Forest Stewards Guild

Forest Stewards Guild

Southwest Forestry and Fuels Coordinator

Santa Fe, NM, United States · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$28k-$31kDetected 133 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementBudgetingScientific WritingResearchGISLeadershipCommunicationMentoringPublic SpeakingWritingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • We use innovative, science-based solutions to meet the challenges of forest conservation and management.
  • We seek a dynamic and collaborative leader who is outgoing, personable, and skilled at connecting with individuals and groups.
  • The successful candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach and a genuine enthusiasm for working collaboratively to achieve shared goals.

Responsibilities

  • The Guild has over 700 members, over half of whom are professionals who manage over 42 million acres of forestland in the United States and Canada.
  • The Guild maintains regional offices in New Mexico, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin.
  • Support the delivery of technical forest and fire management services with other Guild staff and/or contractors.
  • Work with New Mexico State Forestry Division, Colorado State Forest Service, and US Forest Service to find willing landowners as well as look for opportunities to develop opportunities to work across boundaries.
  • Develop site maps, forest management plans, and site-specific treatment prescriptions.
  • Lead outreach to perspective land stewards.
  • Support office-based project management work such as cost estimating, budgeting, issuing Requests for Proposals, preparing agreements, reporting, and general correspondence with partners.
  • Perform project layout and tree marking.
  • Coordinate with private landowners and federal land managers, and contractors, to implement treatments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in forestry, land or natural resource management, ecology, or other applicable field, or five years of relevant work experience
  • Experience using partnerships to leverage resources and funding to accomplish cross boundary projects
  • Proficiency in project budget tracking
  • Forestry experience in Southwest forest ecosystems
  • Certificate or professional experience with Geographic Information Systems, including database creation and maintenance, data analysis, and creation of online interactive maps.
  • The Guild has been expanding in the Southwest, and the ideal candidate will possess the desire and leadership skills to sustain and strengthen the Guild's regional presence and impact.

Compensation

  • $28k-$31k

Benefits

  • Advance resilient forestry by working with a team to develop strategies and build partnerships that benefit underserved and small-acreage forest landowners
  • Build trust, improve forest health, and increase landowner participation in resilient forestry practices through one-on-one conversations, deep listening, and follow through.
  • The one-page writing sample format is flexible.

Company info

  • We strive for clear, open, and kind communication and are committed to recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and supporting staff from underrepresented communities.
  • We are dedicated to building a work culture that recognizes the inherent value of our employees, supports a healthy work-life balance, and provides an environment that supports personal and job growth.
  • Indeed, it is those differences that enhance our organization and help us to meet our mission and vision.

Equal opportunity

  • We believe that a diverse workforce reflects the strengths of all members of our community.
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