Conservation Impact Specialist

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American Bird Conservancy

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

American Bird Conservancy is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. With an emphasis on achieving results and working in partnership, they tackle significant problems facing birds today by utilizing scientific advancements to halt extinctions, protect habitats, eliminate threats, and build capacity for bird conservation.

📋 Description

• Develop a standard framework and template for ABC Conservation Practices • Identify and prioritize conservation practices reflecting ABC’s field-based conservation work and priority bird conservation needs • Draft clear descriptions covering practice purposes, bird benefits, habitats, target species, implementation considerations, and technical resources • Ground practices in science, ABC field experience, and partner expertise • Coordinate review of draft practices with ABC staff and external experts • Maintain and update Conservation Practices as science, programs, partner needs, and funding opportunities evolve • Coordinate training sessions for ABC staff and partners • Work with regional directors and staff to ensure practices are practical, regionally relevant, and useful for landowner and partner engagement • Adapt broad-scale practices for regions, BirdScapes, habitats, and priority landscapes • Support outreach, project development, partner collaboration, and landowner engagement • Incorporate practices into BirdScapes, Joint Venture partnerships, working lands, forest, grassland, wetland, riparian, urban, and species-focused conservation initiatives • Develop landowner-facing materials encouraging bird-friendly practices • Identify funding programs supporting implementation of Conservation Practices • Connect practices to NRCS, FWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Farm Bill, state wildlife, forestry assistance, conservation district, and other funding sources • Create pathways for landowners and managers to move from interest to action • Identify gaps in funding, technical assistance, or program delivery • Build and maintain relationships with conservation partners and agencies • Review and promote Conservation Practices with NGOs, agencies, Joint Ventures, land trusts, conservation districts, university extension programs, and other partners • Assist with partner meetings, workshops, webinars, and related events • Work with communications staff to create videos, web content, social media, newsletters, donor communications, and campaign materials • Review communications products for technical accuracy and clarity • Support development of a public-facing Conservation Practices web portal • Develop outreach strategies to inspire conservation action • Develop success measures and track practices, engagement, web traffic, inquiries, referrals, acres influenced, and other outcomes • Connect Conservation Practices to BirdScape dashboards and results-chain goals • Support reporting to leadership, board members, funders, partners, and staff • Assist with grant proposals, donor updates, internal planning documents, and annual work planning

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology, conservation biology, ecology, natural resources, environmental science, forestry, agriculture, or a related field • At least five years of relevant experience in bird conservation, habitat management, private lands conservation, natural resources planning, or conservation program delivery • Strong understanding of bird habitat needs and conservation practices in one or more major habitat systems • Experience working with landowners, land managers, agencies, NGOs, or conservation partnerships • Familiarity with conservation funding and technical assistance programs, including NRCS, Farm Bill programs, FWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife, state wildlife programs, or similar programs • Excellent writing skills and ability to translate technical information into clear, concise, accessible language • Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate input from multiple staff, partners, and subject matter experts • Ability to work collaboratively across teams, disciplines, and regions • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with staff, partners, landowners, and agency representatives • Commitment to ABC’s mission and practical, science-based bird conservation • Ability to work independently while maintaining strong communication with a distributed team • Stable, high-speed internet service provider required for remote and hybrid employees • May be required to use a personal cell phone to access ABC systems remotely • Authorized to work in the US or Permanent Resident • Occasional air and car travel may be required • Background screening required • Advanced degree preferred • Familiarity with GIS, conservation planning tools, results chains, or dashboard-based tracking systems preferred • Experience developing outreach materials, web content, fact sheets, partner guidance, or landowner-facing materials preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Strong benefits package including medical and dental insurance • Flexible spending accounts • Employer-matched retirement savings • 35-hour work week • Flexible schedule • Flexible, remote-friendly work arrangements • Paid vacation days, starting at 15 days annually and increasing to 20 days after 1 year of employment • Paid holidays, including US holidays and additional ABC holidays • Sick leave • Lodging, meals, and transportation covered for applicable work-related travel away from home • Rental vehicle or personal mileage reimbursement where applicable