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Title | California Field Coordinator |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
Trout Unlimited (TU) is North America's leading coldwater fisheries conservation organization, dedicated to the conservation, protection and restoration of trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. The organization has more than 140,000 members in 400 chapters across the United States, including 10,000 members in California. TU's vision is that, by the next generation, trout and salmon will be restored throughout their native range so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters. To accomplish this vision, TU works to protect, reconnect, and restore fish populations and their habitat, and to sustain this work by building a diverse movement of businesses, people, and communities dedicated to our mission. Trout Unlimited (TU) is North America's leading coldwater fisheries conservation organization, dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring native trout and salmon and their watersheds. The organization has more than 145,000 members in 400 chapters across the United States. 10,000 of TU's members live in California. TU's vision is that, within a generation, our trout and salmon populations will be restored throughout their native ranges so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters. To accomplish this vision, TU works to protect intact habitat, reconnect rivers and streams throughout watersheds, restore trout and salmon populations and degraded habitat, and to sustain this work and its benefits for coldwater fish and angling by building a diverse network of individuals, organizations, businesses, and communities dedicated to our mission. Position Summary TU now seeks a qualified individual with experience in grassroots outreach, organizing, and policy analysis to serve as our California Field Coordinator. This individual will work around the state to identify and recruit new partners for our sportsmen's conservation network; to educate and organize these and existing partners to deliver the "sportsmen's voice" to the general public, to resource managers, and to policy-makers; to gain stronger protections for key fish and game habitat on public lands through new policy, regulations, and planning processes; to initiate and advance place-based initiatives that will better conserve and restore public lands and their fishing and hunting opportunities; and to coordinate TU's conservation efforts between staff, our grassroots, the sporting community, and resource managers. Duties and Responsibilities
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Location and Compensation The position will be based in one of several locations: the Berkeley headquarters, the Sacramento area, the Fresno-Bakersfield corridor, or somewhere in the central or southern Sierra. Salary will be commensurate with experience, non-profit scale. TU offers an excellent benefits package. How to Apply Please send a cover letter, resume, references, and a writing sample by email to: Sam Davidson, Communications Director, at sdavidson@tu.org. No phone inquiries, please. Applications will be accepted until at least May 31, and the position will remain open until filled. TU is an equal opportunity employer. This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the employee might differ from those outlined in the job description and that other duties, as assigned, might be part of the job. Relocation assistance is not included |