Conservation Operations Manager

The NTBG is currently seeking a Conservation Operations Manager to collaboratively lead a professional team on multiple, ongoing conservation projects in Limahuli Preserve, located on the north shore of Kaua`i. These include habitat protection, forest restoration, incipient weed control, vertebrate pest control, ecological monitoring, and other related projects. Primary responsibilities include coordinating staff and work plans according to long-, medium-, and short-term goals; managing finances and budgets; reporting on grants and contracts; and being a hub of communication for internal and external stakeholders. Applicant must have demonstrated leadership experience, a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (in natural resource management, botany, conservation biology, ecology, or a closely related field of study, and at least 5 years of related field experience); or a Master’s degree in a closely related field of study, and at least 2 years of related field experience.  Applicants must also be willing to spend up to 50% of work time throughout the year in remote overnight field camps, including trips of up to five days duration; must be able to lift and carry packs weighing up to 1/3 of their body weight along steep/rugged/slippery terrain; must be able to work in inclement weather; and must be willing and able to euthanize trapped animals, and operate firearms safely. Experience in the following is highly desirable: helicopter operations, ecological monitoring, horticultural practices, invasive species removal, data entry, GPS and communication protocols, GIS software, animal trapping, working with exclusion fences, and working with volunteers.

Application screening will being May 26, the positions is open until filled.  All viable candidates will be required to do both a face-to-face formal interview and a field interview, and must pass a pre-employment drug screening.  Please submit an application package including a cover letter, CV/résumé, and references to:

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Attn: Human Resources

3530 Papalina Rd.

Kalaheo, HI  96741