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State Director, Western Watersheds Project

October 25, 2023 2:16 pm

Any Town, WY

Position Title: State Director

Organization: Western Watersheds Project

Location: Any Town, WY

Organization Overview: Western Watersheds Project is a non-profit environmental conservation group that works to influence and improve public lands management throughout the western United States in order to protect native species and conserve and restore the habitats they depend on.  Their primary focus is on the negative impacts of livestock grazing, including harm to ecological, biological, cultural, historic, archeological, scenic resources, wilderness values, roadless areas, Wilderness Study Areas and designated Wilderness.

Western Watersheds Project was founded in 1993 and has 1,500 members.  They cover 250 million acres of public land spanning all of the western states and have field offices in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon.

Position Overview: Western Watersheds Project seeks a Director to continue and expand WWP’s campaign to protect and restore public lands and wildlife in Wyoming and northern Utah, with an emphasis on livestock grazing and related environmental problems. The position will entail administrative and legal oversight of federal decisions, fieldwork, data collection and analysis, participation in agency planning processes, media outreach and legislative advocacy. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, self-motivated, be able to synthesize and understand ecological and biological concepts, and have strong written and oral communication skills.

Duties:

• Coordinate and develop WWP’s public lands and wildlife protection efforts in Wyoming and northern Utah and work with current staff on existing projects and threats posed by domestic cattle and sheep grazing on public lands across the West;
• Submit public comments and appeals of environmentally harmful agency decisions;
• Engage in discussions with the Forest Service and BLM about how to protect public lands from domestic livestock, including the use of grazing permit retirement;
• Visit public lands grazing allotments, documenting habitat conditions and management concerns, and communicate these findings to land and wildlife management agencies.
• Work with WWP’s Policy Director to pursue legislative options specific to livestock grazing and predator defense issues;
• Participate in public outreach including press releases, op-eds, position statements, newsletter articles, and blog posts;
• Meet with public lands livestock grazing permittees to discuss options for conflict reduction;
• Work with legal counsel to develop priority litigation; and
• Collect and track research documenting the impacts of livestock on public lands, and utilize a variety of tools to determine focal areas for protection emphasis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Educational background in science, law, or policy and/or advocacy experience;
• Affinity for and knowledge of remote and rugged areas in the West;
• Willingness to travel and camp alone in field sites;
• Highly organized and able to use GIS software, mapping tools, and basic database software;
• Strong oral and written communications skills;
• Desire to make a difference in protecting native species from livestock grazing impacts on public lands;
• Able to take direction and work as part of a team;
• Self-directed and accountable;
• Candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate to Wyoming or northern Utah.

Start Date: January 2024

Salary/Pay:Western Watersheds Project offers a salary of $73,491 and competitive benefits package, including health insurance benefits, family leave, and retirement contributions. They welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and willingness to bring their understanding to the work and the organization.

Application Deadline: November 30

How to Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, writing sample (preferably administrative or legal comments, protests or appeal) and three references in a single .pdf file to jobs@westernwatersheds.org.

Posted by ezrastepanek

Categories: Full time

Tags: Conservation, Director, Watershed, Wyoming

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