Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Program Manager

Title: Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Program Manager

Starting Salary Range: The starting salary for this position will be in the $55,300 to $56,959 range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. Please note that the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position. Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.

Location: Zuni, New Mexico (Not Remote Eligible)

Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Short/Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Retirement, Paid Time Off. Supplemental benefits include critical care, pet insurance, supplemental life, and others.

Reports to: ALCC Program Director

Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit. The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in diverse conservation and community projects that serve public and private lands. These projects provide opportunities for personal and professional development and strive toward a high priority of needs for public land managers and community partners. Through the mission of engaging future leaders who protect, restore and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service;
Conservation Legacy works toward a world with healthy lands, air and water; thriving people and resilient communities.

Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC) is a program of Conservation Legacy (CL). ALCC provides conservation service opportunities for indigenous youth, young adults, and recent-era military veterans in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona and works with other Native American communities and conservation corps across the country to provide similar opportunities. Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural well-being and we do this by empowering individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment.

ALCC crews are supported from operational bases in Acoma Pueblo, Albuquerque, Zuni Pueblo, Gallup, and Kykotsmovi (Hopi) and we have an Individual Placement program that serves the region and nation.

The ALCC Program Manager (PM) is responsible for the execution and overall quality of all programming and operations run out of individual ALCC offices. The PM is responsible for supervision and mentorship of any field and/or program staff of the office(s) they oversee. The PM delegates operational tasks to their team, serves as the local lead for program-wide communication and collaboration, ensures safe workplace standards in the office and the field, and maintains timely and effective relationship management with all collaborators and partners.

The PM will be responsible for project reporting as delegated by the directors.

The position is approximately 60% office-based and 40% field based with field visits that may include overnight stays. A strong and consistent in-person office presence will be required from the PM. The PM may occasionally work remotely in the case of emergency or as approved by the Senior Program Director, but a majority of the position is intended to be in-person.

• Develop and implement a recruitment strategy for seasonal participants.
• Interview and select program participants.
• Facilitate and support the submission of all onboarding paperwork.

• Supervise staff in overseeing programming in the Middle Rio Grande region.
• Mentor field staff by providing technical expertise, guidance, and emotional support.
• Maintain a safe working environment for all ALCC Participants and staff.
• Collect and review reporting paperwork, surveys, incident reports, and project outcomes.
• Enforce all ALCC and Conservation Legacy policies and procedures.
• Respond to crew emergency situations and participate in an on-call system for crews in the field.
• Assist program staff to develop and implement training including technical trails, chainsaw, herbicide application, leadership, and facilitation skills.
• Manage a project from planning to completion, preparing crews for projects and reporting outcomes accurately.

• Maintain and strengthen partnerships with…