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Location: Portland, OR
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Salary Range: $110,000 to $120,000
Position Title: Executive Director
Reports to: Board of Directors
Benefits: COLT provides a competitive benefits package, including 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental coverage for employees, generous paid time-off, half-day Fridays in the summer months, a retirement plan with an employer matching program, an annual bicycle/alternative transportation stipend, and a professional development allowance.
Position Summary
The Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts (COLT) seeks an Executive Director (ED) to lead a diverse and dynamic coalition across Oregon. COLT is dedicated to advocating for our natural world through statewide policy development and uniting land trusts in Oregon to raise a collective voice for our lands and waters. The ED leads COLT with a dynamic vision for the future of land conservation, stewardship, community engagement, and justice in Oregon. COLT's ED is a strategic coalition builder who excels in fundraising, building strong relationships, and advocating for land conservation. The ED will build the organization's strategic direction in collaboration with the board, membership, and key partners to ensure COLT's financial and programmatic success and the Oregon land trust community's effectiveness and sustainability.
About COLT
The Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts (COLT) represents 31 conservation organizations that work to protect our land, water, and wildlife for all people forever. COLT's mission is to serve and strengthen the land trust community in Oregon by helping our members do what they do best—protect wildlife and wild places, defend working farms and forests, provide recreation and parks, champion clean water for all, drive climate solutions, and advance land justice. COLT's work is guided by a strategic plan that aims to 1) Advocate on behalf of land trusts, 2) Support a thriving land trust community in Oregon, and 3) Strengthen our coalition. We are collaboratively leading the Oregon Land Justice Project to expand Indigenous access, ownership, and stewardship of land. Learn more.
About Our Culture and Team
We are a collaborative and flexible team that makes space for different learning styles, values diversity, and supports ongoing team-building. COLT's goal is to nurture an inspiring organization by supporting the growth, well-being, and inclusion of all staff. COLT works to promote diversity within the land trust community and foster an equitable, just, and inclusive statewide coalition. COLT values a strong work-life balance and is committed to supporting employee's well-being. Connecting with people is at the heart of our work, and all positions spend time in the field learning from partners and members.
COLT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization and continually learning, developing shared definitions of diversity, equity, justice, and inclusion, and creating a welcoming culture. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and encourage all applicants to apply even if they may not meet all the qualifications. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and voices and do not discriminate.
To excel in this role, the Executive Director must demonstrate:
Skills & Experience
Education, Experience, and Knowledge
Work Hours/Environment
COLT is a hybrid workplace;staff work regularly from the Portland office and at home. There are also occasional required office days, in-person meetings, field days, and events. This position requires periodic travel throughout the state of Oregon.
ADA Statement
This job requires sitting at a desk and talking on the phone. There are occasional outdoor meetings, tours, and field trips that will require walking and standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Application Information
Nonprofit Professionals Now is proud to support the COLT in filling this key leadership position. Applications must include a resume and a statement of interest highlighting your experience.
Questions, please contact: anthony@npprofessionals.com
Application deadline: Friday, March 22, 2024
Apply at: https://bit.ly/COLTexecdir
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