Overview
Be our next Watershed Programs Manager. Be a part of the Legacy. Be a Part of Something Bigger! We are a leading national conservation service organization dedicated to supporting local and regional service programs, raising the bar on diversity, equity, inclusion, and innovation in community-based conservation efforts.
Join us in continuing our impact by managing small teams that work on a variety of river restoration initiatives across Western Colorado and surrounding states! Our next Watershed Programs Manager will have 2 years of recent conservation corps experience or related field. This position maintains relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders and coalitions. The ideal candidate will have experience working with federal/state land management agencies and knowledge of riparian restoration and ecology of the American Southwest.
Southwest Conservation Corps offers: Flexible work arrangements to enable you to meet the requirements of your role. Incredible and dedicated team of coworkers passionate about the outdoors and service. Full benefits package.
The Watershed Programs Manager (WPM) position collaborates with various non-profits to support local watershed restoration initiatives. The WPM also manages small teams that work on river restoration, invasive species removal projects and vegetation monitoring throughout Western Colorado and the surrounding states.
The WPM is responsible for the coordination and management of the Dolores River Restoration Partnership (DRRP) activities, Watershed small teams, and other crew operations run out of SCC’s Four Corner’s Office that support watershed restoration. The WPM’s primary DRRP responsibilities involve implementation planning including strike team, corps crew, and volunteer projects; fundraising, budget management, and grant reporting; rapid monitoring program management; and partnership outreach. The WPM also oversees operational support of crews that work with the DRRP and other watershed restoration groups, participates in crew leader and member orientations and trainings, fundraises for watershed restoration work that supports SCC programming, manages the SCC herbicide program, provides GIS support within SCC, and ensures Watershed crews are both supported and prepared to maintain safety, program integrity, and quality projects in the field by providing pre-field and in-field guidance.
We welcome your interest in our Watershed Programs Manager position and hope to see your application materials by December 6th, 2024. The ideal start date for this position is January 6th, 2025. Please contact Lisa Slupianek at lslupianek@conservationlegacy.org with any questions, comments, and to submit all application materials.
About Southwest Conservation Corps
Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC) is a program of the non-profit service organization, Conservation Legacy, that is built on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) that operated from 1933 – 1942. SCC provides youth and young adults opportunities to complete conservation projects on public lands. While serving with SCC, members receive training on job skills, conflict resolution, leadership, teamwork, and environmental stewardship. Programs are developed using a step ladder approach to provide a progression of skill development based on a member’s needs.
