Community Engagement Manager

We're hiring a Community Engagement Manager at Sempervirens Fund!

Sempervirens Fund is California’s first land trust. Our community is passionate about protecting and permanently preserving redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains and promoting safe, welcome, and inclusive access to parks and public lands. If you are motivated to support this effort, we have the right role for you in our dynamic, collegial, fun, and growing team.

Would you like to help conserve iconic Coast redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains by supporting our mission-driven team? Do you enjoy engaging with diverse, community-focused individuals and are skilled at initiating conversations, building relationships, and planning successful, engaging events? Are you a very organized individual passionate about making a positive impact on the environment and their community, and ready to lead our Volunteer, Intern, and Community Engagement Programs? If you answer yes to all of these, consider joining Sempervirens Fund’s dynamic, collaborative, fun team. We are a values-driven group that is passionate about forests and dedicated to making them accessible to all.

Location: Our office is based in Mountain View, but we protect land throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains. Work remote from home or a Regus location within the Bay Area, with in-person meetings and staff outings about once a month. Occasional evening and weekend work expected.

Salary Range: $80,000 – 90,000

Click here to view the full job description: https://sempervirens.org/about/join-our-team/

Applications must be submitted by email:

Please email a cover letter and resume (combined into one PDF file if possible) to opportunity@sempervirens.org with the subject line "Your Name – Community Engagement Manager"

In your cover letter, please:

(1) list your current zip code located within the Bay Area or Santa Cruz,

(2) tell us where you heard about the position,

(3) describe what competencies you have that will support your success in this position, and

(4) tell us why you are interested in engaging people and creating awareness about land conservation

Priority given to applications submitted by February 23, 2026, but submissions accepted until the position is filled.

• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• A culture that emphasizes work-life balance
• Family-friendly policies
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for the employee
• Thirteen paid holidays per year, with five additional floating holidays per fiscal year
• Three weeks of vacation in the first year, with additional accrual after two years and five years on staff
• Twelve days of paid sick leave a year
• Employer retirement plan match of 6% of annual salary for the first five years and 8% after that
• A remote-from-home work environment
• Access to Regus co-working spaces
• Cell phone and home internet stipend
• Professional development opportunities

Proficient at communicating in English verbally and in writing.