Marine Stewardship Program Manager

Role Overview

• Leads the Tribe’s marine stewardship and coastal resilience program.
• Provides technical expertise in marine biology, coastal ecology, climate impacts and coastal management.
• Manages a portfolio of marine and coastal grants, including planning, execution, and compliance.
• Develops and oversees work plans, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Coordinates concurrent projects to ensure alignment, efficiency, and impact.
• Serves as primary liaison with funding agencies, partners, and regulatory entities.
• Oversees collection, analysis, and application of scientific and technical data.
• Guides development of coastal hazard assessments, vulnerability analyses, and spatial data outputs.
• Ensures integration of scientific data with Tribal knowledge systems.
• Leads community and stakeholder engagement, including outreach, workshops, and coordination with Tribal members.
• Protects cultural knowledge through appropriate protocols and practices.
• Oversees production and quality of reports, assessments, and other key deliverables.
• Builds and maintains partnerships with agencies, institutions, and technical experts.
• Represents the Tribe in regional initiatives and supports funding development and long-term program strategy.
• Upholds a work environment that promotes teamwork, partnership, recognition, mutual respect, and collaboration while role modeling the company values, behaviors, and culture of One.Team.Chumash.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology, Marine Ecology, Coastal or Environmental Science, or a related field is required.
• Five years of experience working with marine/coastal science programs, coastal ecosystems (wetlands, dunes, habitats, species), and climate-related impacts and programs (e.g., sea level rise, erosion, flooding).
• Experience in grant management or research project management including managing multiple grant-funded projects.
• Experience managing multi-partner or interdisciplinary projects.
• Experience working with Tribes or Indigenous communities.
• Familiarity with GIS and spatial data tools and coastal hazard modeling or datasets (e.g., USGS, FEMA, resilience models referenced in the grant).
• Knowledge of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) frameworks.
• Computer proficiency utilizing Microsoft applications, email, and Internet.
• Knowledge of applicable regulations, rules, procedures, and administration is required.