Stewardship Coordinator

**Position Title**: Canadian Rockies Stewardship Coordinator

**Location**: Invermere, BC

**Position details**: Full time, salaried

Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for a Stewardship Coordinator 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, we have brought people together to conserve and restore more than 15 million hectares across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, evidence-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.

NCC recognizes that we work on lands that have long been cared for by Indigenous Peoples under their own laws and knowledge systems. We are committed to transforming how we do our work, advancing Reconciliation through conservation, and working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful, respectful, and supportive ways.

**Position Summary**

Reporting to the Canadian Rockies Program Director and under direction of the Program Director, the Canadian Rockies Stewardship Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of stewardship actions as outlined in NCC’s property management and landscape level conservation plans in the Canadian Rockies Program Area, which includes conservation lands in the Elk and Flathead River Valleys, Rocky Mountain Trench, and other locations in Southeastern British Columbia (BC). They will support the development and maintenance of relationships in the communities where NCC works. NCC is a collaborative, dynamic and interdisciplinary team environment. The position will work cooperatively with other NCC staff and departments to accelerate conservation efforts while driving the advancement of multiple projects simultaneously. This position will have a strong emphasis on technical project management tasks (maintaining fencing, managing public access, restoration planning, monitoring forestry and range use plans), and will support the development and maintenance of relationships in the communities where NCC works.

**Responsibilities**:
Land Stewardship and Conservation Planning:

- Lead and/or support the ongoing stewardship and monitoring of a portfolio of conservation lands in the Canadian Rockies Program Area.
- Under the direction of the Land Stewardship Manager, monitor conservation covenants and complete annual conservation area inspections.
- Develop and manage contracts and contractors delivering work on NCC properties.
- Oversee implementation of invasive species management plans, restoration prescriptions and range use plans.
- Manage land use permits, licences and tenures on NCC’s conservation lands including industrial, agricultural and access agreements.
- Assist the Program Manager and Program Director with landscape level conservation planning.
- Lead baseline inventories on secured projects through the collection of anthropogenic feature data (fences, gates signs), potential hazards and high-level ecological community information.
- Support contract development for detailed biological data as needed.
- Complete land management tasks such as sign installation, site cleanup and fence maintenance.

Partnerships and Community Engagement:

- Establish and maintain positive relationships with licence and agreement holders, neighbours, community members, governments, Indigenous communities, municipalities, and conservation partners.
- Coordinate and/or support volunteer, donor and other engagement events as required.
- Be a professional representative of NCC in public settings such as meetings, workshops, and in communities.

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.
- Complete annual covenant monitoring and conservation area inspection reports.
- Enter data and upload documents into NCC’s Land Resource Manager Information System (LIS) and GIS-based Project Information Portal (PIP).
- Assist the Canadian Rockies 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