Conservation Director
American Rivers
full-time
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Location: North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $77,100 - $86,800 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- 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.
Requirements
- Seven to ten years of experience in a relevant field or an advanced degree or professional certification in a relevant field.
- Demonstrates ability to successfully lead teams to implement strategic programs.
- Demonstrates commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, and an ability to work with others with varying perspectives and values.
- Experience working with science or policies related to river restoration, watershed protection, climate adaptation or other relevant areas.
- Consistent exercise of professional discretion and independent judgment.
- Superior written and oral communications skills.
- Strength in critical thinking, judgement and dependability.
- Excellent personal organization and time management skills.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability and willingness to conduct field work in rivers and other outdoor locations, including paddling, wading, driving, hiking, extended standing, transporting gear, and lifting and carrying 40 lbs.
- Interest in promoting science-based decision-making.
- Applicant must be legally allowed to work as an employee in the United States.