Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) Program Coordinator

Environmental Education of New Mexico; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Forest Stewards Guild in Santa Fe, New Mexico seeks a full-time Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) Program Coordinator based in Santa Fe. Hybrid or work-from-home arrangements will be considered on a case-by-case basis as the organization supports education, outreach, and collaboration across the FAC New Mexico learning network.

The role focuses on coordinating educational programming, hosting webinars and workshops, maintaining a statewide funding database, and supporting grant applications and

Qualifications

• Proven track record coordinating educational programming and events.
• Strong organizational and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge/experience in forestry, wildfire mitigation, or fostering fire-adapted communities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico learning network (FACNM).
• Support peer-learning and professional relationship building among network members.
• Create, share, and support local uptake of best practices for wildfire adaptation.

Skills

Program coordination

Event planning

Facilitation

Communication

Job description

The Forest Stewards Guild seeks a full-time Fire Adapted Communities (FAC) Program Coordinator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This position will be dedicatedtocoordinatingtheFire Adapted Communities New Mexico learning network (FACNM)and other duties as assigned.The successful applicantwillsupport peer-learning and professional relationship building for members of the statewide network tocreate,share, and support local uptake ofbest practices for various aspects of community wildfire adaptation.Specific tasks will include, but are not limited to, education and outreach through blog posts, webinars,andwebsite upkeep, upkeep of a statewide funding database and bi-annual awards of microgrants to network members, hostingin-person learning exchanges, workshops, and public events, supporting planning of theannualNew Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit (WUFS), and contributing to grant and other funding applications.FACNM is constantly evolving to meet the needs of themomentandadditionalNetwork opportunities, such as development of post-fire community resources, will arise.

Ideal candidates willpossessa proventrack recordin coordinatingeducationalprogramming andevents, coupled with exceptional organizational and facilitation skills. They shouldpossessknowledge and experience in forestry, wildfire mitigation, or fostering fire-adapted communities and demonstrate effective communication abilities. A personable and outgoingprofessionaldisposition, combined with strategic thinking capabilitiesand independent motivation, is essential for success in this role.

This position is located at the Forest Stewards Guild’s office in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Hybrid or work-from-home will be considered on a case-by-case basis. This position is open until filled with an initial application review date of October 30th, 2026.

View the full position description on SmartRecruiters to learn more: https://smrtr.io/Ckv2Y. For questions about this position, please reach out to rachel at forestguild dot org.