Community Forest Catalyst

The Nature Conservancy (All); United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy in Alaska is seeking a Regional Community Forest Catalyst to support community forest partnerships across Southeast Alaska, including Hoonah, Kake and Klawock. You will work with local coordinators, councils, technical teams and field crews to advance habitat restoration, young-growth forest treatments, watershed work and subsistence access improvements.

This role reports to the Southeast Alaska Program Director.

Job description

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Nature Conservancy in Alaska works in partnership with Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, government agencies, and local communities, with much of that work centered in Southeast Alaska on forest stewardship, climate resilience, and community wellbeing. For nearly a decade, TNC Alaska has hosted a Regional Community Forest Catalyst in partnership with the Sustainable Southeast Partnership (SSP), a regional network of Tribes, Alaska Native corporations, nonprofits, agencies, and communities working toward cultural, ecological, and economic resilience across the region.

We're Looking For You:

The Regional Community Forest Catalyst (Catalyst) supports the continuation and growth of community forest partnerships (currently operating in Hoonah, Kake, and Klawock (Prince of Wales Island)). Each partnership brings together a local coordinator, a community council or steering committee, a technical team, and a local field crew to carry out habitat restoration, young-growth forest treatments, fish passage and watershed work, subsistence access improvements, and monitoring on the Tongass National Forest and adjacent lands. Over the past decade these partnerships have grown a local stewardship workforce, increased local decision-making over forest management, and leveraged millions of dollars in project funding for their communities. There is more to do to sustain the existing partnerships and, as capacity allows, extend the model to additional communities.

This position reports directly to the Southeast Alaska Program Director. The location for this position is flexible within Southeast Alaska with frequent travel within the region expected.

We encourage you to submit a cover letter, but it is not required.

Essential Functions

Working at both the community and regional levels, the Catalyst operates