Land & Water Program Director

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⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $85k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

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📋 Program Manager

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Western Landowners Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🌾 Agriculture

Consulting • Logistics • Agriculture

Western Landowners Alliance is an organization founded and led by landowners dedicated to the health and prosperity of working lands in the American West. The Alliance advances policies and practices that sustain working lands, connected landscapes, and native species. They specialize in areas such as policy development, advocacy, stewardship, ecological resilience, conservation, and wildlife management.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement strategies, programs, and projects supporting watershed health through integrated stewardship of forests, rangelands, riparian areas, wetlands, and water resources • Develop annual work plans, budgets, performance metrics, and implementation strategies • Manage grants and projects to ensure successful delivery of programs • Identify emerging watershed-health opportunities and challenges and develop collaborative, landowner-driven solutions • Convene landowners, producers, partners, and stakeholders to identify priorities and advance watershed stewardship initiatives • Support voluntary, on-the-ground stewardship projects improving watershed function, ecosystem resilience, and working-lands productivity • Design and facilitate peer-learning opportunities, workshops, field tours, webinars, and other knowledge-exchange forums • Build partnerships with agencies, conservation organizations, universities, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders • Identify and support public policy and economic initiatives advancing voluntary conservation, watershed stewardship, and resilient working lands • Collaborate with communications staff on educational resources, technical guidance, reports, and outreach materials • Represent the organization on watershed and working-lands issues with partners, funders, decision-makers, and the public • Supervise, mentor, and manage program staff, contractors, and consultants • Track outcomes, evaluate program effectiveness, and prepare reports for funders and organizational leadership • Support fundraising through proposal development, grant writing, and donor engagement • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution or equivalent work experience required • Five or more years of experience in watershed management, natural resource conservation, working lands stewardship, forestry, rangeland management, or a related field • Demonstrated knowledge of watershed processes and interconnected management of forests, rangelands, riparian systems, and working agricultural landscapes • Strong understanding of USDA conservation programs and other public and private conservation funding opportunities • Experience working with landowners • Demonstrated success working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders toward a common goal • Experience facilitating meetings and working with diverse constituencies • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Detail-oriented, strong independent work ethic, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required • Willingness and ability to maintain confidential information and work with diverse populations • Strong technology literacy and adaptability, including ability to learn and effectively use new software, digital tools, and collaborative platforms • Ability to facilitate meetings and interface professionally with the public • Periodic travel, including air travel and long-distance vehicle travel, required • Ability to move agency materials up to 25 pounds

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance • Paid time off • Parental and medical leave • 403b retirement savings account with a discretionary match • Life insurance • Short-term disability benefits • Employee assistance program