JOB OPPORTUNITIES

There may be a place for you on the Land Conservancy team.

We are conservationists, scientists, planners, lawyers, communicators, and businesspeople. We have come to care about our land from a variety of backgrounds: urban and rural, conservative and progressive. And we enthusiastically embrace the protection of land as our driving passion, our uniting element, our future.

 

Western Reserve Land Conservancy is a unique group of people from an impressive and diverse blend of backgrounds. A steadfast and passionate commitment to protecting land for the long-lasting health of our regional community is a must.

 

Opportunities at the Land Conservancy include: field office positions, development and fundraising, urban revitalization, stewardship, conservation planning, project management, public funding and shared services.

 

We are always looking for talented people to help advance our mission.  If you're interested in a career with us, please contact us at info@wrlandconservancy.org.   

 

Current openings:

Associate Field Director

May 2, 2013

 

Full-time salaried position.  Responsibilities include oversight, management and implementation of regional level objectives & projects in the areas of land protection, both private and public, including stewardship and prioritization, development and execution of acquisition projects; constituent development and relations including individuals and institutions such as governmental, business and professional entities; guiding, developing and communicating regional interests and objectives internally and externally.  Minimum of a two-year degree in a related conservation field preferred. Individual will work in a region that includes all or a portion of the following counties:  Trumbull, Mahoning, Stark, Columbiana, Carroll, Portage and Jefferson.

 

Supervisor: Vice-President of Eastern Field Operations

 

Hours:  Weekdays, regular business hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Occasional evening and weekend hours will also be necessary to accommodate landowners, public meetings, and other events that occur outside of regular hours.

 

Duties: 

Land Protection:

    -- Identify and execute the implementation of private land conservation & agricultural easements on natural areas as well as working farms & forests
  • -- Identify and acquire  key parcels for acquisition for public and private conservation partners
  • -- Oversee and direct land protection prioritization in accordance with Land Conservancy and regional partner priorities
  • -- Ensure coordination of land protection project activities including maintaining contact list and priority of attention based upon acquisition priorities, urgency and other relevant factors
  • -- Cooperate with and coordinate relations with public agencies in developing projects as necessary and appropriate.
  • -- Maintain strong, positive relationships with public agencies and conservation partners
  • -- Coordinate Central staff resources necessary to securing funding and complete projects
  • -- Implement project-specific tasks and coordinate with project managers and Legal team for related items such as title searches, surveys, appraisals, due diligence, arranging for closings, etc.
  • -- Coordinate with Stewardship team to effectively hand off genuine landowner relationships post closing
  • Constituent Building & Development:
  • -- Serve as spokesperson for organization in all public forums at regional level
  • -- Actively seek to cultivate organizational values in community and to recruit additional members, supporters and constituents
  • -- Support development staff in communicating with major donors, potential donors and general membership
  • -- Develop and attend constituent engagement opportunities including hikes and social mixers

 Operations:

  • Oversee and implement all regional operations including
    • -- Administrative functions
    • -- Local chapter and committee engagement and activity including developing agendas, attending meetings, establishing objectives and monitoring performance for the local chapter board and committees
    • -- Field office set up and operations
    • -- External and internal communications
    • -- Coordination of regional needs and capacities with Central staff support
    • -- Develop and administer project planning and tracking, and work with project managers on project budgeting

 Other duties as assigned.

 

Evaluation:  Twice annually per adopted criteria and process.

 

Submit resume to info@wrlandconservancy.org.

 

Thank you for your interest in Western Reserve Land Conservancy and for creating healthy habitats and healthy communities throughout our region!