Posted:
Friday, 03 April 2026
Valid Thru:
Sunday, 03 May 2026
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04/03/2026 20:19:13
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04/03/2026 20:19:13
Location: Durango, CO, 81301, US
Industry:
Environmental
Occupational Category:
45-0000.00 - Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
Conservation Legacy is hiring!
Description:
This position is partially remote eligible, requiring frequent travel to the Navajo Nation, Hopi Nation, and Flagstaff, AZ.
Title: Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps – Wood For Life Project Manager
Starting Salary Range: The starting salary for this position will be in the $55, 300 – $56, 959 range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. Please note that the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position. Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.
Location: Partially remote eligible. This position will require frequent travel to the Navajo Nation, Hopi Nation, and Flagstaff, AZ.
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Short/Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Retirement, Paid Time Off per Personnel Policies. Supplemental benefits including critical care, pet insurance, supplemental life, and others.
Reports to: ALCC Program Director
Posting Period: Please apply before May 8th.
Organizational Summary:
Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit. The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in diverse conservation and community projects that serve public and private lands. These projects provide opportunities for personal and professional development and strive toward a high priority of needs for public land managers and community partners. Through the mission of engaging future leaders who protect, restore, and enhance our nation’s lands through community- based service; Conservation Legacy works toward a world with healthy lands, air, and water; thriving people and resilient communities.
Program Summary:
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC) is a program of Conservation Legacy (CL). ALCC provides conservation service opportunities for indigenous youth, young adults, and recent-era military veterans in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona and works with other Native American communities and conservation corps across the country to provide similar opportunities. Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural well-being and we do this by empowering individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment. AL’s crews are supported from operational bases in Acoma Pueblo, Albuquerque, Zuni Pueblo, Gallup, and Kykotsmovi (Hopi), and operates an Individual Placement program that serves the Region and Nation.
Position Summary:
The Wood For Life Project Manager’s primary responsibilities are to assure effective management and mobilization of ALCC Programing in partnership with the Wood for Life Initiative. Tasks include: supervise staff working in specific ALCC Program Offices; ensure that ALCC program participants meet risk management and quality standards and expectations; develop partnerships and programs with local, state, federal, and Tribal partners; ensure crews are both supported and prepared to maintain safety, program integrity, and quality projects in the field; ensure Crew Leaders and Corpsmembers receive technical skills, risk management, and leadership training; and oversee the development of ALCC initiated projects, partnerships, budgets, scheduling, fundraising.
It is vital for candidates to submit both a resume and cover letter.
Outcomes & Functions of Position:
Program Development, Oversight, and Implementation
General Administration and Management
Organizational Advocacy:
Our Commitment:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Qualifications:
Other Competencies Desired for this Position’s Success: Manage Complexity, Resourceful, Effectively Communicate, Cultivate Innovation, Drive, and/or Influence Results, Plans & Aligns.
Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Responsibilities:
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Educational requirements:
Desired Skills:
Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.
Benefits:
Please see the job description for benefits.