Now Hiring: Forest Health Program Manager

SYRCL is seeking a Forest Health Program Manager who has experience planning and implementing forest restoration projects and facilitating both local and large-scale forest health collaboratives and partnerships. We are looking for someone with a passion for the environment, who takes initiative, and likes working as part of a team.

The Forest Health Program Manager will manage and oversee all components of SYRCL’s forest health work throughout the Yuba River watershed and provide strategic planning and direction for Program growth. The Forest Health Program aims to:

1. Improve forest health and forest resiliency throughout the watershed through restoration and robust collaboration, 
2. Engage diverse stakeholders throughout the Yuba River watershed to promote and implement forest health projects,
3. Partner with local educational institutions for workforce development opportunities, and
4. Raise funds through collaborative grant requests and alternative funding streams. 

Primary responsibilities of this position include general Program oversight and management, facilitating and supporting the North Yuba Forest Partnership (NYFP) and leading the NYFP Steering Committee, leading meetings and project planning for the Yuba Forest Network, and collaboratively planning and fundraising for forest health projects across the watershed. The Forest Health Program Manager will work to meet the above goals while also defining a larger Forest Health Program vision for SYRCL that aligns with regional and state priorities and goals.