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Position/Title: Marine Planning Field Staff
Reports to: Marine Planning Field Coordinator
Location: California coast from Point Arena to San Diego
Term: Full-time/Limited term position
Application Deadline: C.O.B Friday, November 18th, 2011
Anticipated Start Date: January 9th, 2012
Anticipated End Date: September 30th, 2012
Position Summary
The Marine Planning Field Staff position will serve for a 9-month full-time limited term position to conduct interviews with commercial and charter fishermen across the California coast, from Point Arena to San Diego.
Roles and Responsibilities
Ecotrust’s Marine Planning program is working to monitor the impact of marine protected areas upon the commercial and charter fishing communities across the coast of California. Field Staff will be using Ecotrust’s custom Open OceanMap survey tool to interview commercial and charter fishermen to collect data on the location of fishing grounds, demographics, basic operation characteristics, and information on how they have been impacted by marine protected areas.
Field staff will be trained in field methods, data preparation, and quality control. Field staff are expected to live full time on the California coast; moving from port-to-port during the entire duration of their employment. Housing, travel, and meal expenses will be reimbursed.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Have a flexible schedule and able to travel full-time on the California Coast
- Are able to work independently in the field and are resourceful in contacting and encouraging fishermen to interview
- Have an outgoing personality, a friendly and professional attitude, and experience or interest in interview-based research;
- Are organized and detail oriented to ensure data are delivered and tracked accurately
- Are able to stay within travel budgets and resourceful on locating vacation rental or other cost-effective locations to stay during field work in port communities.
Qualifications
The candidate must be a self-starter, and must have a strong work ethic and sense of professionalism, and organizational skills. The ideal candidate is also someone who has experience working with fishing communities and participated in on-the-ground data collection or survey work. The candidate should have strong oral communication skills, which is critical to reaching out to fishermen and building relationships with fishing communities to carry out field work.
- Commitment to the Ecotrust mission
- Undergraduate degree, preferably in a social science or science field of study
- Advanced user of Excel and other MS Office software
- Attention to detail, highly organized, and self-directed
- Ability to work on a deadline
- Proven ability to multi-task
- Proven verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced high pressure situations
- Commitment to professionalism
- Strong team player and ability to work effectively in a cooperative and diverse environment
Organizational Summary
Ecotrust is an innovative non-profit holding company whose mission is to "inspire fresh thinking that creates environmental, social and economic value." Ecotrust has a twenty-year track record of innovation: saving temperate rainforest watersheds with First Nations communities, creating the world's first environmental bank, the first LEED Gold historic restoration, and the first ecological forest investment fund. We manage over twenty different for profit and non-profit entities. The Marine Planning program is an important and growing piece of our work thru which we are engaging coastal communities to build their capacity to engage in marine planning decisions that achieve positive environmental, economic, and social outcomes.
Compensation and other details
The position is a 9-month limited term full-time position with a competitive salary package.
To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter, résumé, and an Ecotrust employment application (www.ecotrust.org/about/jobs.html) by November 18th, 2011 to:
Cheryl Chen
Marine Planning Project Manager
721 NW 9th Ave., Suite 200
Portland, OR 97209
Or electronically to: cchen AT ecotrust DOT org
DEADLINE for submission is 5pm, Friday November 18th, 2011
Only complete applications will be considered.
Please, no phone calls.
