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Ecotrust currently has three (3) job openings.

Forest Technician - Garibaldi Forest Management
Forest Property Manager - Garibaldi Forest Management
Whole Watershed Restoration Program Manager

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Ecotrust is dedicated to promoting sustainability for the rain forests of the northwest United States, Canada and Alaska. Ecotrust's programs and approach are based on the premise that economic, ecological, and social equity systems are mutually interdependent: the triple bottom line. Founded in 1991 and based in Portland, Oregon, Ecotrust works in five programmatic areas: Fisheries, Forestry, Native Programs, Food & Farms and Knowledge Systems.

Ecotrust is a casual, team-oriented workplace located in Portland's historic Pearl District. Compensation commensurate with experience.

Ecotrust is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks to promote diversity through its hiring decisions.

 


 

Title: Forest Technician - Garibaldi Forest Management
Reports to: Property Manager
Status: Hourly / 20 - 40 per week / Seasonal
Rate: $12 - $16 per hour

Summary:
Ecotrust Forest Management has an opening in the Garibaldi, OR area for a Forest Technician. This position requires a very basic forestry knowledge to assist in the management of Ecotrust’s Garibaldi property. This person is responsible for performing a variety of field work for the purpose of maintaining company forest lands.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None

Education/Experience:
None

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:
Valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving machinery. The employee is consistently exposed to outdoor weather, including, but not limited to extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, snow, wind, and other adverse conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate except when working around machinery.

Preference For Low Income Persons:
The Company has received New Market Tax Credit financing. This is a federal program designed to stimulate investment in economically distressed communities. Pursuant to the federal requirements for the New Market Tax Credit for qualified community development entities, strong preference is given to "low income persons" as defined by applicable laws. Successful applicants will be required to provide requested necessary information to establish low income status. Qualification of low income status is defined as individuals with family income which is 80% or less of the family median income for the state of Oregon. The maximum allowable income (from both employment and investments) for qualification is detailed below. Employee qualification as a low-income person will be verified by third-party auditor. This auditor will collect personal financial data directly from the employee, and the personal financial data collected will not be released to the company.

Number of persons in household Maximum combined household income limits for 2009 calendar year
1 $28,480
2 $32,480
3 $36,560
4 $40,640
5 $43,920
6 $47,120
7 $50,400

Disclaimer: This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, tasks, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to modify essential functions of the job, or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

How to Apply:
Complete Garibaldi Forest Management application (Word version or PDF version) and either fax to 503-222-1517 or send via .

 


 

Title: Forest Property Manager - Garibaldi Forest Management
Reports to: Forester
Status: Hourly – Part-time / 15 – 20 Hours per week
Rate: $16 – $21 per hour

Summary:
Ecotrust Forest Management has an opening in the Garibaldi, OR area for a Property Manager. This position requires basic forestry knowledge and property management skills to assist in the management of Ecotrust’s Garibaldi property. This person is responsible for property supervision, contract administration and compliance, routine property maintenance, assisting in the supervision of contractors and Forest Technicians. The Property Manager will actively promote sustainable forestry, safety programs and community outreach.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Oversees in-house forest technicians and contractors.

Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) along with one to two years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:
Valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Work environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving machinery. The employee is consistently exposed to outdoor weather, including, but not limited to extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, snow, wind, and other adverse conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate except when working around machinery.

Preference For Low Income Persons:
The Company has received New Market Tax Credit financing. This is a federal program designed to stimulate investment in economically distressed communities. Pursuant to the federal requirements for the New Market Tax Credit for qualified community development entities, strong preference is given to "low income persons" as defined by applicable laws. Successful applicants will be required to provide requested necessary information to establish low income status. Qualification of low income status is defined as individuals with family income which is 80% or less of the family median income for the state of Oregon. The maximum allowable income (from both employment and investments) for qualification is detailed below. Employee qualification as a low-income person will be verified by third-party auditor. This auditor will collect personal financial data directly from the employee, and the personal financial data collected will not be released to the company.

Number of persons in household Maximum combined household income limits for 2009 calendar year
1 $28,480
2 $32,480
3 $36,560
4 $40,640
5 $43,920
6 $47,120
7 $50,400

Disclaimer: This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, tasks, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to modify essential functions of the job, or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

How to Apply:
Complete Garibaldi Forest Management application (Word version or PDF version) and either fax to 503-222-1517 or send via .

 


 

Title: Whole Watershed Restoration Program Manager, Community Ecosystem Services Program
Location: Portland, OR
Reports to: Director of Forests and Watersheds
Date: Posted January 12, 2010 - Closed February 12, 2010

Summary:
Ecotrust's mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic, social and environmental well-being. Among Ecotrust's many innovations are co-founding the world's first environmental bank, starting the world's first ecosystem investment fund, creating a range of programs in fisheries, forestry, and food and farms, and developing new scientific and information tools to improve social, economic and environmental decision-making. Over nearly 20 years, Ecotrust has converted $60 million in grants and investments into more than $300 million in capital for local communities.

Ecotrust has been working on whole watershed restoration efforts in the Pacific Northwest for more than a decade. In 2006, we launched the Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative (WWRI) in partnership with state and federal agencies in an effort to direct public funding for restoration to watersheds with the highest conservation value. The goal of the WWRI is to restore the natural functions of whole watersheds in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and to amplify community-based partnerships focused on the strategic restoration of Pacific salmon and steelhead ecosystems.

Our planning and prioritization process takes a Protect the Best approach, by focusing restoration activities in a few important watersheds per basin. We identify the most needed work through watershed analyses. The goal of our restoration activities is to restore and protect the major ecological functions by removing risk factors and restoring damaged habitat-forming processes in the watershed, across all ownerships. Once work has been completed restoring the major ecological processes in the watershed, we move on to focus restoration efforts on the next priority watershed. We believe that by concentrating and coordinating restoration efforts where there is strong community support, collaboration, and high ecological value, we achieve measurable and sustainable recovery faster than when our efforts are spread randomly across the landscape.

The Whole Watershed Restoration Program Manager is an integral part of the Community Ecosystem Services (CES) team which takes an integrated approach to supporting conservation science, emerging ecosystem service markets, community access to (and rights in) natural resources, and transformative and entrepreneurial leadership.

Ecotrust works closely with numerous public, private, and tribal restoration focused organizations, including but not limited to the US Forest Service, NOAA's Community-based Restoration Center, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Whole Watershed Program Manager will build and maintain strong working relations with all of these agencies.

The primary role of the Whole Watershed Restoration Program Manager is to increase the efficacy of the WWRI by expanding the partnership's re-granting fund and network of key supporters, leveraging other Ecotrust efforts within the Priority Basins, and communicating compelling whole watershed restoration stories to our constituents. The Watershed Restoration Program Manager will lead Ecotrust's watershed restoration efforts and will collaborate with colleagues across all program areas to implement program goals and objectives.

The position reports to the Director of Forests and Watersheds. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated watershed restoration experience, planning, fundraising, and project management skills, a strong ability to work collaboratively, superior communications skills, and an understanding of all phases of the watershed restoration process, which includes planning, design, funding, permitting, implementation, outreach, and monitoring.

Duties:

Qualifications:

Salary competitive depending on experience and qualifications, excellent benefits package including retirement plan match, medical and dental insurance, flexible spending account; life insurance and disability coverage provided.

How to Apply:
Complete application on Ecotrust website and forward with a cover letter, resume, and short relevant writing samples to: with WWRI Program Manager in the subject line.

Amanda Peden
Ecotrust
721 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97209

No phone calls please.

 

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