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The Wabanaki Commission seeks a Collaborative Fund Manager, with applications requested by June 14th.
The Collaborative Fund Manager will work with the Wabanaki Commission on Land and Stewardship, Commission staff, Wabanaki Nations, Communities and citizens to manage and develop the $1.5 million Wolankeyutomone kisi apaciyewik "Let's take good care of what has returned” Fund.
The purpose of this fund, whose assets have been raised by land trusts, conservation groups, foundations, and individual donors with coordination by First Light, is to repair, rebuild and sustain Wabanaki relationship, kinship, access to place, and to directly help Wabanaki people and institutions to fulfill their care-taking responsibilities of lands and waters across Wabanaki Traditional Territory, in what is now known as Maine.
To apply for this position, please send us your responses to the following questions:
- What does collaborative grant-making mean to you, and how do you see it operating in a Wabanaki Tribal context?
- How does your previous work and personal experience prepare you to help the Wabanaki Commission support land recovery and access work?
Send your question responses and a 1-page resume to axandra@knollfarm.org by Friday, June 14, 2024.
