About Quivira Coalition

Quivira Coalition is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit that fosters resilience on Western working lands. We work at the intersection of agriculture and conservation by cultivating skills, convening community, and working the land together. We invite everyone to a common ground – the Radical Center – found among different people and viewpoints where we rise to challenges and build trust in service of land, water, and communities.

About our hiring process

Our hiring team consists of our communications director and several other team members who will review applications and participate in interviews for this position. We work as a team, so we hire as a team. Many other folks on staff help with our hiring process, including our communications team who helps us get the word out, and the operations team who helps design and hold our teams accountable to a consistent, transparent, and equitable process.

About the program

The mission of Quivira’s Communications team is to tell the stories of the organization and our partners. The team cultivates and shares content that inspires partners and the public to support Quivira’s programs, its mission, and the larger movement that it is a part of. The team spreads awareness of the role resilient working lands play in ecosystem function, climate change mitigation, the economic vitality of rural communities, and the health of land-based cultures. The team connects land stewards to each other, inspires knowledge sharing, engages multiple generations, and creates a network with partners. We cultivate a culture and community of practice, knowledge sharing, open source information, increased awareness, curiosity and learning, and attribution of knowledge sources, particularly those historically marginalized or made invisible.

Who we’re looking for

The communications coordinator will be excited to share Quivira’s mission to the world through various platforms. They will draw on their creativity and inspiration to elevate stories, events, and Quivira’s work. They will bring professionalism and organization to working with diverse groups of people, the other programs within Quivira, and partner organizations. The coordinator will create content, protocols, and strategies, as well as operationalize their own and others’ activities. In addition, they will draw on their communications skills to share Quivira’s work through in-person outreach events and workshops. 

We’re looking for someone who thrives in collaborative environments but who can also work independently. This person should be a storyteller at their core, and be excited to utilize various platforms and methods to share stories with a wide audience. They should also be dedicated to equity, inclusion, and access in all of their work – if they have a love of regenerative agriculture, soil health, conservation or resilient landscapes, that’s a bonus. 

This person will be a part of the communications team and will be supervised by the communications director. This person will also support the Education & Outreach team, with up to 40 percent of their time consisting of outreach and workshop support.

Description of the position

The communications coordinator will own the day-to-day execution of Quivira’s social media accounts; they will help turn campaigns, events, and stories into social-first content that feels timely, relevant, and aligned to Quivira’s voice and positioning.

They will also be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing communication strategies for most of Quivira’s external events; this includes working with the Education & Outreach team to assess the communication needs for the events, creating creative content, and providing communications support up until the event and for post-event needs. 

As part of the Communications team, this coordinator will provide general support to that team, including writing, creating visual content, website editing, and some video work. 

In support of the Education & Outreach team, this coordinator will attend outreach events throughout the Southwest, representing Quivira, provide support for Quivira workshops, including overnight camping spring and fall workshops at Red Canyon Reserve near Magdalena, NM. The coordinator may also provide limited general support to the education team. 

We anticipate that this position will be about 90% computer-based and will include about 10% travel for workshops and outreach events. 

Specific duties and responsibilities

Communications duties (60%)

• Manage Quivira’s social media accounts, develop content, track engagement, and create strategies to improve external awareness of Quivira’s work
• Manage most event communications from start to finish
• Draft written content, including for Quivira’s newsletters, one-pagers, webpage content, external reports, among others
• Create visual content such as infographics, flyers, and short videos using design platforms such as Canva, among others
• Create content for Quivira’s website, support in editing and maintenance of the site
• Support in drafting responses to external inquiries from Quivira’s official email account. 
• Help team with video uploading and optimizing
• Provide support for annual conference communications needs
• Help team with digital asset organization

Education & outreach duties (40%)

• Attend selected external events such as conferences, resource fairs, and other related events to represent Quivira to ranchers, farmers, partner organizations, and the general public, and share information about Quivira’s programs and resources
• Support in-person workshops organized by the Education & Outreach team, including spring and fall overnight workshops near Magdalena, NM

Qualifications/experience

We recognize and value the many ways to learn, grow, and succeed professionally, and acknowledge that individuals acquire skills, knowledge, and perspectives through diverse educational, professional, personal, and volunteer experiences. We take all relevant experiences into account when reviewing applications and ask that you share with us the unique strengths and experiences that you will bring to Quivira and to your work.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism or similar degree; or equivalent work experience in similar roles
• 2+ years of communications/marketing experience highly preferred
• Experience coordinating social media platforms and developing graphic content.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to create communications for a wide variety of audiences and connect in person with people from different backgrounds
• Strong interpersonal, networking, and storytelling abilities. Ability to understand and publish the voice of the organization
• Demonstrated skills to work independently within a remote team environment, prioritize, and meet demands in a timely manner, while also working on multiple deadlines. 
• Openness to public speaking and sharing information about Quivira at public events
• Flexible schedule to accommodate some weekend work
• Ability to travel to remote locations where camping may be required
• Ability to work long hours bending, lifting, and walking outdoors

Desired qualifications

• Familiarity with regenerative agricultural practices and soil health principles
• An understanding of how conservation and agriculture have historically and currently impacted Hispanic, Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color
• Event planning and management experience
• Graphic design skills and experience
• Photography experience
• Experience with Wordpress and Elementor Wordpress builder
• Experience with G Suite (gmail, drive, calendar, etc.)
• Multilingual in Spanish or Native languages

Terms of employment

Quivira is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organization. We embrace and encourage applicants of all ethnicities, national origins, races, colors, socio-economic statuses, ages, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, family or marital statuses, disability status, physical and mental abilities, political affiliations, religions, genetic information, or veteran statuses.

• Reports to the communications director
• Full-time, 36 hours a week, salaried
• Salary range for coordinator level positions: $46,332 - $53,000 depending on experience, paid bi-weekly. Quivira uses a wage scale to determine pay rates and ranges for all positions within the organization.
• This position is primarily remote, but based in New Mexico. Many employees currently work from home with access to the office on an as-needed basis. Candidates must be able to drive to outreach events and to the Santa Fe office for event supplies and preparation.
• No relocation compensation.
• After two months, benefits include health, dental, vision, simple IRA, paid time off, short- and long-term life disability insurance, and continuing education benefit.

Application instructions

Please apply online at https://quiviracoalition.org/work-with-us/. Please include a current resume (no more than two pages) with the application. The application will be in place of a cover letter; no cover letter is needed. Please have available the name, phone number, and email of three professional references. References will be checked as a part of the hiring process. Quivira Coalition participates in E-Verify.