Conservation Easement Coordinator

Black Swamp Conservancy is an accredited land trust serving northwest Ohio and the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Conservancy is seeking to hire a Conservation Easements Coordinator to join a staff of seven in protecting the region’s natural communities and family farms.

Black Swamp Conservancy currently protects more than 175 properties covering more than 22,000 acres and representing some of our region’s finest family farms, wetlands, woodlands and other open spaces. We have many active projects in process including large-scale stream and wetland restoration projects.

Position Profile

Reporting to the Executive Director and in collaboration with the entire Conservancy team and its community partners, the Conservation Easement Coordinator (Coordinator) joins Black Swamp Conservancy’s land protection and stewardship team. The Coordinator’s duties and responsibilities will extend to all aspects of accomplishing the Conservancy’s mission, including: overseeing the Conservancy’s conservation easement monitoring program, working with easement landowners to improve their management practices, growing our landowner engagement program, grant writing to support land acquisitions and creating Baseline Documentation Reports.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental policy, natural resource management, biology or a closely related field.
• At least two years non-profit experience, preferably with a land trust or similar conservation organization.
• Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Must be able to effectively communicate to a wide range of stakeholders and constituents.
• A dedicated team player with a sense of humor and a commitment to protecting the natural environment who also works well independently.
• Available to work before and after normal business hours and on the weekends, as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with conservation easement monitoring
• Proficiency in ArcGIS, GPS and field mapping techniques.
• Experience creating baseline documentation reports.
• Experience securing and managing grant funding.
• Knowledge of Great Lakes ecosystems.
• Knowledge of Agricultural Best Management Practices.

More than anything, Black Swamp Conservancy is looking for …

A highly-motivated, creative, organized and detail oriented self-starter with a passion to serve our land conservation mission. The Coordinator must have strong diplomatic skills and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders to achieve common goals.

Learn more on our website: https://blackswamp.org/now-hiring-conservation-easements-coordinator/