Four Forest Restoration Initiative Program Associate

~ The Grand Canton Trust has been working tirelessly since 1985 to protect the air, water, and wildlife of the Colorado Plateau, from slickrock canyons, to fragile deserts, to the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in North America. ~ 

Join our team and help protect and restore the Colorado Plateau - its spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of beauty and solitude. 

Position Overview  

The Four Forest Restoration Initiative Program Associate will work with the Conservation Director and external partners to help plan and implement landscape-scale forest restoration efforts across the Mogollon Rim.

Responsibilities for this position include providing assistance to and leadership within the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI). The position requires creative thinking, problem solving, and communication skills in a team environment as well as the ability to work independently. 

Responsibilities 

• The Program Associate will assist in moving forward the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, 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. Specifically, the associate will bolster collaborative planning efforts for 4FRI's second phase NEPA by:
• Synthesizing information (spatial, literature, etc.) that can bolster the quality of planning;
• Identifying and helping to find collaborative resolution to issues of concern arising within NEPA planning;
• Supporting multi-party monitoring efforts; and
• Supporting communication and outreach efforts. 

Qualifications  

Minimum Requirements: 

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills. Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to review and understand science and integrate it within planning and project implementation efforts.
• Ability to work constructively with a wide variety of colleagues, members, volunteers, the general public, board members, and public officials.
• Ability to keep a number of activities moving forward simultaneously.
• Knowledge of strategic issues related to the nexus between restoration science, management, policy, and politics is highly desirable.
• M.A or M.S. degree in an environmental field and five years' experience or equivalent working in a conservation and/or restoration-related field preferred. 

Compensation: Competitive salary among non-profit conservation organizations and commensurate with experience. In addition to salary, the Grand Canyon Trust provides generous vacation, holiday and sick leave, together with individual health insurance and 401(k) benefits. 

To Apply 

• Please click below: "Apply Now Online!" to email a cover letter, resumé, and three references to Darcy Allen, Senior Director of Administration. Indicate: "Four Forest Restoration Initiative Program Associate".
• No phone calls please.
• Please mention how you learned of this opening.