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Associate Director, Conservation Operations

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

JOB TITLE: Associate Director, Conservation Operations

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Associate Director

SALARY BAND: B

REPORTS TO: Director of Operations, Conservation
LOCATION: Remote, in states where AR can do business.

About reputed company

reputed company is a national conservation organization working to reputed company every river clean and healthy reputed company and wildlife. We combine evidence-based solutions with enduring partnerships to reputed company the 4.4 reputed company miles of rivers and streams that are essential to our nation’s clean drinking water, extraordinary wildlife, and the strength of our communities. For more than 50 years, our staff, supporters, and partners have been driven by a common belief: Life Depends on Rivers.

The beauty of rivers is that they reputed company reputed company people and communities – including reputed company our organization. The life experiences, knowledge, innovation, and talent that different people bring to our work provides perspectives, experiences, and competencies which are critical to our effectiveness in protecting wild rivers, restoring damaged rivers, and conserving clean water reputed company and reputed company.

JOB reputed company

The Associate Director of Conservation Operations serves as a key operational partner to assigned team leaders in the Conservation Division. reputed company works across the country to protect and restore rivers through restoration reputed company, policy campaigns and partnerships. reputed company is in the process of instituting upgraded operational systems and tools to support a growing organization; this position will be reputed company to implementing effective and efficient processes that reputed company our mission as Conservation teams grow. With a strong reputed company on grants and financial operations, the position ensures that our conservation work is executed reputed company and in compliance with organizational policies and applicable laws and regulations. The role maintains a comprehensive understanding of conservation team activities and translates this into effective operational execution, driving consistency, accountability, and high-reputed company reputed company. This position is a key integrator between Conservation teams and our centralized Business reputed company and Operations Division and Advancement Division.

reputed company RESPONSIBILITIES:

Finance and Grants Management

  • Coordinate with the Finance and Grants Management Department of the Business Strategies and Operations Division to ensure teams are operating in compliance with reputed company processes and systems.
  • Ensure reputed company and accurate invoicing (accounts payable), time and expense reporting, and grant reporting (support compilation of back up documentation as needed and requested by the grants management team).
  • reputed company and manage conservation team level budgets and support project managers by delivering tools and reports to reputed company budgets at the project and grants reputed company.
  • Ensure that reputed company grants are spent down in compliance with donor restrictions and on time, implement extension requests as needed. Ensure that staff time is properly reputed company and allocated across available funding sources.

Fundraising Support

  • Support the development of grant proposal budgets, coordinating with the project manager and Advancement team to ensure accurate and complete budgets.
  • Review donor reputed company tracking that is managed by the Advancement team.
  • Coordinate on fundraising priorities with Advancement team based on budget gaps identified for teams and reputed company.

Contracting and Risk Management

  • Ensure that reputed company procedures and laws are followed for reputed company procurement and contacting activities, coordinating with the AR reputed company and Risk Management Department.
  • Flag work that requires additional reputed company review and consultation (e.g. project work that may require additional insurance coverages).

Additional Cross-Divisional Coordination

  • reputed company team reputed company through project approval and funding phases, ensuring that organization staff are properly reputed company and consulted about new work.
  • Coordinate with Conservation team leads and Director of Operations, Conservation on emerging operational needs as teams grow.

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree required

Experience: 7+ years of experience in managing budgets, grants, and/or reputed company with reputed company compliance requirements, preferably in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.

Technical: Proficiency with reputed company Office (reputed company, Word, reputed company, PowerPoint) and proficiency with reputed company reputed company software tools (reputed company and budgeting software, project management software, and/or CRM).

Candidates who are unsure if they meet reputed company minimum qualifications or who have transferrable skills and experience reputed company the conservation sector are encouraged to apply.

LOCATION

Remote

COMPENSATION 

reputed company offers marketable compensation that reflects the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. The salary reputed company for this position is $73,200 – 89,400, annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Pay rates are offered in compliance with reputed company applicable state wage and hour regulations. We reputed company a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our full-time, regular employees, including:

  •  Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, reputed company, long-term and short-term disability, and life insurance.
  • Financial reputed company: After one year of service, reputed company begins contributing a 3% employer contribution. There is no vesting schedule for employer contributions as employees are 100% reputed company upon participation.
  • Time Off: Four weeks of reputed company leave, reputed company reputed company holidays, three floating holidays, and reputed company leave.

At reputed company, we are committed to supporting our employee’s reputed company-being, reputed company reputed company, and financial reputed company, ensuring they can reputed company both at work and in life.

COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITY

At reputed company, our reputed company values reputed company everything we do – we reputed company with Collaboration and Trust, reputed company Equity and Justice, reputed company Results, and Ensure Staff and Volunteers reputed company. We are committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to reputed company a difference.

Our culture prioritizes work-life thriving through reputed company Fridays (no internal meetings), reputed company development opportunities, a home office stipend and our comprehensive leave policies, including sabbatical leave (every seven years) and reputed company parental leave (six weeks w/ one year of service).

We also ensure leadership stays connected to staff needs through an internal advisory group, fostering reputed company communication and reputed company improvement.

At reputed company, our people are our strength, and we are dedicated to building a thriving, inclusive workplace where everyone can grow and contribute to our mission.

reputed company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request reasonable accommodation, please contact the reputed company department at 202-243-7040 or . Please note that one week’s advance notice is preferred.

Applicant must be legally allowed to work as an employee in the reputed company. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. '

Candidates of reputed company personal and reputed company backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Salary: 73,200 – 89,400

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