Project Manager, Forests
Company: National Audubon Society
Location: Durham
Posted on: May 24, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview
The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation
organization that protects birds and the places they need, today
and tomorrow. We work throughout the Americas using science,
advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation. Audubon's
state, regional, national, and international programs, nature
centers, and chapters have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches
millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse
communities in conservation action. As a sentinel species, we
recognize that the fate of birds is inextricably tied to the fate
of us all.
Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the United States
and seven countries in 17 state and regional offices, 41 nature
centers, and 23 wildlife sanctuaries. Together as one Audubon, we
aspire to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss,
leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends
in biodiversity loss.
Audubon is committed to a culture of workplace excellence, where
our talented and diverse staff are deeply engaged, with a strong
sense of belonging. The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in
color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other
ways. By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity
of the human species, Audubon will bring new creativity,
effectiveness, and leadership to our work throughout the
hemisphere.
Position Summary
Audubon North Carolina has a robust forest program that has
included working with private landowners and public land managers
in the forested landscapes in the state to implement forest
management practices to enhance habitat for priority birds.
Reporting to the Director of Conservation, and working with other
State and Center Staff, the Forests Project Manager will be charged
with leading forest protection and stewardship efforts across North
Carolina. The position will have a specific focus on landscapes
identified by Audubon scientists as priority forests.
This role will contribute to Audubon's Healthy Forests and Climate
initiatives that protect and restore Climate Stronghold Forests
across the Atlantic Flyway. They will co-create and conduct
education and outreach programs in partnership with strategic
partners targeting forest owners and managers, both public and
private, to promote sustainable forest management techniques that
create and protect habitat required by priority forest bird
species. The Project Manager will effectively train foresters on
bird-friendly management practices; conduct field assessments, and
consult with forest land owners and managers on management plans
for their properties.They will collaborate with Audubon staff from
North Carolina and other states in the Atlantic Flyway, as well as
with partner organizations that share Audubon's forest conservation
objectives. In addition, the Forest Project Manager will work with
and advise Audubon North Carolina's Director of Conservation as
well as other program leads (e.g. Bird Friendly Communities,
Coastal Resilience, and Policy) in the pursuit of policies and
programs that promote and support our forest conservation
goals.
National Audubon Society is in the process of completing a new
strategic plan and Audubon North Carolina is finalizing a
complementary state implementation plan. The Forests Project Manger
will contribute to both of these processes. Forest focus areas have
been identified throughout the Atlantic Flyway, with a long-term
goal of increasing the proportions of those areas that are
protected from conversion to non-forest uses and managed in ways
that are compatible with the habitat needs of priority species.
These forests also provide nature-based solutions for the effects
of climate change through carbon storage, sequestration, and
climate resilience.
Compensation:
$55,000 - $60,000 / year
Essential Functions
Qualifications and Experience
This position is represented by the Communications Workers of
America (CWA).
EEO Statement
The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal
Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to
a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and
actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.
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