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While each employee at Northern Plains has individual work assignments, the entire staff works together as a team to accomplish the goals set by the Board of Directors. The position of Community Organizer is key to the success of Northern Plains because they are the staff person who finds, recruits, and then works with individual Northern Plains members to develop their leadership skills in order to build a sustainable organization with the power to make change happen. The position of Community Organizer is a full-time salaried position and is considered a professional administrative and exempt position.

The Community Organizer often works independently and is given a high level of responsibility and discretion in their work assignments. They must be able to gather information from diverse individuals and communities, consider the long-range goals of Northern Plains, and then use their independent judgment to develop collective, collaborative, coherent strategies to achieve the organization’s goals.

Northern Plains Resource Council is composed of affiliates and general members. Community Organizers are assigned affiliates and/or areas of the state where general members are clustered. Affiliates, with assistance from their Community Organizer, work on issues of local importance to their own communities. Community Organizers are also assigned to work on council-wide issues, which are coordinated through the organization’s task forces and committees.  It is important to the success of these council-wide issue campaigns that the Community Organizer ensures the active involvement of their affiliates (as appropriate) and its members as well as general member involvement.

Because the key method to accomplish these tasks involves developing personal relationships with members, member leaders, and prospective members, a Community Organizer can expect to spend approximately 30% of their work time out of the office and in their assigned area of the state. The Community Organizer is supervised by the Director of Organizing and Campaigns.

The Communications Specialist is a fulltime position that oversees all communications activities for Montana Audubon, ensuring a consistent message with our newsletter (and other print media), earned media, website, and social media platforms. The position will also work (20 hours per week) with one of our nonprofit partners (Tri-County Firesafe Working Group) to provide similar communication services to promote fire safety in three Montana Counties in and around the city of Helena.

Adventure Scientists is looking for an experiencedMarketing/PR/Communications professionalto join our leadership team as we unlock access tocritical data for leaders working on solutionsto the world’s biggest environmental challenges.

You will play a significant role in advancing theorganization, with a particular focus on shapingthe direction of Adventure Scientists’ brand and reputationwith scientific partners, donors,sponsors, and volunteers. As the head of our marketingteam, you will find creative ways toarticulate and present our programs to drive broadawareness about the importance of ourwork, increase partner engagement, and showcase ourimpact at scale. You will workcross-functionally to grow and engage our global community.Success in this role includes:identifying and pursuing opportunities to raise ourprofile and garnering new partners andfunders for us to join forces with.

If you’re a seasoned marketing leader with digitalsavvy, multi-channel expertise, teamleadership experience, and a desire to communicateour mission as we scale globally, we’d loveto talk with you. You will report to the ExecutiveDirector.

The Montana Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for our Noxious Weed Task Force Coordinator.  First review of applicants will be on October 14, 2021.  Open until filled.

The mission of the Department of Agriculture is to protect producers and consumers, and to enhance and develop agriculture and allied industries.

The Agricultural Sciences Division provide agricultural producers and consumers, commodity and environmental protection through the administration of the Montana laws and rules in the areas of pesticides, groundwater monitoring, noxious weed control, feeds, fertilizers, seed, anhydrous ammonia, grain commodity dealers, commodity warehousemen, nurseries, produce, mint, honey bees, alfalfa leaf cutting bees and other services including organic certification, pest management consulting, laboratory analysis, pest surveys, export certification and quarantines.

Job Overview:

Oversees program operations, conducts inspections and investigations, and provides training and education to governmental agencies, the farming/ranching community, and others interested in the program. The position may provide general guidance and act as a resource to other department employees. 

Under general supervision, the principal function of an employee in this class is to perform administrative support functions associated with educational and other programs to help promote the City’s water conservation program. Assists with the implementation, and enforcement of the water conservation program. Assists with the performance of interior and exterior water use assessments in accordance with generally accepted and prescribed industry standards. Assists with the distribution of effective communications related to the water conservation program purpose and need, goals and objectives, measures and incentives to the community.  Provides customer service support relating to water conservation and water-use efficiency issues. The principal duties of this class are performed in an office environment with some exposure to outdoor weather conditions and hazards.

Swan Valley Connections seeks a high capacity, curious, and energetic individual to join our team as a Program Assistant. Job duties are wide-ranging, providing support to conservation, education, and other organizational programs. Entry level position with room to grow. Applicant must have a desire to learn, be part of a team, enjoy working with people one on one as well as working in small & large group settings, be proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and other technology, have demonstrated communication skills, proven good driving record and ability to drive groups of people, ability to work outdoors in adverse conditions, willingness to work remotely or in an office, and live in the greater Swan Valley area. Computer provided. Telephone stipend included, medical benefits & retirement match after 6-month probation period, full time, year-round.

Summary of Position

The Conservation Ranching Manager works with ranchers, partners, Montana Audubon and National Audubon staff to coordinate the expansion of Audubon’s Conservation Ranching (ACR) program in Montana. The position is responsible for recruitment of ranches; development of Habitat Management Plans; coordination of workshops to provide production assistance; development of program protocols and their adherence in all participating landscapes; coordination of agreements and relationships with state and federal agency partners, peer organizations and NGOs; coordination of supply-chain and retail/market-side partnerships; and support of monitoring and ranch certification.

Job Overview:  

The Conservation and Resource Development Division (CARDD) is responsible for providing technical and financial assistance to local governments, state agencies and private citizens for conservation, development, protection and management of the state’s natural resources.

The Invasive Species program manager within CARDD administers the Aquatic Invasive Species grant program and leads the continuous improvement and implementation of the Montana Invasive Species Council.

The Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council (MISAC) was formed in 2013 by Executive Order 13-2014 to advise the Governor on a science-based, comprehensive program to identify, prevent, eliminate, reduce, and mitigate the impacts of invasive species in Montana.  The MISAC was continued beyond 2016 by Executive Order 21-2016 and was made into a statutory Title 2 agency called the Montana Invasive Species Council (MISC) with the passage of HB622 in the 65^th Legislature. 

BEF (Bonneville Environmental Foundation) is hiring a Senior Program Manager to support FbD programming in Washington and other BEF watershed projects. They are seeking a strong communicator, information manager, network learning leader and collaborative process facilitator.