Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff is a newly created senior leadership position that will have strategic planning, programmatic management, and oversight responsibility across multiple CMSF program areas. As a thought partner to the Executive Director, and working collaboratively with program leads, the Chief of Staff will play a vital role in organizational planning, program development, operational leadership, and will ensure success in CMSF’s overall initiatives.

 

The successful candidate will possess superb organizational and people management skills, and have a strong aptitude and passion for leading and inspiring a team of highly dedicated experts. They will have high-level program management experience, an understanding of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, and a strong background in at least one of our program areas.

 

Reporting to the Executive Director, this is an opportunity to join a growing organization at the forefront of marine and coastal conservation efforts. As the Chief of Staff, you will manage a dedicated team making a tangible difference in protecting one of the world’s most iconic coastlines.

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For more information and to apply click here.  

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NOAA Communications Fellow with CMSF​

The Communications and Outreach Fellow will be housed at the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s office in Santa Cruz under the mentorship of the Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network (MBCAAN) coordinator. The fellow will assist the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation's MBCAAN–related partner communications and outreach needs, as well as other communications needs directly related to the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge grant, and showcase the implementation projects supported by the grant as outlined below: 

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• Participate in crafting a comprehensive five-year MBCAAN communications strategy with project storyboards and timelines for communications implementation 

• Work with the team to prepare and distribute meeting announcements and meeting materials related to quarterly MBCAAN convenings and plan meetings as needed

• Lead the daily creation and posting of project communications on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

• Assist in developing outreach materials, including reports, brochures, slide decks, short videos, newsletters, blogs, social media posts, and other communications materials

• Assist in the development of press releases and in conducting press outreach

• Track and prepare data analytics, images, sample posts, and engagements garnered through social media for reports to demonstrate impact and reach related to grant deliverables

• Help develop, organize, and implement outreach events as part of the communications strategy, which may include field visits to showcase specific projects, tabling at conferences, and presenting at municipal and community stakeholder meetings

• Assist in adapting the above content, as appropriate, for posting on the Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network’s website.

 

For more information and to apply click here.  

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NOAA Regional Monitoring Fellow with Central Coast Wetlands Group

The fellow will assist with the “Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Regional Monitoring” project, which will be implemented by the Central Coast Wetlands Group (CCWG). The regional monitoring fellow will be housed and mentored at the Central Coast Wetlands Group office in Moss Landing. 

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The fellow will participate in many aspects of coastal and riparian wetland and living shoreline project monitoring, planning, and implementation. Activities will include:

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• Monitoring

  • Working with NOAA and U.S. Geological Survey staff on remote sensing of habitat extent and condition, as well as climate-driven events such as wildfires, river floods, sea level rise, and storm surge

  • Conducting field surveys of topography, landscape context, hydrology, physical structure, biotic structure, and human- and climate-induced stressors

  • Coordinating with local agencies to acquire socioeconomic data to make sure that appropriate data are readily available to evaluate the effectiveness of Climate Resilience Regional Challenge–funded adaptation projects when climate-driven flooding hazards arise

  • Organize data for quality assurance verification and sharing with statewide and national datasets

  • Assist with geographic information system analyses of habitat condition and flood risk reduction

  • Assist with overall data analysis and the creation of integrated regional reports

• Planning

  • Work with staff at the Central Coast Wetlands Group on planning efforts for living shoreline projects on state park lands in the project area

• Implementation

  • Work with staff at the Central Coast Wetlands Group on implementing living shoreline projects on state park lands in the project area

 

For more information and to apply click here.