Organization
CA Native Plant Society
Job Description
Job Summary
The Conservation Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator coordinates and supports grass-roots advocacy, review of environmental impact assessments/reports, and implementation of large-scale conservation campaigns to protect California’s globally significant native plant biodiversity and support the state’s Pathways to 30x30 strategy. Reporting to the Conservation Program Director, the Conservation Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator collaborates closely with CNPS staff, volunteers, and partners to advance CNPS priority conservation campaigns and support CNPS Chapters with advice and technical information.
The Conservation Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator coordinates and supports grass-roots advocacy, review of environmental impact assessments/reports, and implementation of large-scale conservation campaigns to protect California’s globally significant native plant biodiversity and support the state’s Pathways to 30x30 strategy. Reporting to the Conservation Program Director, the Conservation Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator collaborates closely with CNPS staff, volunteers, and partners to advance CNPS priority conservation campaigns and support CNPS Chapters with advice and technical information.
What You'll Do
CNPS Grass Roots Advocacy Capacity-building and Chapter Support (50%)
- Recruit, train, and manage a diverse and inclusive CNPS volunteer “Advocacy Corps” through biannual in-person trainings, monthly virtual meetings, and online resources with the goal of cultivating a pool of ready-to-act grassroots activists representing local constituencies and CNPS interests.
- Work with the CNPS Public Affairs team to develop and activate a digital advocacy system that includes petition management, form-generated letters to public officials, and a regular cadence of calls-to-action for native plant advocates statewide.
- Support CNPS chapter conservation efforts with strategic advice and technical information. Coordinate with chapter volunteers on local and regional conservation issues specific to the chapters. At times, lead action on behalf of Chapters on specific issues.
- Provide training to chapter volunteers and convene regular meetings with members based on regional and/or subject matter interest.
- Communicate with volunteers about, and organize actions related to, advocacy on proposed legislation and policy changes.
- Host a quarterly in-person meeting in Southern California with CNPS Chapters to support information-sharing and collaboration on conservation issues in Southern California and Baja California Norte.
Conservation Advocacy (50%)
- Conserve habitat under the banner of California’s 30x30 strategy, including the establishment and/or expansion of national monuments. Serve as the CNPS lead on at least one monument campaign, including through coalition engagement and the development of support books and objects of interest reports. Work with chapters and community members to organize the local support necessary for campaign success. Work with chapter volunteers and partner organizations on monument planning efforts.
- Facilitate partnerships and coordinated efforts with environmental organizations working on similar conservation priorities.
- Provide technical review of environmental documents prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and provide strategic advocacy support related to these projects. This will involve coordination with CNPS volunteers and collaborating organizations.
- Track CEQA and NEPA documents for projects of concern and maintain reviewed documents in a database. Analyze environmental documents through the utilization of a prioritization matrix and ensure that priority projects are addressed by CNPS staff, volunteers, and/or partner organizations.
- Assist Conservation and Public Affairs staff in the review of proposed legislation and policy changes.
FT/PT
Full Time
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