APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30 The Nature Conservancy is the world’s leading conservation organization, working in all 50 states and more than 33 countries. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS The Fort Hood Program Director directs staff conducting research, management and monitoring activities at Fort Hood, Texas, under a Cooperative Agreement between the Department of Defense and The Nature Conservancy. The project is focused on Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black- capped Vireo ecology, fire management and research, and vegetation studies. The Program Director will serve as the primary point of contact between the Conservancy and Fort Hood command and natural-resource personnel. The Program Director directly supervises 8 full-time staff, who manage another 7 full-time staff and 20 to 40 seasonal field biologists and habitat management technicians. Administers and manages a budget exceeding $1.5 million annually. The Program Director manages contracts, develops project budgets, scopes of work, and cooperative agreement amendments and oversees timely completion of project reports. The Program Director assists in research proposal development and review and will facilitate publication of research findings in peer reviewed journals and in other appropriate technical or popular publications. Duties include the following functions: • Defines conservation priorities for the Fort Hood project in collaboration with local Department of Defense staff • Leads and manages team which supports and improves conservation efforts • Negotiates complex and innovative solutions with government agencies and landowners to conserve and protect natural communities • Builds strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field • Develops key partnerships with public and private organizations in order to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices • Develops innovative scientific methods, analyses, tools and frameworks to address the natural system needs • Engages local community support for local conservation efforts • Develops and implements conservation strategies BENEFITS The Nature Conservancy offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, flexible work policies and a collaborative work environment. We also provide professional development opportunities and promote from within. As a result, you will find a culture that supports and inspires conservation achievement and personal development, both within the workplace and beyond. HOW TO APPLY Visit nature.org/careers and apply by September 30, 2008.
