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Director of Conservation

Position Supervisor: NRC Executive Director
Location: Reporting to the West Jefferson office
Full time

About the New River Conservancy
Based in West Jefferson, N.C. and serving 22 counties across three states, the mission of the New River
Conservancy (NRC) is to preserve the woods, waters and wildlife of the New River watershed. Our
primary programs include riverbank and riparian restoration, land protection, advocacy, volunteer-based
river clean-ups, water quality monitoring, and community engagement.

About The New River Conservancy Director of Conservation
The Director of Conservation is a key member of New River Conservancy’s senior staff. The position works with a broad range of partners and the public to develop, fund and implement stream and floodplain restoration, land protection and other conservation projects. The Director of Conservation also
serves as significant focal point among the North Carolina conservation community, managing relationships with County leadership, City government officials, State Agencies and among other conservation groups. The Director also serves two primary watershed-wide roles, the first as lead for the
NRC internal “River Ecology” team, ensuring that projects throughout the watershed bear the NRC hallmarks of quality, community engagement, efficiency and transparency. The second is to ensure the NRC meets the standards set forth by the Land Trust Alliance by monitoring and stewarding NRC’s easement portfolio across three states. Finally, the Director of Conservation is the Senior staff member duty stationed at the West Jefferson headquarters office. It is incumbent upon the Director to lead in
creating a welcoming, efficient and positive work environment at the New River Conservancy’s North Carolina office.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*Develop restoration projects utilizing North Carolina’s Land and Water Fund, private foundations
and other available funding sources.
*Manage restoration projects including scoping, contracting, oversight, and billing to ensure
deliverables, timetables and project specifications are met.
*Coordinate with NRC’s accounting partners to submit timely and transparent reimbursement
requests and financial documents.
*Develop and submit project reports for grantors, state agencies and funding partners.
* Engage the public in restoration and conservation of the New River.
* Represent the New River Conservancy at state, regional and national conferences, coalitions and
partnerships.
*Supervise NC – based Conservation staff.

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