Remote Landscape Conservation Director

Appalachian Trail

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company paid long-term disability and

Life insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan with up to 7%

Job summary

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy invites applications for the Landscape Conservation Program Director (REMOTE). This full-time role provides strategic leadership for ATC's landscape conservation portfolio, aligning partners, investments, and action to advance a conserved Appalachian Trail landscape.

The Director oversees the Landscape Partnership, A.T. Communities, the Wild East Action Fund, and related initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, conservation, natural resource management, public administration, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
5-7 years of experience managing collaborative conservation, land protection, or landscape-scale conservation initiatives.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience leading staff, teams, programs, or significant crossfunctional initiatives, with demonstrated ability to establish priorities, develop organizational capacity, and drive accountability for results.
Demonstrated knowledge of landscape-scale conservation principles, land protection strategies, partnership development, and collaborative conservation approaches involving public, private, nonprofit, and community stakeholders.
Proven ability to provide strategic leadership across complex, multi-partner initiatives by influencing without direct authority, navigating competing interests, establishing shared priorities, and aligning diverse organizations and stakeholders to achieve measurable conservation outcomes.
Experience managing and developing grants, funding agreements, or conservation incentive programs, including tracking deliverables and compliance requirements.
Strong leadership presence and exceptional written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate complex information, influence decision-making, and represent the organization effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and database systems, with the ability to effectively use data, technology, and performance measures to support program management and organizational decision-making.

Responsibilities

Establish and continually refine ATC's landscape conservation strategy and long-term vision.
Align staff, work plans, partnerships, and investments with organizational priorities.
Represent ATC's landscape conservation vision with leadership, the Board, partners, agencies, and funders.
Build organizational capacity and sustainable funding.
Lead ATC's engagement in landscape-scale, regional, and place-based partnerships.
Align partners around shared priorities and collaborative initiatives.
Provide strategic leadership for the A.T. Communities Program as a gateway community recognition and grassroots engagement network.
Cultivate partnerships that reinforce ATC's role as a trusted convener and driver of meaningful impact.
Direct strategic deployment of the Wild East Action Fund and related conservation investments.
Guide prioritization of high-value conservation opportunities using science, GIS, and partner knowledge.
Promote practical decision-support tools.
Advance innovation through research partnerships.