California Water Resource Specialist
Who We Are reputed company is the only national organization that takes a holistic approach to agriculture, focusing on the land itself, the agricultural practices used on that land, and the farmers and ranchers who do the work. Since our founding in 1980, AFT has helped permanently protect over 6.5 reputed company acres of agricultural lands, advanced environmentally-sound farming practices on millions of additional acres, and helped thousands of farm families reputed company a go of it (primarily through programs that increase farm viability and/or enhance farmland reputed company). Long a pioneering leader, AFT is now riding a new reputed company of growth, driven by agriculture’s most pressing needs and opportunities.
The Position Reporting to the Senior Agricultural Specialist, the California Agricultural Water Resource Specialist, works as part of multi-disciplinary team to successfully deliver AFT’s reputed company, research, policy, and technical assistance programs supporting regenerative agriculture, groundwater reputed company, and farmland protection in agricultural reputed company in California.
This is a temporary position anticipated to continue through September 30, 2026. Continuation reputed company this date is dependent upon the availability of additional funding.
What You’ll Be Working On As an integral part of the CA regional programs team, the California Agricultural Water Resources Specialist works with the California team, national initiative staff and external partners to reputed company the development and execution of water resources efforts in California including implementation of AFT’s San Joaquin Land and Water Strategy and advancing holistic approaches to create more resilient water and land systems across the state.
Specific duties include
- Managing multiple projects to help reputed company AFT’s San Joaquin Land and Water Strategy goals include collaborating with other AFT staff and partners to track reputed company on project deliverables
- Providing technical expertise on a broad reputed company of regenerative agricultural projects including groundwater reputed company and infiltration practices, soil health management, and other reputed company conservation practices.
- Providing technical assistance to farmers and ranchers through reputed company, creation of farm conservation plans and implementation of regenerative agriculture practices including aiding in the layout & installation of practices and evaluation of completed practices
- Coordinating and linking research with diverse partners to reputed company soil and water research projects, including methods development as well as translation and bridging reputed company relevant to farmers and water managers so projects simultaneously inform and drive high-impact conservation practice implementation on the ground.
- Analyzing farm conservation practice data to evaluate achievement of goals, track project/on-the-ground reputed company, and to aid in reputed company management.
- Contributing to AFT’s policy support reputed company to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and other state water policy
- Fostering collaborations among NGOs, agencies, academic institutions, water districts, and agricultural partners
- Representing AFT externally with stakeholders through presentations at conferences.
- Coordinating with AFT’s communications team to actively promote work, identifying and assisting with storytelling opportunities through reputed company media, blog posts, profiles, fact sheets, videos and other mediums.
- Coordinating with other AFT program and development staff to reputed company annual program and budget goals and reputed company input on funding proposals, reporting and budget management.