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REGIONAL PROGRAM
COORDINATOR
Forest
Care |
One full-time position based in San
Bernardino with regular travel around the local mountain areas. The purpose of
this position is to coordinate the Forest Care Program in communities within
and around the San Bernardino National Forest. This position requires the
ability to develop and deliver objective educational programs to homeowners,
forest landowners, forest workers, natural resource professionals, and other
stakeholders as well as create and maintain complex databases.
INTRODUCTION
Forest Care brings federal, state
and local partners together to help educate the communities of San Bernardino
National Forest about the importance in nurturing a healthy forest that
provides a safe and vital home to both people and wildlife. The San Bernardino
National Forest Association (SBNFA) and California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection (CDF) are working closely with local community-based
organizations and Fire Safe Councils to implement this fuels reduction program,
which will facilitate the removal of small-diameter green trees growing on
privately owned land in and around the National Forest. This program will help
to increase forest health as well as create more fire-safe
communities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications and
Outreach
- Develop communications to meet
needs of target audiences.
- Coordinate and implement public
communications efforts to educate the local communities about program
initiatives.
- Arrange appropriate local events
and meetings to introduce local communities to the program and engage them in
the program mission.
- Attend, assist and participate in
meetings with local community groups, agencies, and other organizations to
update, review and discuss program and project development.
- Gather stakeholder input
concerning program and project plans.
- Coordinate with the agency
specialists and program staff to develop, maintain, and update maps, brochures,
and other materials.
- Serve as point of contact for
landowners to identify eligible participants, and coordinate with project staff
and contractors to process landowner requests for participation.
- Assist landowners with technical
advice, incentive programs and education in forestland management.
- Work collaboratively with SBNFA
staff; federal, state and local agencies; landowners; and other stakeholders.
- Participate in appropriate local
activities that will provide SBNFA presence in the area and maximize our
ability to identify and build relationships with key community members.
- Develop and implement evaluation
plans.
Data Management
- Develop and maintain complex,
multi-layered databases in Microsoft Access for tracking and analysis.
- Work with project staff to
identify sites of potential interest. This may include digitizing existing
data, gathering property information from town offices, cleaning existing data,
and analyzing and populating databases to track landowner information.
- Process contracts, site
evaluations, invoices, and landowner reimbursements.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A Bachelor's degree in forestry
or related discipline, Master's preferred.
- Strong communications and
presentation skills; ability to persuasively convey the mission of the Forest
Care program and the SBNFA to diverse groups.
- Ability to communicate
effectively orally and in writing and experience in developing positive
interactions with the public.
- Strong knowledge of database
design and maintenance.
- Experience in planning,
implementing, marketing, and evaluating programs is preferred.
- Ability to set priorities,
organize time efficiently and balance several tasks at once.
- Willingness to travel throughout
the area and have reliable transportation and valid driver's
license.
Salary: $30,000 - $45,000
plus benefits
Office Location: San Bernardino, CA (USDA Forest
Service Supervisor's Office)
Application Deadline: May 30, 2008.
Position may be filled sooner if suitable candidate is found.
To apply, please submit cover letter
along with résumé and a list of three professional references and
their contact information to:
Shawna Meyer
Forest Care,
SBNFA
602 South Tippecanoe Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Fax (909)
383-5770
Email: shawnameyer@fs.fed.us
Equal Opportunity
Employer
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