Overview

Who We Are:

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our Mission and guided by our Values, which includes a Commitment to Diversity and Respect for People, Communities, and Cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s lots of reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube or on Glassdoor.

Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging, and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. We know we’ll only achieve our Mission by hiring and engaging a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. In addition to the requirements in our postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of inclusion! Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote myriad TNC staff members, “you’ll join for our mission, and you’ll stay for our people.”

What We Can Achieve Together:

The Nature Conservancy is seeking a Southern Oregon Associate Director of Stewardship (SOADS) to oversee our preserves and stewardship programs across multiple geographies in the southern part of the state including iconic landscapes such as Sycan Marsh, Williamson River Delta, and Table Rocks. This role will serve as a leader in TNC’s collaboration with Tribes and other conservation partners to restore critical habitats and advance our shared interests in healthy lands and waters. They’ll supervise stewardship staff and pursue strategic opportunities to advance conservation outcomes through the management of our preserves and collaborative restoration activities on these properties. The SOADS will pursue the development of cross-cultural, co-stewardship partnerships with Tribal governments to increase and formalize preserve access and stewardship opportunities for Tribes in their ancestral homeland. They’ll provide project management leadership for the development of agreements and implementation of restoration efforts and serve as a leadership point of contact with Tribes, government agencies, and other partners in collaborative planning and capacity building to complete restoration and preserve management activities.

We’re Looking for You:

The Southern Oregon Associate Director of Stewardship is a leadership position focused on relationship building and land management in Southern Oregon, enabling TNC to bring its strengths in science, land management and collaboration to advance the development of a shared vision with Tribes and other partners for land stewardship and habitat restoration. We’re looking for candidates who’ll foster a collaborative and team-focused culture, providing strategic direction to best deploy stewardship staff talent and resources to efficiently care for our lands and support our conservation priorities and organizational values. This role will supervise and support a team of highly skilled stewardship field staff and identify effective cross-program opportunities to advance priority conservation strategies and outcomes. In this work, you will collaborate across TNC programs and local partners to actively support ongoing projects that increase Tribal access and co-stewardship in their ancestral homelands, with a particular focus on Tribal collaboration in the Klamath and Rogue River Basins to implement aquatic, wetland, and forest restoration activities.

Work location is flexible within southern and central Oregon, but the ability to regularly be on-site in the Klamath Basin and southwest Oregon is required, and up to 20% of the job may include additional travel to other locations. This position will have the option to work from a TNC office (Klamath Falls, Ashland, Eugene or Bend preferred), a home office, or a hybrid of TNC and home office. This position may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances. Evening and weekend work may be required on occasion.

If you’re looking for a career where you can find meaning and purpose, come join our Chapter as the Southern Oregon Associate Director of Stewardship! Not only will you fulfil conservation objectives in the beautiful state of Oregon, but you’ll contribute to conservation goals through many networks!

We’re looking for a passionate, dedicated person to lead our stewardship programs and restoration collaborations in Southern Oregon. Relationship building, team leadership, and project management skills are key in this role. Come join TNC and apply today!

What You’ll Bring:

  • BA/BS degree and 5 years’ experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience working with Tribal Nations, First Nations, or Indigenous Peoples to advance Tribal and First Nation priorities.
  • Experience in effectively managing and leading diverse teams, adept at overseeing projects while ensuring effective workload prioritization and financial management.
  • Supervisory experience, including motivating, leading, setting objectives, hiring and managing performance. This experience can include staff, volunteers, interns, etc.
  • Experience cultivating partnerships, building relationships, and working collaboratively with teams to coordinate resources and achieve goals.
  • Experience in using various computer systems, including database and project management applications.
  • Excellent communication skills demonstrated through written, verbal, and graphical communication in English, enabling effective communication of ideas and strategies to diverse audiences.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with cultural knowledge and Indigenous communities, preferably from the Pacific Northwest.
  • Experience in use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and understanding of Tribal sovereignty and appropriate protocols for engagement.
  • Experience in ecological land management, including aquatic, wetland, and fire-adapted forest restoration principles and current trends.
  • Experience with grant writing, securing funding, and managing project funds (e.g. budgeting, contracting, reporting).
  • A valid driver’s license.

What We Bring:

Since 1951, The Nature Conservancy has been doing work you can believe in protecting the lands and waters that all life depends on. Through grassroots action, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff, we impact conservation throughout the world!

The Nature Conservancy offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including: health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan including employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work wellbeing benefits. Learn more about our benefits at in the Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We’re proud to offer a work-environment that is supportive of the health, wellbeing, and flexibility needs of the people we employ!