Nonprofit
Director of Prescribed Fire
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Description
Audubon Canyon Ranch seeks an experienced prescribed fire professional to lead a team and a movement aimed at stewarding ecosystems, reducing fuel loads, and building community through the application of intentional fire.
The Director of Prescribed Fire will lead our work to return fire to the land in ways that build community, train others, reduce fuel loads, and care for nature. This role is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic and visionary individual to advance and solidify the use of intentional fire in the San Francisco North Bay, California, and beyond.
The Director of Prescribed Fire will be member of the organization’s Leadership Team and lead our Fire Forward program.
The Fire Forward program brings together private landowners, public agencies, community groups, and conservation partners around a shared purpose of stewarding ecosystems and reducing the impact of wildfire. We do this by training and mentoring, leading and supporting prescribed fire activities, conducting science to advance and support the use of prescribed fire, and engaging in policy where it meets on-the-ground activities.
The Director of Prescribed Fire will collaboratively execute a shared vision and strategy. They will manage personnel and operations, develop resources to ensure financial health, and tend to internal and external relationships. They will be Audubon Canyon Ranch’s primary spokesperson and champion for prescribed fire within the community and throughout the region and state.
Audubon Canyon Ranch seeks an experienced prescribed fire professional to lead a team and a movement aimed at stewarding ecosystems, reducing fuel loads, and building community through the application of intentional fire.
The Director of Prescribed Fire will lead our work to return fire to the land in ways that build community, train others, reduce fuel loads, and care for nature. This role is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic and visionary individual to advance and solidify the use of intentional fire in the San Francisco North Bay, California, and beyond.
The Director of Prescribed Fire will be member of the organization’s Leadership Team and lead our Fire Forward program.
The Fire Forward program brings together private landowners, public agencies, community groups, and conservation partners around a shared purpose of stewarding ecosystems and reducing the impact of wildfire. We do this by training and mentoring, leading and supporting…
Benefits
Paid time off including 15 paid vacation days to start, plus 13 paid holidays, and 30 paid sick days annually
85% of medical and dental premiums for employee and dependents
5% employer contribution to 403B retirement plan after 1 year of employment
An employee assistance program for mental health, coaching, and financial or legal consultation services
Recreational access to preserves
Bring your dog to work (on approval)
Learning and professional development
Boot stipend (fire line employees)
Paid time off including 15 paid vacation days to start, plus 13 paid holidays, and 30 paid sick days annually
85% of medical and dental premiums for employee and dependents
5% employer contribution to 403B retirement plan after 1 year of employment
An employee assistance program for mental health, coaching, and financial or legal consultation services
Recreational access to preserves
Bring your dog to work (on approval)
Learning and professional development
Boot stipend (fire line employees)
Level of Language Proficiency
Strong written and verbal communication skills; technical writing and editing expertise
Strong written and verbal communication skills; technical writing and editing expertise
Location
How to Apply
See www.egret.org/work-with-us for full position description and information on how to apply
See www.egret.org/work-with-us for full position description and information on how to apply
