Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative Coordinator chez The Ember Alliance

This full-time position is hosted by The Ember Alliance (TEA), a nonprofit partner of Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative, and will work closely with federal, state, local, and nonprofit partners.

About the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative (NCFC): 

The Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative’s mission is to create resilient landscapes by facilitating an increase in the pace and scale of not only mechanical fuel reduction methods but also prescribed fires and strategically managed wildland fires across jurisdictional boundaries. The NCFC is not an entity, but rather a collaboration between federal, state, local, and nonprofit partners. Learn more about the NCFC at https://nocofireshed.org  

About The Ember Alliance (TEA):

The Ember Alliance is a national organization of wildland fire practitioners, researchers, analysts, and instructors. The mission of TEA is to restore the relationship between communities and fire on the landscape.  TEA is a just and transparent workplace that strives for clear and kind communication. We are dedicated to a workplace that recognizes the inherent value of our employees, supports work/ life balance, and encourages growth. Learn more about TEA at https://emberalliance.org

We would like this position to start as soon as possible, to have time to onboard and overlap with the current coordinator. Review of applications will be on-going. Applications for this position will no longer be accepted after September 25th, 2025.

Position Overview:

As the NCFC Coordinator, you’ll play a pivotal role in facilitating partnerships, guiding strategic planning for wildfire mitigation, supporting fundraising efforts, and helping shape the future of fire-adapted landscapes in Northern Colorado. You can envision this position like an executive director of a nonprofit, with the Steering Committee being the equivalent to a board of directors, and the other committees (Community Engagement and Outreach, Strategic Planning and Operations, and Investment), as the programs of work that a nonprofit might have. The Coordinator will ensure the below items are executed, either as a delegated task, or as their own work, depending on the item.

Essential Job Functions for NCFC work

1. Coordinate, direct and report on the work of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative and its committees:
   • Create agendas, facilitate meetings and occasional field trips, with NCFC committees and partners.
   • Track and update work plans for each committee, periodically share progress with the NCFC, and facilitate communication and coordination across committees. 

2. Provide administrative support and fiscal management of the NCFC towards the development of long-term, sustainable funding sources. Lead development and maintenance of fiscal policies and budgets:

   • Lead or support fundraising efforts, including fundraising and grant writing with the Investment Committee and NCFC fiscal sponsor, the National Forest Foundation

3. Lead the visioning, co-development, sharing, and maintenance of strategic organizational documents.

4. Build trust and shared motivation among NCFC partners:

   • Maintain engagement with participants and other sub-landscape collaboratives, recruit and onboard new partners as capacity needs or opportunities arise.

   • Obtain commitments around shared goals from participants and hold partners accountable to their commitments.

5. Build widespread interest and support for the NCFC externally:

   • Coordinate accomplishments tracking across committees, assemble information into reports or dashboards, and communicate accomplishments to external audiences, including decision-makers and potential funders 

   • Lead government relations, in regard to the collaborative as a whole, and engage with elected officials to increase visibility and represent the interests of the NCFC. Each partner within the collaborative will additionally follow their own policies and procedures.  

6. Provide support for planning and facilitation for U.S. Forest Service and other partners to achieve NCFC outcomes. 

7. Supervise NCFC Communications Manager.

This is a unique and nontraditional position. If you think you are a good fit for this position but don’t perfectly fit the below qualification descriptions, we still encourage you to apply!  

Minimum Qualifications  

• A passion for the missions of the NCFC and TEA.

• Exceptional ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Proven experience in program management, including planning, execution, and reporting.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively across diverse teams.

• Strong facilitation skills and comfort leading meetings, workshops, and field visits.

• High attention to detail and organizational skills, especially under tight deadlines.

• Familiarity with collaborative decision-making, conflict resolution, and adaptive management.

• Proficiency with digital tools for communication, file sharing, and project tracking.

• Valid driver’s license or reliable access to transportation by start date.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience working with fire-adapted landscapes, wildfire mitigation, or ecological restoration. 

• Familiarity with federal land management agencies (e.g., U.S. Forest Service) and their planning processes. 

• Background in programmatic financial management, including budgeting, grant writing, and fundraising. 

• Knowledge of Colorado’s wildfire and prescribed fire policy landscape and regional fire ecology. 

• Fire experience – prescribed fire implementation, wildfire suppression, or as a cultural fire practitioner. 

• Experience with GIS tools, data dashboards, or collaborative knowledge platforms. 

• Prior work in coalition-building, community engagement, or government relations. 

Information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.  

Employees are required to complete a Background Check and Motor Vehicle Record Check prior to employment. Employees required to hold a company credit card may be subjected to a credit check. Failure to pass any of these checks does not automatically disqualify you from employment.    

This job allows you to work closely with colleagues from many different organizations and backgrounds across northern Colorado working towards a common vision. The job will require working in an office setting (remote) and field setting. Field conditions may include varying and extreme weather conditions, cold, heat, sun exposure, wet weather, potential exposure to irritants such as dust. Work includes occasional weekend and evening hours.  

Schedule Requirements: 

This is an at-will position. The average work week is 40 hours, but the schedule may vary depending on project needs. Flexible work schedules will be considered to accommodate family or other commitments. 

Location: 

Fort Collins, CO/ Hybrid. The Ember Alliance’s office is in Fort Collins, available for in person work. For this position, you will be required to live within reasonable distance of the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative boundary area for in-person meetings. 

Pay and Benefits 

Salary: $36/hr, annualized as $74,000.  

Overtime will be based on operational needs. Paid time off, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid family leave, unpaid family leave, and leave without pay benefits are provided. A jury duty policy is also in place for employer. Employer-sponsored health, vision, dental care coverage, life insurance, long-term disability, is available as soon as employment begins. Employer-matched retirement plan is available 3 months after employment begins and is immediately vested.  

The Ember Alliance is an equal opportunity employer. 

You may reach out with questions about this position to current coordinator Corrina Marshall at corrina (at) emberalliance.org