Conservation Program Associate

Explore Company; Westlake Village (CA); In loco; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

The Richard King Mellon Foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a Conservation Program Associate to advance its four-part portfolio: Habitat Conservation, Activation, Stewardship, and Sustainable Communities. The role combines analytical work with hands-on program support, coordinating across grant programs and preparing briefing materials for decision makers.

Based in the Pittsburgh office with occasional travel to Ligonier, you will monitor grantee activities, track outcomes, and help build

Competenze

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ professional experience.
• Excellent communication, listening, speaking, and writing skills.
• Ability to work across grant programs to support collaboration.
• Willingness to travel to Pittsburgh and Ligonier.

Mansioni

• Monitor grantee activities and track conservation outcomes.
• Prepare briefing materials for decision makers.
• Maintain dashboards and grant tracking systems.
• Assist with convenings and capture insights from the field.

Conoscenze

Communication

Listening

Writing

Analytical thinking

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

TheRichard King Mellon Foundation, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,seeks to recruit a Conservation Program Associate.

Overview

For 77 years the Richard King Mellon Foundation has invested inthe competitive future and quality of life in SouthwesternPennsylvania, and in the protection, preservation, and restorationof America’s environmental heritage.

The Foundation was established in 1947 by Richard King Mellon(1899 – 1970), president and chairman of Mellon Bank, aconservationist and leading figure in the financial and civic lifeof Pennsylvania. Following his service in World War II, GeneralMellon had returned home to catalyze the nationally recognizedPittsburgh Renaissance, a groundbreaking public-private partnershipfor urban revitalization. As a banker and director of majorcorporations, he envisioned philanthropy as an investment andpartnership to improve the city and region where he worked andlived. As a lifelong outdoorsman and sportsman, he, along with hiswife, Constance Prosser Mellon, had an equally strong commitment topreserving wildlife habitat and the natural world. Mrs. Mellonserved as chair of the Foundation from 1947 until her death in 1980.

With assets of approximately $3 billion and annual grants andprogram-related investments of $175 million, the Richard King MellonFoundation embodies the vision of its founder – to serve primarilySouthwestern Pennsylvania with a strategic interest in advancingregional economic development, conservation, economic mobility, andhealth and well-being, supplemented by companion programs to improvethe organizational effectiveness of select nonprofit granteepartners, and a social-impact investment program, to invest insocially minded for-profit companies whose work has the potential toadvance the Foundation’s philanthropic goals. The Richard KingMellon Foundation has also made a legacy commitment to the supportof a broad range of strategic conservation activities nationally.Often working in partnership with government agencies andconservation organizations, the Foundation has helped to ensure theprotection of more than 4.5 million acres of environmentallyprecious land and habitats at sites in all fifty states.

For more information about the Richard King Mellon Foundation andits strategic plan, visit their website at: www. https://www.rkmf.org/

Conservation Program Associate

The Richard King Mellon Foundation (Foundation) strives to improve the quality of life and vitality of SouthwesternPennsylvania, particularly the City of Pittsburgh and itsneighborhoods. The Foundation also provides funding to protectimportant habitats and natural amenities in Western Pennsylvania andacross the United States.

The Conservation Program Associate serves a hands‑on role inadvancing the Foundation’s conservation goals. Working closely withthe Conservation program officer and Foundation Director, thisposition will engage in tactical activities that ensure theFoundation’s strategy is thoughtfully implemented.

The work of the Conservation Program Associate will require anindividual to be both analytical and administrative. TheFoundation’s Conservation Program is divided into four sections:Habitat Conservation - protection and enhancement of biodiversity byconserving landscapes in the United States through the purchase ofland; the use of conservation easements; and the use of otherstructures that ensure durable conservation outcomes; Activation -sustainable economic development in rural communities where it hasmade historic investments in habitat conservation; Stewardship-support the restoration and enhancement of aquatic and terrestrialecosystems in high-priority landscapes; and Sustainable Communities- support improving environmental quality, sustainability and thelivability of communities in Western Pennsylvania, and othergeographies, where it has made historic investments. TheConservation Program Associate will work across all areas of thefoundation’s conservation portfolio but will have a priority focuson the Activation work of the foundation’s conservation grantmaking.

The Conservation Program Associate will monitor granteeactivities, track conservation outcomes, and conduct research onemerging issues such as habitat restoration, water quality, landstewardship, and community-based conservation models. TheConservation Program Associate will prepare briefings, and othermaterials required to keep foundation decision makers informed andengaged. They will maintain dashboards and grant tracking systems,support measurement and learning efforts, and assist withconvenings— planning, preparing agendas, and capturing insights fromthe field to inform future investments.

The Conservation Program Associate should also be an individualwho is committed to the Foundation’s mission across its otherprogram areas of economic development, economic mobility, health andwell-being, organizational effectiveness, and social impactinvestments. The Program Associate will help facilitate the impactof the Foundation through interaction with public, private, andother civic leaders.

Professional Qualifications andPersonal Attributes

The Conservation Program Associate should possess the followingideal set of professional qualifications and personal attributes:

A deep commitment to the donor intent,mission, and values of the Richard King Mellon Foundation.

An ability to listen to others and learnfrom their best ideas – a sense of inquisitiveness and eagernessto improve.

A minimum of 5-7 years’ professionalexperience and a commitment to explore professional developmentopportunities.

Effective communicator with excellentlistening, speaking, and writing skills.

Possessing the ability to work acrossthe Foundation’s grant programs to support collaborativeprojects and shared strategic priorities.

Excited to work across the Foundation’surban and rural funding geographies and to spend time in theFoundation’s offices in Pittsburgh and Ligonier.

Possessing a conservation ethic and acommitment to stewardship of land, water, and wildlife habitat.

Bachelor’s degree required or equivalentwork experience with an advanced degree in a related fieldpreferred.

Compensation and Office Policy

The Foundation offers an excellent benefits package and a salarythat is commensurate with experience. The Conservation ProgramAssociate will be based in the Pittsburgh Office. The position is notremote. Moreover, the Conservation Program Associate will be expectedto travel on a regular basis to spend time in the Foundation’soffice in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

The Foundation is an equal opportunityemployer. All correspondence will remain confidential.