Wildlands Program Director

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

Tucson, Arizona, San Francisco, California, Portland, Oregon or Washington, D.C.

The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time director for our Wildlands (formerly Public Lands) Program. The Center is a national non-profit organization dedicated to protecting endangered species and wild places through science, policy, education, creative media and environmental law.

The Wildlands Program Director will oversee the Center’s work to protect and restore public lands in the United States, with a strong focus on national forests, BLM lands, national parks, national wildlife refuges and critical state lands.

The director will directly manage a staff of approximately 10 biologists, activists and attorneys and coordinate with staff in other programs working on legislative and administrative policy, ecosystem defense, litigation, political organizing and media outreach.

Threats to be addressed include oil, gas and coal leasing, logging, mining, livestock grazing, water diversions, off-road vehicles, invasive species and ecosystem deterioration.

The Director will also develop and implement proactive legislative and administrative agendas to better manage public lands for the benefit of biodiversity, clean water and quiet recreation in response to a changing climate and society.

Main duties:

• Work with Center staff and other organizations to develop and implement strategies for the protection and enhancement of public lands in the United States;
• Directly manage approximately 10 Center staff members;
• Preparation of communications such as press releases, op-eds, fact sheets and white papers;
• Assist with fundraising;
• Frequent travel required.

Essential qualities, qualifications and skills:

• Significant experience in public lands advocacy;
• Familiarity with environmental statutes including the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, National Forest Management Act and Federal Land Policy and Management Act;
• Scientific literacy;
• Communications literacy;
• Excellent research, writing, and verbal advocacy skills;
• An ability to lead, work with, and manage others as part of an effective team;
• A demonstrated commitment to environmental protection.

Salary is commensurate with other non-profit organizations and includes an excellent vacation and benefits package.  While position requires knowledge of and ability to oversee litigation strategies, candidates need not be practicing attorneys. Position will be located at a Center office in Tucson, AZ, San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR or Washington, D.C.

Please send a cover letter, resume, references, and writing sample via email (no paper) to wildlands@biologicaldiversity.org. The position will remain open until filled. No telephone calls please. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. For more information on the Center, go to www.biologicaldiversity.org.