Land Protection Manager

WILDLANDS TRUST, INC.; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Wildlands Trust in Plymouth, MA seeks a full-time Land Protection Manager to expand the organization’s capacity to protect land across 60 communities in Southeast Massachusetts. The LPM will initiate projects, build relationships with landowners and partners, and advance land protection transactions to completion.

You will join a small, collaborative land protection team and report to the Director of Land Protection, contributing to due diligence, negotiations, documentation, fundraising, and

Qualifications

• Five or more years’ experience in land conservation or related fields.
• Bachelor’s Degree minimum.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with a wide range of people and organizations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and databases.
• Integrity and passion for land conservation.
• Willing to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Willing to work in varied terrains and weather.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and cultivate relationships with landowners and partners.
• Oversee project due diligence with surveyors, appraisers, attorneys.
• Negotiate land conservation transactions including gifts and restrictions.
• Work with staff, board and partners to complete projects.
• Provide education to landowners regarding conservation options.
• Manage logistics of multi-party real estate transactions and budgets.
• Maintain detailed and accurate documentation.
• Participate in fundraising to complete conservation projects.
• Ensure documentation including reports, databases, and GIS maps.
• Stay current with best practices for conservation acquisitions.
• Maintain knowledge of local, state, and national conservation trends.
• Attend outreach and fundraising functions as necessary.

Skills

Land conservation

Conservation planning

Real estate

Legal support

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Databases

Job description

Wildlands Trust seeks a full-time Land Protection Manager (LPM) to help grow our organizational capacity to protect land throughout our 60-community service area in Southeast Massachusetts. The LPM will initiate projects, build relationships with landowners and partners, and advance land protection transactions to completion. The individual will work as a member of a small, collaborative land protection team and report directly to the Director of Land Protection.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Initiate and cultivate relationships with landowners, conservation partners, and municipalities to identify potential projects.

Oversee project due diligence working with surveyors, appraisers, LSPs, attorneys, and other service providers.

Negotiate land conservation transactions, including gifts of land or conservation restrictions, bargain sales, and limited development projects.

Work with other staff, board, and conservation partners to successfully complete projects.

Provide education to landowners regarding conservation options.

Manage logistics of multi-party real estate transactions, contracts, and budgets.

Maintain detailed and accurate documentation.

Participate in the fundraising necessary to complete conservation projects.

Work with other staff to ensure that all land conservation transactions are adequately documented, including written reports, database management, and GIS maps.

Seek opportunities to stay current and familiar with state-of-the-art legal, technical, and pragmatic best practices for conservation acquisitions of all kinds.

Maintain working knowledge of current trends, developments, and activities occurring in the local, state, and national conservation communities.

Attend outreach and fundraising functions, as necessary.

SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Five or more years’ experience in land conservation, conservation planning, real estate, or legal support.

Bachelor’s Degree, at a minimum

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to convey complex concepts to a lay audience.

An ability to establish effective, close working relationships with a wide range of people and organizations.

Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and databases.

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a commitment to and passion for land conservation.

Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends to attend meetings and events.

Ability to work in a variety of terrains and weather.

Ability to work independently, as well as with a team.

Willingness to embrace and participate in a small-office culture where everyone chips in to help.

Willing to perform other duties as assigned.

Schedule:

40 hours/week, typically Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm with occasional nights and weekends.

Location:

On site at the Wildlands Trust headquarters in Plymouth, MA. Some remote work may be accommodated by arrangement with supervisor.

Salary and Benefits:

Salaryrange is$67,000 – 76,000 annually. Compensation may be negotiable for candidates