Working at SUWA
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) staff is made up of passionate advocates working together to defend Utah’s redrock wilderness. We value autonomy, persistence, collaboration, and a hands-on attitude from our fellow team members.
We act with integrity, transparency, loyalty, and respect to each other and our mission. We’re proud to work for SUWA in no small part because our work matters. It matters for the canyons and mesas we seek to protect, as part of addressing the loss of nature and the extinction crisis, and in mitigating the harm from climate change.
We are the best at what we do: defending and protecting the redrock wilderness. Where feasible, we offer flexible work hours and considerable paid leave. But we also step up to do what is necessary to protect the redrock.
Benefits
- 15 days of paid vacation time (with increases yearly with tenure up to 20 days)
- 12 paid sick days annually
- 14 paid holidays, including a year-end office closure
- Employer-paid medical, vision, and dental benefits
- 2-month paid sabbatical every 5 years
- Flexible work days, depending on position
- Parental, bereavement, jury duty, and other leave
- Cell phone subsidy and travel reimbursements
- Access to outdoor gear pro deals
Ready to Apply?
When our team is looking for new staff members, we want to hear from you! Explore below to see what openings we currently have on SUWA staff. If none are available, consider signing up for our email list to hear about new open positions in the future.
Current Openings
Title: Stewardship Coordinator
Location: Moab, UT
Reports to: Stewardship Director
Status, Salary & Benefits: Full-time, Non-Exempt. Salary & Benefits information below.
Submission Deadline: Friday, Dec. 15, 2023
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) has an opening for a full-time Stewardship Coordinator. Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Jeremy Lynch, Stewardship Director, at hiring@suwa.org. The deadline to submit your application is Friday, December 15th, 2023.
Job Description
The Stewardship Coordinator works within SUWA’s Stewardship Program to ensure effective, safe, and educational volunteer projects on wilderness-quality public lands across Utah. Duties are diverse and propelled by organizational priorities as well as the directive to build stronger, more purposeful relationships with federal agency staff at the field office level.
The Stewardship Coordinator is SUWA’s “on-the-ground ambassador” – a liaison between SUWA, agency personnel (BLM, USFS), and a diverse volunteer base including members, supporters, students and other youth groups, and the general public. The position involves consecutive long days in remote regions, rigorous physical activity, and periodic backcountry driving, often on rugged and technical four-wheel-drive roads. SUWA’s Stewardship Director will provide the resources, training, and additional support to ensure that the Stewardship Coordinator is prepared and equipped to excel in the roles outlined below.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate volunteer projects on public lands throughout Utah.
- Document all work completed via written reports and georeferenced mapping.
- Coordinate with federal agency partners to ensure effective volunteer projects.
- Coordinate small to large volunteer groups over multiple days, including weekends.
- Draft and manage pre- and post-project communication with volunteers.
- Manage program assets including tool inventory, field kitchen, and vehicle.
- Conduct assigned fieldwork to monitor past project work.
- Meet regularly with the Stewardship Director to discuss program and work.
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the Stewardship Director.
Preferred Interests and Skills
- Demonstrated commitment to wilderness preservation, a strong grasp of Utah public lands history and an interest in wilderness management.
- Experience guiding and working with diverse groups on public lands in backcountry or challenging outdoor settings, as well as experience driving on rugged, four-wheel-drive roads in remote locations.
- Ability to spend 3-5 consecutive days at a time in remote locations without cell phone service and the willingness to work in all types of weather conditions, including harsh and often high-temperature desert environments.
- Basic familiarity with GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
- Competence with Google Drive, Microsoft Office, and standard data input systems.
- Commitment to working a flexible, needs-driven schedule, including frequent weekend stewardship trips.
- Possess a valid, state-issued driver’s license and clean driving record.
Location, Start Date, and Compensation
The position is based out of Moab, UT with an anticipated start date of February 1st, 2024. SUWA offers competitive pay, based on relevant experience. Starting salary for this position is $48,500 plus an end-of-year retention bonus. SUWA offers a generous benefits and vacation/sick leave package; details can be found online at suwa.org/careers. A background check will be required prior to a job offer.
Title: Seasonal Stewardship Coordinator
Location: Moab, UT
Reports to: Stewardship Director
Status, Salary & Benefits: Part-time, Non-Exempt. $20/hour.
Submission Deadline: Dec. 31, 2023
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) has an opening for a part-time, Seasonal Stewardship Coordinator. Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Jeremy Lynch, Stewardship Director, at hiring@suwa.org. The deadline to submit your application is December 31st, 2023.
Job Description
The Seasonal Stewardship Coordinator works with SUWA’s Stewardship Director and Stewardship Coordinator to ensure effective, safe, and educational volunteer projects on wilderness-quality public lands across Utah. Duties are diverse and propelled by organizational priorities as well as the directive to build stronger, more purposeful relationships with federal agency staff at the field office level.
The Seasonal Stewardship Coordinator is an “on-the-ground ambassador” – a liaison between SUWA, agency personnel (BLM, USFS), and a diverse volunteer base including: members, supporters, students and other youth groups, and the general public. The position involves consecutive long days in remote regions, rigorous physical activity, and periodic backcountry driving, often on rugged and technical four-wheel-drive roads. SUWA’s Stewardship Director and Stewardship Coordinator will provide the resources, training, and additional support to ensure that the Seasonal Stewardship Coordinator is prepared and equipped to excel in the roles outlined below.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate volunteer projects on public lands throughout Utah.
- Document all work completed via written reports and georeferenced mapping.
- Coordinate small to large volunteer groups over multiple days, including weekends.
- Manage program assets including tool inventory, field kitchen and vehicle.
- Meet regularly with Stewardship Director and Stewardship Coordinator to discuss work.
- Other responsibilities as assigned by the Stewardship Director.
Preferred Interests and Skills
- Demonstrated commitment to wilderness preservation and interest in wilderness management.
- Experience guiding and working with diverse groups on public lands in backcountry or challenging outdoor settings, as well as experience driving on rugged, four-wheel-drive roads in remote locations.
- Ability to spend 3-5 consecutive days at a time in remote locations without cell phone service and the willingness to work in all types of weather conditions, including harsh and often high-temperature desert environments.
- Basic familiarity with GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
- Competence with Google Drive, Microsoft Office and standard data input systems.
- Commitment to working a flexible, needs-driven schedule, including frequent weekend stewardship trips.
- Possess a valid, state-issued driver’s license and clean driving record.
Location, Start Date, and Compensation
The position is based out of Moab, Utah. Anticipated start date is mid-February, 2024 beginning with a week-long orientation and training. The project season then begins in mid-March. This is a part-time, seasonal position paid at $20.00 per hour. The Seasonal Stewardship Coordinator is assigned a project schedule determined in advance of hire by the Stewardship Director. Note that a background check will be required prior to a job offer.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SUWA
The mission of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance is to defend and protect the wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau and in Utah’s West Desert.
We are committed to the idea that our commonalities greatly outweigh our differences, and that the redrock is for everyone. Our mission is to protect the redrock for the wonder and enjoyment of all future generations, both human and non-human alike.
The lands we work to protect are the ancestral homelands of many Tribes, including those that were forcibly removed at the hands of the U.S. government in an effort to exterminate their cultures, languages, and ways of life. These injustices are still felt today, but the quest to erase the Tribes failed: indigenous communities continue their traditions and remain an integral part of the landscape and our community. We are committed to working toward understanding this history; to expanding present-day common ground, collaboration, and reconciliation with our Tribal neighbors; and to advocating that Tribes receive a seat at the table when others would exclude them.
The environmental movement has a regrettable history of excluding and oppressing marginalized people. We know that the redrock, humanity, and the future of the planet itself depend on working together to solve our greatest common threat: the climate crisis. As we face the challenges of the 21st century head-on, we recognize we can only do so by including, involving, and elevating Tribes, communities of color, people of diverse economic backgrounds, faith communities, the LGBTQ+ community, and the tapestry of experience that weaves together our common humanity. We are committed to doing this both within our staff and through our daily work to protect the redrock.
