Watershed Action Alliance of Southeastern Massachusetts

The Mission of the Watershed Action Alliance (WAA) is to protect and restore the watersheds of Southeastern Massachusetts through strategic collaboration and grassroots efforts. The Alliance also serves to strengthen the individual and collective capacity of its member groups, enabling them to be more effective watershed advocates.

The Alliance focuses on accomplishing the following three goals via public education and public policy advocacy:

• Maintaining adequate, natural stream flows for fish, wildlife and human recreation
• Restoring free-flowing rivers by removing dams in order to reduce risks to human health and safety; enhance boating; recreate healthy aquatic habitats; and bring back our ancient herring and shad “runs;” and
• Reducing water pollution to make our drinking water safe and our waterways “fishable and swimmable” as mandated by the federal Clean Water Act.

Skills/Attributes Required

• Experience in management of all technical aspects of effective website development and maintenance as well as other related social media.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, including ability to simplify technical and scientific issues intoreadable content for general audiences.
• Search engine optimization ability.
• On-line layout and publication experience.
• Familiarity with natural resources protection issues.

Manager will report to WAA Coordinator and work with him to identify and reach out to for-profit and non-profit websites and blogs to spread knowledge of WAA, CommonWaters,and issues of concern to us.

Please provide detailed information on previous experience, samples of previous work of a similar nature, and compensation requirements.

PLEASE RESPOND TO WAA COORDINATOR STEVE PEARLMAN AT Pearlman@neponset.org by April 20, 2012.