Career Corner: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Stop by and visit with representatives from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Founded in 1967, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest independent conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the Bay. Serving as a watchdog, we fight for effective, science-based solutions to the pollution degrading the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. Our motto, "Save the Bay," is a regional rallying cry for pollution reduction throughout the Chesapeake's six-state, 64,000-square-mile watershed, which is home to more than 17 million people and 3,000 species of plants and animals.

With offices in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia and 15 field centers, CBF leads the way in restoring the Bay and its rivers and streams. Over the last four decades, we have created broad understanding of the Bay's poor health, engaged public leaders in making commitments to restore the Chesapeake, and fought successfully to create a new approach to cleanup that features real accountability-the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.

Departments We Hire For

CBF restoration staff are psyched for a reef ball planting. Photo by CBF Staff

CBF restoration staff are psyched for a reef ball planting. Photo by CBF Staff

Enthusiastic about saving the Bay? Then we want you! The HR department looks for qualified, motivated people to join our family in the following departments:

Environmental Protection and Restoration (EPR)

The EPR department defends and restores the Chesapeake Bay by protecting the Bay's natural resources from pollution and other harmful activities by fighting for strong and effective laws and regulations; restoring the Bay's essential habitats and filtering mechanisms; involving citizens in CBF's environmental efforts by recruiting, training, and incorporating them as effective partners and leaders.

Education

Education provides programs that introduce students, teachers, and other citizens to the wonders of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and works to heighten sensitivity, increase knowledge, and empower people to take positive action toward the Bay's restoration. Through activities that model subject integration, problem solving skills, and real life community action projects, students are empowered to take positive action towards restoring the Bay.

Development

The mission of Development is to provide financial resources for CBF to meet its long-term vision of saving the Bay. It establishes and implements strategies to motivate donors to contribute to the organization's programs and projects through two primary areas of activity: development and membership.

Accounting/Finance

The Finance department's mission is to establish and maintain a foundation-wide accounting system/department that provides the highest quality financial information and management reporting that responds to the needs of its funders, government regulators, administrators, and constituents.

Communications

Communications dispenses the CBF message through publications, media relations, marketing, graphic design, audio/visuals, and the web. The creative services team works with staff to develop print and online products. The media team functions as the liaison between CBF and newspapers, TV and radio stations, and other external media sources. The marketing team focuses on branding through outreach, volunteers, and especially the CBF website.