Deadline: Mon, 12/04/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Job Field: Other Job Type: Full Time Location: Regional/Multiple Location Detail: Negotiable, but must be located within Intermountain West Join Venture (IWJV) boundary in MT, ID, WA, OR, WY, CO, UT, NV, NM, and AZ Job Description: Pheasants Forever partnering with IWJV is seeking a Sagebrush Field Delivery Capacity Specialist to support the Partnering to Conserve Sagebrush Rangelands initiative. The initial emphasis of this position will be supporting and providing leadership and organization to the strategically placed, partner-driven Sage Capacity Team (SCT) members and supporting partners in their efforts to support, guide and coordinate these positions. This position does not directly supervise the SCTs, but rather is a critical partner that ensures that these positions have the tools, support, and partnership coordination to be successful in their uniquely crafted position across the landscape. Additionally, the Sagebrush Field Delivery Capacity Specialist will provide vision and scoping efforts to continue to build capacity in strategically placed, partnership driven efforts across the West. Work will be guided by the IWJV’s Strategic Plan, Implementation Plan, and Annual Operational Plans and the Intra Agency Agreements with the BLM. The areas of emphasis, geographies, and partners may shift over time, requiring a high level of adaptability and interest in a variety of conservation issues and bird habitats. The position is expected to integrate within the IWJV and BLM collaborative and interdisciplinary team to support the partnership and work associated with the intra agency agreements that are in place and future additional funding and partnerships in coordination with the IWJV’s Sagebrush Conservation Coordinator and the PF West Region Director. This position is a PF position supervised by the West Region Director with day-to-day guidance, oversight, and support from IWJV Sagebrush Conservation Coordinator Qualifications: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & EXPERIENCE: The PF and IWJV recognizes that working effectively with people is fundamental to our success in catalyzing landscape-scale conservation outcomes within the Intermountain West. This position requires specific partnership abilities and landscape knowledge that is mission critical. Preferred knowledge & skills: ● Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in fishery/wildlife habitat management, range management, habitat conservation program delivery, or watershed management. ● Demonstrated ability to work and build partnerships with a multitude of partners including, but not limited to private landowners, tribes, researchers, locally and nationally based organizations, funding entities, industry partners, state and federal agencies. ● Experience supporting, coordinating and leading a group or team over a large geography and with individual priorities. ● Demonstrated practice of emotional intelligence through exercising self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. ● Demonstrated track record of grant-writing and obtaining funding and/or facilitating strategic investments by conservation agencies, organizations, corporations, or major donors. ● Experience in program management, strategic planning, and team-building. ● An understanding of how state and federal wildlife or natural resource agencies operate. ● Commitment to building relationships and trust with partners and team members. ● Excellent oral and written communication skills with a wide range of people. ● Ability and willingness to travel extensively; the size of the sagebrush ecosystem and IWJV service area warrants frequent travel to connect with the partnership and support stated objectives. ● Ability to create new reporting, tracking, and data sharing platforms to help streamline information and accelerate conservation actions. Salary: $65,000 - $75,000 Benefits: This position is a Pheasants Forever position with benefits that include: medical, dental, vision, annual and sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement option. See our Benefit Summary on our jobs page www.pheasantsforever.org/jobs . How to Apply: ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please combine your cover letter that describes your experience and your vision for creating capacity in a complex conservation landscape, a resume with contact information, and 3 references into a single Word document or PDF file before uploading to the resume aera of your application on the Recruitment website at www.pheasantsforever.org/jobs . Additional questions may be directed to Al Eiden West Region Director at 602-513-6360 or aeiden@pheasantsforever.org or Mandi Hirsch IWJV Sagebrush Conservation Coordinator at mandi.hirsch@iwjv.org or (970) 985-5780 Pheasants Forever, Inc and Quail Forever is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other category that may be protected by law.
