Jobs

Check back frequently to find land conservation career opportunities across the Pacific Northwest. 

WA Conservation Transactions Director, The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy’s Washington Business Unit is recruiting for a WA Conservation Transactions Director to lead our Conservation Transactions Team and help deliver transformative land and water conservation across Washington and the broader Western U.S. and Canada Division. The role combines strategic leadership, relationship building, project management, and conservation expertise to advance some of our most important priorities for people and nature.

We’re looking for a collaborative leader and skilled people manager with experience in land conservation, real estate, law, business, conservation finance, or a related field who is passionate about working with Tribes, communities, agencies, landowners, and conservation partners to achieve lasting impact.

Learn more and apply: WA Conservation Transactions Director Position

Executive Director, Bainbridge Island Land Trust

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust seeks an executive director to lead its mission of conserving and stewarding the diverse natural environments of Bainbridge Island for the benefit of all. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead an organization with a deep legacy, strong community relationships, a stellar reputation, and an important role in shaping the future of Bainbridge Island.
Bainbridge Island is nestled at the heart of the Puget Sound ecosystem, a place of extraordinary natural beauty, remarkable ecological diversity, and abundant wildlife. BILT’s conservation work is collaborative and far-reaching. The organization partners with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, community members, and willing private landowners to acquire and protect land for preserves, parks, trails, and public enjoyment; restore and enhance habitat; and ensure that privately protected lands are thoughtfully stewarded for generations to come.

Communications Manager, Inland Northwest Land Conservancy

Inland Northwest Land Conservancy (INLC) seeks a Communications Manager to build awareness and support for conservation across eastern Washington and northern Idaho. This role develops compelling stories and manages communications across the website, email, social media, video, media relations, and twice-yearly print newsletter. As part of the Community Investment Team, the manager supports fundraising and engagement campaigns, collaborates across programs, coordinates partners and volunteers, and uses analytics to improve results.
Candidates should bring approximately three years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of professional, educational, community, or other experience, plus strong writing, editing, digital communications, and project-management skills.
This full-time, non-exempt position is 37.5 hours per week and pays $70,000–$75,000. Benefits include fully paid health and vision premiums, a 3% SIMPLE IRA match, 150 hours of PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays. Based in Spokane or Coeur d’Alene, with Tuesdays and Thursdays in Spokane and periodic regional travel.

Development Manager, North Olympic Land Trust

Based in Port Angeles, Washington, the Development Manager is a permanent full-time position responsible for planning, developing, and overseeing the Land Trust’s fundraising efforts, with a primary focus on individual giving. This position builds a culture of philanthropy by meeting fundraising goals, cultivating new and existing supporters, and maintaining strong annual and
evergreen donor relationships.

The Development Manager reports to the Executive Director. The position requires a highly organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented individual who can contribute effectively in a dynamic work environment.

Learn more about the position and apply here.

Conservation Manager/Director, Blue Mountain Land Trust

Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) is seeking an experienced conservation professional to develop, coordinate, and lead land and water conservation projects across an 11-county service area in Eastern Oregon and southeast Washington. Depending on qualifications and experience, the selected candidate will be hired either as a Conservation Manager or Conservation Director.

Both roles lead complex land conservation projects, including conservation easements and fee title acquisitions, and work closely with landowners, funding partners, agencies, Tribes, and community partners. Both roles work closely with the stewardship and restoration director, executive director, and other BMLT staff to complete land and water acquisition projects to further strategic conservation goals. The Director role carries additional responsibility for strategic leadership, program management, staff supervision, and organizational leadership.

Learn more and apply here!

Associate Director Great Peninsula Conservancy

Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and mission-driven leader to serve as Associate Director. This newly created position represents an exciting opportunity to help guide GPC through its next phase of growth by strengthening organizational capacity, supporting staff leadership, improving collaboration, and increasing the effectiveness of programs that advance GPC’s conservation mission.

As a member of GPC’s Senior Leadership Team, the Associate Director will serve as a strategic partner to the Executive Director and play a critical role in ensuring that GPC has the leadership structure, systems, and culture needed to successfully achieve its goals. The Associate Director will help teams work together more effectively by improving communication, collaboration, and ensuring a shared understanding of organizational priorities.

The Associate Director will provide leadership and oversight for GPC’s Development, Communications, and Community Engagement programs while also contributing directly to organization-wide strategy. Through strong team management and relationship-building, the Associate Director will increase fundraising, elevate GPC’s visibility, improve community programming, and ensure that GPC’s public-facing work effectively communicates the impact of its conservation mission.

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Planning and Recreation Section (P&RS) Manager, WDFW

This position plays a key role in shaping how WDFW-managed lands and recreation opportunities are planned, managed, and enjoyed. The Planning and Recreation Section (P&RS) Manager serves as the principal planning and recreation consultant to the Wildlife Program Lands Division Manager (LDM), providing leadership and expertise on complex planning and recreation issues.

In this role, you’ll coordinate the development and implementation of environmental resource plans, programs, policies, and regulations related to the management of more than 1,000,000 acres of WDFW-managed lands and more than 480 water access sites that support recreational and commercial fishing and boating opportunities.

You’ll also provide leadership on outdoor recreation and visitor use management, travel management, and efforts to address recreation-related impacts while protecting natural and cultural resources. The P&RS Manager represents the agency’s planning and recreation interests both internally and in collaboration with other agencies, partners, stakeholders, and the public.

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ARMS National Coordinating Attorney

The conservation defense initiative provides a coordinated, national strategy to ensure continued defense of conservation lands. The initiative consists of 1) a Fund for Alliance response to federal and state challenges including litigation, legislation and regulation; 2) a center that hosts an online legal library and facilitates a national network of expert attorneys and land trust practitioners; 3) a law school curriculum, an advanced symposia for experts and conservation defense offerings at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference all of which provide legal education, risk assessment training and technical assistance; and 4) Alliance Risk Management Services LLC, which manages and supports Terrafirma Risk Retention Group LLC (conservation defense liability insurance).

The national coordinating attorney manages all claims for Terrafirma, related contractors, manages the policy form and has oversight of the ARMS operations manager and ARMS specialist. The NCA also collaborates with the conservation defense director to ensure the success of CDI. The conservation defense and ARMS team of experts collaborate closely on the management of all aspects of the Initiative to ensure continuity, cross-training and central communication of risk management and other learning to advance lasting conservation.

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