Landscape Conservation Program Director

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🦌 Connecticut, Maine, +11 more states – Remote

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💵 $90k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

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📋 Program Manager

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Appalachian Trail Conservancy

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1925

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

Non-profit • Charity

Appalachian Trail Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, conserving, and managing the Appalachian Trail and its surrounding landscape through proactive conservation, volunteer-powered trail stewardship, education, advocacy, and fundraising. The ATC supports trail users with planning resources, events, and visitor services while running campaigns, grants, and partnerships to enhance biodiversity, build resilient infrastructure, and expand access to the trail corridor. As a 501(c)(3), it emphasizes community engagement, land protection, emergency response, and long-term landscape conservation to ensure the Trail endures for future generations.

📋 Description

• Establish and continually refine ATC's landscape conservation strategy and long-term vision • Align staff, work plans, partnerships, and investments with organizational priorities • Represent ATC's landscape conservation vision with leadership, the Board, partners, agencies, and funders • Build organizational capacity and sustainable funding • Lead ATC's engagement in landscape-scale, regional, and place-based partnerships • Align partners around shared priorities and collaborative initiatives • Provide strategic leadership for the A.T. Communities Program • Cultivate partnerships that reinforce ATC's role as a trusted convener and driver of meaningful impact • Direct strategic deployment of the Wild East Action Fund and related conservation investments • Guide prioritization of high-value conservation opportunities using science, GIS, and partner knowledge • Promote practical decision-support tools • Advance innovation through research partnerships • Supervise staff and establish outcome-focused performance measures • Monitor performance and adapt strategies using data and partner feedback • Communicate accomplishments to leadership, funders, and the Board • Report to the Vice President, Conservation and Government Relations • Periodically travel throughout ATC's 14-state service area and beyond for meetings, workshops, community events, and conferences • Support meetings, events, and partner engagement activities during occasional evenings and weekends

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, conservation, natural resource management, public administration, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience • 5–7 years of experience managing collaborative conservation, land protection, or landscape-scale conservation initiatives • Minimum of three (3) years of experience leading staff, teams, programs, or significant crossfunctional initiatives • Ability to establish priorities, develop organizational capacity, and drive accountability for results • Knowledge of landscape-scale conservation principles, land protection strategies, partnership development, and collaborative conservation approaches • Ability to work with public, private, nonprofit, and community stakeholders • Ability to provide strategic leadership across complex, multi-partner initiatives by influencing without direct authority • Ability to navigate competing interests, establish shared priorities, and align diverse organizations and stakeholders to achieve measurable conservation outcomes • Experience managing and developing grants, funding agreements, or conservation incentive programs, including tracking deliverables and compliance requirements • Strong leadership presence • Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and facilitation skills • Ability to communicate complex information, influence decision-making, and represent the organization effectively • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and database systems • Ability to use data, technology, and performance measures for program management and organizational decision-making • Experience with grant writing, grant administration, regranting programs, grant reporting, and conservation finance • Knowledge of public and private conservation funding sources, including federal, state, philanthropic, and foundation grants • Experience working with large-scale conservation partnerships, land trusts, government agencies, and regional conservation coalitions • Experience engaging in rural communities and municipalities, particularly within the Appalachian region • Proficiency with ESRI GIS applications and related data management and communication tools • Familiarity with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and its cooperative management framework • Residence in one of the 14 Trail states • Ability to maintain a home office with reliable internet access • Ability to communicate effectively through virtual platforms, email, telephone, and in-person meetings • Prolonged periods of computer and telephone use • Periodic travel throughout ATC's 14-state service area and beyond, approximately 10–15% • Occasional evening and weekend work required

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance available • Company paid long-term disability and life insurance • 403(b) Retirement Plan with up to 7% match after 1 year of service • Ability to maintain a home office with reliable internet access • Access to an ATC office may be available based on location and office capacity • Collaboration, flexibility, and fairness with employees and volunteers • Inclusive organization committed to broad perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds