Watershed Program Coordinator

Job Announcement

Title: Watershed Program Coordinator

Job Status: Part-time, Hybrid

Salary: $17 per hour, 22 hours per week on average, can range from 15-30 hours per week,

includes some weekends and evenings for community events

Reports to: Executive Director, Dr. Mo Drinkard

Organizational Background

The Doan Brook watershed spans 12 square miles in Cleveland's eastern metropolitan area,

home to over 63,000 residents and diverse wildlife, including birds, mammals, amphibians,

reptiles, and pollution-tolerant fish. The brook’s three branches converge at the Nature Center

at Shaker Lakes, flowing through Shaker Lakes, Rudy Rodgers Memorial Park, Rockefeller

Park, the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, and the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve before

reaching Lake Erie.

Founded in 2001, the Doan Brook Watershed Partnership (DBWP) is a non-profit organization

focused on restoring the watershed, promoting sustainability, and advancing environmental

justice. Through events and restoration initiatives, DBWP connects the community with the

watershed, fostering ecological resilience and empowering individuals to advocate for and

protect Doan Brook and its surrounding environment.

Essential Position Functions

The Watershed Program Coordinator will support the Watershed Program Manager in

implementing DBWP programs. This role focuses on managing day-to-day operations and

logistics to ensure effective program execution, communication, and administration.

Responsibilities include planning and executing watershed events, workshops, volunteer

activities, media communications, environmental education, database management, financial

processing, and grants management.

The ideal candidate will collaborate on various administrative, planning, and educational

projects while promoting watershed restoration and community engagement. This role requires

teamwork, multitasking, and flexibility, including occasional weekends, evenings, and remote

work opportunities.

Specific tasks include:

● In coordination with the Watershed Program Manager and the Executive Director,

support DBWP events that inspire a restored watershed and more inclusive community.

● Participate in the management of the logistics of watershed events and volunteer

stewardship activities, including leading committees, issuing press releases, recruiting

and retaining volunteers, taking registration, and securing permits, security, and

supplies.

● Collaborate with community partners to host workshops and stewardship activities that

help people manage stormwater on individual properties and within neighborhoods.

● Write educational literature, newsletter articles, and website and social media updates.

● Communicate watershed information to the public via phone, email, events, social

media, and presentations.

● Create, modify, and file documents such as invoices, reports, fliers, database records,

and letters using Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Wordpress

software programs.

● Utilize project management tools and best practices.

● Assist in supporting volunteers for stewardship projects, such as storm drain stenciling,

plantings, invasive plant control, clean-ups, and restoration initiatives.

● Interact with the DBWP Board of Directors, community partners, funders and the public.

● Conduct presentations for diverse audiences.

● Manage office inventory and supplies.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

● Knowledge of ecology, hydrology, aquatic and /or environmental science.

● Event planning experience.

● Excellent oral and written communication, including public presentation skills.

● Familiarity and experience with managing social media and electronic communications.

● Ability to demonstrate initiative, whether working independently or as part of a team.

● Ability to set priorities and adhere to deadlines, with good organizational skills and a

demonstrated ability to do detailed work accurately.

● Four-year college degree or 3 years equivalent work experience.

● Ability to participate in physical outdoor activities and event preparations.

● Commitment to the DBWP mission and its principles and values.

● Strong understanding of environmental justice and equitable access issues in this

community.

● Personal transportation and valid driver’s license (mileage reimbursement available).

● Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and transport event materials to a variety of indoor and outdoor

events

Applicants from diverse backgrounds and experiences are encouraged to apply, even if you do

not meet every listed qualification.

Application

● Please submit cover letter and resume to: Dr. Mo Drinkard, Executive Director of the

Doan Brook Watershed Partnership, at drinkard@doanbrookpartnership.org

● Please include your last name and “Watershed Program Coordinator” in the subject line.

● Deadline: Open until filled, Review of applications to begin immediately

● Posted: February 3, 2025