Manager, Working Lands

About:

Audubon The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet’s health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action.

Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet. Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come.

Learn more at www.audubon.org and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. Position Summary Audubon South Carolina has a robust working lands program that includes hands on management of more than 30,000 acres of Audubon owned/managed forests, grasslands, and wetlands. Audubon SC also works extensively with private and public land managers and owners in the forested and agricultural landscapes of the state to implement land management practices that enhance habitat for priority birds while promoting flood and climate resilience.

• Reporting to the Director of Land Conservation, and collaborating closely with other teams, the Working Lands Program Manager will be charged with leading landowner outreach and technical assistance efforts across South Carolina in support of Audubon’s habitat management goals by supporting programs funded by the Forest Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and other targeted grants.

The position will have a specific focus on priority landscapes identified by Audubon scientists based on land attributes such as carbon, connectivity, and demographic data. The Program Manager will also collaborate with Audubon colleagues, chapter members, and volunteers—as well as conservation allies and partner organizations -- to advance the goals and objectives of Audubon's Flight Plan.

The ideal candidate is an effective project manager with

experience:

fostering collaborative partnerships and/or coalitions related to land management and/or conservation. They are also a creative thinker and inclusive team player, who approaches their work with a commitment to mutual respect and a desire and willingness to learn as much as to teach. The standard workweek is 40 hours, Monday through Friday, however, occasional weekend work is to be expected.

This is a remote position based in South Carolina. This Manager may work remotely and/or at one of our offices in Columbia, Charleston, Silver Bluff Sanctuary (Jackson), or Beidler Forest Center and Sanctuary (Harleyville). Frequent travel is expected throughout the state including but not limited to the lowcountry, midlands, and the upstate and around our sanctuaries and project areas.

This position is grant funded, with grant funds available for a two and a half-year position.

Compensation:

$63,000 - $68,000 / year Additional Job

Description:

Essential Functions Develop decision-making framework to help landowners and forest managers identify treatments in specific situations that benefit carbon storage, climate resilience and priority bird species.

• Provide supervision to the Coordinator, Working Lands and technical associates assigned to the working lands program including assigning work, performance management, and professional development.
• Develop, plan, and deliver outreach programs, in collaboration with partners, to promote sustainable forest management and nature-based climate solutions that also help create habitat required by priority bird species.
• Plan and organize workshops, outreach and training to private landowners, public land managers, foresters, and others with support from Audubon and partner organizations.
• Conduct field site visits and assess properties and management plans to provide management options to improve carbon storage, climate resilience and priority bird habitat; and write forest and habitat management plans.

Proactively identify and pursue partnership opportunities with communities that have been historically excluded from conservation efforts, in close collaboration with the Community Partnerships Manager.

• Collaborate with Audubon staff in surrounding states and regions on Healthy Forests and Climate Stronghold projects.
• Enhance existing and establish new partnerships with state and federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in coordination with the Audubon South Carolina leadership team.
• Assist staff foresters with strategic technical review on public land management related to forest conservation.
• Work with land trusts, state and federal government agencies, and other strategic conservation partners to achieve conservation results utilizing Audubon’s best practices for working lands.
• Identify funding opportunities to further the working lands program, and assist with writing grant proposals, developing grant reports and meeting with donors, as needed to support the program.

Give public presentations and participate in bird walks as related to the program.

• Maintains and fosters culture of safety.

Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

and

Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in forestry, natural resources, conservation biology, or a closely related field required, as well as a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional

experience:

Master’s degree preferred and an equivalent combination of

education:

and

experience:

will also be considered. Knowledge of forestry and forest management techniques that are employed in eastern forests.

Experience:

with forest systems and ecosystem services is required. Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication

skills:

with the ability to build consensus and effectively engage a wide range of audiences. Ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Familiarity with forests, working landscapes, and ecosystems of South Carolina. Knowledge of birds of South Carolina and their habitat

requirements:

a plus.

Experience:

collaborating with multigenerational audiences and diverse cultural communities and a commitment to increasing equity, diversity and inclusion as a core component of our work. Passion for and commitment to the mission of the National Audubon Society. Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of working both independently and collaboratively with landowners, conservation partners and stakeholders.

Proficiency with MS Office applications required.

Experience:

with ArcGIS preferred but not required. Ability to traverse uneven and steep terrain with or without accommodation in inclement weather. Must have a valid driver’s license, vehicle and be able to provide your own transportation. Willingness and ability to travel regularly within South Carolina (and occasionally out of state) and to work nights and weekends as needed.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Experience:

fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued. EEO Statement We are an equal

opportunity:

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about:

the status of applications. The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet’s health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action.

Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet. Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come.

Learn more at www.audubon.org and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety.