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The Habitat Restoration Director leads the Save The Bay restoration team to develop best practices, engage volunteers in community-based restoration and work with site managers, resource agencies, scientists and other partners. The Director develops strategies to support organizational goals for constituency growth, fundraising, restoration of tidal marshes and community engagement. The Director oversees on-the-ground habitat restoration, community engagement and youth education programs, and plans for program growth and sustainability.  The Director manages high-level partnerships with government agencies and key stakeholders, and raises funds to support Save The Bay’s restoration program goals.  The Director also provides mentorship for the Habitat Restoration Department, creating a collaborative and productive team.

Reports to: Chief Strategy Officer

Supervises: Senior Scientist, Restoration Program Manager, and Community Engagement Manager

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement habitat restoration program to achieve organizational and strategic plan goals in restoration science, and objectives for community engagement, youth education and institutional partnerships.
• Establish adaptive management plan for tidal marsh ecotone restoration with restoration standards addressing effective weed removal techniques, optimal plant and species numbers for sustainable native vegetation, maintenance regimes and methods, and efficient and economical use of volunteers. Secure its implementation by Bay restoration managers, resource agencies and partner organizations.  
• Oversee delivery of high-quality volunteer programs for adults, students and businesses that achieve restoration and education goals and constituency growth objectives; evaluate program effectiveness to ensure excellence and impact. 
• Design and implement adaptive management techniques for successful on-the-ground restoration projects.
• Provide staff with technical knowledge and oversee analysis of quantitative and qualitative restoration data, refinement of best practices and techniques, and sharing of appropriate information with key restoration practitioners, decision makers and stakeholders.
• Engage in direct communication with regulators and decision-makers to secure implementation, funding and land acquisition for 100,000 acres of restored Bay tidal marsh.
• Identify and pursue partnership opportunities, new restoration sites and other strategic opportunities as appropriate.
• Serve as organizational spokesperson with target audiences; create opportunities to promote restoration science program, organization, mission and goals.

Management, Fundraising, and Administrative Responsibilities

• Hire, manage, evaluate, and mentor the nine-person habitat restoration program staff to meet work plan goals; hire and manage consultants as needed.
• Supervise Senior Scientist, Restoration Program Manager, and Community Engagement Manager and support them with managing their direct reports. 
• Lead fundraising efforts to grow habitat restoration program; help secure $1 million annually in grants and contracts to support program implementation. 
• Establish annual work plan goals and develop and manage department budget.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in environmental science, natural resource management, earth systems, botany, or biology required. PhD highly preferred.
• Five to seven years experience in wetland restoration ecology, advocacy and program management.
• Extensive knowledge of estuarine ecology, wetland restoration and wetland biology.
• Experience in overseeing community engagement and environmental education programs
• Strong supervision and management experience, with demonstrated success motivating employees to set and accomplish ambitious objectives. 
• Proven leadership.
• Sets goals, manages priorities, meets deadlines; attention to detail.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and cultivate new audiences.
• Exceptional writing and speaking skills with the ability to synthesize complex concepts into clear messages.  
• Creative, flexible, and demonstrates problem solving skills and superior judgment.
• Computer proficiency with Windows and Internet research applications.
• Clean background check and CA driver’s license.
• Enthusiasm for Save The Bay’s mission.
• Highly Desired - ownership (or unrestricted access) to a vehicle to use for work purposes.

Benefits:

We offer an excellent benefit package including fully paid medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, 403(b) plan, paid vacation, paid holidays and sick time.