Conservation Stewardship Manager

The goal of SCT’s stewardship program is to uphold the conservation values of our protected lands in perpetuity. The Stewardship Manager is a full-time position that reports to the Director of Conservation and Stewardship and is responsible for overseeing the landowner communication for and annual monitoring of 250+ conserved properties throughout the year, as well as contracts with hunters/caretakers/lessees on a portion of the Southern Conservation Trust’s private preserves.

Land Stewardship:

• Management of SCT’s stewardship program at the direction of the Director of Conservation & Stewardship
• Creating and maintaining records of all stewardship activities and landowner updates in Landscape conservation software/Google Drive
• Responsible for overseeing all annual monitoring and reporting of conserved and owned propertiesSetting up annual conservation easement visits and obtaining landowner updates, assigning visits to the rest of Conservation & Stewardship team, conducting 150+ visits each year independently
• Reading baseline reports, GIS mapping, and recent property communication in advance in order to effectively monitor conserved properties
• Coordination of owned property visits
• Management of monitoring reports on conserved and owned properties, with Director of Conservation & Stewardship
• Interacts with landowners, conveys basic conservation and easement information, and work parties as needed
• Document and manage potential easement violations in conjunction with SCT’s Policies. Work with staff, Director of Conservation & Stewardship, and Executive Director and potentially the Land Committee to obtain a resolution

Environmental Services:

• Land management consultations with landowners and coordination of land management plans
• Participation in contracted environmental services, including but not limited to land management plans, wildlife surveys, drone surveillance, and boundary posting

Conservation & Owned Lands:

• Assist the Director of Conservation & Stewardship and Senior Conservation Biologist with new conservation easement projects including the development of baseline documentation reports, management plans, and legal conservation easements
• Initial site visits on prospective conservation easements, meeting with landowners
• Working with the Volunteer Coordinator to schedule cleanups and volunteer days on owned, non-public properties
• Management of all hunting leases, as well as other leases on SCT’s owned, non-public properties
• Coordinate all owned, non-public lands visits (quarterly in state, twice a year out of state) and maintain properties in Landscape software

Management/Capacity Building/Other:

• Work with the Fundraising Manager to pursue grants and other funding sources to support conservation and exemplary land stewardship on conservation easement and owned properties
• Supervising and training the Stewardship Associate in current stewardship protocol
• Manage SCT’s Annual Land Stewardship Budget within the confines of the SCT Master Budget
• Manage SCT’s subscription and support with Landscape software
• Management of annual drone registration/permitting
• Management of SCT’s stewardship vehicles, including annual maintenance and scheduling
• Attend staff meetings as well as Land Committee and Board meetings as necessary
• Attend occasional weekend and evening fundraising and community relations events
• Respond to public inquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Provide the Marketing Coordinator information needed for developing marketing and public use materials for SCT
• As well as contributing to team effort by performing other related duties as required

How to apply:

Please include the following with your application:

1. Cover letter

2. Resume

3. 2 or more professional references

4. A writing sample addressing a topic related to the position and/or conservation

Email to angela@sctlandtrust.org