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The Wilderness Society. |
| Categories: |
Sales/Marketing
Program/Project Mgmt. Fundraising/Development Business Development |
| Travel Required: | 5-15% |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
| Preferred Degree: | Bachelors |
| Experience Required: | 4-5 years |
| State/Province: | CO - Colorado |
| City: | Durango |
| Salary: | n/a |
| Job Description: |
The Wilderness Society seeks a highly creative and skilled individual to join the core staff of the Wilderness Support Center to play a lead role in and provide national support to a campaign to defend the Antiquities Act and to create a public demand for designating new National Monuments throughout the country. In addition, this individual will focus on developing and implementing strategies to build even greater political support locally and nationally for protecting ecological, cultural and historically significant public lands. More specifically, this position will play a lead role within a coalition of national organizations focused on the Antiquities Act while ensuring all national monument campaigns are well coordinated with The Wilderness Society's regional offices and priority designation campaigns. Furthermore, this position will co-lead the coalition's field component of the campaign and will assist coalition partners with developing and implementing plans to garner new support for use of the Antiquities Act on Capitol Hill and with appropriate federal land managing agencies. Lastly, this position will serve as the conduit between local place-based grassroots campaigns to designate national monuments and the national effort focused on decision and policy makers in Washington, DC. This person will serve as a key member of a dynamic, creative, and skilled team of Wilderness Society staff (both in Durango and throughout the organization), along with key coalition partners, working to achieve new conservation designations. PRIORITY RESPONSIBILITIES: Serve as a multi-faceted leader for TWS on the campaign to designate national monuments. Provide campaign leadership and guidance to a coalition of groups and TWS staff engaged in the campaign including, co-leading the field component of the national campaign and developing and implementing national and local campaign plans focused on building grassroots support for national monuments. In addition, work with appropriate TWS staff and coalition partners on developing and implementing strategic communications, fieldwork and lobbying plans intended to defend the Antiquities Act, encourage the administration to utilize the act and debunk myths and factual inaccuracies surrounding the Antiquities Act. Knowledge & Skills: At least five years experience working on grassroots campaigns, preferably in the conservation movement. The ideal candidate would have one or more of the following leadership characteristics: Ability to lead, inspire, and work collaboratively with a team of outstanding people. Please submit résumé and cover letter to: staffing@tws.org
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| Post Date: | 01/14/2011 |
