IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
The Wilderness Society is seeking a Recreation Director to build and lead our new recreation program. The Wilderness Society’s core strengths include the ability to create campaigns that tie together advocacy, science, policy, communications, and partnerships through our national and regional presence.
We strategically engage with partners that complement our core strengths to move the federal land management agencies (primarily the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management) toward more effective stewardship. Through our Recreation Program TWS hopes to bring these skills to efforts focused on people experiencing public lands and enhancing their conservation ethic.
Responsibilities:
- Provide senior leadership to a new program within TWS to engage Americans with their public lands through recreation and to help inspire a new generation of public lands conservationists.
- Identify needs and demands for access to public lands and strategies for enabling access while protecting key resources. Within this realm, identify barriers to disadvantaged youth and under-represented populations to public lands and advocate for policies and practices to reduce these barriers.
- Engage diverse national coalitions and establish key national partnerships to advocate for sustainable recreation on public lands.
- Develop and deliver a long term campaign to engage with federal land management agencies in support of sustainable recreation, access to public lands and conservation.
- Advocate for sustainable federal recreation policies, management, funding and planning decisions through federal land use planning, national policy, appropriations and legislation. Establish effective working relationships with federal agency recreation staff leaders in Washington and in key regional offices.
- Work across all TWS programs and departments to integrate and gain acceptance for the new recreation program. Provide TWS team leadership and expertise on recreation issues and promote sustainable recreation program goals both internally and externally. Participate on organization-wide teams.
- Develop communications messaging and tools including website, social media, and press materials in support of recreation program goals and objectives. Prepare briefing papers, action alerts, and other written materials as necessary in support of initiatives related to public lands recreation.
- Identify funding opportunities, develop funding strategies, and cultivate major donors and grants from foundations to support and grow the recreation program.
Qualifications:
- 8-10 years of experience in recreation planning, land management, advocacy, public land policy, or other related field.
- Experience developing campaigns to achieve specific goals and objectives.
- Strong strategic thinking and leadership skills required.
- Passion for conservation and connecting people to nature.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills. Ideal candidate will be very comfortable with public speaking.
- Demonstrated skills in broad outreach, including building, maintaining, and managing diverse partnerships and coalitions. Proven ability to engage diverse communities strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated project management experience and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Motivated, self-starter. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of recreation and public lands issues strongly preferred.
We offer a very competitive salary and benefits package, including health and dental insurance and a 403b & 401a retirement savings plans. At TWS, we advocate for and protect the rich variety of life, values and experiences that wild places provide; as an organization we are equally committed to honoring diversity in our staff and creating an inclusive work environment.
Consider becoming a member of our team by sending your resume and cover letter to: staffing@tws.org
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