Employment Opportunities

Wildlife Management Institute is seeking an Urban and Community Forestry Grant Specialist to work with the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program. The UCF program has nearly $4 million to competitively award to municipalities and non-profit organizations through various sub-grant programs. Sub-grant programs can support a variety of urban and community forestry activities, including, but not limited to, tree planting, tree stewardship, invasive species management, tree inventories, forest management plans, and silvicultural practices. The UCF Grant Program Specialist will support all aspects of these subgrant programs from start (e.g. development of a request for proposals and applications) to finish (e.g. post-project inspections, processing reimbursements, promoting grant accomplishments) while providing technical assistance and monitoring for grant compliance along the way.