From conssub@u.washington.edu Thu Jul 17 22:51:26 1997 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.5]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id WAA34064 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:51:25 -0700 Received: from saul9.u.washington.edu (conssub@saul9.u.washington.edu [140.142.82.7]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id WAA15774 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:51:25 -0700 Received: from localhost (conssub@localhost) by saul9.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id WAA13406 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:51:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 22:51:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Conservation Biology Discussion Group To: consbio@u.washington.edu Subject: IL - CHICAGO - Conservation Field Representative Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII DO NOT RESPOND VIA EMAIL Send resume and cover letter via mail or fax The Nature Conservancy Illinois Field Office 8 S. Michigan, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone 312-346-8166 FAX 312-346-5606 JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE: Field Representative, Chicago Wilderness SUPERVISOR: Conservation Biologist, Chicago Wilderness LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois PREPARERS: Stephen Packard and Debra Moskovits DATE PREPARED: June 12, 1997 SUMMARY OF POSITION: The Field Representative works for the Chicago Region Biodiversity Council and is based at The Nature Conservancy as a part of the Conservancy's contribution to this region-wide, multi- agency program. With the Conservation Biologist, the Field Representative provides leadership to and participates in the Chicago Wilderness teams and organizations. The position requires flexibility and adaptability, and will change with the needs of the overall collaboration. Initially the Field representative will: (i) participate in initiatives designed to solidify the scientific and strategic direction of Chicago Wilderness; (ii) maintain the relationships developed with new constituencies; (iii) help energize the Chicago Wilderness Teams and help pursue opportunities for cross-Team collaborations; and (iv) lead through participation in projects being developed by outreach and communications task forces and other projects as needed and identified by the Steering Committee and the Coordinating Group. The long term objective is to help foster state-of-the-art conservation biology in planning, action, review, and communications among the Chicago Wilderness projects and through the multi-lateral work teams (the teams for Science, Land Management, Education and Outreach, and Policy and Strategy). The Field Representative reports to the Conservation Biologist. DUTIES; 1. Build and energize the Chicago Wilderness teams (and pursue opportunities for cross-Team collaborations); help team personnel develop clear focus on priority initiatives and carry their efforts through to completion. 2. Assemble, motivate, and, as needed, provide direction and participate in new and existing conservation initiatives (projects) among the Chicago Wilderness member organizations. 3. Contribute to the conservation work of member organizations to assure the continued generation by the teams of excellent projects, and to assure that the Chicago Wilderness program is meeting the needs of the member organizations. 4. Develop new programs and new components of existing programs that engage new or broader constituencies in the scientific, conservation, and education work of Chicago Wilderness. 5. Participate in important outreach and communications efforts, as identified by the Chicago Wilderness Steering Committee and Coordinating Group. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: 1. A graduate degree or at least two years successful work experience in conservation biology, ecological restoration, stewardship, or a related field. 2. A knowledge of conservation in northern Illinois. 3. Excellent communications skills. 4. A record of creative and collaborative work in conservation or a related field. 5. Willingness to work on a flexible schedule including, at times, long hours, evenings, and weekends as necessary. CONTACT: Stephen Packard, Conservation Biologist The Nature Conservancy Illinois Field Office 8 S. Michigan Ave. # 900 Chicago, IL 60603 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER .