New Business Administrator

River Partners•Colusa, CA

3d•$135,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

River Partners brings life back to California rivers. We’ve revitalized more habitat along impaired California rivers than any other entity in the western U.S., having led hundreds of projects across nearly 20,000 acres throughout California. We restore thriving native forests and ecosystems that support imperiled wildlife, improve flood safety, boost the state’s climate resilience, replenish and improve freshwater resources, create open space for communities, and build stronger local economies. Since 1998, we have pioneered an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to conservation, combining modern farming, cutting-edge science, and diverse partnerships. We are meeting the urgent need this decade to restore our riverways and seek passionate team members to help us grow our restoration footprint at an unprecedented pace and scale. Healthy rivers are California’s essential arteries that sustain our food systems, economies, communities, and wildlife found nowhere else on Earth. Our riverways support more species and in greater numbers than any other ecosystem in California—making our state a worldwide biodiversity hotspot. Yet just 5% of our native riverside habitat remains. State and federal commitments call for exponentially increasing the pace and scale of river ecosystem repair to adapt to accelerating climate impacts. With their critical role in sustaining wildlife, natural resources, and communities, healthy rivers are essential for a flourishing Golden State. The actions we take to restore our riverways during this decade will decide California's future for generations to come.

Requirements

Experience developing project work with meaningful community-based outcomes.
Demonstrated success preparing proposals, budgets and/or bids for public work.
A high degree of emotional intelligence to interact and motivate across diverse teams and with external partners.
Experience facilitating $50MM+ portfolios of work with diverse outcomes.
Demonstrated competence in preparing financial analysis tools to guide strategic investment of time and resources.
Familiarity with public, private and philanthropic funding sources and demonstrated success in seeking these funding opportunities.
Comfort working in an environment where no two projects are the same.
Ability to provide both structure and flexibility to account for changing conditions and needs of the organization.
Creativity and motivation to problem solve.
Ability to work on both a team environment and independently.
Integrity and ethics beyond reproach.
Commitment and enthusiasm to carry out River Partners mission.
MBA Preferred, Degree in Finance or related field a must.
Minimum of ten years of appropriate work experience.
Proven success in managing multiple simultaneous restoration projects while successfully meeting project objectives within budget.
Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite software.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or familiarity with other CRM programs a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop an easily accessible project pipeline tool that includes near- and long-term priorities from all of River Partners’ lines of business (restoration and planning, contract work, land acquisition, philanthropy and corporate engagement).
Develop financial tools for the New Business Team to use at regular meetings to analyze the performance and needs of River Partners’ portfolio of potential new projects (i.e. contract revenue or corporate investment needed to support anticipated losses on publicly-funded projects).
Facilitate New Business Team meetings: provide structure for pipeline-driven conversation around building River Partners’ backlog of work to be completed.
Work with River Partners’ Finance and Administration Team to ensure the organization maintains adequate and realistic projections for anticipated new work.
Provide support to each of River Partners’ lines of business to ensure timely submission of proposals and bids; identify inter-departmental needs to complete proposal and bid submission and facilitate coordination as needed.
Work with River Partners’ Communications Team to prepare high-level analysis of the New Business portfolio that can be regularly and easily updated and shared with public, private and corporate audiences.
As needed, attend site tours and meetings with project partners and funders.