Position: Wyss Fellow Conservation Organizer
Date: October 15, 2024
Reports to: Conservation Director
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Position Summary
New Mexico Wild is seeking an experienced and energetic candidate who is passionate about public lands and community engagement to fill our Statewide Organizer position. The Statewide Organizer will take a leadership role in grassroots community organizing activities to promote the protection of New Mexico’s wilderness, wildlife, and water across New Mexico. The Statewide Organizer will also contribute to New Mexico Wild’s mission through engagement in our diverse coalitions with community groups and organizations with shared interests in land, water, and wildlife protections, as well as through contributions to a wide array of other organizational needs.
The primary goal of this position is to contribute increased capacity, creativity, and new perspectives to New Mexico Wild’s conservation campaign priorities, with an emphasis on efforts to establish national monuments. We also seek to leverage the strengths, previous experience, and developmental goals of the Statewide Organizer to contribute to advancing a broad array of additional organizational operations and opportunities. All work activities will be approached with consideration towards diversity, equity, and inclusion and will be coordinated with our community-based offices statewide to ensure cohesion and collaboration across our conservation initiatives.
Activities and Responsibilities
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have excellent written and oral communications skills; a demonstrated proficiency in developing relationships around shared values and interests; and potential to build a powerful movement focused on obtaining environmental protections. Ability to speak both English and Spanish is highly desired.
Minimum requirements include a passion for protecting wildlands; familiarity with the geography of New Mexico; an ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends; and a high degree of self-motivation with an ability to work both independently and with groups and partners.
Other Position Information
New Mexico Wild is a statewide, non-governmental grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to conserving federal public lands in New Mexico. New Mexico Wild is an equal opportunity employer and actively works to ensure fair and equal treatment of its employees regardless of differences based on culture, socioeconomic status, race, marital or family situation, gender, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, physical ability, or sexual orientation.
To apply, email a cover letter and resume to jobs@nmwild.org or through our website at https://www.nmwild.org/jobs/.
Position: Wyss Fellow Conservation Organizer
Date: October 15, 2024
Reports to: Conservation Director
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Position Summary
New Mexico Wild is seeking an experienced and energetic candidate who is passionate about public lands and community engagement to fill our Statewide Organizer position. The Statewide Organizer will take a leadership role in grassroots community organizing activities to promote the protection of New Mexico’s wilderness, wildlife, and water across New Mexico. The Statewide Organizer will also contribute to New Mexico Wild’s mission through engagement in our diverse coalitions with community groups and organizations with shared interests in land, water, and wildlife protections, as well as through contributions to a wide array of other organizational needs.
The primary goal of this position is to contribute increased capacity, creativity, and new perspectives to New Mexico Wild’s…
Compensation is anticipated to be between $48,000 and $50,000, dependent on experience, plus health insurance (base plan is 90% employer paid) as well as dental, vision, long term disability and life insurance policies (100% employer paid), a 403b retirement plan with an employer match of up to 5%, and competitive time off benefits.
Compensation is anticipated to be between $48,000 and $50,000, dependent on experience, plus health insurance (base plan is 90% employer paid) as well as dental, vision, long term disability and life insurance policies (100% employer paid), a 403b retirement plan with an employer match of up to 5%, and competitive time off benefits.