Lewis and Clark Community College Hiring for Regional Manager, Land Conservation at Godfrey, Illinois Full Time

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) is seeking a Regional Manager, Land Conservation position to actively lead in training associated with junior or newly hired Land Conservation Specialists (LCS) within the conservation programs at NGRREC. Training and retention of new LCSs is a realized priority of NGRREC and its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) partners. These positions will facilitate such by providing needed leadership, management, administrative, coordination and training support to the Conservation Program Manager in an ever-growing Land Conservation Specialist program at NGRREC. In addition to these roles, this position will also provide agricultural conservation assistance to USDA-NRCS in a multi-county region. This includes but is not limited to: conservation planning, landowner outreach, easement monitoring, and mid-contract management assistance to agricultural producers in order to leverage Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) opportunities to achieve wildlife and water quality goals. This position will have the opportunity to also help coordinate new initiatives such as education opportunities and monitoring that align LCS work and responsibilities to the goals and mission of Lewis and Clark Community College and NGRREC.