Director, Floodplain Restoration

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🌲 Oregon, Washington – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $77.100 - $86.800 / Jahr

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American Rivers

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51 - 200 Mitarbeiter

Gegründet 1973

💼 Beratung

🤝 Non-Profit

Consulting • Non-profit • Environmental

American Rivers ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die sich dem Schutz und der Wiederherstellung der Flüsse in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten widmet. Sie konzentrieren sich darauf, sauberes Wasser zu gewährleisten, Flüsse zu restaurieren und Flussökosysteme zu schützen, mit Zielen wie dem Entfernen schädlicher Dämme und der Förderung von Klimaresilienz in städtischen Gemeinden. American Rivers strebt an, bis 2030 eine Million Meilen frei fließender Flüsse und bis 2050 die Hälfte aller Flüsse in den USA zu schützen, mit einem Fokus auf Gebieten, in denen Menschen leben, und arbeitet daran, sicherzustellen, dass Bundesmittel effektiv genutzt werden, um Sicherheit, Gesundheit und Biodiversität zu verbessern. Sie zielen auch darauf ab, die Öffentlichkeit zu bilden und zu mobilisieren, um Fürsprecher für den Flussschutz zu werden.

Beschreibung

• Provide high-level leadership for Integrated Flood Management (IFM) program and policy development across Washington and Oregon. • Serve as a strategic advisor to local communities, delivering expert guidance on flood resilience planning, navigating complex funding landscapes, and fostering cross-agency collaboration to improve governance efficiency. • Coordinate closely with the NW River Restoration Director, NW Regional Director, and National Director of Floodplain Restoration. • Serve on the National Floodplain Community of Practice to contribute to national efforts to achieve American Rivers’ North Star objectives. • Update and implement regional capacity-building plans for river restoration in the NW Region. • Advance floodplain restoration through outreach and multimedia communication. • Identify, pursue, and acquire public and private funding. • Represent American Rivers by attending relevant conferences and speaking at regional and national events. • Engage directly with local community leaders to document specific flood resilience needs. • Map local project needs to appropriate state and federal funding streams; assist in identifying and overcoming barriers to grant applications and administration. • Act as the primary liaison to align local resilience planning with broader state-level climate adaptation and emergency management strategies.

🎯 Anforderungen

• Advanced degree in environmental studies, biology, ecology, geology, hydrology, political science and five years of professional experience in policy advocacy, conservation, floodplain management, water resource management, or a related field; or at least seven years of relevant professional experience. • Demonstrated experience in coalition building and managing diverse interest groups (local government, state agencies, non-governmental organizations, Tribal entities). • Strong understanding of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Oregon’s regulatory environment related to land use, water quality, and/or flood risk management (e.g., Department of Environmental Quality, Department of State Lands, Department of Land Conservation and Development rules). • Working knowledge of federal environmental regulatory frameworks, permitting processes (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act Sections 401 and 404, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act Section 106), and floodplain management ordinances. • Experience developing and delivering educational content to decision-makers (legislators, local officials, or utilities) to influence policy or secure project support. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts (e.g., flood resilience metrics, hydrologic data) for non-technical audiences, including public speaking and persuasive presentation development. • Demonstrated commitment to centering the needs and values of impacted, under-resourced communities and Tribal nations in policy and project decisions. • Experience fundraising and managing project and program budgets. • Team player and demonstrated ability to work effectively with colleagues to advance an organization’s broader goals. • Ability to work with a team via phone and video conference. • Ability to travel throughout Washington and Oregon. • High energy level, self-motivated.

🏖️ Vorteile

• Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability, and life insurance. • Financial Security: After one year of service, American Rivers begins contributing a 3% employer contribution. There is no vesting schedule for employer contributions as employees are 100% vested upon participation. • Time Off: Four weeks of paid leave, eleven paid holidays, three floating holidays, and sick leave. • Focus Fridays (no internal meetings). • Professional development opportunities. • Home office stipend. • Sabbatical leave (every seven years). • Paid parental leave (six weeks w/ one year of service).