Here are some openings to help keep the Mississippi clean in Minneapolis: Office Assistant Part-time Organization: Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition
Position available: The Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition (MCNC) is a successful and exciting nine-year-old grassroots, non-profit coalition of twenty neighborhoods community groups. Our extensive activities revolve around its mission to preserve, protect, and restore the city's most valuable natural asset, the Mississippi River. We are currently seeking an environmentally-minded, energetic, responsible, and organized part-time (approximately 16-20 hours per week) Office Assistant with excellent people, communication, writing and computer skills to carry out routine office tasks and perform support activities for a volunteer board of directors. The Office Assistant will report to the executive committee of the board of directors. Hours will be generally two mornings or afternoons per week. The organization does not provide benefits such as health insurance or sick leave. Duties will include, but are not limited to: *Maintain organization files and mailing lists *Retrieve phone and e-mail messages and respond or refer to appropriate parties *Process requests for information, applications for membership *Acknowledge donations and maintain a donor list *Assist in administrative tasks associated with meetings (making copies, arranging meeting times and locations, notifying board members of meetings) *Sort mail and respond or refer to appropriate parties *Prepare and mail correspondence as requested *Maintain an up-to-date contact list for board members, neighborhood organizations, elected officials and public agency staff *Assist with the production of a quarterly newsletter *Assist board and other staff with events, forums, meetings *Maintain file of grant opportunities and deadline dates; as time permits, check web sites for potential grant opportunities Qualifications: 1. Some knowledge of non-profit organizations and environmental issues preferred 2. Office experience (business correspondence, record keeping, communication skills) 3. Computer skills (word processing, spread sheets, mail merge) 4. Ability to work independently and to meet deadlines 5. Excellent telephone communications skills 6. Ability to work on several tasks at a time 7. Must have own transportation or access to bus line Starting date: approximately May 15 Compensation: DOQ Application deadline: May 5th Please send r�sum� and cover letter indicating your qualifications for the position by May 5th to: Personnel Committee MCNC P.O. Box 18748 Minneapolis, MN 55418 To apply: Please send cover letter expressing interest and qualifications, resume and three current references to: Amy Luesebrink, preferably by email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by mail to: Personnel, Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition, PO Box 18748, Minneapolis, MN 55418. For more information, please contact Amy Luesebrink : 763-561-1616. Coordinator 16 - 20 hours per week A non-profit environmental organization located in northeast Minneapolis is seeking a part-time Coordinator (approximately 16 to 20 hours per week) to carry out professional activities for a volunteer board of directors. The Coordinator will report to the President and the other executive committee members of the board of directors. Hours will vary, but generally will be two or two-and-one-half days per week. The organization does not provide benefits such as health insurance or sick leave. It is expected that the Coordinator will spend considerable time out of the office and in the community. Duties will include, but not be limited to 1. Research environmental issues, including air and water quality, pollution permit tracking, cumulative effects, health risks. 2. Liaison to other environmental and neighborhood groups working on these issues. 3. Provide reports and summaries to the board on these issues, prepare "talking points" and background information to allow the board to make informed decisions and testify with confidence in their data. 4. Recommend actions to the board and membership to reduce pollution and increase positive actions to mediate pollution from all sources. 5. Research and help prepare grant applications 6. Help prepare a quarterly newsletter. 7. Assist in preparing public forums, meetings and presentations. 8. Assist in our annual river clean up and possibly other events to bring people to the river and educate them about river related issues. 9. Prepare public education Afact sheets@ and other outreach material. 10. Along with the board members, occasionally attend neighborhood meetings 11. Help maintain a web site (post minutes and reports, maintain current links, use as outreach opportunity) 12. Work with office assistant to maintain organization records 13. Attend monthly board meetings Qualifications 1. Experience working with environmental issues 2. Excellent written and oral communication skills 3. Computer knowledge including word processing, spread sheets 4. Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and work on several tasks at a time 5. Prefer some experience working with non-profit volunteer organization board 6. Prefer grant writing experience 7. Prefer baccalaureate degree in related field, e.g., environmental studies, biological sciences, urban studies; extensive experience will be considered in lieu of a completed degree program References Please supply the names of three persons who can be contacted for professional references Starting date: approximately May 15 Compensation: DOQ Application deadline: May 10th Please send r�sum� and cover letter indicating your qualifications for the position by May 10th to Personnel Committee MCNC P.O. Box 18748 Minneapolis, MN 55418 To apply: Please send cover letter expressing interest and qualifications, resume and three current references to: Amy Luesebrink, preferably by email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by mail to: Personnel, Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition, PO Box 18748, Minneapolis, MN 55418. For more information, please contact Amy Luesebrink : 763-561-1616. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
