Executive Director, NRULPC

Executive Director, NRULPC

The Executive Director of the Natural Resource Users Law and Policy Center (NRULPC) engages and facilitates work and collaborations with Arizona natural resource users, landowners, non-profits, stakeholders, faculty and staff within Arizona Cooperative Extension, the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences (CALES), the James E Rogers College of Law, and other colleges as appropriate, to set priorities for the NRULPC. The NRULPC supplies private landowners, public lands managers, and natural resource users with critical information and technical assistance when they face complex legal and policy issues. The position also engages with other colleges to promote student participation in the center activities. The Director should have experience with and / or a clear understanding of the role of Cooperative Extension in the Land Grant University mission and work collaboratively with Extension professionals when appropriate.

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Duties and responsibilities include :

• Representation and management of the NRULPC :
• Coordinates and attends in-person meetings, conferences, and workshops around the state of Arizona and the western U.S. with stakeholders at the local, regional and national levels as appropriate.
• The Executive Director, with the guidance of the Advisory Board, the AVP and Director of Extension, Dean of the College of Law, and the NRULPC Faculty and staff sets the Center's agenda based on the needs of natural resource users in Arizona and the western U.S.
• Mentorship and staff development :
• The Executive Director will provide strategic mentorship and professional development opportunities for center staff and affiliate faculty.
• Collaboration and engagement :
• The Executive Director collaborates with stakeholders inside and outside the university to design and implement a consultative structure that ensures regular feedback and input and prepares quarterly reports to the advisory board.
• The Executive Director continues ongoing engagement with development teams in natural resource users organizations and state leaders.
• Fundraising :
• The Director is responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising plan to ensure the NRULPC is self-sustaining.

Knowledge, skills and abilities :

Minimum qualifications :

Preferred qualifications :