Executive Director

Our mission is to protect the natural and cultural resources of the Coachella Valley: the scenic, wildlife, cultural, geologic, and recreational resources that make this such a splendid place for people and all the other life forms with which we share this special place. The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy is a state agency established in 1991 to pursue this mission, and is directed by a 21-member Governing Board. The Conservancy is an exceptional example of local communities, state and federal agencies, elected officials, non-profit organizations, and business and environmental interests working together for the good of all.

Position Overview:

The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC) seeks to fill the position of Executive Director effective May 2011. This position is an Exempt, Excluded (non-civil service) position with the State of California.

The Executive Director oversees all aspects of CVMC's functioning as a state agency within the Natural Resources Agency. CVMC's primary activity is land conservation, which it accomplishes through a local assistance grant program to non-profit organizations and local governments for land acquisition, and through partnership acquisitions with other entities, e.g. Wildlife Conservation Board and the Bureau of Land Management.  CVMC's territory includes all of the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, and the surrounding mountains.

To Apply:

For additional information about CVMC or to see the complete job description (effective March 1), please visit CVMC.  Interested persons may also wish to visit CVMSHCP to learn more about the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (MSHCP) because of CVMC's role in helping to implement the plan.

Interested persons should please send a letter of interest and resume. Questions may be addressed to Bill Havert.

Search Committee
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
73710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 205
Palm Desert, CA 92260