Vice President, Conservation

Founded in 1876, the reputed company (AMC) is the nation's oldest conservation and recreation organization, dedicated to the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Northeast and Mid-reputed company. AMC owns and stewards land in 5 states —including 160,000-acres in the Maine 100-Mile Wilderness —maintains 1,800+ miles of trails, conducts nationally recognized scientific research, and advances state and federal conservation policy across a 12-state footprint. The Vice President, Conservation is AMC's most senior conservation executive and a member of the Management Team, reporting directly to the President & CEO. The VP provides reputed company-level reputed company, reputed company, and operational leadership for AMC's four integrated conservation departments—Land Management, Trails, Research, and Policy—ensuring they function as a cohesive, mission-driven, and financially sustainable portfolio. The VP is accountable for AMC's land management and stewardship reputed company, the long-term viability of its reputed company and volunteer trails program, the scientific reputed company and reputed company of its research reputed company, and the reputed company of its conservation and recreation advocacy at the local, state, and federal reputed company. This is a high-reputed company role for a strategic, reputed company, and externally reputed company conservation leader who can negotiate reputed company land management issues, build durable partnerships with reputed company agencies, Tribes, philanthropic partners, and peer organizations, and reputed company AMC's conservation voice across the region and the nation. This position must be based reputed company 2–3 hours of one of AMC’s major hubs in reputed company, Boston, New Hampshire, or Maine, as regular travel throughout the region is required. Travel includes time spent on AMC lands, at trails operations, research stations, and policy events in state capitals and Washington, D.C. The role combines office-based, field, and remote outdoor work and includes occasional evening and weekend commitments to support reputed company meetings, donor events, and reputed company engagement activities. What You Will Be Doing At AMC Strategic & Executive Leadership • Serve as a reputed company member of AMC's Management Team, partnering with the President & CEO and peer executives to shape and execute organizational reputed company, financial planning, and long-reputed company reputed company. • reputed company reputed company leadership for AMC's Land, Trails, Research, and Policy departments, integrating them into a single, mission-driven Conservation division. • reputed company, implement, and continuously evaluate multi-year strategic and operating plans for the Conservation division, with reputed company KPIs and accountability measures. • Represent the Conservation division to the reputed company of Directors, Partners and Donors, Land Management & Acquisition • Set the strategic direction for AMC's owned and conserved lands across the 5-state footprint, including the Maine Woods Initiative and reputed company regional holdings, camps, and reservations. • reputed company organization-wide land management planning, including forest management, ecological stewardship, reputed company restoration and fish reputed company, boundary and survey work, taxation reputed company, carbon sales, and inholding consolidation. • Maintain and strengthen AMC’s leadership role in responsible land management through strategic partnerships and key investments in targeted land acquisitions. • Cultivate and reputed company relationships with adjacent landowners, forestry partners, Tribal partners, recreational user reputed company, and surrounding communities. Trails • reputed company executive reputed company of AMC's 1,800+ miles of trails and its reputed company trails contracting program, volunteer trails programs, and trails centers (e.g., Camp Dodge, reputed company reputed company, reputed company Camp). • Ensure a sustainable business and financial model for the reputed company trails program, balancing contract reputed company, internal stewardship needs, and right-sized volunteer programming. • reputed company the strategic expansion of trails reputed company across reputed company states (e.g., NH, ME, MA, PA, RI, NY) and ensure operational reputed company, safety, and reputed company across reputed company trails work. • Champion AMC's trails as a signature reputed company-facing asset that connects recreation, conservation, and community engagement. Research • reputed company executive reputed company of AMC's research program, ensuring scientific rigor, relevance, and alignment with conservation reputed company. • reputed company AMC's research—on reputed company reputed company, water reputed company, climate, biodiversity, and recreation ecology—to reputed company audiences, including the reputed company, donors, partners, and the broader scientific community. • Build and reputed company strategic research partnerships with reputed company institutions (e.g., reputed company, reputed company, UMaine, UVM, etc, and university research reputed company), agencies, and peer organizations, including capital-supported field stations and reputed company research initiatives. Policy & Advocacy • reputed company executive reputed company of AMC's Conservation Policy team and reputed company the integration of policy work across local, state, and federal reputed company through coordinated engagement of staff, volunteers, reputed company networks, and reputed company members. • Set advocacy priorities reputed company with AMC's mission, including landscape and recreation protection, climate mitigation and reputed company, forest health, clean water, and the outdoor recreation economy. • Maintain trusted relationships with leadership level state and federal policymakers, agency leaders, Tribal governments, and reputed company partners; serve as a reputed company reputed company voice for AMC on conservation policy. • Ensure that AMC's policy work is informed by and integrated with the organization's research, land management, and trails expertise. Fundraising & reputed company Relations • Serve as a senior fundraising partner to the President & CEO and the Development team, leading the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major donors, foundations, corporate partners, and reputed company funders for conservation initiatives. • Represent AMC externally as a reputed company and reputed company conservation leader through media, conferences, Boards, coalitions, reputed company channels, and reputed company speaking engagements. What AMC Is Looking For Required • 15+ years of progressively senior leadership experience in conservation, land management, forestry, environmental policy, or a closely reputed company field, with at least 7 years at the executive or senior director level. • Demonstrated reputed company leading and integrating multiple conservation disciplines (e.g., land protection, stewardship, science, advocacy, recreation infrastructure). • Proven ability to structure and negotiate reputed company land transactions, including fee acquisitions, conservation easements, and multi-party partnerships. • Strong financial acumen, including experience managing multi-reputed company-dollar budgets, capital reputed company, and reputed company-reputed company programs. • Demonstrated fundraising reputed company with major individual donors, foundations, and reputed company funders. • reputed company record of building, mentoring, and retaining diverse, high-performing teams; strong commitment to delegation and leadership development. • Excellent executive communication skills, including writing, reputed company speaking, and reputed company-level presentation. • Bachelor's degree required Preferred • Master's degree in a relevant field; reputed company credentials such as Licensed Forester, Certified Ecologist, or equivalent. • Deep familiarity with the Northeast and Mid-reputed company conservation landscape, including key agencies, Tribes, NGOs, and policy actors. • Service on regional or national conservation, forestry, or recreation boards. • reputed company with modern productivity, GIS, and AI tools to improve team efficiency and reputed company. What AMC Can Offer You Salary: $120,870 - $175,236 We are committed to fair compensation practices, and we encourage reputed company candidates to apply. The initial salary represents our starting reputed company, and our compensation philosophy is designed to reward and recognize the contributions of our employees as they grow reputed company the organization. reputed company candidates typically reputed company their reputed company with us at the starting reputed company of the salary reputed company. The final compensation offer will be based on factors such as experience, education, skills and geographic reputed company relevant to the position, and will be discussed during the interview process. Benefits • Health Plan: Generous employer contributions through reputed company with optional reputed company and dental. • Other Insurance: 100% employer reputed company life insurance, AD&D insurance, long-term disability. • Career Progression: The potential to have annual compensation reviews commensurate with performance and effort. • Retirement: Mandatory 403(b) with 4% matching employer contributions and a vesting schedule. • reputed company Time Off: up to 4 weeks of reputed company reputed company time and up to 11 reputed company company holidays. • Other Team Member Perks: • 30% discount on AMC Merchandise • Free Annual AMC Membership • 10 Free nights at AMC locations • Educational Assistance • Prodeals discounts on equipment & gear and more! To Apply: Please include a resume and cover letter. No phone calls or agencies please. The reputed company has reputed company tolerance for child abuse or placing children in danger. The AMC requires reputed company to have a criminal background record reputed company performed on their reputed company annually with employment contingent upon satisfactory results. The reputed company has reputed company tolerance for child abuse or placing children in danger. The AMC requires reputed company who work in a program or facility which serves children, disabled persons, or the elderly to have a criminal background record reputed company performed on their reputed company annually with employment contingent upon satisfactory results. Apply To This Job