Conservation Legacy-Conservation Corps New Mexico

GCCFI Senior Program Manager

The Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute (GCCFI) provides engaging visitor education programs that connect visitors to the Grand Canyon and cultivate future park champions. Under the direction of the Director of Visitor Programs, the GCCFI Senior Program Manager leads the development and management of GCC's Field Institute visitor programs, including program and curriculum development, staff supervision, budget oversight, risk management, and program logistics.

This role operates in close partnership with Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA), ensuring program alignment, compliance, and shared success with the Park.

The Senior Program Manager is responsible not only for cultivating an exceptional on-site experience for program participants but also for training and developing guides and instructors to deliver mission-aligned, high-impact public programs and for implementing evaluations to understand participant impact and identify programmatic opportunities. The GCCFI Senior Program Manager position is a full-time, exempt, and benefit-eligible position. This position is offered either as a hybrid remote role or on-site.

Specifically, the hybrid-remote option requires residence within a 2-hour driving radius of the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, given that 75% of the time will be spent onsite. Alternatively and preferably, this position may be based at the South Rim, as it is eligible for GCC-subsidized housing and office space for those willing to relocate. Details for both options will be discussed in the recruitment process.

Grand Canyon Conservancy (GCC) is the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park. As the official philanthropic and collaborative partner of Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Conservancy's mission is to inspire generations of park champions to cherish and support the natural and cultural wonder of Grand Canyon. GCC raises private funds, operates retail shops within the park, and provides premier educational programs about the natural and cultural history of the region.

In partnership with Grand Canyon National Park, we support initiatives that uplift Indigenous knowledge, protect sacred sites, and ensure tribal voices play a vital role in shaping the future of the canyon.

The Field Institute Senior Program Manager is responsible for overall visitor program performance, including financials, customer satisfaction, NPS partnership, marketing, risk management, and employee supervision. Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Strategy and Program Development
• Staff Leadership
• Operations and Program Management

This is a full-time, exempt, benefit-eligible position. The target hiring salary is 85K annually. Full-time employee GCC's Total Compensation Package features fringe benefits including employer-sponsored health insurance options with free or low cost premiums and HSA account contributions; life, disability, and AD&D insurance policies at no charge; eligibility for participation upon hire in retirement plans with employer match and financial planning services;

paid time off, leaves, and sick time including unique paid Canyon Experience Days honoring time spent for rejuvenation in nature; and discounted GCC-sponsored outdoor experiential classes.

This position involves sedentary office work, requiring long periods at a desk performing repetitive tasks such as typing, using the telephone, and using other office tools. It also involves fieldwork, short and remote hiking on the rim and into the canyon, and driving 12-passenger vans with program participants.

GCC has identified four core values representing how we interact with our employees, partners, visitors, supporters, and followers. Our values include the following:
Integrity, Education, Service, and Connection.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Characteristics: