Jobs
Clean Air Council strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, and those with disabilities to apply.
Legal Director
Clean Air Council seeks a skilled litigator with environmental law experience to manage its team of public interest environmental attorneys and legal professionals and oversee and personally engage in its forward-thinking and impactful legal advocacy. The legal team that the Legal Director heads comprises about half a dozen lawyers executing a full range of cutting-edge environmental legal efforts, spanning litigation, policy, and regulatory work, in Pennsylvania, elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic region, and nationally.
More information and how to apply is available here.
Development Director
Clean Air Council seeks an experienced non-profit fundraising professional to lead its development department. The Development Director would be responsible for supervising development staff, maintaining the department’s day-to-day coordination, and would work with the Executive Director and department heads to develop and implement the Council’s strategic vision for fundraising.
More information and how to apply is available here.
Community Organizer
The community organizer will be responsible for implementing Clean Air Council’s environmental justice outreach and advocacy work in Philadelphia. The organizer will work in three program areas: air quality monitoring, watershed protection, and climate resilience. The organizer will work to engage Philadelphia residents and local groups in understanding local environmental and health impacts from industrial facilities and climate change. In addition, the organizer will support residents in raising their concerns to decision makers and advocating for protections and positive community change. Project and program responsibilities may change over time.
More information and how to apply is available here.
Seasonal Cobbs Creek Stewardship Coordinator
The position will advance the goals of equitable access to green space and build volunteer stewardship capacity in Cobbs Creek Park, Philadelphia, PA. The position will engage residents through community-inspired programming throughout Cobbs Creek Park, leading to increased use of the park and trails.
For the position of Seasonal Cobbs Creek Stewardship Coordinator, the Council seeks a self- starting individual with vision, initiative, and demonstrated commitment to environmental protection and passion for growing equitable access to green space. This position is a member of the Council’s transportation program and will work on a variety of projects collaboratively within the team.
More information and how to apply is available here.
Internships and Volunteering
All internships and volunteer positions will be remote/virtual until further notice.
We offer internships for undergraduate, graduate and legal interns. Generally, internships are unpaid positions with the Council and we consider their roles important to the Council’s work. We will work with interns to secure external funding (such as work-study programs) to cover the costs of living while interning with the Council.
“I had an incredible experience as a legal intern for Clean Air Council. During my internship, I was able to meaningfully contribute to the environmental protection effort in Pennsylvania, and I gained invaluable hands-on experience with a wide variety of environmental law issues. However, what I appreciated most about Clean Air Council was the staff’s genuine interest in providing the interns with mentorship, guidance, and opportunities to learn and grow as future lawyers and environmental advocates.”
– Libby Wetzler, Clean Air Council Legal Intern, Summer 2021
“Joining the Council’s legal team as an intern after my 1L year was the ideal way to jumpstart my involvement in an area of advocacy that I hope to keep as a central focus of my whole legal career. There are things you learn from exposure to high-stakes, of-the-moment environmental defense litigation and activism that you can’t learn in a classroom, and certainly won’t learn from a textbook.
The best part of an internship with the Council is the caliber of people you work with: a group of consummate professionals dedicated to winning uphill legal battles yet equally committed to providing an irreplaceable education to its interns. Over 10 weeks this summer, I contributed more meaningful work to a vital cause than I ever had, all while doubling my understanding of the contemporary legal and political landscape. I will be watching and rooting for the Council’s achievements for years to come!”
– Brandon Robilotti, Clean Air Council Legal Intern, Summer 2021
