Recreation Director

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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National Forest Foundation

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2000

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🤲 Charity

Consulting • Logistics • Charity

The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of America's National Forests. As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the NFF works collaboratively with the U. S. Forest Service and local partners across various regions to engage in large-scale reforestation, conservation finance, and habitat restoration projects. With programs focused on planting millions of trees, restoring critical habitats, mitigating wildfire risks, and promoting sustainable recreation practices, the NFF emphasizes collaborative stewardship and community involvement. The foundation also offers grant opportunities and facilitates educational programs to foster public engagement and support for the preservation of National Forests.

📋 Description

• Lead the national recreation enterprise program • Develop a new national program focused on funding and revenue innovation • Support development and implementation of complex recreation infrastructure projects • Leverage visitor use data to plan comprehensive recreation infrastructure • Build NFF’s recreation enterprise function, operating model, and phased team-growth plan • Advance recreation infrastructure, landscape-scale recreation planning, and visitor use data programs • Lead funding and revenue innovation with NFF leadership and Advancement • Serve as senior technical lead for project scoping, design development, and implementation oversight • Build relationships with the U.S. Forest Service and state, federal, local government, corporate, and NGO partners • Recruit, hire, and directly supervise a growing team • Provide guidance and support to NFF Field leadership and integrated staff • Organize and facilitate team meetings and develop operational processes and systems • Establish and facilitate a recreation community of practice • Support program and project-level budgets • Review and provide due diligence for grants, contracts, and agreements • Engage the public in caring for National Forests and Grasslands through community-based conservation initiatives • Maintain knowledge of trends, issues, policies, and innovations in public lands recreation • Serve as a cross-regional contact for recreation planning, infrastructure, and partnerships

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in landscape architecture, engineering, recreation management, natural resources, or a related field, or equivalent experience • Seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience in recreation planning, site design, and/or infrastructure delivery, including program leadership • Knowledge of and experience with U.S. Forest Service policies, procedures, and regulations • Demonstrated experience building a new program or initiative and managing a fully remote, growing staff team across a wide geographic region with complex project and funding management responsibilities • Track record developing funding or revenue models, such as public-private partnerships, fee-based or earned revenue, or philanthropic and corporate investment • Experience with project planning, management, accomplishment, budget tracking, and project operations management involving multiple implementation partners, contractors, contracts for services, and funding sources • Technical fluency in recreation infrastructure project development, including scoping, design, oversight of design and engineering firms, cost estimating, and procurement • Familiarity with federal recreation policy and funding, including the Great American Outdoors Act, the EXPLORE Act, and the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act • Commitment to the mission of the NFF and familiarity with the U.S. Forest Service purpose and National Forest lands management • Familiarity with and knowledge of community-based conservation, including lived experience, work, and/or training based in or connected to Native communities and/or other groups underrepresented in conservation and outdoor recreation • Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and administrative skills • Strong writing skills, facilitation, and public speaking experience • Must be authorized to work in the United States • Ability to understand and clearly communicate about recreation infrastructure, landscape-scale planning, visitor use, and revenue models • Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical work • Entrepreneurial approach and comfort with ambiguity, including building systems and processes • Ability to work constructively with people holding differing and conflicting opinions • Ability and willingness to travel regularly, work in outdoor conditions, and maintain a flexible work schedule, including weekend and evening events • Ability to work well and be flexible in a team-oriented environment • Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills • Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a timely and well-organized fashion • Valid U.S. Driver’s License and clean driving record • Reliable internet access

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance paid at 75% by the organization for you and any dependents • Vision insurance paid 50% by the organization for you and any dependents • Health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions between $1,878-$3,750 per year • Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) • Employee assistance program (EAP) at no cost • 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% employer match after one (1) year of service • Short-term and long-term disability insurance at no cost • Basic life and AD&D insurance at no cost, with voluntary life insurance options • Whole life insurance at a discounted rate • Employees start with 35 days of annual leave, sick leave, personal leave and holidays • Annual leave accrual rates increase with years of service • Family & medical leave for up to sixteen (16) weeks with up to four (4) weeks paid • Training & Development Programs • Professional development reimbursement for up to $1,000 per year • The opportunity to support an incredible mission and travel to / work in spectacular locations

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