Regional Coordinator

Support of field crews and operations may include: visiting and mentoring crews at their project sites, training field crews, performing project site visits, managing logistics, scheduling work, maintaining tools and equipment, working in the field office, and assisting with crew member recruitment efforts.

This position involves frequent travel, extended camping and irregular hours during training seasons and organizing and scheduling a rotating on-call schedule. The Regional Coordinator must have strong leadership and communication skills, flexibility, capacity for self-direction, a passion for conservation work, a mature and professional demeanor, strong teamwork and collaborative skills, and a desire to provide mentorship to emerging conservation leaders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4 years of conservation corps work or equivalent experience with at least 2 years of leadership responsibilities
• Experience supervising full-time & seasonal staff
• Demonstrated ability to work, mentor, and lead diverse youth and young adult populations
• Ability to complete physically demanding conservation projects in remote locations with variable weather conditions
• Knowledge of field training planning and execution along with a willingness to seek out and attend technical and professional skills trainings annually
• First Aid and CPR certified and a willingness to attend and certify as a Wilderness and/or First Aid instructor
• Experience and understanding of working within the confines of State and Federal regulations, policies, and processes.
• Job offer contingent upon a successfully passed background check

Preferred Qualifications:

• Wilderness Medicine certification
• Trail building, layout, and maintenance experience and the ability to develop and implement training courses for members
• Chainsaw training and experience and the ability to qualify as B Faller
• Commercial pesticide applicator license
• Chainsaw fleet management experience
• Mapping programs and data collection experience
• Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental education, conservation, or a related field
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Program leadership, professional development, and mentoring experience
• Basic word processing and data management skills
• Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, conflict management, and partnership-building skills
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge of AmeriCorps/National Service, community volunteerism, environmental education, non-profit organizations, and natural resource conservation issues

To Apply:

Full position description and application can be found at this link: https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8059/regional-coordinator/

Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV"
• Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application
• **Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**