Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), the local nonprofit land trust protecting habitat, clean water, local farms and interested in connecting people with nature throughout the Triangle, seeks an Easement Steward to manage TLC’s growing easement program. The Easement Steward is responsible for supervising and implementing the monitoring strategy for TLC’s 60+ conservation easements. Supervised by the Director of Conservation Strategies, the Easement Steward collaborates with the Conservation Strategies team to set monitoring priorities and implements easement stewardship policy to attain strategic planning goals and conservation objectives.


Required Qualifications:
  • Personable and able to develop and carry on long-term relationships with landowners and conservation professionals.
  • Background in land stewardship, land management, or conservation related field.
  • 1-3 years experience in easement steward responsibilities or equivalent capability depending on background experience.
  • Aptitude in developing work plans as well as individual project budgets.
  • Ability to assess the condition of the land and develop resource inventories and baseline documentation.
  • ARCGIS proficiency, 1-3 years of work related experience or proficiency.
  • Able to navigate to remote locations, able to traverse challenging landscapes.
  • Well organized, able to manage multiple projects and balance schedule requirements, organizational needs and at times, heavy workload.
  • Able to complete physically strenuous tasks in isolated field locations.
  • Enthusiastic, energetic, creative, self-motivated individual able to work with and motivate contractors, volunteers and coworkers.
  • Willingness to travel, work in the field (often alone), as well as work evenings and weekends when necessary to meet deadlines and accommodate volunteer schedules.
  • Good writing, computer, and overall communication skills, including proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and commonly used organizational and communication software.
  • North Carolina driver’s license, with a clean driving record.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
  • A background in natural sciences (biology, botany, ecology, conservation biology) with particular knowledge of North Carolina native plants and wildlife.
  • Ability to aid in development of preserve management plans – alone or using consultants.
  • GPS use and experience (Garmin, Trimble).
  • Experience in hiring and managing contractors and vendors.
  • Experience fostering and managing volunteers.
  • Experience in grant writing and grant management.
  • Simple database development and other relevant technical and computer skills.
  • Forestry or forest management background.

Responsibilities of Easement Steward:
  • Administer Easement Program and collaborate with other TLC staff to ensure all strategic goals are being met.
  • Manage TLC’s Stewardship of Conservation Easements including preparation of baseline documentation, monitoring of all of the Conservancy’s protected sites and coordination of easement amendments.
  • Work collaboratively with Conservation Project Managers to develop conservation projects, baseline document reports.
  • Aid in the development of management plans for land owned by the Conservancy.
  • Ensure annual monitoring of each conservation easement for compliance and file written monitoring reports.
  • Manage TLC land files; prepare for Land Trust Accreditation.
  • Prepare annual work plans for Easement Program.
  • Development of contract easement monitoring for conservation partners.
  • Manage easement stewardship resources. Strategically plan for future easement stewardship needs, including grant preparation, in-kind and pro bono solicitation.
  • Work collaboratively with Land Manager to manage a network of volunteers and TLC members to manage and monitor TLC’s conservation easement properties, including school groups, corporate volunteers, and public workdays. Lead volunteer work days.
  • Work together with Conservation Strategies team members on project development and team priorities as needed: including but not limited to grant writing, landowner outreach, and public speaking engagements.

Salary commensurate with experience and skills. Triangle Land Conservancy provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health insurance, retirement fund, and paid vacation. TLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, gender, disabilities, or sexual orientation.

Raleigh, NC

Resumes will be reviewed as received, with phone/personal interview of qualified applicants to follow soon thereafter. Position available, seek earliest start date. Email resume cover letter and writing sample to Jeff Masten, Director of Conservation Strategies: jeff@triangleland.org. No phone calls please.

Dec 28, 2009 05:00 PM

Triangle Land Conservancy

Jeff Masten

jeff@triangleland.org

Website:
http://www.triangleland.org/about/job_opportunities.shtml