Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator

Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator

Final date to receive applications: 12 October 2026

Department: Conservation

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hybrid:
Sacramento, CA, USA

Reporting To: Conservation Director

Compensation: $31.51 - $33.96 / hour

The Advocacy and Outreach Senior Coordinator plays a critical role in advancing CNPS’s Saving What Matters Most and Landscapes for Change campaigns by building grassroots advocacy capacity, supporting chapter conservation leaders, coordinating volunteer engagement, and advancing strategic conservation initiatives across California.

The Senior Coordinator provides leadership for the CNPS Advocacy Corps, a statewide initiative jointly managed by the Conservation and Public Affairs Departments. The position reports to the Conservation Director on advocacy training, volunteer support, and chapter engagement, and to the Senior Public Affairs Director on policy analysis, advocacy strategy, and communications.

Working closely with staff, volunteers, chapters, and coalition partners, the Senior Coordinator helps translate CNPS conservation and organization priorities into coordinated advocacy efforts that protect California’s native plants, habitats, and biodiversity. By strengthening connections among CNPS’s chapter network, conservation partners, and CNPS strategic campaigns, the Senior Coordinator helps build the public support, volunteer leadership, and civic engagement necessary to achieve lasting conservation outcomes, including California’s 30x30 goals.

• Review proposed legislation, regulations, and policy changes relevant to CNPS conservation goals.
• Analyze changes in policies and legislation consistent with CNPS's priorities and draft content for communication to CNPS volunteers and supporters. This may include contributions to blog posts, social media posts, and action alerts.
• Assist with the review of environmental documents prepared under CEQA and NEPA and provide technical comments and strategic advocacy recommendations.
• Utilize prioritization frameworks to identify high-priority projects requiring CNPS engagement.

• Recruit, train, and support a diverse and inclusive CNPS Advocacy Corps through in-person programs, virtual engagement, and online resources.
• Partner with CNPS Integrated Campaign Specialist on digital recruitment and activation.
• Partner with staff in Conservation, Public Affairs, and Education to develop a CNPS Advocacy Corps curriculum (delivered via programming and digital platforms).
• Cultivate volunteer leaders and strengthen a statewide network of advocates ready to advance CNPS conservation priorities.
• Communicate advocacy opportunities and coordinate volunteer actions related to legislation, public policy, and public engagement initiatives.
• Support the development of policy briefs, toolkits, and other resources to support advocates.

• Advance priorities associated with CNPS's Saving What Matters Most and Landscapes for Change campaigns and related conservation initiatives.
• Support advocacy initiatives that protect native plant biodiversity and advance California's Pathways to 30x30 goals.
• Facilitate partnerships and collaboration with conservation organizations, community groups, Tribal partners, and other allies, and represent CNPS in environmental coalitions.
• Work with CNPS chapters, volunteers, and community members to build public support for priority conservation outcomes.
• Serve as CNPS lead or project coordinator for assigned landscape-scale conservation campaigns, including national monument initiatives and habitat protection efforts.