Senior Manager, Watersheds Partnerships
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Senior Manager, Watersheds Partnerships at BEF focusing on integrated floodplain management and community engagement. Building networks and relationships to enhance watershed resilience in Washington State.
Responsibilities:
- Build understanding and momentum for integrated floodplain management across Washington State by cultivating relationships, facilitating information exchange, and stewarding collaborative processes among diverse partners
- Amplify partner successes and surface shared needs through coordinated virtual and in-person learning opportunities including site tours, workshops, and cross-sector convenings that bring the work to life for new audiences
- Design and facilitate compelling network learning opportunities, field visits, peer exchanges, and practitioner forums that deepen shared knowledge and strengthen collective capacity
- Partner with BEF Watersheds' Communications Coordinator to craft audience-specific messaging, talking points, and compelling examples that translate complex priorities into clear calls to action for legislators, funders, and community partners
- Collaborate across BEF's Watersheds team to identify, evaluate, and advance funding and capacity-building opportunities that accelerate integrated floodplain management and hazard mitigation, including supporting the Washington State Floodplains by Design initiative.
- Cultivate and sustain strategic relationships with Washington State legislators, agency leaders, Tribal governments, and subject-matter experts, while expanding the network to new allies in adjacent sectors such as utilities, real estate, insurance, and corporate sustainability
- Offer responsive, respectful technical and process support to Tribes, local governments, agencies, utilities, and community organizations pursuing floodplain and watershed resilience goals
- Manage a portfolio of federal, state, and philanthropic grants supporting integrated floodplain and watershed management, including Floodplains by Design.
Requirements:
- Bachelors, in policy, planning, natural resources, public administration, or related degree
- Demonstrated experience with Washington State legislative or regulatory processes; existing relationships with Tribal nations, state agencies, or local governments in Washington; experience with FEMA floodplain management programs or NFIP; background in collaborative governance, facilitation, or community engagement
- Minimum 8-10 years experience, with 5+ years experience convening and facilitating collaborative discussions among diverse stakeholders, such as government agencies, Tribes, community organizations, and private sector partners
- Technical knowledge and existing or potential relationships with one or more sectors with synergies in integrated floodplain management and resilience, including but not limited to: food security, real estate, insurance, affordable housing, energy security
- Identify, vet and operationalize policy reforms, capacity building opportunities and
- Topical expertise in one or more pertinent areas such as WA Growth Management Act, voluntary acquisition and buyouts, floodplain permitting improvements, energy and utility nexus
- Desirable: MA/MS in environmental policy, natural resources, urban planning, public policy, climate resilience, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Benefits:
- 100% Employer paid Medical, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Life insurance for employees
- 75% subsidized for family/dependents
- Retirement plan with 5% employer matching contribution
- Generous PTO and Vacation Policy including alternative care and self-care leave
- Four Week paid sabbatical after first 6 years, then every 5 years thereafter
- Opportunity to grow through training and development including a generous paid professional development budget
- Hybrid work schedule
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