Jobs
Coordinator of Water Quality Day (2025)
Opportunity for a professional services contract
Led by the San Juan Bay Estuary, the Water Quality Day It is the largest citizen science event in Puerto Rico, as well as the only island-wide water quality monitoring event. More than 10,000 citizen scientists have participated since 2009.
We are seeking an Estuary Coordinator to organize this event. This person will be responsible for enthusiastically engaging all sectors of the community and increasing participation, taking into account data from previous years. Their primary goal should be access to clean and safe water for all in Puerto Rico.
Responsibilities:
Their main responsibilities will be:
- Identify and assist island-wide collaborators to support the event, whether by offering training workshops, distributing monitoring materials, welcoming the public on the day of the event, etc.
- Recruit and maintain communication with organizations, private entities, community groups, schools, Estuary resilient centers, government agencies, and private corporations across the island to get them involved.
- Offer workshops, both in person and virtually, on the methodology for collecting and analyzing water samples at the island level.
- Distribute monitoring and information materials to monitoring stations around the island.
- Provide support to the groups and individuals participating before, during, and after the event.
- Responsible for ordering, maintaining, and inventorying monitoring materials and other necessary materials.
- Participate in press conferences, videos, press briefings, etc. to promote the event.
- Collect and digitize all the results.
- Generate final event report.
Required Qualifications (Education and Experience):
- Experience coordinating events.
- Possess skills in coordinating workshops and training for groups.
- Preferably, have participated in Puerto Rico's Water Quality Day.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Effective communication skills.
- Organizational skills, time management, and public speaking.
- Must have a personal computer, own car, and be available to travel across the island.
Start Date:
Immediately
How to apply:
The duration of this professional services contract is from immediately until May 2025. Please direct your resume to Brenda Torres, Executive Director of the Estuary. [email protected], with the subject line Estuary Coordinator for Water Quality Day. The deadline to apply is January 24, 2025.
Sources of funding:
Grant CE99206929-2
The Corporation for the Conservation of the San Juan Bay Estuary is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that operates the San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership. The Corporation for the Conservation of the SJBE provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or genetics. MBE/WBE and other certified minorities and small businesses are encouraged to apply.
