The ideal candidate will have a deep love of the Cascadia Bioregion and be able to effectively communicate the importance of the organization's work, while managing the staff, supporting the board of directors, overseeing all financial matters, providing long term strategic vision and working with staff to provide a diversified funding base.

The Executive Director is ultimately responsible for the overall well-being of the organization, including financial stability, program capacity, staff morale and performance, public relations, and board development.

Applicants must have the following qualifications:

• staff and organizational management experience

• strong written and verbal communication skills

• a proven record of fundraising from foundations and major donors

• demonstrated knowledge of and passion for wild places, wildlife, and grassroots movements.

Cascadia Wildlands works in the U.S. portion of the Cascadia Bioregion, focusing where threats to wild places and wildlife are highest. The Cascadia Bioregion is the forest zone extending along the Pacific Coast from northern California to south-central Alaska. For nearly fifteen years, Cascadia Wildlands staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to protect millions of acres of wildlands, prevent imperiled species from going extinct here in Cascadia and ultimately follow our mission:

Cascadia Wildlands educates, agitates, and inspires a movement to protect and restore Cascadia's wild ecosystems. We envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, and vibrant communities sustained by the unique landscapes of the Cascadia Bioregion.

Application Information: The position is located in Eugene, Oregon. If you wish to join our mission of a wild and healthy Cascadia, please send a cover letter, resume, references, and writing sample to: Jeremy Hall, Board President, at cascadiawildlands@gmail.com by February 17 or until posting is filled. Writing sample should be an application for a foundation grant that was funded. Cascadia Wildlands is committed to workplace diversity.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.