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POSITION SUMMARY
The Land Stewardship Specialist plays an integral role in the Land Conservation program. The goal of this program is to work with landowners and partners using a variety of conservation tools to permanently protect rivers and streams, natural and scenic areas, farmland, and wildlife habitat. Specifically, the Stewardship and Restoration section of the program ensures compliance with conservation easements including the perpetual protection of conservation values. This full-time position reports to the Land Stewardship and Restoration Manager.
The Land Stewardship Specialist supports the Stewardship and Restoration team to fulfill Upstate Forever’s stewardship duties for all properties for which it holds conservation easements. Upstate Forever’s land trust now protects nearly 31,000 acres on 160 properties, each of which must be monitored on an annual basis. The primary responsibilities of this position are focused on fulfilling annual monitoring obligations. Accordingly, the Land Stewardship Specialist will be responsible for managing a portfolio of 90 protected properties and fieldwork will constitute approximately 60% of the Land Stewardship Specialist’s time. Upstate Forever’s Stewardship program is based in the Greenville office.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Conservation Easement Stewardship – Assist the Stewardship and Restoration Manager and Land Stewardship Coordinator to ensure that all conservation easements (voluntary legal agreements that permanently limit land uses to protect conservation values) are upheld by accomplishing the following tasks in close coordination with all stewardship staff:
Landowner Outreach/ Education – Maintain and strengthen relationships with easement landowners and the public.
Land Trust Accreditation, Standards and Practices – Assist Land Stewardship and Restoration Manager in upholding the Accredited status of Upstate Forever’s Land Conservation program according to the Land Trust Alliance Land Trust Standards and Practices.
Other Responsibilities – Perform additional work assigned by the Land Stewardship and Restoration Manager. Attend Upstate Forever events such as Land Trust Days and the Forever Green Luncheon.
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION, SKILLS, ABILITIES
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS – Applicants that possess the Essential Qualifications above but do not have the Preferred Qualifications should remain encouraged to apply.
To apply, upload a cover letter and resume to the job posting by 5:00 p.m. on February 9, 2024. No phone calls, please. Upstate Forever contracts with The Hayes Approach to facilitate the hiring process, including acknowledging applicant submissions. A limited number of candidates will be interviewed, tentatively scheduled to take place during the last two weeks in February 2024. A hiring decision is anticipated by early March to accommodate a desired start date in late March 2024.
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