Artist Boat Seasonal Habitat & Stewardship Program Manager

FLSA Status: Salaried Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director

Pay Rate: $55,000 – $65,000 (dependent on yrs of experience, land management / GIS skills, education type)

This position is available for immediate hire. Applications due April 07, 2025.

The Habitat and Stewardship Program Manager (HSPM) is a mid-level position primarily responsible for habitat management. The goal is to utilize management of the Preserve with K-Gray learners and partners to build a stewardship ethic that results in restored, enhanced, and conserved lands that benefit the public and wildlife in the coastal zone. This would include restoration and monitoring; maintaining and installing boundary signage and fencing, education and access amenities;

recruiting and managing volunteers (Sea Citizen leaders and groups); planning and evaluating stewardship based learning programs for youth or adults; working with a Technical Advisory Council and executive staff to plan and implement goals; and managing workforce crews or seasonal technicians for the purposes of enhancing Artist Boat’s growing Coastal Heritage Preserve (1,039 acres with a potential growth to 1,400 acres) for flora and fauna and people.

The HSPM will be responsible for fostering partnerships with a variety of entities to develop and implement habitat management, monitoring tactics, and education/public access plans at the Coastal Heritage Preserve. The HSPM will engage in restoring habitats through chemical and mechanical applications to remove invasive species, planting and maintaining a prairie plant greenhouse and nursery, maintaining records of actions and monitoring via GIS maps, maintaining records of events, meetings, volunteer time, and demographics, and assist with grant applications and reporting.

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in habitat stewardship and management
• Fluent skills in invasive species removal, tractor mowing to mimic fire, chemical herbicide application, chainsaw tree removal, fence line management, and safety/OSHA Protocols associated with these tasks
• A highly motivated and organized leader that fosters collaboration and partnership, communicates promptly and provides accountability while seeking a high level of performance in the field of conservation
• Able to utilize and adopt technology readily for communication of spatial knowledge
• Competent at application of science for monitoring and restoration of coastal prairies and wetlands
• Competent with grant management, grant writing, and grant reporting
• Must enjoy working with volunteers and partners in the field and in the office
• Experience managing habitat technicians

• Program Visioning, Planning, and Development
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  Identify monthly, quarterly, and annual program goals with the Executive Team and strategies to achieve them. Develop and track clear plans, budgets, timelines, and task lists aligned with grant deliverables to achieve annual management goals for the Coastal Heritage Preserve and programs. Communicate through a variety of tools to recruit volunteers, foster partnerships, and tell success stories. Evaluate effectiveness of programs and grants to adaptively manage the Coastal Heritage Preserve and ensure goals are met.
• Program and Plan Implementation
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  Work with Technical Advisory Committee, Grant Officers, Artist Boat program managers and crew members, and Sea Citizen Volunteer Leaders to manage and restore the Coastal Heritage Preserve, deliver off-site restoration programs, and develop further engagement in service learning.
• Budgeting, Fundraising, and Grant Management
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  Assist with development of application for grants with state, federal, and local agencies or foundations to directly support the habitat management and restoration of the Coastal Heritage Preserve and Habitat Restoration Programs. Assist with managing program budgets and resource allocation. Assure grant reports and monitoring reports are written and delivered on time. Ensure deliverables and grant goals are met on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
  
  Assist with land acquisition tasks as needed and as opportunities occur.
• Communications
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  Utilize website and other marketing tools to recruit volunteers, inform the public, and create a high profile for the Coastal Heritage Preserve. Supply current and quality content for the creation of newsletters, press releases, and social media. Assure timely, accurate, and direct communications with grant officers, Sea Citizens, Habitat Management Committee, the Executive Director and partners.
• Supervisory
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  Assures monitoring and reporting for USACE mitigation properties of Artist Boat. Establish mechanisms for volunteer leadership roles to foster stewardship of coastal ecosystems. Foster, maintain, and grow relationships with partners of Artist Boat, including other non-profit organizations, schools and school districts, funding agencies, local businesses, consultants,…