Position & Program Summary
The Field Programs Senior Manager is responsible for oversight, fundraising, staff supervision, partner collaboration, and strategic guidance for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s restoration and recreation programs. This involves developing annual program priorities; reporting on grants and agreements; managing and supporting projects; tracking metrics and deliverables; and working closely with Greenway Trust staff, government agencies, nonprofits, communities, Tribes, and others.
The successful candidate will demonstrate passion, skills and understanding for connecting people and the outdoors; stewarding natural resources; planning, adapting to change; incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion; and guiding a team of motivated and knowledgeable staff.
The restoration and recreation teams work on more than three dozen individual projects and partnerships annually. This work includes:
Organizational Overview
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust works to steward a diverse landscape that stretches 100 miles from the shores of Puget Sound across the Cascade Mountains to Central Washington. Designated a National Heritage Area in 2019, the Greenway landscape encompasses two million people, 28 cities, three major river systems, two Interstate highways, and 1.5 million acres (900,000 acres publicly owned). Its working lands support forest and farms on both sides of the mountains. Its waterways provide habitat for salmon. Its protected alpine wilderness includes recovery corridors for wolves, grizzly bears, and other species once hunted to regional extinction. Its expansive access to nature, including 1,600 miles of trails, is the heart of Washington’s $20 billion outdoor recreation economy.
Vast natural resources, the nation’s 15th largest metropolitan area, and many competing interests create the potential for conflicts. Navigating these conflicts, with the goal of conserving that precarious balance between natural and built environments, is the founding and enduring purpose of the Greenway Trust.
An early adopter of “collective impact,” the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust was founded on the belief that to grow in harmony with nature instead of consuming it, the full community must be engaged. The goal of conserving this region’s wild and green character brought together the spheres of government, industry, and conservation and community organizations for the first time. Collaboration, compromise, and common good were the rules of engagement. We are proud to say that, three decades later, they still are.
Responsibilities
Program Management (50%)
Fundraising/Grant Management (15%)
Staff/Team Supervision (20%)
Partnership Coordination (10%)
Other (5%)
Experience
Please review the complete job description for this posting with additional information on skills, abilities and requirements. Five years of demonstrated experience with a combination of the following skills:
Pay
Pay range for this position is $80,000 to $100,000 annually. Pay for new hires starts at $80,000 to $90,000. This position has the potential to grow annually with time and demonstrated success.
Reports To
Operations Director
Work Schedule
This is a full-time, exempt position working Monday through Friday, with regular required availability by phone on mornings, afternoons, and some weekends, and attendance and support for occasional evening and weekend meetings and events. A typical week will involve two half-days meeting in person at the Field Office and/or site visits, and then will consist primarily of remote work and virtual meetings with Greenway Trust staff and partners.
Work Location
This position is based out of the Greenway Trust’s field office in Issaquah. The position is hybrid with the ability to work from home, the Greenway Trust’s Seattle office, and the Issaquah field office. Monthly in-person staff meetings are held at various locations between Seattle and Snoqualmie Pass.
Informational Interviews
You are encouraged to schedule an informational interview to discuss the position with the Greenway Trust’s Operations Director if you would like to learn more about the position before applying. Please email apply@mtsgreenway.org to schedule.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role and your experiences do not perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to reach out for an informational interview and/or apply and address this in your cover letter. You may be an excellent candidate for this position or for other roles in the future.
Equal Opportunity Provider
The Greenway Trust is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, ancestry, genetic information, use of a service animal, honorably discharged veteran, military status, political ideology, personal appearance, family responsibilities, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. Each person is evaluated on the basis of personal aptitude and merit.
Position & Program Summary
The Field Programs Senior Manager is responsible for oversight, fundraising, staff supervision, partner collaboration, and strategic guidance for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s restoration and recreation programs. This involves developing annual program priorities; reporting on grants and agreements; managing and supporting projects; tracking metrics and deliverables; and working closely with Greenway Trust staff, government agencies, nonprofits, communities, Tribes, and others.
The successful candidate will demonstrate passion, skills and understanding for connecting people and the outdoors; stewarding natural resources; planning, adapting to change; incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion; and guiding a team of motivated and knowledgeable staff.
The restoration and recreation teams work on more than three dozen individual projects and partnerships annually. This work includes…
The Greenway Trust offers a generous benefits package to our employees including 100% employer paid health care for medical, dental and vision coverage, employer-matched retirement plan, generous vacation accrual, sick leave, supplemental family leave, public transit pass, and more. A complete list of benefits can be found on the Greenway Trust’s Career page
The Greenway Trust offers a generous benefits package to our employees including 100% employer paid health care for medical, dental and vision coverage, employer-matched retirement plan, generous vacation accrual, sick leave, supplemental family leave, public transit pass, and more. A complete list of benefits can be found on the Greenway Trust’s Career page
English
English
Send a cover letter and resume explaining your interest to apply@mtsgreenway.org. Your cover letter should not exceed two pages, and should address the following:
Finalists will also be asked to provide three references related to previous experience.
Send a cover letter and resume explaining your interest to apply@mtsgreenway.org. Your cover letter should not exceed two pages, and should address the following: