Manager, Native Plant Habitat Impact & Certifications

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

📋 Description

• Deliver strategic leadership for the creation, execution, and enhancement of habitat conservation initiatives, focusing primarily on Trees for Wildlife.

• Foster and oversee strategic partnerships.

• Acquire and manage funding opportunities.

• Supervise program operations and impact assessment.

• Promote community-based conservation through informed decision-making and engagement with stakeholders.

• Plan and facilitate the strategic expansion of habitat programs for corporate sponsorships, employee involvement, and revenue initiatives.

• Manage the Trees for Wildlife partnership process, conduct outreach, secure collaboration agreements, and facilitate reporting and reimbursement of invoices.

• Utilize data to guide program decisions, outcomes, and audience-targeted messaging.

• Conduct annual competitive analysis within the national tree and urban forestry sectors.

• Contribute to the strategic business planning for Trees for Wildlife.

• Assist in fundraising efforts through research, budget development, and proposal writing.

• Support coordination with Community Wildlife Habitats and Mayors Monarch Pledge networks.

• Revise program impact reporting requirements and enhance metric collection processes.

• Research and draft best-practice summaries and case studies.

• Define sponsor packages and achievable deliverables in collaboration with internal teams.

• Implement and manage RFP, delivery, and reporting frameworks for multi-year mini-grants.

• Identify partners for planting and educational events.

• Coordinate logistics for events, reimbursement, and material deliveries.

• Address inquiries in the program inbox and provide customer service support.

• Lead the annual Trees for Wildlife Month Campaign coordination and appeals.

• Create engaging content for web, blog, presentations, and newsletters.

• Coordinate content management and communication processes with the Native Plant Habitat Strategy team.

• Report to the Head of Native Plant Habitat Impact & Certifications and collaborate across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Conservation, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Communications, Ecological Landscaping, Sustainability, Urban Forestry, Native Plant Ecosystems, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus.

• 5-8+ years of increasingly responsible experience in program management, conservation, environmental nonprofit leadership, community engagement, or a related field.

• Ideal candidates will have knowledge of habitat conservation, urban forestry, native plant restoration, community-based conservation, or similar environmental programs.

• A strong commitment to conservation, environmental stewardship, and promoting equitable community engagement.

• Experience in building strategic partnerships with corporate sponsors, nonprofits, community organizations, and government agencies.

• Project management experience managing multiple initiatives, timelines, budgets, contracts, and deliverables.

• Experience in supporting fundraising efforts through grant writing, proposal development, sponsorship cultivation, budget preparation, and donor stewardship.

• Strong analytical skills utilizing data, metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools.

• Experience managing grant-funded programs, including reporting, compliance, reimbursement processes, and stakeholder communication.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience in planning and coordinating events, volunteer engagement activities, and community outreach campaigns.

• Ability to identify process improvements and implement effective systems.

• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking skills.

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, CRM systems, project management tools, and data visualization or reporting platforms such as Airtable.

• GIS mapping experience is preferred.

• U.S. citizenship or valid work authorization to work in the U.S.

• Ability to submit a cover letter and resume.

• Willingness to travel approximately 5-8 times per year.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible scheduling options.

• Paid time off: vacation starting at three weeks accrual based on a full-time schedule.

• Unlimited wellbeing time.

• 11 paid holidays.

• Paid winter break from December 25 to January 1.

• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave.

• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance options.

• Outpatient mental health services covered at in-network rates.

• Access to a therapist at no cost.

• Pet insurance and discount perks program.

• Annual wellbeing allowance.

• Retirement plan with immediate matching and vesting.

• Annual year-end retirement contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Assistance with adoption and surrogacy.

• Pet adoption stipend.

• Student loan management support.

• A flexible and empowered work environment.

• Commitment to work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere.