Texas Coastal Program Manager

Texas Coastal Program Manager

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is the nation’s oldest and largest national parks nonprofit advocacy organization. NPCA has an exciting opportunity for a Texas Coastal Program Manager to join our Texas and Oklahoma Regional Office.

Grade: M

Job Status: Full-time

FLSA: Exempt

Department: Regional Programs

Location: Texas – Southeast or Upper Gulf Coast region (Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, or Tyler county preferred)

Immediate Supervisor: Cary Dupuy, Regional Director, Texas and Oklahoma

Manager’s Supervisor:John Adornato, III, Deputy Vice President, Regional Programs

Salary: $62,000 – 72,000 (based on experience)

Incumbent / New Position: Incumbent

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for this role including.

• a four day, 32-hour work week
• paid vacation leave
• paid sick leave
• paid holidays
• health insurance
• flexible spending account
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• vision insurance
• retirement benefits
• short- and long-term disability
• paid sabbaticals for staff after seven years of service

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National parks in Texas and Oklahoma awe visitors with their great diversity from the High Plains to the desert to the coast. The Texas Coastal Program Manager will support the protection of this incredibly diverse landscape by leading and supporting park protection campaigns throughout the region, with a specific focus on coastal national parks in Texas.

In collaboration with the Regional Director, the Program Manager will be responsible for identifying and managing campaigns, developing strategic implementation plans and playing a key role in building community around the Big Thicket National Preserve and Padre Island National Seashore. The Program Manager will also collaborate with the wider NPCA team across the country to advance campaigns to ensure national parks are protected, preserved and restored, connected to larger landscapes and enhanced for the enjoyment of current and future generations.

This role integrates wildlife and natural resource management, community engagement, and policy expertise to ensure sustainable stewardship of park resources. The position requires collaboration with federal and state agencies, local communities, NGOs, and other stakeholders to advance science-based conservation strategies.

• In collaboration with the Regional Director and Associate Director, develop and implement strategic campaign plans and related outreach and engagement strategies, and identify resource and budget needs for successful outcomes to protect parks and their resources. Provide leadership for and manage strategy and tasks related to priority existing and new campaigns specifically related to Big Thicket and Padre Island.
• Strategically develop and maintain relationships with elected officials, opinion leaders, decision makers and key staff within NPS and other relevant agencies in the region.
• Contribute to NPCA’s systemic national park campaigns and strategic priorities including landscape conservation, hunting and fishing regulations, air quality, energy production and coastal resilience.
• Develop high-quality written materials in support of campaign work, such as campaign plans, technical comment letters, policy analyses, scientific literature reviews on park issues, action alerts, etc.
• Research, analyze and interpret policies and state and federal laws and regulations specific to coastal national parks and develop appropriate positions and courses of action.
• Support state and federal policy development and advocacy efforts for funding and conservation of coastal national park landscapes, including collaboratively drafting position papers, public comments and briefings.

• Build and manage authentic and reciprocal relationships with a diverse and effective set of allies for national parks in southeast Texas and along the Texas coast, including gateway area businesses, chambers of commerce, Indigenous communities, social justice organizations and other…