Manager, Working Lands

July 29

🌴 South Carolina – Remote

Although this job is listed in South Carolina, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $63k - $68k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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National Audubon Society

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Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

National Audubon Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats across the Americas. The organization uses science, advocacy, and education to protect birds and the ecosystems they rely on. It focuses on various conservation efforts including protecting bird habitats, climate solutions, and policy advocacy. The society engages communities through chapters and centers, inspires improvements for bird-friendly environments, and supports critical initiatives like the Migratory Bird Initiative. Audubon also offers educational programs and resources to promote bird awareness and conservation action.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1905

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Develop decision-making framework to help landowners and forest managers identify treatments in specific situations that benefit carbon storage, climate resilience and priority bird species. • Provide supervision to the Coordinator, Working Lands and technical associates assigned to the working lands program including assigning work, performance management, and professional development. • Develop, plan, and deliver outreach programs, in collaboration with partners, to promote sustainable forest management and nature-based climate solutions that also help create habitat required by priority bird species. • Plan and organize workshops, outreach and training to private landowners, public land managers, foresters, and others with support from Audubon and partner organizations. • Conduct field site visits and assess properties and management plans to provide management options to improve carbon storage, climate resilience and priority bird habitat; and write forest and habitat management plans. • Proactively identify and pursue partnership opportunities with communities that have been historically excluded from conservation efforts, in close collaboration with the Community Partnerships Manager. • Collaborate with Audubon staff in surrounding states and regions on Healthy Forests and Climate Stronghold projects. • Enhance existing and establish new partnerships with state and federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in coordination with the Audubon South Carolina leadership team. • Assist staff foresters with strategic technical review on public land management related to forest conservation. • Work with land trusts, state and federal government agencies, and other strategic conservation partners to achieve conservation results utilizing Audubon’s best practices for working lands. • Identify funding opportunities to further the working lands program, and assist with writing grant proposals, developing grant reports and meeting with donors, as needed to support the program. • Give public presentations and participate in bird walks as related to the program. • Maintains and fosters culture of safety. • Other job-related duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resources, conservation biology, or a closely related field required, as well as a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience. • Master’s degree preferred and an equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered. • Knowledge of forestry and forest management techniques that are employed in eastern forests. • Experience with forest systems and ecosystem services is required. • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to build consensus and effectively engage a wide range of audiences. • Ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Familiarity with forests, working landscapes, and ecosystems of South Carolina. • Knowledge of birds of South Carolina and their habitat requirements a plus. • Experience collaborating with multigenerational audiences and diverse cultural communities and a commitment to increasing equity, diversity and inclusion as a core component of our work. • Passion for and commitment to the mission of the National Audubon Society. • Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of working both independently and collaboratively with landowners, conservation partners and stakeholders. • Proficiency with MS Office applications required. • Experience with ArcGIS preferred but not required. • Ability to traverse uneven and steep terrain with or without accommodation in inclement weather. • Must have a valid driver’s license, vehicle and be able to provide your own transportation. • Willingness and ability to travel regularly within South Carolina (and occasionally out of state) and to work nights and weekends as needed. • Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation. • Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued.

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