Conservation Director

The Escondido Creek Conservancy is hiring a full-time Conservation Director in Escondido, CA. The role involves managing and restoring conservation lands, ensuring compliance with standards, and overseeing outdoor education programs. The Director will provide strategic planning, leadership, and hands-on care of the lands. Strong management and technical writing skills are required. The position offers a salary of $59K–$85K per year.
A full-time position to oversee the management and restoration of The Escondido Creek Conservancy’s (Conservancy) conservation lands, ensuring that lands are cared for to a high and uniform standard, per Land Trust Alliance and Habitat Management Plan requirements. The Conservancy currently manages 3,100 acres of protected land and has an additional 300+ acres targeted for protection, to close escrow in 2025. The Conservancy also implements outdoor education programs for North County youth. Job Duties: The Conservation Director (Director) will provide direction, vision, strategic planning, management, technical compliance and leadership to the Conservancy’s conservation land department. The Director also contributes to the hands-on care of lands. Desired Skills: The Director must be a strong manager and have successfully managed people and teams. The Director must be an excellent writer (including technical writing) and have implemented complex conservation projects...