Coordinator Stewardship

**Location**: Kamloops, Williams Lake

**Position details**: Full time, permanent

Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for an enthusiastic Stewardship Coordinator in BC’s Interior Program Area to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.

NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962 NCC and its supporters have protected 15 million hectares (more than 35 million acres) of ecologically significant land across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, science-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With a national office in Toronto and seven regional offices across the country, NCC delivers results you can walk on.

**Position Summary**

The Central Interior Stewardship Coordinator will coordinate land stewardship across multiple Natural Areas in BC’s Central Interior, including the West Chilcotin and Fraser West. The Central Interior Stewardship Coordinator will also provide support throughout the Southern Interior as needed. Reporting to the Interior Program Manager, the Central Interior Stewardship Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of stewardship actions as outlined in NCC’s property management and landscape level conservation plans. They will support the development and maintenance of relationships in the communities where NCC works. They will work with the NCC BC team in a collaborative, dynamic, and interdisciplinary environment.

**Responsibilities**
- Land Stewardship and Conservation Planning:_
- Lead the ongoing stewardship and monitoring of a portfolio of conservation lands throughout BC’s interior, including in and around the Tatlayoko Valley, Williams Lake, and Clinton areas.
- Supporting management and stewardship of conservation lands in other parts of the interior BC Program Area as part of BC’s interior team.
- Monitor conservation covenants and conservation areas and complete annual inspections and reporting requirements.
- Oversee implementation of invasive species management plans, restoration prescriptions, and livestock management plans.
- Manage and monitor land use permits, licences, and tenures on NCC’s fee simple lands including grazing, forage production, and access authorizations.
- Support species and other ecological inventories or surveys.
- Develop and manage contracts and manage contractors delivering work on NCC properties.
- Provide guidance to or oversee the work of conservation interns and volunteers.
- Provide input into landscape level conservation plans and progress reports.
- Conduct field work, data entry and analysis to develop Baseline Inventory Reports and Property Management Plans.
- Complete land management tasks such as sign installation, site cleanup, access management, and fence maintenance.
- Partnerships and Community Engagement:_
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with Indigenous communities, landowners, agreement holders, neighbours, community members, governments, municipalities, and conservation partners.
- Coordinate and/or support various conservation volunteer, donor, and other engagement events.
- Be a professional representative of NCC in public settings.
- Reporting and Program Support Responsibilities:_
- Ensure conservation actions are consistent with nationally and regionally approved policies and processes, as well as relevant Provincial and/or Federal laws and regulations.
- Enter data and upload documents into NCC’s Land Resource Manager Information System (LIS) and GIS-based Project Information Portal (PIP).
- Assist the Interior Program area team in annual stewardship work planning, activity tracking, and progress reporting.
- Implement, manage, and report on progress against work plans and budgets.
- Track and monitor land use agreements (research, access, licences, leases, etc.).
- Submit monthly time and billing as well as expense reporting in accordance with nationally and regionally approved policies and processes.

**Position Requirements**
- Education:_
- Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in a related discipline (e.g. conservation biology, restoration ecology, natural resource conservation, forestry, geography, environmental science, biology, etc.) or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of BC Interior landscapes, communities, and conservation issues.
- Experience:_
- Relationship-building and facilitating effective communication between parties.
- Experience working and collaborating with Indigenous peoples and communities.
- Project management, managing budgets, and supervising contractors.
- Managing projects related to stewardship and restoration of grasslands, fo