Executive Director

Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Washington, DC (hybrid/remote)
$50,000–$60,000/year (20 hrs/week), commensurate with experience
Deadline: December 15, 2025

Healthy Schools Network (HS Network) is the nation’s premier voice for children’s environmental health at school. Since 1995, HS Network has advanced policies and practices that reduce environmental hazards and empower schools, families, and communities to provide healthy K–12 learning environments.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

Healthy Schools Network, a national nonprofit organization, seeks an experienced and visionary Executive Director to lead the next phase of growth for the nation’s premier advocate for healthy and climate-resilient schools. The Executive Director will oversee a dynamic organization known for its national leadership, science-based advocacy, and strong collaborative networks.

Strategic Leadership

• Provide overall leadership in implementing HS Network’s action plan focused on four strategic priorities: advocacy, coalition building, technical support and research
  initiatives, and enhanced communications.
• Engage the Board, staff, and key partners to develop and monitor annual goals and long-term strategies.
• Strengthen HS Network’s role as the national thought leader and convener for children’s environmental health in schools.

Advocacy and Programs

• Champion federal, state, and local policies that improve environmental health and climate resilience in schools
• Oversee research and technical support initiative, including the promotion of EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools and related guidance and regulations for schools (lead in drinking water, asbestos, radon, asthma, climate resilience).
• Collaborate with federal and state agencies, NGOs, and universities to advance policies and share best practices nationally, including schools in NY City and State, where HS Network was founded and continues to shape model policies to export nationally.

Fundraising and Financial Management

• Lead fundraising strategy to secure support from foundations, individuals, corporate partners, and events.
• Manage the organization’s budget and ensure fiscal responsibility and transparency.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with donors and grantmakers.

Coalitions and Communications

• Lead and expand the Coalition for Healthier Schools, fostering collaboration among hundreds of partners nationwide.
• Serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson and representative to media, policymakers, and public audiences.
• Oversee communications, including the biweekly NewsSlice newsletter, website, and social media to strengthen visibility and engagement.

Organizational Management

• Supervise staff, contractors, and consultants to ensure excellence across operations.
• Ensure compliance with all grant, legal, and reporting requirements.
• Work closely with the Board of Directors to provide timely updates and foster effective governance.

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of leadership experience in nonprofit management, public policy, public health, or environmental advocacy.
• Proven success in fundraising, donor relations, and financial management.
• Strong policy, advocacy, and program management experience.
• Excellent communication and coalition-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with partners and staff in a virtual environment.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred

• Experience in children’s environmental health, education, or climate resilience.
• Experience with national-level advocacy, federal relations, or coalition management.
• Experience performing management, compliance and reporting.

To Apply

Email a brief cover letter, résumé, and two references to apply@healthyschools.org, subject: Executive Director – [Your Name]. Deadline: December 15, 2025.

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Healthy Schools Network is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

O’NEILL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (O’NEILL)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS

Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Position in Law and Public Policy

The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (O’Neill) at Indiana University, Bloomington campus, invites applications for a full-time, renewable, non-tenure track academic year appointment as a Lecturer or Clinical faculty position to teach in its expanding Law and Public Policy program. The course assignments are flexible, with topics related to areas such as constitutional law, administrative law, legal history, and legislative processes. The school has a particular interest in candidates with a background in environmental law and/or dispute resolution.

Qualifications for this position are: 1) a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school; 2) at least 10 years of professional experience in legal practice or a law-related field, such as policymaking; 3) teaching or extensive presentation experience; and 4) commitment to high quality teaching and student mentoring. Though not required, one or more of the following would be advantageous: significant professional experience in negotiation and/or conflict resolution; professional experience in environmental law and/or environmental policymaking; classroom teaching experience, particularly at the college level; and training or practice in other areas of O’Neill’s undergraduate curriculum such as labor and employment law, health law, administrative law, or ethics.

Individuals appointed within Lecturer or Clinical faculty positions are expected to focus on teaching (including course development, revision, and delivery), as well as on teaching-related service such as student advising and curriculum development. Those appointed as Clinical faculty are also expected to actively engage in service to relevant academic and practitioner communities. Lecturers and Clinical faculty are eligible for promotions to higher ranks within lines (Lecturer to Senior Lecturer and Teaching Professor; Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Full Professor).

The standard teaching assignment for Lecturer and Clinical faculty positions is six courses per year. Lecturers and Clinical faculty are not eligible for tenure but will be considered for promotion and/or long-term contracts no later than the sixth year of appointment. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The expected start date is August 1, 2026.

To ensure consideration, application materials must be received by December 1, 2025. However, the search may continue until the position is filled. Please submit via the online system https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30956, the following materials: 1) a letter of application; 2) a current vita that includes a history of academic and professional experience; 3) a statement of teaching philosophy including approaches to course design and classroom instruction and a description of successful teaching, training, and/or related professional experience (including online/distance-learning instructional experience, if applicable) and 4) contact information for three references. For more information, please contact the search committee chair: Dr. Kenneth Richards (kenricha@iu.edu).

O’Neill-Bloomington is the largest school of public affairs and public policy in the United States, with over 4,000 students, and for five years has ranked in one of the top two spots of the U.S. News & World Report rankings for graduate public affairs schools in the country. Six of O’Neill’s specialty programs are ranked in the top five listings nationally, O’Neill is also tied for the top- ranked public administration program according to the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The school attracts very high performing faculty and students and provides a collegial workplace environment.

Indiana University is a major research University founded in 1820 and currently enrolls over 38,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate and professional students on the Bloomington campus. Additional information about the school and Indiana University can be found at https://oneill.indiana.edu/. Bloomington is a welcoming community located in the beautiful, wooded hills of southern Indiana approximately 1 hour from Indianapolis and 4 hours from Chicago, with abundant cultural and recreational opportunities, low housing costs, and excellent schools. Additional information about the city of Bloomington can be found at https://www.visitbloomington.com/.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.