Conservation Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Conservation portfolio at the Hispanic Access Foundation.

• Convert organizational goals into impactful programs that enhance Latino leadership, broaden equitable access to nature, and promote conservation solutions driven by the community.

• Manage the daily operations of the Conservation portfolio, ensuring effective program execution, successful grant management, and support for staff to achieve outstanding results.

• Guide and mentor a high-achieving Conservation team through coaching, performance evaluations, and ongoing feedback.

• Set clear priorities, ensure accountability, and promote alignment across various departments and with external partners.

• Track program performance and leverage data and insights to enhance impact and effectiveness.

• Collaborate with Finance to develop, monitor, and manage program budgets.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in environmental science, conservation, natural resource management, environmental policy, public administration, or a related field is preferred.

• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in managing conservation, environmental, climate, public lands, or related programs.

• At least three (3) years of experience in supervising and developing professional staff.

• Proven success in managing complex, grant-funded programs with multiple funding sources.

• Extensive experience with federal grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, pass-through funding, and relevant compliance requirements.

• Experience in developing and managing multi-million-dollar program budgets and financial projections.

• Demonstrated ability to translate strategic priorities into quantifiable program outcomes.

• Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving abilities with the capacity to handle multiple complex initiatives at once.

• Experience in cultivating collaborative partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, funders, and community-based entities.

• Exceptional written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.

• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% coverage for health, dental, and vision insurance for the individual.

• An unlimited vacation policy.

• 10 sick days annually.

• 13 paid holidays each year.

• Monthly stipend for phone and internet expenses.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.