Food Labeling Specialist at ConAgra in Omaha, NE

Currently, ConAgra Foods has a job opening for a Senior Food Labeling Spec in Omaha, Nebraska.

The position leads the process of reviewing, updating and approving corporate labeling designs. Works across functions and communicates on matters relating to product labeling and compliance. Participates in addressing regulatory issues pertaining to food labeling that arise across the company. Minimum 5 years related experience. Position reports into Manager of Food Labeling.

For more information about the position, click here.

Valley Food and Farm Coordinator with Vital Communities in VT

Valley Food & Farm is a program of Vital Communities, which engages citizens, organizations, and communities in creating solutions to our region's challenges. Vital Communities began with a vision: what if people in the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire could access fresh food from their communities, knowing where the food came from and who grew it? And what if farmers had access to a multitude of markets... That vision existed in the minds of the staff and board of Vital Communities, who then started a program called Valley VitalSigns. These folks realized that farming and farmland plays a crucial role in providing the region with its open space and rural character, as well as with food. Out of their work came the Valley Food & Farm program. Valley Food & Farm carries out its mission to "foster the relationships that make agriculture a vital part of daily community life" in concrete and practical ways. Valley Food & Farm also published its first Guide to local agriculture in 2005. A new issue of the Valley Food & Farm Guide comes out each year in early spring, and there is a year-round searchable version on our website. Valley Food & Farm staff and interns work diligently to keep the Guide updated so that folks can find accurate information about where to get locally grown and raised food – at farms and at other locations such as farmers’ markets, restaurants, stores. Our agricultural ebulletin, Tidbits, available at no charge, goes out to over 2000 people. Tidbits includes information about seasonal farm products and services, and news and events relating to local agriculture. RESPONSIBILITIES This position will work to support a vibrant local food system including cultivating new farmers and local food access. Responsibilities include project and event management, facilitation and fundraising. QUALIFICATIONS The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills, be a team player, and be an outgoing, well-organized self-starter. Agricultural work experience is highly valued. This is a fulltime 40hrs/wk position with benefits. EOE.

Email resume and cover letter to gabe@vitalcommunities.org.

Agricultural and Food Law Career Ideas

Below is a list of organizations and corporations which provides ideas for employment opportunities. I will periodically check these links and post any jobs that I think people may be interested in.

International Food Policy Research Institute

http://careers.ifpri.org/search.asp?act=list

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

http://www.iatp.org/about/jobs-and-internships

Bipartisan Policy Center
http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/about/jobs

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
http://sustainableagriculture.net/about-us/jobs/

Sustainable Food Jobs
http://sustainablefoodjobs.wordpress.com/

Hershey’s

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/careers.aspx

Bread for the World

http://www.bread.org/about-us/jobs/

National Farmers Union

http://www.nfu.org/contact/employment

Cargill, Inc.

http://www.cargill.com/careers/search-apply/experienced-professionals/north-america/index.js

International Dairy Foods Association

http://www.idfa.org/about-idfa/employment/job-openings/

Food Institute

http://careers.foodinstitute.com/jobs

Feeding America

https://www7.ultirecruit.com/FEE1000/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx?__VT=ExtCan

General Mills Careers

http://jobs.generalmills.com/careers/corporate-careers-jobs

Gerber Juice Company Ltd.

http://www.gerberjuice.com/recruitment/index.php

Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.

http://www.flaginc.org/topics/about/internship.php

American Agricultural Law Association Job Posts

http://www.aglaw-assn.org/jobs.htm

Rabobank America

https://www.rabobankamerica.com/public/employment/index.html

Southern Environmental Law Center

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/

Target

http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-030796&ref=sr_shorturl_careers

Whole Foods

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/careers/state.php?s=TX

John Deere

https://johndeere.taleo.net/careersection/External_Us/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

Sierra Club

https://sj.tbe.taleo.net/SJ5/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=SIERRACLUB&cws=1

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

http://jobs.gainhealth.org/vacancies/

Walmart Legal Jobs

http://jobs.walmartstores.com/careers/legal-jobs

Nestle Legal Careers

https://nestle.taleo.net/careersection/3/moresearch.ftl?lang=en&location=216970118371

McDonald's Corporate Careers

http://sh.webhire.com/jobcart/491/search.aspx

Subway Legal Careers

https://www3.ultirecruit.com/FRA1004/JobBoard/SearchJobs.aspx?Page=Search

Natural Resources Defense Council

https://nrdc-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?company_id=16427&version=1

Good Food Jobs

http://goodfoodjobs.com/

Public Interest Environmental Attorney Fellowship -Columbus, Des Moines or Sioux Falls

Public Interest Environmental Attorney Fellowship

The Environmental Law and Policy Center (“ELPC”) seeks to hire a public interest attorney advocate who is a recent law school graduate for a one-year Environmental Attorney Fellow position in one of our Columbus, Des Moines or Sioux Falls offices starting in Fall 2012. The Environmental Attorney Fellow will work on ELPC’s environmental litigation and policy issues in the Midwest/Great Plains states and on related federal issues. The Fellow will begin with an orientation process in ELPC’s Chicago office. The Fellowship position is potentially renewable for a second year.

ORGANIZATION: ELPC is the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization, and among the nation’s leaders. We develop and lead successful strategic environmental advocacy campaigns to improve environmental quality and protect our natural heritage. We are public interest environmental entrepreneurs who engage in creative business deal making with diverse interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of 45 talented public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, policy advocates, and communications specialists brings a strong and effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems and improve the quality of life in our communities. ELPC’s headquarters is in Chicago, along with offices in Columbus, OH, Des Moines, IA, Jamestown, ND, Minneapolis, MN, Madison, WI, Sioux Falls, SD, and Washington D.C. ELPC started in 1993 and has an annual budget of $6.5 million. Please see www.elpc.org.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with ELPC’s Executive Director and Senior Attorneys on litigation and policy initiatives for ELPC’s Clean Energy and Global Warming Solutions Projects, Transportation and Land Use Reform Project, and Wild and Natural Places Preservation Project activities. Assist on special projects. Participate as member of multidisciplinary project teams of policy advocates, communications specialists and organizers.

QUALIFICATIONS: Recent law school graduate, including attorneys who are completing judicial clerkships or have no more than two years of other legal practice. Strong academic record and excellent writing, speaking and analytical skills. Smart self-starter with track record of initiative and success. Interest in and substantive law and policy knowledge in at least one of the following fields: energy, environmental, transportation, air quality, land use and/or natural resources law. The attorney should also understand and enjoy multifaceted public policy strategic advocacy that involves media, legislative, policy analysis and organizing approaches coordinated with strong and effective legal advocacy. An inspired and demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy and an ability to work productively as a member of a team of skilled professionals is required.

SALARY: $48,000 annual salary for the fellowship for new law school graduates in the indicated ELPC offices, plus excellent benefits. ELPC encourages applicants to seek funding that will help to support their salary (in full or part) from sources such as law schools’ grants for public interest law work, Equal Justice Works and others.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants should send a cover letter, resume and professional references by email to: LawFellowship@elpc.org. Telephone inquiries are discouraged. The Environmental Law and Policy Center is an equal opportunity employer and is continually seeking to diversify its staff. (Posted 9/23/2011)

http://elpc.org/2011/09/23/public-interest-environmental-attorney-fellowship

Grassroots Advocacy Director

Grassroots Advocacy Director

Position Announcement

Description

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is an alliance of over 80 grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities. NSAC is currently seeking a Grassroots Advocacy Director.

The Grassroots Advocacy Director, working collaboratively with staff and member organizations, will create grassroots campaigns and conduct outreach to galvanize support for and advance NSAC federal policy priorities, including agricultural appropriations and 2012 Farm Bill priorities.

Responsibilities

• In cooperation with the Executive Director and NSAC Grassroots Council, develop the

Coalition’s strategic vision into a grassroots campaign plan to achieve the Coalition’s policy

goals

• Implement NSAC’s grassroots outreach and advocacy campaigns, including the 2012 Farm Bill

campaign

• Assist, cultivate, expand, and provide resources to a robust network of grassroots organizations

and selected grasstops partners in support of NSAC’s mission and objectives

• Help build NSAC member groups’ knowledge of and confidence in the legislative process,

lobbying, and strategic policy communication and media

• Identify and integrate new communications technologies and tools

• Identify key target districts and states for specific campaigns and recruit new member organizations in those areas that are a good fit for NSAC with attention to NSAC’s continuing

diversity objectives

• Write and disseminate action alerts in conjunction with policy staff

• Oversee farmer fly-ins, lobby days, and special events, such as rallies and news conferences

• Organize conference calls and in-person meetings relevant to grassroots campaigns

• Oversee databases

• Oversee NSAC member services

• Travel to member organization events and to targeted districts to speak about current campaigns and to conduct advocacy workshops

• Administer NSAC’s Strategic Initiative Grant program (mini grants to member groups for

specific grassroots advocacy activities)

• Assist with fundraising with respect to grassroots advocacy work and joint fundraising with member organizations

• Help NSAC develop and implement a communications strategy, including framing and message

delivery for news media

• Write or edit and disseminate press releases in conjunction with policy staff

Qualifications

• An understanding and passion for sustainable agriculture, including family farm livelihood and

opportunity, farm conservation and environmental protection, rural development, and marketing

and food systems issues

• A strong interest in building the sustainable agriculture movement and developing NSAC

member capacity

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with significant academic work or on-the-job training in a relevant

field

• Extensive experience in grassroots outreach, organizing, and advocacy

• Experience in public policy campaign management preferred

• Knowledge of how to implement effective online organizing campaigns plus experience with

print, radio, online, and social media

• Experience with Salsa, or similar database management experience

• A good understanding of the federal legislative process

• Experience with large, multi-organization grassroots coalitions and democratic consensusbuilding process

• Staff and consultant management experience is a plus

• Strong writing, editing, public speaking, and verbal communications skills

• Goal-orientation with strong ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to both work independently and be a team player

Location and Work Environment

NSAC very strongly prefers for this position to be based in our Washington, DC office. The Grassroots Advocacy Director must be willing to work around a demanding congressional schedule and administrative deadlines. The position requires frequent domestic travel.

Compensation and Benefits Salary is on a non-profit scale and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Salary range is available upon request. NSAC offers an excellent employer paid benefits package and a lively and collaborative work environment.

Application

Please send cover letter, resume, writing sample, salary history, and the names of three references to Susan Prolman at sprolman@sustainableagriculture.net.

NSAC is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage people of color to apply for this position and all positions at NSAC.

http://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/NSAC-Grassroots-Director-Position-Announcement-8-16-2011.pdf

See also: http://sustainableagriculture.net/about-us/jobs/

Cargill Attorney -MN

Food Law Lawyer-WAY03528 Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 130,000 people in 63 countries. Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. For more information, visit www.cargill.com.

Description

Cargill is seeking to hire a food law lawyer at its worldwide headquarters in Minneapolis. This is an in-house lawyer position within Cargill's Worldwide Law Team, which is comprised of approximately 400 legal professionals (including 200+ lawyers) working in over 30 Cargill offices globally.

The lawyer filling this position will provide legal counsel to Cargill, Incorporated and its affiliates as an in-house lawyer and will be a part of the Cargill Law Department. This lawyer will work closely with Cargill businesses (primarily in the U.S. but also globally) and their commercial, operations and regulatory personnel, Cargill's Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs and Scientific and Regulatory Affairs functions, and outside legal and technical resources. This lawyer will also work with other Cargill lawyers and paralegals who provide legal counsel to Cargill worldwide as part of a multidisciplinary team and will function as a co-lead of Cargill's Worldwide Food Law Team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide food law counseling to Cargill's U.S. and global businesses, including counsel on the application of food laws and regulation (primarily U.S. laws) to U.S. and global operations; preventive law training and education; and guidance on compliance with company policies and procedures;
• Advise Cargill businesses on food product retrieval events (recalls, withdrawals, etc), interfacing with customer and supplier legal counsel, as necessary;
• Manage food related information requests, investigations, enforcement actions and litigation, relating to Cargill's food businesses, including the retention, supervision and management of outside counsel, if necessary;
• Engage with FDA and state food authorities as appropriate to manage Cargill food law related issues;
• Provide legal advice to Cargill businesses on a variety of food-related issues including proposed or new legislation and regulation (including the new U.S. Federal Food Safety Modernization Act);
• Provide counseling relating to new product development, including GRAS applications and substantiation of health, nutrition, natural and other food-related claims;
• Facilitate cross-business and cross-functional collaboration in the food safety and food law space; and
• Support for food-related policy development and implementation.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A law degree and license to practice law with practical experience in the food law area.
• 3+ years of food law experience.
• 5+ years FDA experience preferred.
• Forward thinking, proactive, ability to identify existing and emerging food law issues and effectively lead cross-function teams to resolution.
• Experience interpreting, applying and advising on FDA laws and regulations for both human and animal feed (additional experience with USDA laws and regulations preferred).
• Excellent academic track record (top 25% of law school class preferred).
• Knowledge and understanding of FDA organization and policy development and implementation.
• Maturity and strong leadership capabilities.
• Ability to effectively manage conflict and apply judgment in counseling.
• Excellent advocacy, communication and drafting skills.
• Strong strategic conceptual strength and ability to lead change and influence key internal and external stakeholders.
• Creative, resilient and flexible style and approach to solving legal problems.
• Ability and desire to work with diverse teams in meeting corporate goals and missions.
• Ability to balance legal expertise and advice with deep business acumen and commercial understanding.
• Ability to develop and leverage connections and expertise - internally and externally.
• Ability to travel in the U.S. and globally as needed.
• Strong public speaking and teaching skills and the ability to share and explain complex concepts.

Cargill is an EEO/AA employer.

Job

Legal

Primary Location

US-MN-Wayzata

Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Shift

Day Job

http://www.cargill.com/careers/search-apply/experienced-professionals/north-america/index.jsp

Attorney Positions with the Southern Environmental Law Center -NC, SC, TN, VA

Attorney Positions (Chapel Hill, NC or Charlotesville, VA)

The Southern Environmental Law Center is seeking an attorney with four or more years of experience, to be based in either its Chapel Hill, North Carolina or Charlottesville, Virginia office. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organization that is successfully addressing some of the most important and challenging environmental issues facing the Southeast and the nation.

About SELC: With offices across the region (Charlottesville, VA; Chapel Hill, NC; Atlanta, GA; Asheville, NC; Charleston, SC; Washington, DC; Richmond, VA; Birmingham, AL; and now Nashville, TN), SELC uses law and policy expertise to protect the South’s natural resources—its land, air, water, coast and wetlands—and to preserve our rural countryside and community character. Although our regional focus is the Southeast, much of our work is national in scope and impact.

SELC works collaboratively with over 100 national, state, and local groups to enhance their efficacy and achieve our common conservation goals. Our legal and policy staff comprises some of the nation’s leading experts in their respective fields, and over its 25-year history, SELC has earned a reputation as one of the most effective environmental organizations in the country. We currently have a staff of 85, including 44 attorneys. Additional information regarding our work and staff is available at www.southernenvironment.org.

About the position: SELC’s work is focused in five program areas: energy and healthy air, transportation and land use policy, clean water, coast and wetlands, and forest protection. The person hired for this position will have significant responsibility for work in one or more of these program areas. Work will include litigation in state and federal courts, advocacy in state and federal administrative proceedings, and policy analysis and development in various settings at the state and federal levels.
Compensation: SELC offers salaries competitive with leading national environmental non-profits, and an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications: We are seeking an attorney with a strong work ethic and sense of initiative. The ideal candidate will be a skilled and multi-faceted lawyer with excellent academic credentials, litigation experience and a background in environmental law, strong communication and interpersonal skills, a demonstrated ability to work well in a collegial setting, and a strong personal commitment to SELC’s mission.

To Apply: If you have these qualifications and are seeking one of the most interesting, challenging, and rewarding environmental advocacy positions available, please send your letter of interest, resume, law school transcript, and at least three references to Brenda Kenion, Southern Environmental Law Center, 601 West Rosemary Street, Suite 220, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2356, or email NCJobs@selcnc.org.

SELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is continually seeking to diversify its staff. We strongly encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/attorney_chapel_hil_nc_or_charlottesville_va/

Attorney Positions (Nashville, TN)

The Southern Environmental Law Center is happy to announce the opening of its newest office in Nashville, Tennessee. We have recently hired a managing attorney and are now seeking two additional attorneys to complete the three-attorney team that will launch the office. One attorney will focus on issues related to energy policy and global warming.

We are seeking the best candidates available, and encourage qualified applicants who have been practicing from three to ten or more years to apply. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organization that is successfully addressing some of the most important and challenging environmental issues facing the Southeast and the nation.

About SELC: With offices across the region (Charlottesville, VA; Chapel Hill, NC; Atlanta, GA; Asheville, NC; Charleston, SC; Washington, DC; Richmond, VA; Birmingham, AL; and now Nashville, TN), SELC uses law and policy expertise to protect the South’s natural resources—its land, air, water, coast and wetlands—and to preserve our rural countryside and community character. Although our regional focus is the Southeast, much of our work is national in scope and impact.
SELC works collaboratively with over 100 national, state, and local groups to enhance their efficacy and achieve our common conservation goals. Our legal and policy staff comprises some of the nation’s leading experts in their respective fields, and over its 25-year history, SELC has earned a reputation as one of the most effective environmental organizations in the country. We currently have a staff of 91, including 47 attorneys. Additional information regarding our work and staff is available at www.southernenvironment.org.

Energy Attorney: If viewed as a country, SELC’s six-state region would rank 7th in the world in carbon dioxide emissions, due in large part to the region’s heavy reliance on coal to generate electricity. The energy attorney will be part of our Clean Energy and Air team, advocating strategies to reduce the region’s outsized carbon footprint and improve air quality by decreasing reliance on coal generation and promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy resources as alternatives to traditional power plants. This position will focus on policy work with the Tennessee Valley Authority as it decides how best to meet future energy needs and replace its aging coal power plants, and on the range of energy issues impacting Tennessee, including coal mining and coal waste disposal. It may also involve litigation in state and federal courts and advocacy in state and federal administrative proceedings.

Staff Attorney: SELC’s work in Tennessee is focused in three program areas in addition to energy and healthy air: transportation and land use policy, clean water, and forest protection. The staff attorney will have significant responsibility for work in one or more of these program areas. Work will include litigation in state and federal courts, advocacy in state and federal administrative proceedings, and policy analysis and development in various settings at the state and federal levels.

Compensation: Compensation is commensurate with experience. SELC offers salaries competitive with leading national environmental non-profits, and an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications: We are seeking attorneys with strong litigation skills and a strong work ethic and sense of initiative. The ideal candidates will be skilled and multi-faceted lawyers with excellent academic credentials, litigation experience and a background in environmental or energy law, strong communication and interpersonal skills, a demonstrated ability to work well in a collegial setting, and a strong personal commitment to SELC’s mission.

To Apply: If you have these qualifications and are seeking one of the most interesting, challenging, and rewarding environmental advocacy positions available, please send your letter of interest, resume, law school transcript, and at least three references to Hayley Parrish, Southern Environmental Law Center, 201 W. Main Street, Suite 14, Charlottesville, VA 22902, or e-mail TNJobs@selcva.org. .

SELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is continually seeking to diversify its staff. We strongly encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/attorney_positions_nashville_tennessee/

Attorney Positions (Charleston, SC)

The Southern Environmental Law Center is seeking an attorney with between one and seven years of experience for its office in Charleston, South Carolina. This is an excellent opportunity to join an organization that is successfully addressing some of the most important and challenging environmental issues facing the Southeast and the nation.

About SELC: With offices across the region (Charlottesville, VA; Chapel Hill, NC; Atlanta, GA; Asheville, NC; Charleston, SC; Washington, DC; Richmond, VA; Birmingham, AL; and now Nashville, TN), SELC uses law and policy expertise to protect the South’s natural resources—its land, air, water, coast and wetlands—and to preserve our rural countryside and community character. Although our regional focus is the Southeast, much of our work is national in scope and impact.

SELC works collaboratively with over 100 national, state, and local groups to enhance their efficacy and achieve our common conservation goals. Our legal and policy staff comprises some of the nation’s leading experts in their respective fields, and over its 25-year history, SELC has earned a reputation as one of the most effective environmental organizations in the country. We currently have a staff of 91, including 45 attorneys. Additional information regarding our work and staff is available at www.southernenvironment.org.

About the position: SELC’s work is focused in five program areas: energy and healthy air, transportation and land use policy, clean water, coast and wetlands, and forest protection. The attorney hired for this position will have significant responsibility for work in one or more of these program areas. Work will include litigation in state and federal courts, advocacy in state and federal administrative proceedings, and policy analysis and development in various settings at the state and federal levels. We have included a broad experience range for this position because we seek the best candidate possible.

Compensation: SELC offers salaries competitive with leading national environmental non-profits, and an excellent benefits package.

Qualifications: We are seeking an attorney with a strong work ethic and sense of initiative. The ideal candidate will be a skilled and multi-faceted lawyer with excellent academic credentials, litigation experience and a background in environmental law, strong communication and interpersonal skills, a demonstrated ability to work well in a collegial setting, and a strong personal commitment to SELC’s mission.

To Apply: If you have these qualifications and are seeking one of the most interesting, challenging, and rewarding environmental advocacy positions available, please send your letter of interest, resume, law school transcript, and at least three references to Jessica McFadden, Southern Environmental Law Center, 43 Broad Street, Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29401, or email SCJobs@selcsc.org.

SELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is continually seeking to diversify its staff. We strongly encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

http://www.southernenvironment.org/about/jobs/attorney_charleston_s.c/

Organizer at Food & Water Watch in Philadelphia, PA

For more information: http://goodfoodjobs.com/jobs/7730/organizer.html

Food & Water Watch is a leading national consumer advocacy organization that runs dynamic, cutting edge campaigns challenging the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources. Since 2005, we have won significant victories to protect our food and water. Our work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Postand other major media outlets.

The Organizer works to develop and implement legislative, field organizing, and media strategies and campaigns in support of Food & Water Watch policy goals. The Organizer represents FWW and works as a leader in local coalitions to broaden support for FWW’s policy goals. The position will be based in Philadelphia, PA. While this position will work on all Food & Water Watch issues in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a significant portion of the position will be dedicated to working on our campaigns to ban hydraulic fracking, and create a fair Farm Bill.

Specific Responsibilities

• Build a strong base of organizations and individuals in support of our campaigns.
• Participate in membership recruitment and fund raising for Food & Water Watch.
• Advise management of issues particular to assigned region that can improve Food & Water Watch effectiveness.
• Coordinate and develop coalitions on campaign issues and implement grassroots organizing and public education campaigns.
• Work with team to develop strategic campaign plans including long- and short-term goals, strategies and tactics.
• Maintain familiarity with a diverse set of issues and research products, and respond to information requests from activists, coalition members, and media.
• Develop education materials such as factsheets, action alerts, web site content and newsletter articles on various campaign issues.
• Maintain activist database and email lists to effectively communicate to members and supporters.
• Travel to target states to motivate local organizations and individuals through public speaking, media appearances, strategic planning and training, and meetings with state and local governments.
• Engage and train student leaders and supervise interns.
• Other duties as assigned.

Legal Fellow at the Center for Food Safety in San Francisco, CA

For additional information: http://goodfoodjobs.com/jobs/7729/legal-fellow.html

The Center for Food Safety (CFS), the nation’s leading public interest organization devoted to legal advocacy in food law and sustainable agriculture, is seeking applications for its 2012 Legal Fellowship Program. CFS’s mission centers on protecting consumers, the environment, and farmers by challenging the impacts of harmful food production systems. CFS also works to strengthen food and environmental laws and enforcement at both federal and state levels, in part by promoting and protecting organic standards. This program provides an opportunity for a recent law school graduate interested in both litigation and policy work to become familiar with this new and growing practice area.

As a member of the legal team, the Legal Fellow will work on cutting edge issues, among them:

• genetic engineering,
• organic standards,
• factory farming,
• food labeling,
• global warming,
• sewage sludge,
• aquaculture,
• irradiation,
• nanotechnology, and
• state and federal legislative initiatives.

The Legal Fellow will work alongside the legal team on litigation in cases in federal and state courts, including case investigation, discovery, trial practice and appellate work. Other duties will include, but are not limited to, rule-making and administrative work at the state and federal level, as well as work on general legislative, public policy, and public education issues.

The fellowship is awarded through a competitive selection process. It is a paid one-year appointment, commencing in the summer / fall of 2012, and it is open to law students who graduated / or will graduate in the years 2012, 2011, or 2010, and those completing legal clerkships. The Legal Fellow is based out of CFS’s San Francisco office.

Regulatory Affairs Specialist at Syngenta in Durham, N.C.

For more information: www.ncbcjobs.ncbiotech.org/display_job/49595/Regulatory_Affairs_Specialist.html?searchId=1318461526&page=1

Job Description

As global demand for food and fuel continues to rise, we are dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries. We work in a collaborative and inspiring culture where personal contribution is rewarded and growth and development are at the heart of our culture.

Through our world-class science, global reach and commitment to working with our customers, we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life.

There’s never been a more important time to join Syngenta.

Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Research Triangle Park) – Durham, NC - #2371

Role Purpose –

1) To drive the regulatory work-stream for biotechnology products by significant engagement in regulatory sub-teams including role of sub-team lead as appropriate
2) To support the regulatory team in designated areas of expertise (e.g. project planning and tools, document and record management, review of protocols and reports)
3) Serve as a subject matter specialist in an area of expertise

Accountabilities –

• Serve as a source of expertise and support in a particular subject area
• Active engagement in subteam meetings representing subject areas as appropriate
• Manage own workslate
• Participate in the development of new process
• Provide input on design and reporting of studies for use in regulatory dossiers
• Commitment to developing an indepth knowledge of biotech regulatory requirements
• Provide technical support to Syngenta regulatory colleagues in other world areas seeking similar approvals
• Manage and provide advise on tools and process used within RA
• Active engagement in development opportunities

Senior Regulatory Product Associate at Pioneer in Iowa

For more information: Job Description www.pioneer.com/home/site/about/careers The Sr. Regulatory Product Associate assists with regulatory project plans and related activities for the Pioneer Regulatory Science, Operations, and Support (RSO&S) department. Job duties will primarily relate to supporting global regulatory managers and regulatory product managers with day-to-day operations associated with regulatory product portfolio. These duties will include assistance with managing active project plans, maintenance of internal regulatory documentation, and cataloging product-specific information. This position offers targeted regulatory product management career development through exposure and experiences to product management activities. It will provide the incumbent necessary experience and skills to qualify for future regulatory product management positions in RSO&S. Duties/Responsibilities Assist with management of current regulatory project plans, associated activities, and various internal documentation. Communicate the outcome to the global regulatory manager/regulatory product manager and take directions on follow-up work. Take responsibility for population and maintenance of product-specific folder structure in the regulatory documentation management system. May assist global regulatory managers/regulatory product managers with development of new regulatory project plans, template and guidance documentation, and participate in regulatory planning. Assist with maintaining regulatory project plans for activities in emerging cultivation geographies. Support maintenance of literature reference collection for products and fulfill associated requests from US and global registration managers. Problem Solving Effectively conveys key facts and messages to regulatory science study directors, regulatory product managers, and global regulatory managers. Works on problems that are moderately complex in scope, such as identifying next steps/contact points to complete the follow-up on the study progress, consolidating information from emails, or determining appropriate placement of specific documentation within the product folder structure. Identifies issues or concerns to elevate to Management while exercising independent judgment. Decision Making Identifies priorities and timelines for completion. Determines most appropriate course of action with the assistance of global regulatory manager/ regulatory product manager.

Grassroots & State Government Affairs Manager at RISE in D.C.

For more information visit: http://lobbyingjobs.com/myjobs/search.php?post_id=380&offset=10

Position Summary: Responsible for organizing and engaging grassroots activists and positively influencing legislative and regulatory issues of interest to the specialty pesticide and fertilizer industry at the state and local levels. Works as part of the RISE team to prioritize use of resources, minimize overlap of activities and mitigate the impact of legislative and regulatory actions on the business of RISE members. Is key contact person for grassroots allies and contractors at the state and local level.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Expand and engage the RISE grassroots network in partnership with the RISE communications, membership and regulatory leads.
• Liaise, provide counsel, and establish and maintain relationships with government policy-makers, state legislators, allies, customers, grassroots, and associations essential to the achievement of RISE objectives.
• Develop grassroots response plans for addressing anti-industry activities in local areas.
• Build, support and nurture strong and effective local partnerships, alliances and coalitions.
• Work closely with local leaders to execute agreed upon plans.
• Works effectively with CropLife America state legislative affairs staff on broader industry issues of concern to both associations.
• Communicate regularly and effectively with RISE colleagues and members on status of relevant public policy initiatives and obtain feedback.
• Recommend positions and strategies for RISE to effectively address issues at the state and local levels.
• Monitor, review and analyze all relevant legislative and regulatory initiatives originating at the state and local levels, including the identification of critical and emerging policy issues, to determine potential impacts on the specialty pesticides industry and communicate opportunities, threats and results to RISE staff, appropriate committees and/or board and allied groups.
• Join and actively participate in state legislative and regulatory organizations.
• Organize industry activities and participate in ALEC, NCSL, CSG, RGA, DGA and similar organizations' events to build relationships with policy makers and utilize the forums to advance our legislative and regulatory agendas.
• Prepare effective and well-written advocacy materials including background papers, issue briefs, talking points, amendments, correspondence, and testimony for use by representatives and allied organizations.
• Serve as an industry spokesperson at working groups, trade shows, association meetings, member functions and appropriate meetings of state and local government agencies.
• Direct and support RISE state contract lobbyists by providing direction and support in addressing legislative and regulatory issues.
• Provide weekly content for association’s newsletter and other communications efforts.
• Build and maintain a database on state regulatory codes, registration fee schedules, stewardship programs, pre-emption laws, and key legislative and regulatory session and action dates.
• Contribute actively to RISE team and association activities.

Public Interest Environmental Attorney Fellowship at the ELPC in Iowa

For more information visit: www.elpc.org/2011/09/23/public-interest-environmental-attorney-fellowship

The Environmental Law and Policy Center (“ELPC”) seeks to hire a public interest attorney advocate who is a recent law school graduate for a one-year Environmental Attorney Fellow position in one of our Columbus, Des Moines or Sioux Falls offices starting in Fall 2012. The Environmental Attorney Fellow will work on ELPC’s environmental litigation and policy issues in the Midwest/Great Plains states and on related federal issues. The Fellow will begin with an orientation process in ELPC’s Chicago office. The Fellowship position is potentially renewable for a second year.

ORGANIZATION: ELPC is the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization, and among the nation’s leaders. We develop and lead successful strategic environmental advocacy campaigns to improve environmental quality and protect our natural heritage. We are public interest environmental entrepreneurs who engage in creative business deal making with diverse interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of 45 talented public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, policy advocates, and communications specialists brings a strong and effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems and improve the quality of life in our communities. ELPC’s headquarters is in Chicago, along with offices in Columbus, OH, Des Moines, IA, Jamestown, ND, Minneapolis, MN, Madison, WI, Sioux Falls, SD, and Washington D.C. ELPC started in 1993 and has an annual budget of $6.5 million. Please seewww.elpc.org.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with ELPC’s Executive Director and Senior Attorneys on litigation and policy initiatives for ELPC’s Clean Energy and Global Warming Solutions Projects, Transportation and Land Use Reform Project, and Wild and Natural Places Preservation Project activities. Assist on special projects. Participate as member of multidisciplinary project teams of policy advocates, communications specialists and organizers.

Oversight Attorney at U.S. House of Representatives

For additional info, visit: www.usajobs.gov

Job Title: OVERSIGHT ATTORNEY

Agency: U.S. House Of Representatives

Sub Agency: House Committee on Natural Resources

Job Announcement Number: CONR-2011-04

SALARY RANGE:	$65,000.00 - $100,000.00 /year Higher Salary is Negotiable
OPEN PERIOD:	Wednesday, September 07, 2011 to Friday, October 14, 2011
SERIES & GRADE:	HS-0905-00/00
POSITION INFORMATION:	Full Time Permanent (Employment with the U.S. House of Representatives is at-will)
DUTY LOCATIONS:	1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:	United States Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:

The House Natural Resources Committee considers legislation about American energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife, public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation. The Majority Staff (Republican) of the Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) seeks an attorney for an oversight and investigative counsel position.

Additional Duty Location Info:

Counsel position (Washington, DC) - The Majority Staff (Republican) of the Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) seeks attorney for oversight and investigative counsel position. Will review and analyze issues and matters pertaining to federal natural resource and energy issues and related federal agencies and entities falling under the Committee's jurisdiction, including the Departments of the Interior, Commerce and Agriculture. Will develop oversight and investigative plans to define the scope and direction of reviews and investigations. Will conduct thorough investigations into matters falling under the Committee's jurisdiction, including document reviews and witness interviews. Will review and conduct investigations of various agencies and entities under the Committee's jurisdiction for fraud, waste and abuse. Will assist in the preparation of public oversight hearings conducted by the Committee. Will draft and prepare reports of findings and conclusions for eventual publication by the Committee.