Forests, Fire, and Communities Senior Program Manager

Forests, Fire, and Communities Senior Program Manager

Are you excited to help Washington State evolve our approach to wildfire toward “good fire” and fire-adapted communities? If yes, this may be the job for you! The Forests, Fire, and Communities Senior Program Manager
leads WCA’s work on ecological and community resilience to wildfire by promoting beneficial fire, Indigenous fire stewardship, science-based forest health treatments, and community resilience work driven by the needs of Washington’s communities. The position pursues these goals through collaborative work in external coalitions, communications,coordination with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), legislative advocacy, and engagement with local and Tribal governments.

About Our Organization

Washington Conservation Action
is a statewide environmental advocacy organization advancing environmental policies and pushing for actions that equitably address climate pollution, restorehealthy salmon runs,sustain our state’s forests, and protect our democracy. For Washington to remain a national leader on environmental issues, we need environmental champions in elected office and to hold them accountableonour issues. To keep our environment protected, healthy, and vibrant, we are committed to supporting Native candidates, candidates of color, and environmental leaders.

Washington Conservation Action is a 501(c4) nonprofit organization. Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is our 501(c3) nonprofit partner organization. Together, we advance a shared vision for Washington state where nature and people live in balance for the flourishing of all.

Washington Conservation Action
is based in downtown Seattle. Our team ofnearly
50workin a flexible hybridor remotemodel;staffliving in the greater Puget Sound areajoin together in the office two days a week for collaboration, creativity, and celebration. All staff members have access to tools and systems to support hybridor remote work.

We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to make a difference. We are committed to a diverse, socially just, and welcoming work environment. People of color, people with varying abilities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are especially encouraged to apply. We continue to advance the application ofa racialequitylensto our work. Weare led by a CEO who is a citizen of the Confederated Tribesof Warm Springs, Oregon.

Advocate for restoration of beneficial fire and Indigenous fire stewardship to the landscape:Support re-integration of good fire into the forested landscape by addressing barriers to prescribed fire and supporting Tribal fire.

• Build sociopolitical support for beneficial fire and use policy levers to reduce barriers to beneficial fire.
• Advocate for state funding and state agency leadership on prescribed fire.
• Collaborate with practitioners and prescribed fire leaders, including the Washington Prescribed Fire Council.
• Co-lead a Tribal fire strategy together with WCA’s Tribal Nations Program, including building relationships with Tribal governmentregardingfire, advancing shared priorities to support Tribal fire, and encouraging greater integration of Tribal perspectives into state policies and programs on fire.

Promote expanded support for community wildfire resilience:Establish the elements of community wildfire adaptation as a core pillar of Washington’s approach to wildfire.

• Participate in wildfire resilience-focused coalitions alongside wildfire practitioners and local leaders, including Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network and Community Wildfire Solutions.
• Strategize and advocate for state funding and effective policy to support community wildfire resilience, alongside Latinx and frontline organizations.
• Build partnerships and share tools with county governments and elected leaders to integrate wildfire preparedness and community resilience into county planning.
• Explore pathways to improve state smoke policy outcomes aligned with environmental justice.

Supportecologically-basedrestoration of forest health:Hold state agencies and forest landowners accountabletocredible,…