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Title | Wildlands Program Director |
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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:
Essential qualities, qualifications and skills:
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. |