Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Director of Administration

Location

Partial remote work eligible. In person work must be in one of the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps office locations.

• Acoma, NM
• Albuquerque, NM
• Gallup, NM
• Hopi‑Kykotsmovi Village, AZ
• Zuni, NM

Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Director of Administration

The starting salary for this position will be in the $60,500 - $62,315 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 to ensure internal salary equity.

Any ALCC office location (Acoma, Albuquerque, Gallup, Hopi, Zuni). Partial Remote Work Eligible.

Full‑Time, Exempt

Health, Vision, Dental, Short/Long‑Term Disability, Basic Life Retirement, Paid Time Off per Personnel Policies, Supplemental benefits including critical care, pet insurance, supplemental life, and others.

ALCC Executive Director

Please apply before March 6, 2026

It is vital for a candidate to submit both a resume and cover letter.

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 is a program of Conservation Legacy. Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural well‑being by engaging underrepresented Indigenous youth and young adults in conservation service programs that reconnect participants to the land while preparing them for careers in cultural and ecological protection. We work to remove barriers to participation, education, and employment by partnering with Tribes, local community organizations, agencies, and institutes of higher learning to create paid service and career training opportunities, personal and professional development, and pathways to post‑secondary education and employment.

The ALCC Director of Administration will support ALCC programming by overseeing administrative functions and supporting recruitment and member support functions of the program. The Director of Administration will work with ALCC Leadership to develop and implement processes to onboard all participants and seasonal staff, while tracking and maintaining compliance with Ameri Corps policies and procedures. This position will supervise ALCC staff to support the Administrative and Ameri Corps Grant Management processes.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native American applicants.

• Lead the format, workflow, reports, and views creation and content of administration oversight in Salesforce.
• Lead ALCC Administrative Team to ensure all onboarding paperwork and tasks are completed before participants start the program.
• Develop and refine selection/hiring and exiting to ensure all participant files are accurate and compliant with federal, state, and Ameri Corps requirements.
• Including onboarding, criminal history checks (CHC), driver insurability.
• Lead staff trainings on processes and systems (onboarding, Ameri Corps payroll, criminal history checks, etc.).
• Maintain regular communication with ALCC leadership and program staff; identify challenges and concerns; and help strategize solutions.
• Lead use of and serve as primary user for multiple systems, including Fieldprint, True screen, Axiom, Salesforce, eGrants, and Rapid Cards.
• Lead and manage manual check writing process, including assurance of completion of needed paperwork, issuing checks, tracking checks, and monthly reporting to Business Office.
• Lead communications with Program…