Regional Resilience Coordinator (3 positions)

The Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NBNERR) is a state-federal partnership that supports the informed management of coastal ecosystems and communities through integrated research, education, training, and stewardship activities. NBNERR is a division of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and is one of 30 reserves in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, which is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management.

The state’s climate resilience program is currently housed within NBNERR, is overseen by the state’s Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) and includes climate resilience planning, policy, and strategy development, funding programs, and direct technical assistance to communities. Climate resilience activities supported by the program focus on adaptation to climate change impacts and span a variety of categories including ecological restoration, land protection, stormwater management, erosion mitigation, and relocation of infrastructure. The program focuses heavily on nature-based solutions to address climate related impacts at the state and local level. Funding has been provided via the NOAA Office for Coastal Management and Rhode Island’s Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) to support the hiring of three (3) Regional Resilience Coordinators to support the state’s resilience program.

This is a three-year term, full-time contract position supported through a cooperative agreement between NBNERR and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Primary work site will be at RIDEM offices in Providence, RI, with remote work in the Coordinator’s region. Some local travel required; must have valid driver’s license.
Additional information about the Reserve can be found at www.nbnerr.org.