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The Montana State Director is a member of The Wilderness Society’s (TWS) Conservation program team who plays a leading role in advancing the organization’s mission to unite people to protect America’s wild places and our vision to create a future where people and wild nature flourish together, meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing planet. The State Director will help develop and support major aspects of the organization’s work in Montana, including assisting TWS’s national campaign or policy priorities tied to our collective impact results. 

The person in this role will be central to partner and philanthropic relationships in the state, support TWS’ landscape conservation work in close partnership with relevant landscape directors and teams, as well as help advance community-led conservation to ensure all people in the state benefit equitably from public lands. In addition to directly managing relevant staff, the State Director also provides support, strategic guidance, and direction to additional staff outside of the state office who contribute to our work. The State Director plays a critical role in cultivating and managing relationships with a wide range of partners, supporters, and the press, as well as with federal, state, and tribal officials and their staffs to advance conservation outcomes and other shared goals developed with partners.

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced leader and strong project manager who works collaboratively and will ensure The Wilderness Society’s Montana conservation work is well integrated across all parts of the organization.  This person will bring strategic focus in helping to achieve the organization’s priorities in Montana and ensure we approach our conservation work in a manner that is equitable in terms of who benefits from conservation outcomes and inclusive in terms of the partners we engage.

The Montana State Director plays a critical role in establishing and reinforcing an inclusive organizational culture that is grounded in trust and accountability to shared goals and outcomes. TWS has made diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic priorities for the organization. This leader will integrate these priorities throughout our work in the state, from expanding our partnerships to bringing an equity lens to facets of the job. Across our team, we aspire to be campaign -oriented, nimble, collaborative, innovative, transparent, solution-oriented, and supportive of staff – our greatest asset. 

This position is responsible for performing a broad variety of duties associated with managing water resources within the Flathead Indian Reservation under the direction of the Water Engineer, Board and the Unitary Administration and Management Ordinance (“Ordinance”). The specialist works primarily with Office of the Engineer’s staff, on-reservation water users, the Tribes’ water resources staff, and the State DNRC’s Compact Implementation Program staff. Primary tasks include analysis of issues pertaining to water use, availability and management; analysis and decisions; collection and analysis of technical water data; researching water use information; conducting field investigations to collect and evaluate water data; applying the Ordinance, analysis and documentation to water right applications; investigating water use complaints; and performing other water resource management functions as required. This position is under the supervision of the Water Engineer.

Priority screening will start Aug 31, 2022.

Applications accepted until an adequate applicant pool is received.

Under the direction of the Manger of Hydro License Compliance, the Compliance License Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting compliance activities related to FERC relicensing and other regulatory requirements related to fisheries, wildlife or water quality.  

RVCC is hiring a new Coalition Director! This person will help launch our new Coalition engagement strategy while continuing to expand our portfolio of work around natural resources and economic development issues that affect rural communities across the West. The Coalition Director will also be responsible for overseeing daily organizational affairs, leading fundraising strategies, and supporting staff in the implementation and delivery of strategic objectives and project work.

The position will remain open until filled, but initial application review will begin September 6th.

Lewis and Clark County Public Health, Environmental Services Division is recruiting for a Hydrology/Geologist to join our team!  Under direction of the Water Quality District Program Supervisor, this position performs lead work in the areas of water quality and water supply testing and research. 

Requirements

The  knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to a four (4) year degree in geology, hydrology, hydrogeology, engineering and three (3) years of experience in the field of hydrology, hydrogeology, or environmental sciences.  A master’s degree in geology, hydrology, hydrogeology or environmental sciences and five (5) years of experience is preferred.

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered on a case by case basis.

The Director will oversee the “Connecting Opportunities for Native Nations & Empowering Collaboration Together” (CONNECT) team in the Northern Great Plains (NGP) with the goal of supporting Native nation efforts to conserve and restore grasslands ecosystems and wildlife and contribute to improved food security and economic development related to conservation of their natural resources. This entails developing and maintaining relationships with Native nations, as well as engaging with other public and private sector partners, to support the realization of our shared visions. The role will lead a team of 5 employees; develop and prioritize strategies to meet the program’s objectives; measure progress toward program goals; oversee the team in designing and implementing a variety of programs focused on supporting local visions and strategies that aim to bolster ecological, economic, and community benefits such as: restoration planning, capacity building, community engagement and outreach, supporting financing through grants and fundraising, wildlife management efforts, and implementation of on-the ground wildlife conservation activities. Our current collaborative work with Native communities focuses on black-footed ferret and plains bison restoration, a communal lands project at Pine Ridge Reservation, and supporting the goals of the Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance (BGNA) across the NGP region.

The Montana Chapter Director provides vision, direction, and coordination between Montana-based Sierra Club staff and volunteer leaders while helping to engage our thousands of chapter members in our work to advance climate solutions; protect lands, water, wildlife; increase access to the outdoors; and act for justice. This person also carries out the policies, priorities and objectives of the Executive Committee (Board) for the assigned areas of chapter programs and operations. They are responsible for managing staff and financial resources for the assigned areas. The director helps to establish and maintain functioning committee and team structures, like the political, legislative, and executive committees, and will help establish a new statewide climate justice team & Chapter-based lands/ water/ wildlife team. The director will also take lead on fundraising, building relationships with partner organizations, and setting objectives and strategy for the Chapter

Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) seeks a highly motivated and organized individual to fill a critical position on our land conservation team and to join our growing GVLT family. The Lands Program Manager (LPM) oversees a portion of GVLT’s land conservation program and is responsible for initiating, advancing, and completing land conservation projects primarily utilizing conservation easements. This individual is responsible for developing strong partnerships with private landowners, agricultural and conservation groups, governmental agencies, and resource professionals, and represents GVLT to diverse constituents and stakeholders. We are looking for someone with a deep commitment to land conservation, as well as experience with conservation easements or other real estate tools, knowledge of local natural resource values and excellent communication skills. In addition to leading land conservation projects, the LPM will help to set strategic priorities for their landscape, develop budgets and work plans, and there is the potential for this position to supervise a Lands Project Manager. The LPM is part of a 6-person Lands Team that works collaboratively to develop strategic, innovative and lasting conservation projects. The position is also an integral part of the larger GVLT team and will work across departments to support trails, fundraising, communications, and outreach departments as well.

Position open until filled with review of applications beginning on August 29th.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC), seeks a Director of Conservation to play a key role in major campaigns to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

The Director of Conservation is an energetic and strategic leader driving GYC’s conservation programs across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which includes parts of three states – Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Synthesizing information from science, politics, and public opinion, the Director guides high profile conservation campaigns and projects that protect the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and engages a wide range of agencies, partner organizations, stakeholders, and decision-makers.

Position open until filled.

Performs advanced level administrative support duties for programs that build conditions that support the health of people, environments, and communities for the Environmental Health Division of the Missoula City-County Health Department.

Representative Examples of Work

Serves as administrative support lead for one or more major environmental health programs; performs data entry for environmental programs requiring specialized programmatic knowledge; maintains logs; manages inspection data; maintains electronic and hard copy files. Answers inquiries from the public about a wide variety of environmental health issues and County or departmental policies, rules and regulations.  Assists in the dissemination of information necessary to implement programs and County or departmental policies. Performs complex administrative support work requiring the exercise of independent judgment. Takes meeting notes and prepares minutes. Composes and prepares correspondence.  Creates reports and forms.  Obtains information to complete detailed forms and applications. Assists in obtaining and compiling information and data for use in special reports; uses software to maintain department web pages; conducts research on assigned subjects; uses database applications to run reports and create graphs or charts for reports; may use desk top publishing to create brochures; newsletters or other publications. Participates in quality improvement projects, quality assurance, strategic work plans, and emergency response. Performs administrative and support tasks including:   reception of callers and visitors; scheduling appointments and special events; preparing schedules, disseminating mail and other information; maintaining files; preparing payroll forms; receiving payments by credit card, check and cash; balancing receipts to daily reports; and managing invoice system.