Coastal Conservancy Jobs

The Coastal Conservancy is part of the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA).  CNRA is comprised of more than 26 distinct departments, conservancies, and commissions with over 19,000 employees. You can see a list of all the departments, conservancies, and commissions here. CNRA is one the California executive branch agencies that reports to the Office of the Governor. The agency’s mission is to restore, protect and manage the state’s natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration, and respect for all the communities and interests involved.  CNRA maintains a Career Center to help connect applicants with positions in CNRA agencies.  Information and resources for applying for CNRA jobs can be found on the Career Center website. 

The Coastal Conservancy is a small (about 65 employees) agency of the State of California, headquartered in downtown Oakland. Except for its Executive Officer, all employees of the Conservancy are members of the state’s civil service system. All positions are filled through the civil service process. The civil service process (except for non-testing classifications) begins with the completion of a qualifying examination, to establish eligibility prior to submittal of a full application.  All exams and job vacancies are posted on CalCareers at www.jobs.ca.gov. To access exams and/or job vacancies with the Conservancy, specifically, please use the links below.

• CNRA Career Center
• Exams and job vacancies with the State Coastal Conservancy
• 3 Steps To A State Job
• State of California exams and job postings
• Information on employment with the State of CA

The Coastal Conservancy hosts fellows from several programs. If you are interested in a fellowship, consider applying to these programs:

• Americorps CivicSpark and Climate Action Fellows
• Coro Fellows
• Sea Grant Fellows
• NOAA Coastal Management Fellows