Greenbelt Alliance is seeking a collaborative and community-focused leader to join our team as the Resilience Manager for Marin County. This role will primarily focus on bringing together housing, climate, and environmental advocates to tackle some of the County’s biggest challenges: rising housing costs, climate-related risks such as flooding and wildfires, and outdated land-use policies that exacerbate both problems.
Marin County has been a leader in protecting natural areas for decades, yet housing production has not kept up with demand, and many residents are being priced out of their communities. The Resilience Manager will work directly with community partners, local advocates, and public agencies to educate and empower residents to advocate for climate-friendly growth that will increase housing supply and affordability in existing communities with protections from climate-related hazards. This work will focus on accelerating existing efforts in Marin County to work together on a proactive vision for the future to increase housing affordability while maintaining protections for Marin’s incredible natural areas, and investing in nature-based infrastructure to reduce risks from climate-related hazards.
We are looking for someone familiar with Marin County and passionate about advocating for a vision for growth that centers people and nature.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead advocacy efforts with robust stakeholder involvement that result in integrating equity, climate, and housing priorities into land-use policies, development proposals, policy campaigns, and other relevant efforts.
- Design and implement outreach strategies focused on educating residents about how increasing multifamily and missing middle housing in existing communities can both increase affordability and reduce climate impacts.
- Build and strengthen partnerships across the county with community-based organizations, residents, local leaders, and agency partners.
- Bring a passion for solving complex problems, forging partnerships, and collaborating on finding solutions, with a commitment to community, the environment, and equity.
You’ll be a great fit for the role if you have:
- 3-4 years of experience in any of the following: advocacy, community-based projects, housing policy, conservation, environmental science, climate change, land use, planning, or related fields.
- Knowledge, experience, and/or interest in politics and/or policy advocacy.
- Knowledge of Marin County.
- Passion for housing policy.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, forging working partnerships, navigating political landscapes with diplomacy, and cultivating new audiences.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.
- Great attention to detail.
- Passion for supporting organizational excellence in our mission to ensure the Bay Area is resilient to a changing climate.
Benefits:
- 100% Employer-Paid Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance policies. Life insurance policy also provided.
- 50% Employer-Paid Insurance policies for dependents.
- Generous Paid Time-Off package, including Vacation Days, Sick Days, and Floating Holidays. As many as 14 paid holidays off, including Winter Break.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
How to Apply:
Applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis; however, priority consideration will be given to applications submitted by August 18. Please allow several weeks for a response as we are reviewing applications. Ensure you attach both a cover letter and a professional resume as PDF documents to your application.