Assistant Director

~ As a nonprofit land trust, the Katy Prairie Conservancy works to protect greenspace for its conservation and recreational benefits, enhance wildlife habitat, restore tallgrass prairie and wetlands, sponsor scientific research, and offer public programming and activities to introduce the general and school-aged public to the sights and sounds of the prairie. ~

KPC has already conserved 20,000 acres of the Katy Prairie, a once vast tallgrass prairie that is still home to hundreds of species of wildlife and native grasses and wildflowers. The prairie is also enormously productive, offering services to the region, including reducing downstream flooding, removing sediment and pollutants from nearby wetlands and water bodies, offering great recreational opportunities, and sequestering carbon. Yet, the prairie’s proximity to the fourth largest city and one of the fastest growing regions in the United States makes it an attractive site for residential and commercial development as well.

Position Overview

The Katy Prairie Conservancy seeks a dedicated, organized, and hard-working team player to become its first Assistant Director, a full-time position.

The Assistant Director should be a person deeply committed to preserving the natural heritage of the extensive and historic Katy Prairie, as well as other regional tallgrass prairies in the Lower Galveston Bay watershed and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast of Texas. This person should also be eager to learn and to engage in all leadership functions of the organization.

Responsibilities

• The Assistant Director will report directly to the Executive Director and will be responsible for overseeing administration, programs, and the strategic plan of the organization; and
• For generally handling internal affairs of the Katy Prairie Conservancy while the Executive Director focuses externally on development, government affairs, community relations, and project development.

Compensation: Salary for the Assistant Director will be commensurate with qualification and experience. Benefits include health insurance, vacation and holiday time, and employer contribution to a qualified retirement plan.

To Apply

• Please click below to upload your cover letter, resume and salary requirements.
• Position posted January 30, 2017; projected start date between March 1 - 15, 2017; however, the position will remain open until successfully filled.
• Nothing in the job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.
• A background check is required.
• No phone inquiries please.