Deadline: Fri, 04/21/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Satilla Riverkeeper Job Field: Fisheries Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Water and Soil Resources Wildlife Job Type: Full Time Location: Georgia Location Detail: Waycross Job Description: Job Title: Satilla Riverkeeper (RK), Satilla RiverWatch Alliance, Inc. Job Location: Satilla River watershed. The office is now located at the Okefenokee Swamp Park, just east of Waycross, GA. Introduction: The Board of Directors of Satilla RiverWatch Alliance, Inc., (Board) seeks an outgoing professional to serve as Satilla Riverkeeper® (RK). The RK is responsible for the organization’s environmental action and a portion of its business matters. The RK answers to the Board and is expected to reside in the watershed. The job involves a normal workweek, M-F, plus events throughout the year that occur in evenings or on weekends, including river paddles, trash cleanups, fundraisers, workshops, and community outreach events. The Satilla RiverWatch Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization licensed by the Waterkeeper Alliance®. It has an annual budget of approximately $120,000 with growth potential. The operating budget comes from donations, grants, and proceeds from an annual gala and other fundraisers. The mission of the Satilla RiverWatch Alliance, Inc. is to protect, restore, and educate about the Satilla River, a beautiful and ecologically unique blackwater river that spans parts of 15 counties in southeastern Georgia. From its headwater tributaries to its ocean outlet between Cumberland and Jekyll Islands, the Satilla flows over 200 miles. Cities in the watershed include Brunswick, Waycross, Douglas, and Baxley, among others, and is home to 120,000 people. The Satilla River is a blackwater coastal plain river with unique fish and wildlife. Planted pine forest, coastal sands and clays, and wetlands define much of the region’s landscape. To accomplish the mission, the RK must establish rapport with the general public and policy makers throughout the watershed, industry environmental professionals, environmental agency personnel, potential funding organizations, and partners throughout Georgia and beyond, including the Georgia Water Coalition, the Georgia River Network, and other Riverkeepers. These various bodies bring diverse points of view to a given issue. Qualifications: Minimum requirements: • Degree in natural, physical, behavioral sciences, or relevant experience in ecology or environmental policy work; • Advanced degree, or relevant experience with an environmental nonprofit, agency, consulting or law firm; • Experience with complex issues that require organizational effectiveness and attention to detail; • Socially confident and empathetic, ability to engage and influence a variety of stakeholders, community, and staff; and to anticipate unique needs of different audiences; • Networking and the ability to build community and collaborative relationships; • Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; • Fundraising and community organizing abilities; • Skilled with current and emerging electronic media and communication methods; • Familiarity with personal computer and online tools, including word processing and spreadsheets; • Ability to learn our existing onsite donation-receiving software and hardware, and work with the Treasurer and volunteers to operate other fundraising software useful during events; • Experience with environmental field measurements, evidence evaluation, and data interpretation; • Ability to operate a small boat on the river; • Ability to work year-round in the southeastern Georgia environment; • Driver’s license and independent transportation; • Ability to lift 40 lbs.; • Skills with or willingness to learn how to operate a drone; • Comfort with public speaking; • Ability to supervise staff, temporary interns, and volunteers; • Willingness to work various events that occur on weekends and evenings. Supervisor: The RK reports directly to the Board. To be most effective with the mission, the RK is given a good deal of freedom to operate and devise the way forward, networking with others, and soliciting advice from the Board as needed. The Board in turn manages the RK through its written policies, its advice if solicited, and an annual performance evaluation done with respect to a general expectation of progress with the mission, adherence to written policies and work plans, and the various elements and flexibilities afforded by this job description. Salary: $46,000- $52,000 depending on experience Benefits: Benefits include health insurance options, employer-matched retirement savings plan, and generous paid time-off. How to Apply: Applications accepted by e-mail. Send resumé, names and contact information of three references, and a letter stating your reasons for interest in the position to: James A. Cottingham Satilla Riverkeeper Search Committee E-mail: Applicants@SatillaRiverkeeper.org Tel. (912) 381-6346
