Conservation Program Associate

3 days ago


Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States The Conservation Fund Full time
Job Summary

The Conservation Fund is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Conservation Program Associate to join our team. As a key member of our program team, you will be responsible for managing real estate due diligence and closings, supporting outreach and transactions, generating reports, and conducting administrative office operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage due diligence process and review products for real estate transactions, including coordinating with staff, landowners, legal counsel, surveyors, appraisers, and environmental hazard assessors.
  • Provide technical assistance, including partner development, program management, outreach communications, and grant writing.
  • Negotiate sales contracts and coordinate project closings and transfers of lands/easements to public agency and private non-profit partners.
  • Build and maintain relationships with landowners, including generating mailing lists, conducting mailings, developing written materials, and tracking communications related to priority parcels within project areas.
  • Track progress of active and pending transactions and lead weekly team project status meetings.
  • Prepare quarterly invoices to the Fund for contractual services under Greenseams and Working Soils contracts, in coordination with the Fund's Finance team.
  • Oversee and update Baseline Documentation Reports, Transfer Packets, and produce Annual Monitoring Reports per applicable standards and requirements.
  • Monitor eased lands annually to ensure compliance with easement terms per applicable monitoring standards.
  • Employ GIS software to create maps and conduct site analysis.
  • Participate and act independently on behalf of the Greenseams and Working Soils programs within regional work groups, committees, and projects to further the goals of each Program.
  • Explore new business opportunities for The Conservation Fund.
  • Assume lead on projects as assigned.
Requirements
  • Minimum of 2-4 years of professional work experience.
  • Experience with real estate transactions, land conservation, grant administration, contracting, or project management.
  • Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, demonstrating flexibility and teamwork within an entrepreneurial environment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public presentations.
  • Willingness and ability to work cooperatively with a wide range of individuals and organizations with diverse backgrounds.
  • Computer skills, including word processing, email, PowerPoint, and spreadsheets.
  • Working knowledge of ESRI GIS software.
  • Attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
  • Ability to travel in order to reach various field locations.
  • Commitment to the mission and goals of The Conservation Fund.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Strong technical skills with GIS and ESRI products, and handheld Global Positioning Systems (GPS), are a plus.
Work Environment

The work environment is fast-paced and dynamic, with a focus on collaboration and teamwork. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively in a team environment, communicate clearly and effectively, and demonstrate a commitment to the mission and goals of The Conservation Fund.

Benefits

The Conservation Fund offers a highly competitive package of benefits, including employer contributions for comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance packages, retirement plan discretionary company contribution, company contributions to HSA account, company-paid paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance subject to the plan maximum, continuing education benefit for approved programs, employee assistance program (EAP), generous paid vacation, sick, and floating holidays, six weeks paid parental leave, and 14 paid holidays.



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