Hybrid Land Management Fellow – Conservation

The Nature Conservancy; Poultney (VT); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Land Management Fellow at The Nature Conservancy will join a dynamic team focused on preserving over 30,000 acres in Vermont. The role emphasizes maintaining and coordinating conservation programs, learning from field conditions, and supporting data-driven stewardship in a two-year limited-term position.

Based in Poultney with a hybrid work arrangement, the Fellow will contribute to landscape-scale planning, collaborate with partners and interns, and help advance conservation outcomes across

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in science-related field and 1 year related experience in custodial and ecological land management or similar field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with natural systems.
• Experience in ecological land management principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead or monitor work groups consisting of staff, interns, and volunteers covering a wide geographic area.
• Coordinate the effort to standardize the information and data that comprises our management plans.
• Gather and maintain reports and data.
• Learn and share the stories of our natural areas to deepen public understanding.
• Network with landowners, conservation partners, government officials, donors, board members and the public to recruit support for the Conservancy.
• May work under minimal supervision; may supervise interns or volunteers; may make independent decisions based on analysis and context.
• May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.

Skills

Ecological land management

Natural systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science-related field

Recent Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (last 2 years)

Job description

The Land Management Fellow at The Nature Conservancy will join a dynamic team focused on preserving over 30,000 acres in Vermont. The role emphasizes maintaining and coordinating conservation programs, learning from field conditions, and supporting data-driven stewardship in a two-year limited-term position.

Based in Poultney with a hybrid work arrangement, the Fellow will contribute to landscape-scale planning, collaborate with partners and interns, and help advance conservation outcomes across