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Aviation Partnership Specialist
Greater Farallones Association
Part-time
San Francisco, CA, USA · Remote
USD 35-45 / hour
Posted on Dec 10, 2025
Desired start date: January 26, 2026
Organization Background: Greater Farallones Association (GFA) is the nonprofit partner of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries. GFA conducts joint research, conservation, and education to support healthy ecosystems in the Sanctuaries, which comprise one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world, an area of 4,581 square miles off the northern and central California coast. With approximately 30 staff members, GFA is supported by a diverse mix of government grants, program service contracts, private philanthropy, and donated services. GFA has an annual operating budget of approximately $5 million and is co-located in the National Marine Sanctuary office in a beautiful historic building on Crissy Field in the Presidio, with an additional field office at Bodega Marine Lab.
Position Description: GFA seeks a Part-Time Aviation Partnership Specialist for the Seabird Protection Network, a program of the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries and Greater Farallones Association. Seabird Protection Network (SPN) aims to protect seabirds from human disturbances, including low-flying aircraft, and has a long history of engaging with California aviators, including civilian aviation groups, airports, flight schools, US Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, and other branches of the military. The Aviation Partnership Specialist is responsible for building and maintaining partnerships with civilian and military aviators and airport managers to encourage them to avoid disturbing sensitive seabird colonies while flying. Supervised by the Seabird Protection Network Program Coordinator, this position is ideal for candidates with existing knowledge and familiarity with the California aviation community.
The Aviation Partnership Specialist is Seabird Protection Network’s frontline partnership specialist for civilian pilots who regularly fly the Central California Coast. This includes distributing products, designing and delivering presentations, staying informed about events and other opportunities to reach pilots, visiting existing partners, and building new relationships at flight schools, aviation clubs, airports, and military airfields. The Aviation Partnership Specialist will also work with the SPN team to develop messages, strategies, presentations, and materials. The goal of this work is to provide pilots with the information they need to identify and avoid disturbing seabird colonies while they fly. Duties may change depending on the successful candidate’s skill set.
Job Duties
- Prepare and give in-person presentations to aviators at flight schools, aviation clubs, military bases, and airports.
- Build and maintain partnerships within the aviation community. Current priorities for new partnerships include the FAA Safety Team and civilian airports located in the greater Bay Area.
- Distribute physical outreach materials to partners, including maps, posters, and brochures.
- Ensure that partners digitally disseminate SPN materials, including an approach video, through e-newsletters and on airport/pilot club websites.
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of outreach materials and messages through offering expertise and by soliciting feedback from partners.
- Attend targeted events (e.g., air shows, aviation conferences) to distribute products and speak with attendees, or, in lieu of attendance, contact event organizers to provide outreach information and materials.
- Meeting with existing and new program partners in person, over video, and on the phone.
- Meet regularly with SPN program staff.
- Maintain a spreadsheet tracking partner contacts, product distribution and outreach events.
- Analyze program data to determine the best places to focus outreach efforts.
- Research and draft material to include in monthly pilot newsletters and social media posts.
- Assist with or lead the development of an online training module for pilots.
- Write situation reports (SIT reports) after outreach events.
- Track disturbance incidents in the online portal.
- Mail packets to pilots after seabird disturbances.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated knowledge of the civilian or military aviation community in California, with a strong preference for familiarity with aviation activities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Aviation experience through one or more of the following: air traffic control, airport operations or management, flight instruction, civil or military aviation, or comparable aviation-related roles.
- Experience with fixed-wing or helicopter aviation; position does not involve drone operations.
- Experience in designing and giving presentations, and comfort with public speaking.
- Knowledge of how flight regulations and procedures affect civilian aviation, especially with regard to airspace in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Experience in marketing, public outreach, and/or campaigning.
- Experience in Google Workspace.
- Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work at a computer for up to eight hours per day, with breaks.
- Candidate must be based in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
- Pass a mandatory federal background check and defensive driving course.
- Have a valid driver’s license, proof of automobile insurance, a clean driving record, and access to reliable transportation to and from the office in the Presidio, San Francisco, as well as a personal vehicle for field outreach. Mileage will be reimbursed.
Employee Status and Benefits
This remote, part-time position is for no more than 24 hours per week. The starting pay rate is between $35 and $45 per hour, depending on experience. Candidates at the upper pay range must have significant aviation experience and be skilled presenters. Health care benefits are not offered for this position.
Application Instructions
To apply, please send your resume, cover letter, and three references – all in a single PDF – to spnjobs@farallones.org. Your cover letter should address your experience in the aviation community and your interest in outreach to aviators. Professional references should include immediate supervisors familiar with your work performance and capacity to succeed. Applications are due by January 7th.
GFA is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age (over 40), pregnancy or family status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status.
Greater Farallones Association is an equal opportunity employer.