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Description
Defenders of Wildlife, a national nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities, is recruiting for a California Representative.
This professional-level position is responsible for promoting and expanding the species program and operations and implementing assigned work plans for the California Program Office. The primary responsibilities are to develop conservation objectives and strategies and work with other staff in implementing the overall goals of Defenders. The position will involve starting up specific campaigns and working in areas involving species conservation, habitat conservation, media, and fund raising.
Must possess excellent communication, research, and writing/editing skills. Must be extremely well-organized and capable of juggling many different projects and tasks. Assignments are results- or goal-oriented, requiring substantial discretion on the part of the position in determining how to meet the assigned goal (e.g., putting together a new conservation campaign or producing a research report). For complete position description, refer to www.defenders.org.
Required:
-Advanced degree in Biology, Natural Resources, or related field or equivalent experience and at least three years experience working on wildlife conservation issues;
-Some knowledge of federal and state agencies, laws, treaties, policies dealing with use and conservation of natural resources, and land use planning;
-Experience developing, implementing and managing conservation campaigns;
-Experience with GIS, including map production and analysis using ArcView;
-Strong writing, media and communications skills;
-Ability to conduct research, analyze information, and produce work-products in a consistent, efficient and timely manner;
-Other relevant experience with public policy, grassroots organizing, communications, editing, and/or development;
-Ability to handle efficiently and effectively many projects and topics at one time;
-Personal interest and commitment to conservation.
Interested applicants, please Reference California Representative, and email, fax or mail resume, cover letter and salary history.
HR, Defenders of Wildlife,
1130 17th Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. 20036-4604.
Defenders of Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer.