American Rivers

Director

• Lead American Rivers’ efforts to grow the practice of dam removal as a tool for river restoration.
• Build successful aquatic connectivity programs and partnerships.
• Develop and implement dam removal projects.
• Support efforts to strengthen state and federal programs to advance aquatic connectivity across the Great Lakes Region.
• Identify and develop dam removal projects and lead efforts to build regional capacity.
• Manage grants and contracts, including selection and oversight of consultants, processing invoices, and tracking expenditures.

Associate Director, River Restoration

Controller

• The Controller is responsible for the day-to-day accounting for American Rivers’ financial transactions, as well as for developing, implementing, and ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
• The Controller maintains and continuously improves the system of financial controls, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, banking and cash management, payroll, and benefits.
• This position oversees the monthly close, corporate financial statements for both American Rivers and American Rivers Action Fund on a monthly basis and for the annual audit and is the primary liaison between staff and the auditors.
• This position supervises the Senior Staff Accountant.

• Develop and implement the overall strategy for the State of America’s Rivers campaign, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Establish timelines, deliverables, and accountability systems to ensure smooth execution across multiple workstreams.
• Collaborate with communications staff to develop the State of America’s Rivers report and associated collateral; work with policy staff to connect findings to advocacy campaigns at the state and federal levels.
• Coordinate the process of establishing grading criteria, seeking expert input, and assigning state-level river health scores.
• Build and maintain relationships with scientists, advocates, and partner organizations to seek feedback on strategy and broaden the campaign’s reach and impact.
• Oversee the collection, vetting, and integration of data on river health indicators.
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors to design and maintain an interactive, user-friendly digital platform that makes river health data accessible to the public, policymakers, and media.
• Track progress, measure impact, and produce updates and reports for organizational leadership, funders, and external audiences.

Director – State of America’s Rivers Campaign

General Counsel

• Committing to American Rivers core values.
• Delivering accurate, timely legal counsel to executives and management on a broad range of topics — including contracts, employment, partnerships, corporate finance, and compliance — with particular emphasis on the legal intricacies that involve or impact the 501(c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) tax-exempt organizations and any additional affiliates by ensuring strict adherence to permissible collaborations, financial separations, and reporting obligations unique to each entity type
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of legal documents including inter-organizational agreements, memoranda of understanding, and shared service contracts to ensure full regulatory compliance
• Leading legal review on all joint projects, advocacy campaigns, fundraising efforts, and resource-sharing arrangements to ensure that program expenses, staff roles, and communications are properly allocated and documented to prevent impermissible subsidization or commingling of activities between affiliates
• Developing and implementing internal governance policies, and regularly monitoring compliance with these policies and applicable laws
• Conducting research and evaluating legal risks related to organizational decisions and operations, and offering proactive solutions and pathways to minimize exposure in areas such as corporate, political, and employment matters
• Monitoring and facilitating mission-related litigation, working with conservation staff, the board committee, declarants, and outside counsel
• Supporting the General Counsel in guiding the organization through third-party disputes and internal litigation, as necessary
• Executing ongoing management of transactional risk, vendor performance, project-life bonding and insurance
• Assisting with the preparation, review, and management of programmatic project documents, including contracts, RFPs (Requests for Proposals), and bid evaluations, to ensure compliance with organizational standards, governmental compliance, and project goals.
• Keeping abreast of changes in local, state, and federal laws and regulations, and integrating relevant updates into the organization’s operations
• Advising the board and staff on conflict-of-interest policies, ensuring transparency through proper disclosure, recusal procedures, and alignment with the organization's fiduciary responsibilities
• Supporting the protection of intellectual property, including trademarks and copyrights
• Providing legal guidance and training to ensure organizational compliance with data privacy laws and regulations.
• Developing and maintaining privacy policies, managing privacy risks, and leading incident response efforts
• Coordinating and managing relationships with external counsel and regulatory authorities, as needed
• Assisting with General Counsel with preparations for board and committee meetings for all organizations
• Assisting in training and mentoring Legal Interns
• Completing additional duties as assigned by the General Counsel

Legal Counsel

• Support and grow American Rivers’ work in the Northeast Region to restore rivers through dam removal and aquatic connectivity.
• Work in close collaboration with existing communities of practice to initiate and implement projects.
• Build and maintain an ongoing docket of between 12 and 15 dam removal projects in all stages of development.
• Manage 2 dam removals in construction annually.
• Provide support and direct assistance to partners working on dam removal projects.
• Assist in raising funds in close coordination with the Regional Director and others.
• Support the storytelling and messaging of our work with Marketing and Communications team.

Associate Director, River Restoration, Dam Removal

• Lead American Rivers’ floodplain management work across the Southeast Region.
• Develop and expand a floodplain restoration and protection program and funding in the Southeast.
• Actively work with American Rivers’ National Floodplain Community of Practice (CoP), engaging in CoP meetings, collaborating with colleagues on project ideas and approaches, working with CoP leaders to develop, refine, and implement effective strategies, communicating priority concepts and activities to the Southeast Region team, and participating in CoP retreats and other related activities.
• Provide strategic guidance and support to regional staff on floodplain restoration issues, campaigns, and projects.
• Lead organizational fundraising in region focused on building and sustaining a floodplain restoration program and support other fundraising efforts in partnership with other regional staff and Advancement staff.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of American Rivers’ Federal Floodplain Policy agenda, including working with federal agencies, Congress, and partner coalitions.
• Provide technical assistance for projects and program-building assistance to key partners for completing high priority projects.
• Identify, track, and collaboratively pursue funding sources for projects; execute contracts, requests expenditures, and invoices.
• Assist in the selection and management of consultants, and coordination of partners engaged in restoration projects.
• Build upon and establish new equitable partnerships with civic and community leaders, non-profit organizations, government agencies, consulting sector, and other partners.
• Represents American Rivers at technical meetings, conferences, press events and other public events in the region and nationally as needed.
• Compose, edit, and prepare high-quality, time-sensitive correspondence, reports, proposals, blogs, newsletter articles and other informational materials.
• Manage time and expenses independently.

Conservation Director

• Shared position: 50% Northwest Region hydropower reform work and 50% Hydropower Reform Coalition work.
• Coordinate with local, state, federal, and Tribal partners to engage in renewal of operating licenses for hydropower projects in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Alaska).
• Attend and actively engage in meetings, review proposed operations and best available science, identify information needs and mitigation strategies, track projects, and draft comments.
• Serve as hub and administrative heart of the Hydropower Reform Coalition; develop and maintain member relationships, provide administrative support to steering committee and regional caucuses, conduct outreach to new members, connect individuals/organizations/Tribes to resources.
• Manage HRC’s website and social media; communicate policy positions and project updates to public, media, and funders.
• Collaborate on grant writing, fundraising, budgeting, and distribution of funds.
• Plan and organize annual Coalition meetings and quarterly trainings; provide policy and administrative support to HRC Chairs and government relations team.
• Work with federal, state, and Tribal natural resource agencies in the Northwest to promote implementation of laws and restoration of rivers affected by hydropower.
• Analyze and evaluate state and regional legislation, regulations, and policies impacting hydropower in the Northwest.
• Participate in AR Hydropower Community of Practice, Conservation team, and NW Regional team activities.
• Produce communications materials; travel to hydropower licensing meetings and Coalition meetings; other duties as assigned.

Associate Director, Hydropower Reform

• Lead American Rivers’ efforts to grow the practice of dam removal in Missouri and Iowa as a tool for river restoration, aquatic connectivity, and public safety
• Build successful aquatic connectivity programs and partnerships, develop/implement on-the-ground projects focused on increasing free-flowing river miles, and help identify federal and state policy needs to advance aquatic connectivity
• Serve as American Rivers’ primary Central Region staff member in Missouri and Iowa focused on identifying and developing new projects, managing and providing technical assistance to projects, and leading strategic regional capacity building for dam removal
• Engage with Missouri Stream Connectivity & Management Partnership and develop similar partnerships in Iowa
• Provide assistance to key partners to complete high priority projects and foster new project managers in partner organizations
• Identify, track, and collaboratively pursue funding sources; execute contracts, requests expenditures, process invoices, and administer grants
• Assist in selection and management of consultants, coordinate partners engaged in restoration projects, manage time and expenses, represent American Rivers at meetings and public events, and lead community engagement
• Support federal and state policy actions to further aquatic connectivity goals and support project and programmatic fundraising in collaboration with staff across the organization