Please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) is now accepting fellowship applications for the upcoming academic semester to serve as the Barnum Conservation Policy Fellow. MUCC is a non-profit member-based organization with more than 200 affiliated clubs and 40,000 members. Since 1937, MUCC has United Citizens to Conserve, Protect and Enhance Michigan’s Natural Resources and Our Outdoor Heritage through education, communication and advocacy. The late Dean Oliver Barnum was a life member of MUCC, lifelong hunter and conservationist and a government professor.
Applicants can expect to gain diverse experience working for a non-profit entity that is fully dedicated to conservation of Michigan’s natural resources and the enhancement and preservation of our recreational pastimes. Additionally, the MUCC Policy Fellow will be directly engaged in the day-to-day legislative, regulatory and grassroots communication-related advocacy efforts of the organization.
Primary responsibilities will include the following:
- Researching and tracking policy issues related to the mission of MUCC
- Attending Michigan legislative committee hearings and sessions at the State Capitol (Fall/Spring)
- Preparing legislative analysis documents for MUCC staff
- Attending Monthly Natural Resource Commission (NRC) Meetings
- Attending MUCC’s Annual Convention
- Preparing NRC analysis and communication materials
- Writing news updates for MUCC’s Conservation Insider e-newsletter and MUCC.org news blog stories
- Assisting staff in the drafting of press releases and similar media announcements
- Assisting staff to plan and facilitate special membership and fundraising events (Spring/Summer)
- Clerical assistance
Part-Time:
Closing Date: Posting will close on April 10, 2024 or when the position is filled.