Conservation Director
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JobgetherEnvironmental conservation
Fully remote position with flexible location options across the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary$100,000–$110,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience.
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Job Details
- Languages
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.
- Experience
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience managing conservation, environmental, climate, public lands, or related programs; at least 3 years of experience supervising, mentoring, and developing professional staff.
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementBudget management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Advanced degree in environmental science, conservation, natural resource management, environmental policy, public administration, or a related field preferred.
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience managing conservation, environmental, climate, public lands, or related programs.
- At least 3 years of experience supervising, mentoring, and developing professional staff.
- Demonstrated success managing complex, grant-funded programs supported by multiple funding sources.
- Strong experience managing federal grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, pass-through funding, and related compliance requirements.
- Experience developing and managing multimillion-dollar program budgets, financial forecasts, and funding plans.
- Experience translating strategic priorities into actionable plans and measurable program outcomes.
- Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including managing several complex initiatives simultaneously.
- Demonstrated success building partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, funders, and community-based organizations.
- Experience with agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or Department of the Interior preferred.
- Experience leading geographically distributed teams in remote work environments preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish strongly preferred.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 30%.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for a portfolio of environmental and community-focused initiatives.
- Advance conservation efforts across public lands, waterways, oceans, climate, energy, and community engagement.
- Lead and develop a geographically distributed team.
- Oversee complex grant-funded programs and ensure compliance and financial performance.
- Manage program budgets, financial forecasts, and funding plans.
- Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans and measurable program outcomes.
- Build collaborations with executive leadership, funders, government agencies, and community partners.
- Improve forecasting and project management systems and deliver initiatives against established goals.
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