Jobs at CSF

Administrador Financeiro

O CSF Brasil está buscando para sua equipe baseada em Lagoa Santa (MG) um(a) profissional dinâmico(a) para manejar as finanças e administrar o escritório. Por sermos uma organização pequena, buscamos uma pessoa que se interesse em atuar dentro de uma cultura institucional baseada em trabalho de equipe e que tenha disponibilidade em assumir responsabilidades múltiplas. Oferecemos um ambiente de trabalho agradável e descontraído, bem como remuneração competitiva de acordo com a experiência.

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Development Director

We are seeking an experienced, dedicated and good humored professional to become CSF's Development Director.  This person will lead our fundraising, public relations and communications efforts.  The position will be based in CSF’s Sebastopol, California office and report to the President. 

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Announcement Date: March 6, 2008
Location: Sebastopol, CA

Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) uses economics and strategic thinking to help conserve natural ecosystems around the globe. Our approach involves helping local conservationists use analytical tools to find smart, efficient solutions to the most urgent environmental problems. We train environmental professionals from the tropics in a focused package of practical skills, and also assist them with research in the field. Since its creation in 1998, CSF has concentrated on forests and rivers in the tropics, where extraordinarily high levels of biological diversity are found. To maximize the reach and quality of our work, we have involved leading experts and conservation organizations in all of our projects. CSF is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization created in 1998.  Our offices are in Northern California, Brazil and Bolivia.

The Job
CSF seeks an experienced, dedicated and good humored professional to become the organization’s Development Director.  The Development Director is responsible for fundraising, public relations and communications.  The position will be based in CSF’s Sebastopol office and report to the organization’s President.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
The Development Director is responsible for resource development, including: proposal research and preparation; building a donor base; planning and organizing fundraising events; establishing relationships with foundations and other contributors; marketing materials and media relations. 

Major Functions
The Development Director’s responsibilities will fall into the two closely related areas of fundraising (75%) and communications (25%).  He/she will:

  • Work closely with the President and Board of Directors on a fundraising plan
  • Do foundation research
  • Track funding opportunities and deadlines and make sure excellent proposals are delivered on time 
  • Write proposals
  • Develop new concepts with staff members
  • Organize and coordinate fundraising events
  • Ensure that current supporters are well informed and maintained, while expanding our donor base 
  • Develop and maintain a donor communication plan
  • Help develop and maintain a donor database, tracking contacts and donations
  • Cultivate major donors and solicit contributions
  • Pursue opportunities for media exposure
  • Oversee the strategy and design for all printed and electronic marketing materials, including the annual report
  • Collaborate with other staff on website enhancements related to fundraising
  • Advise on public and media relations; write press releases and maintain contacts with relevant media

Qualifications
We are seeking someone with +/-10 years fundraising experience.  The successful candidate will have a proven track record of success with foundation, individual and corporate sources.  He/she will have experience in soliciting major gifts and the ability to train staff and board in the same. He/She will have superb writing skills, be articulate, poised and friendly.  Language skills in Spanish and Portuguese are a plus but not required. 

Because CSF is a small organization with a far-flung staff, we can only consider professionals who work well independently, draw their motivation from within and are fun – even at a distance!   Finally, the Director must have a personal interest in and commitment to nature conservation.

Compensation
CSF offers a competitive salary, retirement, leave and medical benefits package.  Salary will be commensurate with experience.  For the ideal candidate, we will consider flexible hours, some telecommuting and an initial part-time commitment.

CSF is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please submit resume and a letter of interest by April 15 to Holly Busse: holly@conservation-strategy.org

Volunteer With CSF

You can get involved by volunteering with CSF.  There are numerous ways to contribute to our organization and help environmentalists around the world protect nature.  Contact holly@conservation-strategy.org if you are interested.

A background in one of the following would be especially helpful:

  • administrative experience
  • event planning
  • graphic design
  • database management
  • website management
  • Spanish or Portuguese language skills
  • financial analysis
  • hydrology
  • civil engineering
  • environmental impact assessment
  • policy analysis
  • tropical ecology
  • energy, or a related field