Program Director

The CFSC is divided into two divisions, Service Delivery, and Support functions.   The Program Director manages the service delivery functions that include the Grants Clearinghouse and the Programs and Outreach divisions.

The Program Director will accomplish their duties via a combination of staff (full & part-time) and contract services.  The Program Director provides the leadership, supervision, vision, and operational knowledge necessary to realize the California Fire Safe Council's mission to prevent, mitigate, and educate the public about wildfires in California.

The primary responsibilities of the Program Director include:

• Developing external/internal community relations and development activities
• Design organizational metrics and development functions for success
• Organizational leadership for staff
• Fiscal oversight and management of Program Directors functions/staff

Through CFSC programs and services, the Program Director will support the Council’s efforts to encourage grassroots local councils, sustain and/or increase funding for strategic initiatives, educate citizens about direct mitigation efforts for wildfire, develop local grant programs to enable the CFSC mission, and build relationships between federal, state, and local governmental entities, other non-profits and quasi-public bodies, environmental communities, and private corporations that are impacted by wildfire occurrence and losses.

This is a full-time, exempt salaried position with generous benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, IRA contribution and employer match, Sick, Vacation and other PTO.

To apply, please submit your cover letter describing your qualifications for our position along with your desired salary, and your resume.

Please submit a resume and cover letter describing your qualifications and your desired salary to careers@cafiresafecouncil.org   Please indicate Program Director in the subject line.