Filled! Jefferson Land Trust: Community Forest Manager
Job Title: Chimacum Ridge Community Forest - Community Forest Manager
Status: Full-Time (1.0 FTE), salaried, non-exempt
Start Date: October 2023
Benefits: Paid vacation and holidays (12 days paid vacation in the first year (increases with service over time) + 11 annual paid holidays), Paid sick leave, Medical and vision insurance, Simple IRA retirement benefits, Disability insurance, Life insurance
Compensation: Starting range $60,000-$70,000 per year DOE OR $48,000-$58,000 per year DOE + on-site housing
Reports to: The Executive Director of Jefferson Land Trust and the Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Board of Managers.
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with occasional weekend and/or evening hours
Location: Chimacum, Jefferson County, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula.
The Community Forest Manager will be an employee of Jefferson Land Trust but they will be the sole staff member for the Chimacum Ridge Community Forest and will be based on-site at the Forest.
At Jefferson Land Trust, we embrace a people-first approach. We appreciate and encourage the talents and passion of our employees. We strive to hire great people and keep them interested, empowered, and fulfilled. We value equity, respect, accountability, creativity, collaboration, and innovation. We are a team that is committed to and embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice principles.
Jefferson Land Trust (JLT), on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, is hiring for a rare and diverse opportunity to serve as their Community Forest Manager. This role blends community stewardship, sustainable land management, and administrative and programmatic leadership. The focus of the Community Forest Manager will be on the health, productivity, and operation of the Community Forest.
Candidates with a passion for responsible stewardship of forestland and experience leading land-use and engagement programs are encouraged to apply. This position also comes with the opportunity to enjoy on-site housing and life on the unique, 900+ acre Chimacum Ridge Community Forest property.
Read the full job description here.
To apply:
Send a resume and cover letter to kc@kinshiphr.com with the subject: Community Forest Manager. To ensure equity in hiring, Jefferson Land Trust is partnering with an HR Consultant, Kinship HR. Please direct all materials and questions via email to Kinship HR; please do not contact Jefferson Land Trust directly in regards to this role.
In a brief (no more than one page) cover letter, please share your experience of and/or what inspires you about a community forest managed for sustainable timber harvesting and ecological benefit.
We will begin reviewing applications on a rolling basis through September 8, 2023. Priority will be given to applications received before this deadline; the position will remain open until filled.
