Job Type
Full-time
Description
BACKGROUND
Trout Unlimited (TU) seeks a full-time coordinator to help manage the activities of the California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition, a partnership between TU, the Nature Conservancy, and California Trout that focuses on the recovery of native salmon and steelhead on California’s north and central coast regions.
This position is part of TU’s California Water Program, and is based within the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento/ Sonoma region.
TU is a national organization with 300,000 members and supporters organized into over 400 chapters and councils nationwide. These dedicated grassroots volunteers are matched by a respected staff of organizers, lawyers, policy experts, and scientists, who work out of more than 45 offices across the country. Our mission is to conserve, protect, and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.
POSITION SUMMARY
While the California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition Coordinator will be an employee of TU for all administrative purposes, they will work closely with staff from all three Coalition organizations, and will represent themselves in all outward-facing communications as a representative of the Coalition.
For more than ten years, the three Coalition organizations have worked together to promote the recovery of coho salmon and steelhead trout in coastal California through a shared portfolio of science, habitat restoration projects, and policy advocacy. Our staff work closely with state and federal fisheries and water management agencies at all levels, and have an increasingly influential presence at the California Legislature. Examples of our joint work include the development of streamflow criteria to apply under drought conditions, the campaign to remove the Potter Valley Project dams on the Eel River, and numerous projects with rural water users to increase streamflow through better water management and process-based restoration. We are also involved in efforts to accelerate the permitting of restoration projects and to improve the management of public restoration grant programs through the “cutting green tape” movement, and founded the California Environmental Water Network, which connects practitioners, advocates and stakeholders from across the state who are working to restore instream flows to enhance habitat for native fish and wildlife and water security for people.
The California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of the Coalition, including arranging and scheduling meetings, tracking outcomes and action items, and assisting with communications, fundraising, and policy documents. In addition, the Coordinator will contribute to the substance of our work with the Legislature, agencies, and fellow NGOs, working with all three groups’ science, policy, project management, and development staff to formulate and execute strategies to advance salmonid restoration.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Job duties associated with coordinating the California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition include:
- Meeting scheduling and logistics
- Attending meetings and calls, including two regular weekly one-hour calls
- Arranging and attending Coalition staff retreats three times a year
- Facilitating discussions at meetings and retreats
- Taking meeting notes, and tracking action items and progress
- Helping manage the Environmental Water Network and related work to connect streamflow restoration practitioners and advocates
- Drafting and updating workplans
- Deadline, deliverable, and group management associated with grant proposals, grant reporting, and fundraising
- Policy and communications support as needed
- Additional duties as needed.
This is a non-supervisory position.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Staff and leadership at TU understand that life outside of work is important to personal health, and we strive to create a healthy and family-friendly atmosphere. This is a full-time position with a generous benefits package. The salary range is $65,000-$75,000 annually. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 1-3 years of relevant experience in conservation issues preferred.
- Ability to work with multiple and diverse partners in a highly collaborative and inclusive manner, even on contentious issues.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Ability to problem solve and think creatively to achieve a conservation mission.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Self-motivated and highly energetic, with excellent time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
- Ability and willingness to travel within the northern California region. Valid driver’s license and own vehicle required.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Staff and leadership at TU understand that life outside of work is important to personal health, and we strive to create a healthy and family-friendly atmosphere. This is a full-time position with a generous benefits package. The salary range is $65,000-$75,000 annually. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including an individual’s qualifications, location where the role is to be performed, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Salary Description
$65,000 – $75,000
