintenance, and expansion of real-time water quality monitoring stations.
- Conduct routine calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of monitoring equipment.
- Organize and manage water quality datasets, including DMRs, NPDES reports, and other monitoring information.
- Support quality assurance processes and contribute to annual reporting efforts.
- Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers for sampling, restoration, and stewardship activities.
- Organize volunteer workdays, including river cleanups, live staking projects, and water quality monitoring events.
- Coordinate educational and outreach activities focused on watershed health, river ecology, geology, history, and aquatic resources.
- Represent MountainTrue and the French Broad Riverkeeper program at community meetings, presentations, and public events.
- Coordinate live staking and riparian restoration projects.
- Assist with watershed assessments, field monitoring, and research projects.
- Support monitoring and investigation of water quality concerns throughout the watershed.
- Assist with restoration project implementation and stewardship initiatives.
- Help maintain field and laboratory equipment, supplies, and monitoring resources.
- Assist with grant proposal development and grant reporting activities.
- Support applied watershed research efforts.
- Assist with the expansion of water quality monitoring and modeling initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve monitoring methods, volunteer engagement, and program efficiency.
- Collaborate with MountainTrue staff and community partners to advance watershed protection goals.
Benefits
- 20 vacation days per year
- 12 holidays
- Sick leave
- Paid two-month sabbatical after five years
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Participation in a SIMPLE IRA with an employer match of up to 3%
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
