Overview
What You Will Be Working On
New Land Protection through Conservation Easements – 35%
Creating new conservation opportunity through land stewardship – 30%
Stewardship of SCLT’s Conservation Easements – 20%
Helping the SCLT Team – 15%
Full position description >>https://sheridanclt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Director-of-Conservation-Job-Description.pdf
Work is performed in an office, remotely, and field setting. The position is eligible to work remotely up to two days per week. Travel will be required, as well as occasional weekend and evening work.
This is an exempt, full time (40 hours / week) position. Benefits for this position include eleven annual (11) holidays, earned leave, Simple IRA plan with up to 3% matching employer contribution, employer paid health insurance, dental insurance, and phone stipend. This position is salaried with an annual salary of $52,500 – $62,500 dependent on experience.
Required Skills:
Basic Qualifications and Skills
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with farming and ranching practices, natural resource and land management, and / or farm and ranch business management.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing, and organizational skills.
• Excellent practices electronic recordkeeping.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft
Preferred Skills:
Desired Qualifications and Skills
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience monitoring agricultural conservation easements and working knowledge of Land Trust Standards and Practices.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with agricultural easement stewardship including annual monitoring, assignments, use approvals, easement defense, and managing violations.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with developing conservation easements and easement baselines.
• Experience negotiating legal terms amongst several parties.
About Sheridan Community Land Trust
Sheridan Community Land Trust (SCLT) works to preserve our heritage of open spaces, healthy rivers and creeks, working ranches, wildlife habitat, and vibrant history, while expanding non-motorized recreation opportunities to connect people with the places they love. Since our founding in 2006, the Sheridan Community Land Trust has partnered with local families to conserve nearly 3,000 acres and has helped create nearly 10 miles of trails in Sheridan County. We have approximately 300 members. For more information about SCLT and its programs, visit www.sheridanclt.org.
