Thank you for your interest in joining the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) team. NEFF is currently hiring!
Employees are driven by our shared mission to conserve New England’s forests, fight back against climate change, and help the people of New England to sustain their way of life in equitable and just ways. We believe in the importance of what we do, and we work hard to achieve our goals. Our culture is informal, friendly and collaborative. You will find a description of NEFF’s Prouty Woods headquarters and our generous benefits package below.
NEFF is an equal employment opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
The New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) stands at a pivotal moment of opportunity for advancing cutting edge forest-based climate solutions across New England and beyond. NEFF is an advocate for forest-climate solutions; a generator of new information and science on how Exemplary Forestry can advance the integrated goals of ecological health, forest carbon, and a dynamic bioeconomy; a conservation landowner that actively manages forest land; and an active collaborator in support of ecologically aligned forestry.
Under the direction of the Director of Finance and Administration, performs a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; maintains the accuracy of the Foundations ledgers and financial systems; assists in the preparation of assigned budgets, annual audit, and monthly, year-end closing; provides assistance to management; perform special department projects as assigned; grant billing; pooled income trust maintenance, reconciliation & reporting.
New England Forestry Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. NEFF commits to respecting and learning from different perspectives, reflecting the diverse citizens and communities of New England. In hiring, mentoring, and managing staff, the organization seeks to maintain a diverse, supportive, friendly, and discrimination-free workplace.
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume via email to Kim Doherty at kdoherty@newenglandforestry.org. Please use Senior Accountant as the subject line of your submission.
The New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) stands at a pivotal moment of opportunity for advancing cutting-edge, forest-based climate solutions across New England and beyond. NEFF is an advocate for forest-climate solutions; a generator of new information and science on how Exemplary Forestry can advance the integrated goals of ecological health, forest carbon, and a dynamic bioeconomy; a conservation landowner that actively manages forestland; and an active collaborator in support of ecologically aligned forestry.
The first phase of the Forest Carbon for Commercial Landowners (FFCL) Project determined that the commercial forests of northern Maine could store at least 20% or more additional carbon than they do today while maintaining current-day harvest levels over the long term and improving habitat for vulnerable wildlife species. Through forest management changes, funded by efforts to mitigate climate change (corporate, governmental, and/or philanthropic sources), the commercial forests of Maine can provide even more in terms of social, economic, and environmental value and help fight climate change.
The Forest Carbon for Commercial Landowners Phase II (FCCL II) Project seeks to build on the work of FCCL Phase I and provide a solid base for decisions about program design by doing the following:
The focus of this effort is to be on large commercial/industrial ownerships (just 10 entities own 7+ million acres) because, if they can be incentivized to change practices, it will be possible to achieve climate benefits at scale and because that is where the major opportunity to increase “in forest” carbon storage lies. This position will be supervised by Alec Giffen, Senior Forest Science and Policy Fellow.
The New England Forestry Foundation is offering a two-year contract to a qualified applicant to be an integral part of the team designing a self-sustaining institution to fund climate-smart forestry in Maine. This will involve researching similar efforts around the country and the world, conducting sophisticated forest growth and economic optimization modeling and determining the mix of practices that can maximize carbon storage in the forest and products while maintaining harvest levels in the state. All this information will be combined with creative ideas on financing and institutional arrangements to design a program to pay the financial incentives needed to implement climate-smart management in the Acadian Forests of Maine for as long as such incentives are needed.
New England Forestry Foundation is an equal employment opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. NEFF commits to respecting and learning from different perspectives, reflecting the diverse citizens and communities of New England. In hiring, mentoring, and managing staff, the organization seeks to maintain a diverse, supportive, friendly, and discrimination-free workplace.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample via email to Kim Doherty at kdoherty@newenglandforestry.org. Please use Quantitative Silviculturist as the subject line of your submission. Positions will be filled on a rolling basis.
NEFF full-time staff receive a generous benefits package including: medical insurance with 85 percent of the premium covered by NEFF, with optional coverage for spouses and families; dental/vision insurances covered 100 percent by NEFF, with optional coverage for spouses and families; NEFF-paid life and disability plans; FSA/DCA offerings; four weeks of paid parental leave and an additional eight weeks of unpaid parental leave; 26 days of accrued paid time off (PTO) in a staff member’s first year of employment, with subsequent increases in number of PTO days based on years worked; seven paid holidays; and a 401(k) or Roth IRA with a 50 percent employer match up to the first 8 percent of a staff member’s salary (after six months of employment and fully vested after one year of employment). NEFF offers flexible work schedules, and most positions allow work-from-home options.
Our headquarters are located in the historic Prouty family home in Littleton, Massachusetts, and when staff members are on site, you will see NEFF employees out enjoying Prouty Woods, whether on lunch breaks or during walking meetings. Many staff members also now work from homes or offices distributed across the region we serve, and NEFF has a small satellite office in Vermont as well.
NEFF’s Prouty headquarters/Charlie Reinertsen