The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego County connects people to resources that strengthen the land, wildlife, and communities. We work across the majority of San Diego County on a variety of program areas, including wildfire resilience, climate-smart agriculture, education, pollinator habitat, and community garden management.

Through its habitat-focused programming, the RCD collaborates with a range of partners and land managers to facilitate projects that restore or enhance habitat for beneficial wildlife. This includes habitat restoration for threatened butterfly species as well as landscape-based restoration projects. In addition to on the ground restoration, the RCD also coordinates outreach and activities at the community level.

The Program Manager is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the RCD’s habitat-focused programs, including grant writing and reporting, implementation, evaluation of deliverables, and staff supervision. They will also collaborate with other RCD program managers and the Executive Director on strategic planning and program development and implementation for these programmatic areas. The Program Manager is expected to develop and maintain good working relationships with diverse community stakeholders, organizations, and local resource agencies, and to represent the District at public events, meetings, and functions.

The Habitat Program Manager’s core work areas are as follows:

Habitat Programs (80%)

o Manage and oversee all aspects of conservation and restoration projects, which may include habitat restoration design, planning, permit acquisition, implementation, project oversight, project verification, monitoring, contractor hiring and oversight, reporting, materials and supplies acquisition, and on-site consultation.

o Ensure compliance with project requirements for reporting and invoicing.

o Coordinate and collaborate with a broad array of RCD partner organizations, agency staff and landowners.

o Collaborate with the RCD’s agriculture team to support programs that include habitat elements.

o Coordination of community-focused pollinator habitat programs, supporting collaboration and project development.

o Development of new projects and funding sources to support habitat restoration, biodiversity, and outreach.

Outreach and communication (20%)

o Work across RCD teams to organize events and workshops; designing event fliers and outreach materials to promote habitat-related programs and activities.

For more information and to apply, please visit the website: https://www.rcdsandiego.org/job-opportunites