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SBP · 4 hours ago

Western North Carolina Recovery and Resilience Fellow

Hendersonville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$50K/yr - $75K/yr

SBP is an organization focused on disaster recovery and resilience, and they are seeking a Recovery and Resilience Fellow to support communities in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. The Fellow will work alongside various stakeholders to secure funding and implement projects aimed at enhancing recovery, resilience, and mitigation efforts in the region.

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Responsibilities

Achieve all goals and objectives set by SBP for the Recovery and Resilience Fellows Program, to include the following:

Serve as a recovery and resilience champion to communities in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene, working with state and local stakeholders to access and/or influence funding for preparedness, recovery, resilience, mitigation, and climate adaptation projects to mitigate against future losses in a disaster

Successful implementation of recovery projects will require a dynamic combination of human capacity, actionable projects, and streamlined access

Fellows will accelerate investment through available funding sources, including local, state, federal, private, philanthropic and public opportunities

To be successful, the Fellow must understand regional and local priorities, identify public and private stakeholders, review current applicable plans in place, and assess and document gaps

Fellows must also be skilled translators and conveners of stakeholders and opportunities, capable of building trust and generating options for action as local communities characterize their vulnerabilities

Create an opportunity for future employment in the community they serve following their 2-year Fellowship

Help facilitate the SBP-led programs, identify program opportunities, and share the expertise of SBP’s Advisory Services Team with other nonprofits, municipalities, non-governmental, and volunteer organizations to increase capacity and efficacy