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Title: BFG Tribal Conservation Fellow
Type: Full-time, temporary | 24-30 months duration
Supervisor: Director of Programs and Initiatives
Salary: $80,000/annually with generous benefits
Location: Remote, US-based, must be able to access an international airport easily
Founded in 1987, Biodiversity Funders Group (BFG) is a professional association of environmental, conservation, and climate and energy grantmakers. Our vision is a just, healthy, and sustainable future for all life on Earth, supported by an effective philanthropic sector. To achieve that, we cultivate and support a community of biodiversity grantmakers to pursue complementary and collaborative strategies.
In 2021, we embarked on a partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) to develop programming on Tribally led conservation and other environmental issues in Indian Country. Sparked by the Biden-Harris Administration’s America the Beautiful Initiative and the embedded commitment to support Tribally led conservation and restoration priorities, we designed a series of learning events to brief funders about urgent opportunities to advance this objective. The Tribal Conservation Fellow is a new position for BFG; the Fellow will be an integral part of the staff team supporting the Tribal Conservation Initiative.
Along with the BFG Director of Programs and Program Coordinator, the Fellow will interact with our partners at Native Americans in Philanthropy and other Indigenous-led organizations and entities, helping to deepen the learning and shape new connections. The fellow will conduct initial research to identify gaps in the learning program, through interviews with philanthropic and Tribal partners. Working with NGOs and federal partners, they will also review potential opportunities to align philanthropy with policy, surfacing emerging issues for deeper engagement. The Tribal Conservation Fellow will assist in shaping the content for Tribal and Indigenous-led conservation components of the Learning Circle, the Learning in the Field Program, and the Land and Freshwater and Marine Conservation Program Annual Meetings, as appropriate. As part of their tenure with BFG,
they will also produce a shareable compendium of resources, developed from their research and learning along the way.
The BFG Tribal Conservation Fellow should have at least two years of experience working on Native American issues at an NGO, academic institution, Tribal government, or similar entity. Strong writing and communication skills are important, as is experience working effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders including volunteers.
KEY RESPONSIBILTIES
The position includes a variety of programmatic, communication, administrative, and outreach responsibilities.
Program Development
Program Coordination and Planning
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS
The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position; rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. Job incumbents may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this description.
LOCATION: The position is remote, but candidates must be able to access an international airport in the US easily.
COMPENSATION: This is a full-time temporary position, ending December 2026. BFG offers an excellent benefits package. Annualized salary is $80,000.
HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates should email, as a single PDF, a resume and a cover letter to jobs@biodiversityfunders.org. Please reference Program Fellow in the subject line.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 26, 2024
No phone inquiries or other attempts to reach individual BFG staff members, please. All complete applications will be acknowledged during the search process.
The Biodiversity Funders Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, race or disability. BFG’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is based upon our belief that the best organizations are composed of individuals who bring a variety of skills, perspectives, backgrounds, and resources to address complex and strategic challenges.
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