Climate and Soil Health Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Provide operational leadership for key priorities in the Climate and Soil Health Program.

• Oversee outreach, communications, stakeholder engagement, and the dissemination of resources.

• Coordinate cross-functional implementation activities and outcomes of funded projects.

• Lead program outreach and the tracking of metrics.

• Manage the rollout and upkeep of the virtual network platform and microsites.

• Supervise communications, stakeholder engagement, and operational priorities across the portfolio.

• Coordinate educational resources, events, partner engagement, financial management, and reporting for funders and impact.

• Manage partners, stakeholders, and AFT staff to meet funded goals and deliverables.

• Lead designated workstreams and project deliverables.

• Collect, organize, track, document, and report on project outcomes, metrics, partner contributions, and deliverables.

• Organize on-farm demonstration trials, implementation activities, training sessions, networks, and resource creation.

• Develop, review, publish, and disseminate science-based resources, including website content, curricula, presentations, reports, white papers, and decision-support tools.

• Represent AFT at conferences, trainings, meetings, and cross-organizational events.

• Develop and manage an external advisory committee.

• Support the development of external partnerships with agricultural and conservation professionals as well as funders.

• Identify challenges to program goals and create collaborative solutions.

• Assist with workplans, budgets, timelines, invoicing, contracts, partner payments, and compliance with funders.

• Support fundraising efforts through partner engagement, proposal development, resource compilation, metrics, and success stories.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, or a related Conservation field is required.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in interdisciplinary programming.

• At least 3 years of experience in program or project management, specifically in soil health or agricultural fields.

• Proven success in coordinating complex projects or workstreams with multiple stakeholders, deadlines, and communication channels.

• Experience in planning, coordinating, and executing outreach, communications, educational programming, producer engagement, or similar implementation-focused activities.

• Familiarity with budget management, state and federal grant management processes, contracting procedures, compliance, and accountability systems.

• Strong verbal and written interpersonal communication skills that are timely, effective, and responsive.

• Capability to motivate internal and external team members in a highly matrixed and/or remote setting.

• Self-motivated, organized, and systematic problem-solver with the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Proven ability to learn and adapt quickly.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Experience in agriculture, grazing, soil health, regenerative practices, climate resilience, renewable energy, or carbon sequestration, or a desire to learn.

• Experience in managing outreach, communications, educational programming, producer engagement, stakeholder networks, or partner relationships.

• Commitment to enhancing access to resources and support for underserved farming communities.

• Submission of a resume, completed screener questions, and a cover letter is required.

• Willingness to travel up to 10%; occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical & Prescription Coverage.

• Dental Coverage.

• Vision Coverage.

• Company Paid Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability (LTD).

• Voluntary Life Insurance.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Healthcare & Dependent Care.

• Health Savings Account (HSA).

• 401k Plan.

• Sick leave: 13 days per year.

• Vacation leave: 15 days in the first year, increasing to a maximum of 20 days per year.

• Twelve fixed holidays.

• A week off between Christmas and New Year’s.

• Up to three floating holidays.

• Remote work opportunity.

• A diverse and inclusive work environment.

• Opportunities for professional development through learning and adaptation.