<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) has an opening for a Director of Conservation. Please see below and attached for more information, or go to the NABA website, <a href="http://www.naba.org/" class="">www.naba.org</a>.<div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri" class="">If We Can Save Butterflies, <o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We Can Save Ourselves</span></font><span class="" style="vertical-align: super; font-size: 20px;">®</span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Director of Conservation<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK2" class=""></a><a name="OLE_LINK1" class=""><b class="">The North American Butterfly Association</b>,<b class=""> </b>the largest group of people focused on butterflies and their conservation, seeks a Director of Conservation. <o:p class=""></o:p></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">About the North American Butterfly Association <o:p class=""></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>A national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, whose group exemption status covers approximately 25 chapters that are located throughout the U.S.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Owns and operates the 100-acre National Butterfly Center in Mission, TX, an exceptional education and conservation center that is the largest botanical garden in the U.S. focused on using native plants in a garden setting <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Its monitoring programs have amassed the largest database of butterfly occurrences in the world <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Publishes two outstanding magazines, <i class="">American Butterflies</i> and <i class="">Butterfly Gardener</i><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Increases the world’s populations of butterflies by encouraging the creation of habitat for butterflies by thousands of citizen volunteers, through its Butterfly Garden Certification Program<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Has saved the last viable colony of Regal Fritillaries in the eastern U.S., succeeded in getting Miami Blues listed as endangered and has begun an innovative program to save Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreaks <o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Works with other organizations and is a member of the steering committee of the Monarch Joint Venture and is the only NGO member of the South Florida Endangered Species Working Group<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">About the North American Butterfly Association Director of Conservation Position<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Director of Conservation will:<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Be responsible for planning, implementing and funding NABA’s direct conservation efforts<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Help to develop NABA’s overall direct conservation strategy<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Develop strategies for ten species currently of particular conservation interest.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Work to implement developed strategies for species of particular conservation interest.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Requirements<o:p class=""></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Bachelor’s Degree or higher<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Demonstrated passion for nature and a real interest in butterflies<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Demonstrated ability to bring complex projects to fruition<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>Demonstrated experience with grant writing and obtaining grants, preferably from both private foundations and from government agencies<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Location: <o:p class=""></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The physical location for this position is open.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">Compensation:</b><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Salary will be competitive. Successful leadership will be rewarded with bonuses and salary increases.<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK4" class=""></a><a name="OLE_LINK3" class=""><b class="">Application:<o:p class=""></o:p></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Apply to <a href="mailto:naba@naba.org" class="">naba@naba.org</a>, explaining why this position is of interest to you, attaching your resume and mentioning the Pollinator Listserve.<o:p class=""></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>