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Cascadia Consulting Group is a women-owned, private environmental consulting firm with 27 years of experience developing and implementing innovative solutions to today\u2019s environmental challenges. Cascadia works with public and private-sector clients to advance sustainability through recycling and materials management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, pollution prevention, transportation demand management, and water and natural resources management. The Cascadia team brings both established expertise and creative thinking to research and analysis, strategic planning, program design and implementation, outreach, social marketing and behavior change, and evaluation roles. From our offices in Seattle (WA), Oakland (CA), and Charleston (SC), we serve clients across the country and abroad.<\/p>\n
At Cascadia we strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment at all levels of the organization. Having staff and partnerships that reflect the diverse communities we serve empowers us to shape innovative and effective solutions together with those communities most impacted by social, human, and environmental health challenges.<\/p>\n
Position Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n Cascadia Consulting Group is seeking a highly motivated and organized Project Coordinator to support our Education, Communication, and Outreach (ECO) and Recycling and Materials Management (RMM) lines of business. This role includes outreach and support to help local businesses and residents implement green actions. This role could include national, and potentially international, travel when permissible. Cascadia seeks candidates willing to be inquisitive and reflective about incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts into their work.<\/p>\n Examples of everyday tasks may include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Inclusive engagement with businesses, property managers, and multifamily residents on environmental topics through phone calls, door-to-door outreach (in compliance with local health and safety guidelines), web and social media, presentations, and events.<\/p>\n \u2022 Providing onsite or virtual assistance to inspire and empower businesses to change behavior and take action to protect human health and the environment, from reducing waste and saving water and energy, to preventing pollution and exploring sustainable transportation.<\/p>\n \u2022 Creating written and visual content for outreach materials (e.g., factsheets, emails, website or social media content).<\/p>\n \u2022 Coordinating business recruitment, interviews, and surveys through phone calls, emails, video calls, onsite visits, or events and documenting data collection via electronic data entry, both infield and in-office.<\/p>\n \u2022 Calling businesses to explain local recycling requirements and scheduling follow-up meetings with businesses to offer more in-depth assistance.<\/p>\n \u2022 Organizing, planning, and supporting meetings, events, or presentations, including creating agendas or promotional materials, coordinating speakers, organizing logistics, taking notes, and keeping to a detailed timeline.<\/p>\n \u2022 Building relationships in the business community by attending events, participating in public or industry meetings or conferences, conducting web research, and reaching out to business leaders via phone, email, social media, or in-person meetings.<\/p>\n \u2022 Conducting field research including sorting waste, recycling, and organic material to understand business and resident behavior and increase recycling.<\/p>\n \u2022 Tracking and managing multiple deadlines.<\/p>\n \u2022 Using tools like Excel, Google G Suite, and Salesforce to track outreach and engagement outcomes.<\/p>\n Required Qualifications <\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Commitment to thinking critically about your own cultural lens and being able to communicate respectfully and effectively with people from a diversity of backgrounds.<\/p>\n \u2022 Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt to diverse styles and perspectives. Comfort with talking to businesses and multifamily property managers and residents on the phone.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to communicate technical information clearly, including regarding environmental impacts and benefits and city ordinances and policies.<\/p>\n \u2022 The ability to organize, prioritize, and meet deadlines, with an attention to detail in a dynamic work environment.<\/p>\n \u2022 Commitment to working both in teams and independently to advance common goals, think creatively, use\u202fsound judgement to resolve issues, and create high-quality, effective work products.<\/p>\n \u2022 Basic to intermediate experience\u2014and a willingness to expand skills\u2014in producing documents for an employer with Microsoft Office 365 programs such as SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or with Adobe products or the Google G Suite.<\/p>\n \u2022 Valid driver\u2019s license and comfort with driving (personal vehicle not required).<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to work outdoors, including in inclement weather. Other highly desirable attributes include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to converse, present, and\/or write fluently in any languages commonly spoken in the Seattle area\u2014such as Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Thai, Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Oromo, Tigrinya, Punjabi, or Russian\u2014and interest in applying these language skills professionally.<\/p>\n \u2022 A desire to enter the environmental sector and learn more about waste reduction and recycling, water and energy efficiency, stormwater and wastewater pollution prevention, transportation, and climate change. Prior experience in these areas is preferred but not required.<\/p>\n \u2022 Experience organizing and planning events in either a professional or community-based setting (e.g., organizing community events for diverse groups, student clubs in school, or as a volunteer.).<\/p>\n \u2022 Experience creating outreach materials and using visual and graphic design programs such as Adobe InDesign or Illustrator.<\/p>\n \u2022 Experience with conducting outreach, customer service, or sales.<\/p>\n \u2022 Familiarity with social marketing and behavior change.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to lift and move up to 40 pounds.<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to stand or walk on uneven surfaces for up to 10 hours per day.<\/p>\n Compensation and Benefits <\/strong><\/p>\n This is anticipated to be a full-time, hourly, exempt position based in Seattle, Washington. Hourly rate will be based on experience and competitive with jobs in the environmental sector. Hourly rate ranges will be provided to candidates invited to interview for the position.<\/p>\n The work may require flexible hours and may have designated hours including weekends and evenings. Occasional travel may be required, including meetings and other activities outside standard work hours and sometimes including overnight stays. Cascadia offers a flexible workplace with a generous benefit package, including health insurance for employees at or above 60% full-time equivalent, 401(k) with an employer match, life insurance, long-term disability, transportation subsidies, flexible spending accounts, generous paid time off, professional development budget, sabbaticals, and paid parental leave.<\/p>\n