Arizona Forest Conservation Program Associate Job Announcement
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Arizona Forest Conservation Program Associate
will work with the Restoration Program Director
and external partners to help plan and implement
landscape-scale forest restoration efforts across the
Mogollon Rim and Kaibab Plateau. Responsibilities
for this position include providing assistance to and
leadership within the Four Forests Restoration
Initiative, as well as coordination of collaborative research,
advocacy, planning, and restoration
implementation efforts across the Kaibab Plateau. The position
requires experience in forest conservation,
science, and/or planning, creative thinking and problem
solving skills, and communication skills in a
team environment, as well as the ability to work
independently.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist in the Implementation of the Four Forests Restoration Initiative
The Program Associate will assist in implementing
the Four Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI), an
ambitious collaborative effort to implement
landscape-scale forest restoration across four national forests
(the Coconino, Kaibab, Tonto, and
Apache-Sitgreaves) that span 2.4 million acres in northern Arizona.
The successful candidate will participate in and
may help to lead extensive collaborative landscape
assessments, planning, research and adaptive
management design, industry engagement, and
communications efforts as the 4FRI effort
proceeds. S/he will work with the Director of Restoration
Programs to represent the Grand Canyon Trust with
the public and our partners on projects.
Assist in Coordinating Collaborative Research,
Advocacy, Planning, and Restoration Implementation
Efforts across the Kaibab Plateau
The Program Associate will assist in implementing
the Grand Canyon Trusts Kaibab Plateau Forest
Program. The program will focus on developing a
landscape-scale conservation and restoration science
foundation to inform and bolster
cross-jurisdictional forest management efforts, in conjunction with the
Grand Canyon Trusts Kane and Two Mile Ranches
and state and federal land management agencies.
The Program Associate will work with partners to
identify research needs, coordinate research efforts, and
integrate research results into collaborative
restoration-based forest management initiatives across the
Kaibab Plateau.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Communication ability: Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
Project management: Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Research and analytical ability: Ability to
review and understand science and conservation
research and integrate it within planning and project implementation efforts.
Interpersonal skills: Ability to work
constructively with all GCT staff, especially
Program Directors, as well as with a wide variety
of colleagues, members, volunteers, the general
public, board members, and public officials.
Time management skills: Ability to keep a
number of activities moving forward simultaneously is necessary.
Foundational knowledge: Knowledge of strategic
issues related to the nexus between restoration
science, forest management, public lands policy,
and politics is highly desirable.
M.A/M.S. degree in an environmental field and 5
years experience or equivalent working in a
conservation and/or restoration-related field preferred.
Salary
$40,000-50,000 depending on experience
Send résumé and cover letter by March 19 to Darcy
Allen: [email protected] or mail to:
Darcy Allen, Grand Canyon Trust, 2601 N. Ft. Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
THE GRAND CANYON TRUST IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
