Southwest NABat Hub Coordinator (near Phoenix, AZ)
Mission:
Bat Conservation International (BCI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of bats and their habitats around the world to ensure a healthy planet. BCI partners with the North American Bat Monitoring (NABat) Program to improve the state of conservation science for bats.
Essential Functions:
The Southwest NABat Hub Coordinator is responsible for development and coordination of a regional collaborative effort to implement NABat across Arizona and New Mexico. The Southwest NABat Hub coordinator will coordinate all survey and program activities to determine distributions and population trends of bats using the NABat protocols and ensure data are appropriately supplied to the NABat Program in a timely manner. The Southwest NABat Coordinator will work closely with BCI and USGS’s NABat Coordinating Office to assess the status and trends of bats in the Arizona and New Mexico region and contribute to the continental-scale NABat monitoring effort.
They will be responsible for program management, including supervising field work, building and fostering effective collaborations to execute work, writing proposals and grants, managing program budgets, tracking deliverables to achieve outcomes, and disseminating information and communicating results to the Southwest Hub partners. The Hub Coordinator will work as part of the science team at BCI and interact with a diverse network of partners working on bat conservation in the region.
A key component of this position will require collaboration and communication to develop and maintain a multi-partner community of practice, which includes facilitating collaboration on acoustic monitoring efforts, data collection, project management, and reporting. This will include, but is not limited to, monthly conference calls, coordinating an annual meeting, and providing frequent training webinars as needed. In this first year, while developing the Hub, this will also include establishing protocols, creating outreach material to increase awareness of NABat to regional stakeholders, and establishing new partnerships.
The Southwest Hub Coordinator will work closely with BCI’s Chief Scientist and report directly to BCI’s Conservation Research Program Manager. The salary for this position ranges $45,000 to $50,000 depending on location and experience.
Responsibilities:
Coordinates bat monitoring efforts across Arizona and New Mexico to enable effective bat conservation through partnering and supporting NABat
Coordinates, develops, and maintains collaborative partnerships with key agencies and organizations
Administers all aspects of the PacWest Hub activities and grant management, including financial and narrative reporting
Helps disseminate knowledge about bat conservation and NABat to appropriate audiences and stakeholders
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Interviews will begin in December with an anticipated January 2021 start date