Title: Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps Individual Placement Program Manager

Date: February 2024 Starting Salary Range: $55,300 - $57,000

Location: Any ALCC office location (Acoma, Albuquerque, Gallup, Hopi, Zuni). Partially Remote Eligible

Status: Full-Time, Exempt Benefit Eligible: Full benefit eligible per Personnel Policies

Reports to: ALCC Individual Placement Program Director

Position Summary:

The ALCC Individual Placement Program Manager interacts primarily with ALCC Individual Placements (members), ALCC IP Program Coordinators, the ALCC Individual Placement Program Director, other ALCC staff, and partners. The Program Manager works with tribal, federal, state, local, and non-profit partners to develop impactful IP projects, ensures all assigned positions are successfully recruited and onboarded before their term starts, and refines and implements efficient tracking systems. The Program Manager will help design and implement a programmatic recruitment strategy, regularly engaging in recruitment and outreach activities to local communities including Indigenous and other underrepresented groups. The Program Manager also supports general administration and systems management of the IP program and ensure that it is providing a positive impact to our participants, lands, partners, and 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. ALCC’s crews are supported from operational bases in Acoma Pueblo, Albuquerque, Zuni Pueblo, Gallup, Kykotsmovi (Hopi), and Isleta Pueblo, and operates an Individual Placement (IP) program placing participants across the country.

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To Apply:

1. Send Cover letter and resume to Ryan Aguilar at raguilar@conservationlegacy.org

2. Cover Letter Must Include:

Subject line includes “Applicant_(Your Name)”.

Cover Letter must include a response to the following: Provide some examples of your experience effectively working with diverse communities, including those specific to Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and other underrepresented populations, in personal or professional context.

APPLICATION DEALINE IS JANUARY 5, 2024

Required Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Exhibits the ability to effectively work on diverse teams or with a variety of populations, including those underrepresented at our organization and those of BIPOC communities.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with Indigenous communities.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in an administrative role.
• Experience with leading diverse groups of employees to achieve common goals.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment.
• The ability to communicate effectively, manage complexity cultivate innovation, drive and influence results of oneself and others.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs and applications, or similar platforms.
• Valid Driver’s License and Insurable Driving Record
• Must be able to pass the organization’s criminal history check requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Previous experience with a Corps or youth serving organization.
• One (1) year or more of experience in youth development or conservation corps fields.

Required Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Exhibits the ability to effectively work on diverse teams or with a variety of populations, including those underrepresented at our organization and those of BIPOC communities.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with Indigenous communities.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in an administrative role.
• Experience with leading diverse groups of employees to achieve common goals.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and capacity to work in a fluid, changing work environment.
• The ability to communicate effectively, manage complexity cultivate innovation, drive and influence results of oneself and others.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs and applications, or similar platforms.
• Valid Driver’s License and Insurable Driving Record
• Must be able to pass the organization’s criminal history check requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Previous experience with a Corps or youth serving organization.
• One (1) year or more of experience in youth development or conservation corps fields.