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🌿 Join Revive's Board to shape the future of resilience and wellbeing of conservationists

  • 1.  🌿 Join Revive's Board to shape the future of resilience and wellbeing of conservationists

    Posted 9 hours ago
    Edited by Jen Miller 9 hours ago

    Nominations are now open for the Society for Conservation Biology's Revive Working Group leadership team!

    Revive is dedicated to promoting wellbeing, resilience, and connection across the global conservation community. We believe that supporting the people behind conservation is essential to achieving lasting conservation outcomes.

    We're looking for passionate individuals from all career stages and continents who want to help build a more resilient conservation sector. Whether your strengths lie in leadership, communications, events, research, fundraising, or community engagement, we'd love you to join us!

    πŸ“… Key Dates

    β€’ Self-nominations close: August 14
    β€’ Election period: late August
    β€’ New Board Officers start: early September

    If you're passionate about creating a conservation community where people can thrive, we encourage you to put your name forward.

    πŸ”— Submit your self-nomination here: https://forms.gle/xXf3DbCh96CpS59P7 

    Learn more about Revive at www.reviveconservation.org

    You are welcome to apply for up to two Board Officer positions. If elected, you would only serve in one position.

    Open positions:

    • President: The President oversees operations across the working group to ensure Revive's activities are advancing its goals. They lead strategic planning and annual work planning, in coordination with the Vice-President. The President works in partnership with the Financial Manager on fundraising. The President is responsible for organizing and presiding over Board meetings. Note: The President position requires 2-6 hours of time per week.
    • Administrative Officer: The Administrative Officer records meeting minutes, administers correspondence (including outreach and website development) between Revive and the SCB and external community, coordinates nominations and elections, maintains current agreements with Officers, maintains historical records and a roster of members, and ensures up-to-date administrative information is provided on the website.
    • Events Coordinator: The Event Coordinator schedules, organizes, promotes and runs virtual and in-person events. They help communicate Revive's purpose and programming to SCB and external audiences, in partnership with the Administrative Officer.
    • External Liaison: The External Liaison develops and maintains relationships between Revive and other professional societies, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and corporate entities as related to its scope.
    • Special Projects Lead: Special Projects Leads take on responsibility for ad-hoc needs or special projects responding to membership needs and Board priorities. They are flexible contributors to fill in gaps to ensure the Board remains effective and responsive to Revive's evolving demands. Note: Up to three Special Projects Leads may be elected.



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    Jen Miller, PhD

    Wildlife Conservation Network
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