Western Landowners Alliance

Program Manager

• Develop and implement strategies, programs, and projects supporting watershed health through integrated stewardship of forests, rangelands, riparian areas, wetlands, and water resources
• Develop annual work plans, budgets, performance metrics, and implementation strategies
• Manage grants and projects to ensure successful delivery of programs
• Identify emerging watershed-health opportunities and challenges and develop collaborative, landowner-driven solutions
• Convene landowners, producers, partners, and stakeholders to identify priorities and advance watershed stewardship initiatives
• Support voluntary, on-the-ground stewardship projects improving watershed function, ecosystem resilience, and working-lands productivity
• Design and facilitate peer-learning opportunities, workshops, field tours, webinars, and other knowledge-exchange forums
• Build partnerships with agencies, conservation organizations, universities, Tribal governments, and other stakeholders
• Identify and support public policy and economic initiatives advancing voluntary conservation, watershed stewardship, and resilient working lands
• Collaborate with communications staff on educational resources, technical guidance, reports, and outreach materials
• Represent the organization on watershed and working-lands issues with partners, funders, decision-makers, and the public
• Supervise, mentor, and manage program staff, contractors, and consultants
• Track outcomes, evaluate program effectiveness, and prepare reports for funders and organizational leadership
• Support fundraising through proposal development, grant writing, and donor engagement
• Perform other duties as assigned

Land & Water Program Director