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Now hiring: Communications Manager. View the job description here.

We will begin reviewing applications the week of June 23. Position open until filled.

How to apply: Submit a resume, three professional references, three work samples of your writing and/or editing, and a cover letter (one page max) describing how your experience and skills match the needs of the organization. Provide these materials as a single PDF document and email to jobs@friends.org with "Communications Manager" in the subject line.

 

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Unique summer internship opportunity
Paul Gerhardt Jr. Internship

Learn more about this exciting, paid internship opportunity for planning and public-policy students.

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The voice of Oregon’s working lands
Forestry and Agriculture Advisory Committee

Our Forestry and Agriculture Advisory Committee (FAAC) assists us in ensuring that Oregon maintains the land needed for future generations of farmers, foresters, and ranchers.

Land use legal assistance
Cooperating Attorney Program

Our Cooperating Attorney Program (CAP) connects local land use cases, often in rural areas, with attorneys who work pro bono to protect Oregon’s working lands and land use system.

Employment and internship opportunities

We currently do not have any open employment or internship opportunities.

We work in a hybrid work environment with the option to work from our main office in Portland, from home, or some combination.

Land Use Leadership Initiative

Get all the info about our Land Use Leadership Initiative (a.k.a. LULI).