Conservation Ranching Program Manager

Location:

Oakland, Ca | Sacramento, CA
Full time
Requisition

The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet’s health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet.

Through a collaborative, nonpartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With over 1,000 staff and more than 2.6 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come. Learn more ubon.org and on Facebook and Instagram@audubonsociety.

The Conservation Ranching Manager works with ranchers, agencies, and conservation partners to coordinate the expansion and implementation of Audubon’s Conservation Ranching (ACR) program. Reporting to the California Conservation Ranching Program Director, the Manager will assist the Director in oversight and coordination of the ACR Program in California, including strategic planning, fundraising, partnership building and staff supervision. They will be responsible for engaging, cultivating, and enrolling ranchers into the ACR program, developing Habitat Management Plans (HMPs), and assisting them with implementing bird-friendly land management and restoration practices.

The Manager, Conservation Ranching will coordinate ecological monitoring on ranches and connect participating ranchers to technical and financial assistance programs, facilitate ranch certification, and assist in connecting certified ranches to consumer markets that use the Audubon Certified Bird Friendly seal or seek to source from producers that meet the attributes represented in the ACR certification. This position will partner with a conservation community, including sustainable agriculture organizations and agencies, to deliver robust private landowner programming.

This position is classified as hybrid preferred. Hybrid employees are expected to work in an Audubon office every Monday and Tuesday and an additional two days each month of the employee’s choosing. Remote work within the United States may be considered only for candidates not within commuting distance of an Audubon office, in accordance with Audubon’s “Where We Work” Policy. Audubon offices include locations in:
Oakland, CA;
Palm Desert, CA;
Sacramento, CA.

Salary range based on geo-differentials:

$70,350 - $76,500 / year =CA

$75,550 - $85,000 / year =Oakland/SF

• Support the management of the ACR Program in California, helping to implement the vision, strategy, direction and assist in managing the program budget.
• Supervise regular and intern staff through establishment of work objectives and priorities, reviewing and revising these objectives on an ongoing basis to guide and mentor team members in their work progress, oversee the work of independent contractors as needed.
• Build and maintain partnerships with NRCS, USFWS, Resource Conservation Districts, state agencies, conservation professionals, organizations, and land managers to grow awareness and interest in ACR.
• Establish Habitat Management Plans (HMPs) that outline management objectives and planned actions to benefit priority grassland bird species on all enrolled program ranches.
• Work with partners to provide technical assistance workshops and consultation services to ranchers on regenerative grazing, holistic…