National Forest Foundation

Program Manager

• Develop, manage, and guide new and existing NFF’s growing programs of work across assigned National Forests within the Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2) of the US Forest Service.
• Work with the U.S. Forest Service to develop, modify, manage, and track large-scale Stewardship Agreements, Challenge Cost Share Agreements, and Participating Agreements associated with forest restoration projects (e.g., hand thinning, mechanical thinning, etc.), recreation enhancement projects, and collaborative conservation efforts.
• Work with local, state, and federal partners and private landowners to develop scopes of work for large-scale, cross-boundary forest health and wildfire risk reduction projects.
• Work with local, state, and federal partners to develop scopes of work for complex recreation infrastructure projects.
• Lead the advertisement, negotiation, and awarding of multiple contracts for services related to on-the-ground implementation of forest health, wildfire risk reduction, and recreation infrastructure projects.
• Work directly with contractors, consultants, nonprofit organizations, agency partners, and private landowners to manage the effective and efficient implementation of forest health, wildfire risk reduction, and recreation infrastructure projects.
• Develop and manage innovative funding mechanisms.
• Expand the base of private sector supporters and partners by actively pursuing funding opportunities and creating new development opportunities.
• Provide collaborative conservation expertise and facilitation support for priority regional initiatives.
• Manage program and project budgets and reporting associated with grants from federal, state, and local government sources, as well as philanthropic support from corporations, foundations, and individuals.
• Support expansion of the base of private and public-sector supporters and partners by actively pursuing funding opportunities, creating new development opportunities, and writing grants.
• Build and maintain close and mutually beneficial relationships among federal and state agency partners, local government, tribal partners, nonprofit organizations, and the NFF to implement effective community-based conservation partnerships.
• Maintain a breadth of knowledge about current trends, emerging issues, policy interventions, and innovations in the field of conservation programming to enhance the NFF strategic efficacy.
• Serve as a point of contact for the NFF’s conservation activities in the Rocky Mountain Region.
• Supervise up to five project and program Coordinators in the Rocky Mountain Region, as needed.
• Provide oversight, coaching, and regular guidance for a broader team across the Region.