Reports To: Executive Director
Supervises: Stewardship Planner
Location: This position is based in Upper Lake, CA in Lake County with field work within Lake County and surrounding areas. In person preferred, though hybrid work environment possible for the right candidate (minimum 6 days per month in-person).
Salary: Salary commensurate with experience: $75,000 - $85,000 annually at 100% FTE. Flexible if part-time is desired, minimum of 24 hours/week required.
Benefits & Growth Opportunities:
We offer a 401k to help you reach your financial goals, plus a $500 monthly health insurance reimbursement to keep you covered.
Growth & Development: We believe in empowering our team. Get on-the-job training and development opportunities to excel in your career.
Work-Life Balance: Recharge and refresh with 30 days of paid time off annually, including 13 holidays, 12 PTO days, and 5 sick leave days (eligible for regular, full-time employees).
ORGANIZATIONAL VISION
The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA) is a cross-cultural, multi-organizational collaborative that works to revitalize ecology, economy, and culture through indigenous-led stewardship. The mission of TERA, founded in 2019, is to cultivate land stewardship, livelihood, and leadership skills that weave collaborative relationships between Tribal members and the community at large for the benefit of all lands and beings. Our program goals include:
Strengthen ties to land and culture
Connect tribal members with meaningful livelihoods and culturally relevant work in their ancestral territories
Regenerate local ecology of the North Coast Ranges, and improve resilience to fire
Build capacity for Native voices to play a central role in land stewardship
TERA is in a dynamic growth phase and is building a team of professionals who are deeply committed to TERA’s vision.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Stewardship Manager is an organized project manager who thrives in carrying a stewardship project from planning to completion. The ideal candidate has ample grant and project management experience, a deep knowledge of California coast range ecology and stewardship, with a focus on fuels reduction, beneficial burning, and management of CEQA and NEPA environmental review processes. The Stewardship Manager will work closely and collaboratively with the Executive Director (ED), TERA stewardship crew, program team, and partner organizations, to plan, implement, and oversee the implementation of ecocultural stewardship projects and associated grants from conception to completion. The position is estimated to be approximately 80% administrative work in the office, and 20% field work.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Grant Management
Manage timeline, deliverables, budget, and reporting for the following stewardship-focused grants:
CalFire Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grant; CalFire MultiTribal Fire Prevention Grant; Fire & Water: EcoCultural Stewardship of Tule; BLM Fuels Project; USFS Fuels Project; EcoCultural Stewardship of Clover Creek; etc.
Collaborate with development staff on submitting accurate and descriptive grant reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
Stewardship Project Management
With support from the staff Environmental Planner, manage the pipeline of TERA’s ecocultural stewardship work from project inception through implementation
Project Design: Conduct collaborative site visits with Tribal and agency partners, TERA crew, and develop maps, prescriptions, and stewardship project plans that reflect Tribal ecocultural values and priorities
Environmental Review: Oversee environmental review (CEQA / NEPA) processes for stewardship work
Budget & Timeline: Manage budget and timeline to ensure timely and cost-effective completion of project work
Implementation: Work with intertribal hand crew to schedule project work and maintain a steady flow of work for the crew
Monitoring: Create regular check-ins on the work, provide feedback to the crew about work quality, and on occasion create monitoring plans
Reporting: Work with team to draft maps, track acres complete, and provide appropriate updates to partners
Teamwork & Supervision
Supervise Environmental Planner and oversee environmental review CEQA / NEPA process
Collaborate with staff to integrate crew training into stewardship projects
Coordinate with TERA program staff as needed to support implementation of program goals (including providing subject matter information for TERA informational materials, training for implementation crews, community outreach field days, etc.)
