The Winyah Rivers Foundation, based in Conway, South Carolina, is seeking a full-time Waccamaw Riverkeeper®.  The Riverkeeper is a knowledgeable advocate for the Waccamaw River and its watershed.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage and implement the Waccamaw Riverkeeper Program.
• Facilitate fundraising activities.
• Maintain an on-the-river presence to investigate pollution sources, support monitoring efforts, provide education, and raise public awareness of river issues.
• Coordinate with local, state and federal agencies to stay abreast of actions affecting the Waccamaw River and watershed.
• Educate the public regarding the work of the Winyah Rivers Foundation.

Educational Requirements
Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.  Knowledge of environmental science and law is a plus.

Compensation
Salary starting at $30,000.

The full job description follows.  For more information about Winyah Rivers Foundation, go to www.WinyahRivers.org.

The interview process will be conducted during late February and early March.  Forward resume and letter of introduction to Hampton Shuping at WRF@coastal.edu.  E-mail submissions are strongly encouraged. For mail submissions, please send to Winyah Rivers Foundation, Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Coastal Carolina University, 1270 Atlantic Avenue, Conway, SC 29526.

Job Description
Waccamaw Riverkeeper®
Winyah Rivers Foundation

The Waccamaw Riverkeeper® is a full-time public advocate for the Waccamaw River and adjacent lands in the Winyah Bay watershed in northeast South Carolina. The Waccamaw Riverkeeper® reports to the President of the Board of the Winyah Rivers Foundation and is based at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1.    Minimum education level of bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Working knowledge of environmental science, law, or related field.
2.    Experience in fundraising, including donor cultivation, event planning, membership development, and writing grant proposals.
3.    Experience piloting and handling small boats up to 24 feet.  Knowledge of GPS.
4.    Ability to work with diverse groups and provide liaison role among scientific community, government agencies, conservation groups, and residents and visitors.
5.    Ability to prepare public statements and work effectively with the media.
6.    Ability to comprehend and interpret environmental protection rules and regulations.
7.    Proficient in word processing, PowerPoint, basic photography skills and knowledge of, or ability to learn, technology required for water quality and habitat monitoring and surveillance.
8.    Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to motivate citizens.
9.    Ability to work independently and as part of a team and manage multiple priorities. 
10.  Strong personal environmental ethic.

Physical Demands
Requires monitoring by air, water and land with frequent travel and occasional overnight travel.  Must be able to operate, load and tow a 24-foot boat and trailer.  Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. 

Job Responsibilities
1.   Serve as a full-time public advocate for the Waccamaw River and assigned territory, observing, documenting, and reporting environmentally harmful activity, and instituting enforcement action or encouraging Winyah Rivers Foundation  to pursue litigation where appropriate.
2.   Be aware of potential fundraising mechanisms and provide technical assistance and input as needed to assist the President and/or Development Director with fundraising, including membership development, river event planning, as well as preparation of major grant proposals.
3.   Work closely with Coastal Carolina University’s Watershed Academy.  Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with environmental groups, public officials and agencies.
4.   Increase citizen participation in environmental rule making and monitoring.
5.   Serve as the official spokesperson for Winyah Rivers Foundation  for assigned projects.  This role includes interviews and presentations to public agencies, government officials, foundations, civic groups and the media on a variety of topics some of which may be controversial and technically complex.
6.   Prepare technical and/or advocacy position papers.  Be prepared to defend these potentially controversial positions in a professional and technically justifiable manner.
7.   Empower and motivate an expanded number of informed citizens who can identify water quality problems; work with the appropriate agencies to fix the problem; and bring attention to the problem if it is not fixed or if there is a successful resolution.
8.   Recruit, train and maintain a motivated and viable volunteer network which can carry out monitoring duties, attend hearings, give presentations and serve as the “eyes and ears” of their local communities.
9.   Work with local, state and federal agencies to enhance the enforcement and compliance of existing environmental rules and regulations and identify areas needing new and improved regulation.
10.  Accomplish additional tasks as assigned by the President of the Winyah Rivers Foundation and the Board.

Please send resume and letter of introduction to Hampton Shuping, WRF@coastal.edu. E-mail resumes are strongly encouraged. For mail submissions, please send to Winyah Rivers Foundation, Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Coastal Carolina University, 1270 Atlantic Avenue, Conway, SC  29526.