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American Rivers
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See open jobs at American Rivers.See open jobs similar to "NATIONAL RIVER PROTECTION DIRECTOR" Schmidt Marine.TITLE: National River Protection Director
CLASSIFICATION: Director 1
DEPARTMENT: Conservation
WAGE CATEGORY: Commensurate with experience
REPORTS TO: Senior Director, River Protection Program
LOCATION: Flexible
ABOUT AMERICAN RIVERS
American Rivers is championing a national effort to protect and restore all rivers, from remote mountain streams to urban waterways. Healthy rivers provide people and nature with clean, abundant water and natural habitat. For 50 years, American Rivers staff, supporters, and partners have shared a common belief: Life Depends on Rivers℠.
American Rivers centers the ongoing work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all that we do. The beauty of rivers is that they connect all people and communities, and we seek to build and embody this diversity in our organization and throughout the conservation field. The life experiences, knowledge, innovation, and talent that everyone brings to our work provides perspectives, experiences, and competencies which are critical to our effectiveness in protecting wild rivers, restoring damaged rivers, and conserving clean water for people and nature.
JOB SUMMARY
The Director will support American Rivers’ river protection administrative and legislative initiatives nationally and in priority regions working with the Program Director, regional, Government Relations, and communications staff. The River Protection Director will also manage a high impact, federal public lands headwaters campaign for rivers to administratively protect high quality rivers and streams at the landscape scale to conserve threatened biodiversity and maintain climate resilience. The Director will shape campaign strategy development and lead implementation of the initiative including coalition building, strategic outreach and communications with a primary focus on building diverse, broad-based support. In support of the strategy, the Director will execute tactics to achieve success including, producing supportive materials, coordinating grassroots and grasstops outreach activities; build support from policy makers, elected officials, Native American tribes, water providers, federal and state agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The salary for this position is $70,000-$80,000 annually depending upon qualifications and experience. Full-time employee benefits include health, dental, and life insurance; a retirement plan, training budget, sick leave, 11 paid holidays, four weeks of paid vacation, paid sabbaticals every seven years, and a 3% retirement match. American Rivers offers TIAA-CREF Social Choice, including green impact, as an investment option.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications will be accepted through May 14th, 2023. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter No phone calls please.
American Rivers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
This job is no longer accepting applications
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