Jobs & RFPS

Job Opportunities

The Center is hiring for two new positions. Application instructions are included in each job description. All positions are open until filled.

Director of Forest Programs

The Center seeks an experienced professional with a passion for the forests and forest economy of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York to join our team as the Director of Forest Programs. The Director will lead development and implementation of Center forest programming, including delivery of programs and demonstration projects to grow forest-based businesses and deepen forest stewardship in the region, message development and communications, and policy and advocacy on the local, state, and federal levels. Download job description.

Vermont/New Hampshire Director

The Vermont/New Hampshire Director leads and/or supports the Center’s program delivery across multiple focal communities and at the regional and state levels in northern Vermont and New Hampshire – coordinating work by cross-sector Center teams to develop, implement, and evaluate the work across the two states. Download job description.

The Center is an unusual and exciting organization that blends social, economic and environmental disciplines to secure a vital future for the Northern Forest region and its communities. We work regionally and in specific places to deliver programs that make a difference in people’s lives and also bring our perspective to our state capitols and Washington DC to advance sound public policies to benefit the region and other rural places.

Finance Coordinator

The Center seeks a detail-oriented and highly organized individual to join the Finance & Operations team. This position is based in our Concord, NH office. Working closely with and supporting the Director of Finance and Operations Manager, the Finance Coordinator will be responsible for various day-to-day accounting and operations functions of the Center. Download job description. 

Employment Policy

The Northern Forest Center is proud to maintain employment practices based upon individual qualification, merits, and achievements. All decisions to recruit, hire, promote, and release from employment are made without discriminating according to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political beliefs or disability.

Funding Opportunities - Requests for Proposals

Request for Proposals- Mass Timber Housing Product Developer

The Northern Forest Center seeks a mass timber product developer to design standardized mass timber assemblies for single- and multi-family housing construction suitable for rural communities in the Northern Forest region. Details on the project and how to submit a proposal can be found here.