From: calweedtalk-manager@simplelists.com [mailto:calweedtalk-manager@simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Brusati, Elizabeth
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 9:16 AM
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Subject: CalWeedTalk Job - American Conservation Experience (ACE)

 

 

American Conservation Experience, California State Director

www.usaconservation.org

Location:  American Conservation Experience, a Non-Profit conservation corps with nationwide operations, is seeking a Director for our California state branch located in Santa Cruz, CA. ACE CA also has a seasonal branch in South Lake Tahoe and is exploring expansion to southern CA.  Primary location of residence is therefore flexible and will include significant statewide travel.

Background and Experience:  As a federally recognized member of the 21st Century Conservation and Service Corps, ACE is a dynamic organization with the reputation for providing crews to safely and economically implement technically complex and physically demanding restoration projects for the National Park Service, US Forest Service, BLM, USFWS, and numerous state, local, and nonprofit partners. ACE's leadership team is seeking a California Branch Director with the ability to sustain our current excellence of operations while overseeing growth, developing local infrastructure and supporting a committed team of staff.

The ideal candidate will possess a unique combination of attributes, including substantial background in youth development, a track record of developing successful partnerships, confidence to bring new ideas to the table and to convincingly express them verbally and in writing, and a history of working cooperatively as a member of a broader management team.    

In order to maintain ACE’s reputation for quality work, and to avoid diluting our skill base in favor of programmatic expansion, we wish to recruit a State Director who also possesses a strong foundation of field skills in some combination of trail work, habitat restoration, and/or fuels reduction.   While the position is not field-based, ACE strongly believes that staff at all levels of management should be capable of guiding field activities, conducting site visits from a knowledgeable perspective, and imparting high safety standards to ACE’s field staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1)       Outreach to local, state, and federal land management agencies and other conservation-minded organizations.  Confidence and ability to solicit project opportunities by introducing ACE’s offerings to numerous new prospective partners statewide

2)       Oversee development and management of member housing, office space, and warehouse/shop facilities

3)       Preparing and delivering presentations

4)       Grant and proposal writing

5)       Oversee management of AmeriCorps grants, including ensuring compliance

6)       Supervising/or hiring managerial staff and field staff

7)       Development of a marketing and outreach campaign for ACE CA, including contributing articles to a quarterly newsletter, managing web content, and enhancing alumni relations.

8)       Overseeing the preparation of accomplishment and data collection reports.

Start Date:  Flexible, we will hold this position open until we find the right person

Length of Commitment:  This is considered a career opportunity with a minimum anticipated commitment of 3 – 5 years.

Salary:   Commensurate with experience. Full benefits begin after 3 months, including health insurance, dental insurance, two weeks paid annual vacation, and sick leave.  

Hours:  Flexible.  ACE Directors set their own schedules in accordance with their management objectives.

Application Process:  There is no official application form, but please submit the following by email:

1)       a detailed resume including three professional references.

2)       an introduction letter expressing how a career position as ACE’s CA State Director would align with your perspectives and experiences in conservation and youth development.

3)       a secondary writing sample such as a previous grant proposal, a position statement/white paper, a newsletter, an excerpt from an academic thesis, etc.

To Apply:

Please email your application materials to Matt Roberts:    mattr@usaconservation.org

Deadline: March 31, 2016. Please note that ACE will schedule interviews and may make a selection prior to the application deadline, so please submit your materials as you prepare them.

Drug Free Program:  Drug users, including recreational smokers of marijuana, should not consider applying as ACE reserves the right to require drug testing and detests the presence of drug users or proponents of any unhealthy lifestyle in our youth development program.   Applicants must have a clean driving record and be willing to submit to background checks.

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