Salary Range: $82,772.00 To $93,099.00 Annually

Position title: Program Manager - Alberta

Taking care of our environment has never been more key than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for a Program Manager to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.

NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, we have brought people together to conserve and restore more than 20 million hectares across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, evidence-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With office locations in all ten provinces across Canada, NCC delivers results you can walk on

NCC recognizes that we work on lands that have long been cared for by Indigenous Peoples under their own laws and knowledge systems. We are committed to transforming how we do our work, advancing Reconciliation through conservation, and working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful, respectful, and supportive ways.

Position Summary

The Program Manager will oversee land stewardship across multiple Natural Areas throughout Alberta.

Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Manager will be responsible for the delivery of conservation actions and land management across the Program Area. The successful applicant will support landscape and property level planning while overseeing the implementation of multiple projects. Additionally,



the successful applicant will collaborate on various projects with the goal of optimizing the delivery of NCC’s conservation land management across an expanding portfolio of lands and projects. The Program Manager will represent NCC at events and with external partners, will play a lead role in large scale restoration projects, will write funding proposals and reports, and will oversee and develop annual work and project plans.

NCC is a collaborative, dynamic and interdisciplinary team environment. The Program Manager will work cooperatively with other NCC staff and departments to accelerate conservation efforts while driving the advancement of multiple projects simultaneously. The successful applicant will be expected to lead and coordinate professional/technical work while also taking a leadership role in the management of stewardship staff and contractors.

Key Responsibilities

Conservation Planning and Reporting

- Ensure conservation actions are consistent with nationally and regionally approved policies and processes, as well as relevant Provincial and/or Federal laws and regulations.
- Contribute to development and implementation of NCC’s Conservation Plans and Strategies




- Ensure consistent and up to date storage of data and documents within NCC’s internal systems such as the Land Information System or spatial databases.Model exemplary land stewardship for NCC’s conservation projects in Alberta through the alignment of conservation actions with NCC’s strategic plan and other guiding documents.
- Identify subregional land management funding needs and potential granting opportunities.
- Facilitate external research on NCC lands.
- Contribute to cross-functional efforts to develop long term delivery plans.
- Prepare reports, applications, and proposals related to grants and funding agreements.
- Support Program Director in researching potential securement projects and provide input to the Land Administration team for securement projects as requested.
- Provide field support as required.

Land Stewardship

- Drive collaborative “on the ground” conservation and restoration efforts with First Nations, work directly with Indigenous lands staff and community members on land stewardship projects and the protection of cultural values.
- Lead the delivery of large-scale restoration and provide support to Conservation Team in the implementation of restoration prescriptions and invasive species management plans.
- Oversee the development and management of contracts.
- Respond to partner and public concerns. Seek solutions to complex issues and implement remedial actions.

Community partnerships and outreach

- Maintain and/or establish positive relationships with First Nations, landowners, agreement holders, community members, governments, municipalities, and NCC’s partners in conservation to advance conservation.
- Work with relevant agencies at the at the Provincial and Local Government scale
- Represent NCC at meetings, workshops and in communities as required.
- Support media and public outreach efforts.
- Represent NCC with donors and at public events.
- Attend meetings with partnership organizations

📌 Program Manager (Edmonton)
🏢 Nature Conservancy of Canada/Conservation de la nature Canada
📍 Edmonton