Nesika Wilamut is building a Leadership Team to help guide the network in our mission to implement the four network priorities identified by our Indigenous Advisory Council. We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Leadership Team and Leadership Council.
We want to emphasize that we are committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection practices do not perpetuate systemic biases that exclude underrepresented groups from the conservation, restoration, food sovereignty, and wildland fire/prescribed fire fields and encourage all interested individuals to apply for our Leadership Team and Leadership Council, even if their experience is outside our description.
We want to emphasize that we are committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection practices do not perpetuate systemic biases that exclude underrepresented groups from the conservation, restoration, food sovereignty, and wildland fire/prescribed fire fields and encourage all interested individuals to apply for our Leadership Team and Leadership Council, even if their experience is outside our description.
We are focused on finding the right team for our Leadership Team and Leadership Council, and we value candidates' transferable experience. As we build our Leadership Team, we have identified certain skills and expertise we would like to have represented. We encourage applicants with expertise in:
Diversity in our Leadership Team and Leadership Council is crucial to achieving our mission of promoting human and ecological well-being in the Willamette River Basin. We encourage all passionate and interested individuals to apply. |
We will begin connecting with applicants in late 2023, and we will continue accepting applications until all the roles are filled and our team is complete.
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Network Priorities
Understanding our histories
Creating effective relationships with Tribes & Tribal communities
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Health of the Willamette River
Respecting Indigenous Values
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Leadership Council Core Expectations:
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Leadership Team Core Expectations:
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Apply Now
If you are interested in joining the Nesika Wilamut Leadership Team, please fill out an application. We will begin connecting with applicants in late 2023, and we will continue accepting applications until all the roles are filled and our team is complete. |
Leadership Team Selection Process
Selection (December 2023)
On-Boarding (January 2024)
Selection (December 2023)
- Board/Staff review applications
- Board/Staff conduct virtual/in-person informational meetings
- Board/Staff make final selections and begin to offer positions to new Leadership Team Members
On-Boarding (January 2024)
- Welcome Packet sent with the offer (beginning in January 2024)
- Attend Within Our Reach (January 2024 in Portland Metro Area)
- Lunch with Staff (February 2024)
- Leadership Team Retreat & select Leadership Council (1.5 days in Spring 2024)
- Attend Nesika Wilamut Events