Join a small but mighty team of passionate people, who are working to protect and restore the precious lands of the Long Point watershed.
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Land Stewardship Manager
Do you love nature and want to contribute to conservation efforts in the Long Point area? Long Point Basin Land Trust (LPBLT) is seeking an experienced and qualified individual to lead land stewardship activities with a focus on managing, enhancing and restoring its nature reserves in one of the most biodiverse areas of Canada. This is a permanent, full-time position for someone interested in developing their career in land and biodiversity conservation.
LOCATION
The Long Point basin encompasses Norfolk County and parts of Elgin, Haldimand, Brant and Oxford Counties. The main workplace of this position is the Land Trust office in Port Rowan, ON, with the ability to work from home following a schedule agreed upon with the Executive Director. It will also require travel across the Long Point basin to various outdoor locations such as the LPBLT nature reserves.
TERM AND SALARY
This position is compensated at $68,000 to $78,000 per annum, subject to experience, based on a regular workweek of 37.5 hours. Evenings and weekends will occasionally be required. LPBLT offers a health benefit package to full-time employees.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct regular visits to protected areas to manage the variety of habitats found in the Long Point basin addressing threats such as invasive species and access issues as well as monitoring the progress of management goals and
- Identify, assess, and prioritize management and ecological restoration needs of LPBLT’s network of protected areas.
- Develop and review Property Management Plans (PMPs), including annual work plans to identify and implement required activities.
- Document and quantify management activities and progress over time including through mapping
- Work with senior staff to apply for and manage grants to secure funding to support stewardship activities. This includes grant reporting and managing grant budgets.
- Manage the stewardship annual program budget related to ongoing and necessary stewardship activities.
- Foster positive relationships with LPBLT Board, staff and volunteers as well as private and public landowners, government agencies, and other local conservation organizations.
- Supervise seasonal staff working on property stewardship
- Create contracts and oversee contractors for activities that take place on LPBLT nature reserves.
- Coordinate and build capacity for volunteer efforts related to property stewardship, ecosystem restoration, and citizen science.
- Work closely with the volunteer Property Stewardship Committee, including organizing meetings (virtual and in-person), assisting the chair with the agenda preparation and recording minutes. Represent LPBLT at external meetings/events where required.
- Review and issue use permits and manage relationships associated with science & research and hunting on LPBLT nature
- Manage property taxes and associated incentive programs
- Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
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