Overview
Would you like to use your leadership skills and public policy acumen to protect redwood forests? Are you interested in designing advocacy strategies that advance equitable access to nature and outdoor recreation? If so, we have the right role for you as part of Sempervirens Fund’s dynamic, collegial, fun, and growing team.
As the Director of Government Relations for Sempervirens, you provide leadership, direction, and coordination in developing Sempervirens’ policy agenda and implementing advocacy strategies that advance the organization’s policy goals (both in the legislature and the relevant government agencies) for redwood conservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains and equitable and inclusive public access to these forests. This includes work to build relationships with agency funders and the legislature to secure public funding through appropriations and authorizations, agency grant programs, and other public funding sources to complete land acquisition and land stewardship projects. The Director will play a pivotal role within Sempervirens’ team of committed professionals to help ensure delivery of tangible conservation results.
Sempervirens Fund and Our Commitment to People and Equity
Sempervirens Fund is a non-profit land trust dedicated to protecting and permanently preserving redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains and promoting welcoming and inclusive access to parks and other public lands. We believe the natural lands and waterways, as well as the communities of the Santa Cruz Mountains are at risk without healthy, resilient coast redwood forests. We also believe that all people should be able to access and enjoy these remarkable landscapes. If you are passionate about this and would like to help us realize these goals, become a member of our fun, impactful, and rewarding team. We are committed to an organizational culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and reflective of the diverse communities with which we work. We recruit and hire people who will bring considerations of equity, inclusion, and justice to our work. Sempervirens is an equal opportunity employer.
Sempervirens Fund offers competitive benefits including paid medical, dental, vision and life insurance, 13 paid holidays and three weeks of vacation in your first year, and an employer retirement plan match of 6% starting right away.
If shaping a policy agenda to protect redwood forests, for all, forever sounds exciting to you, we look forward to hearing how you will bring your unique set of skills and experiences to the role. To read the full job description and learn more about the job duties, qualifications, and application instructions, please visit https://sempervirens.org/director-of-government-relations
Location: Greater San Francisco Bay Area with frequent travel to Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Sacramento.
Salary: $100,000 – $130,000
Position Classification: Exempt
About Sempervirens Fund
Sempervirens Fund is California's first land trust. We believe the Santa Cruz Mountain's habitats, waterways, and resiliency are at risk without healthy, connected coast redwood forests. We also believe that all people should be able to access and enjoy these redwood forests. We are committed to an organizational culture that is welcoming, inclusive in its decision-making, and reflective of the diverse communities with which we work. We recruit and hire people who will bring considerations of equity, inclusion, and justice to our work. Sempervirens Fund is an equal opportunity employer.
