Watershed Resilience Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Lead the execution of C4F's watershed resilience initiative for the Great Salt Lake Basin and facilitate the scaling of lessons learned across Utah and other western states.

• Manage relationships with partners in Utah, including utilities, state and federal agencies, Tribes, NGOs, universities, consultants, and local governments.

• Transition restoration projects from concept to execution by coordinating work plans, deliverables, funding strategies, and partner engagement.

• Represent WRI in regional collaborations, steering committees, and partner meetings.

• Identify and engage beneficiaries and investors to secure funding for forest and watershed resilience.

• Support innovative conservation finance strategies, encompassing Forest Resilience Bonds, revolving loans, endowments, green bonds, and local revenue streams.

• Convert technical analyses into persuasive materials for utility executives, corporations, funders, and decision-makers.

• Assist with project budgets, work plans, agreements, monitoring, and reporting frameworks.

• Draft grant proposals and funding applications.

• Develop and maintain donor opportunities and relationships.

• Represent WRI and the Utah Resilience Fund at conferences, workshops, utility meetings, and stakeholder events.

• Create presentations, reports, case studies, and communication materials.

• Foster peer learning among Utah partners and national watershed initiatives.

• Contribute to publications, blogs, webinars, and other outreach activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent experience in natural resources or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.

• Proven experience in developing and managing complex multi-stakeholder partnerships.

• Background in working with utilities, government agencies, conservation organizations, or watershed collaboratives is valued.

• Experience in securing grants, developing funding proposals, or managing fundraising initiatives.

• Understanding of watershed restoration, wildfire resilience, natural resource management, or water resource planning.

• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to convey technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Capable of working independently while managing diverse stakeholder relationships.

• Willingness to travel regularly throughout the Greater Salt Lake region and occasionally to other locations in the U.S.

• Preferred: Knowledge of Utah's water, wildfire, forest, and watershed management landscape.

• Preferred: Experience with conservation finance, environmental finance, public-private partnerships, environmental markets, resilience funds, green bonds, revolving loan funds, or similar mechanisms.

• Preferred: Familiarity with watershed benefit modeling, economic valuation, risk assessment, or investment analysis.

• Preferred: Experience with natural resource, wildfire mitigation, forestry, or watershed resilience policy.

• Preferred: Experience with federal and state funding programs and partners.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting executive-level stakeholder engagement.

• Spanish language proficiency is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Access to the WRI global network, providing opportunities to connect with and learn from passionate colleagues working at the forefront of their fields across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the US.

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact and advance your career within a mission-driven organization.

• Diverse learning and training opportunities.

• Chance to participate in and engage with various working groups and affinity groups.

• Commitment to a hybrid working model with flexible working hours.

• Generous leave days that increase with tenure.

• Medical Coverage.

• Dental Coverage.

• Vision Coverage.

• Access to retirement plans with employer contributions.