2023 Field Coordinator - Alcc Hopi Office

Title: Field Coordinator – Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps, Hopi Office
Starting Salary Range: $750-800 per week, depending on experience
Location: Kykostmovi, AZ and Not Remote Eligible
Status: Full-Time, Non-/Exempt, Seasonal (28 Weeks)
Benefit Eligible: Paid Time Off, per Personnel Policies
Reports to: ALCC Hopi Office Program Manager
Organizational Summary
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC) is a program of Conservation Legacy (CL). ALCC provides conservation service opportunities for indigenous youth, young adults, and recent -era military veterans in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona and works with other Indigenous communities and conservation corps across the country to provide similar opportunities. Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural well-being and we do this by empowering individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment. ALCC’s crews are supported from operational bases in Acoma Pueblo, Albuquerque, Zuni Pueblo, Gallup, and Hopi (Kykotsmovi) and an Individual Placement (IP) Program that operates across the nation.
Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit. The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in diverse conservation and community projects that serve public and private lands. These projects provide opportunities for personal and professional development and strive toward a high priority of needs for public land managers and community partners. Through the mission of engaging future leaders who protect, restore and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service; Conservation Legacy works toward a world with healthy lands, air and water; thriving people and resilient communities.
Position Summary
The Field Coordinator’s primary role is to provide leadership, logistical and field support to ALCC staff and seasonal conservation crews. The position will require both field and office presence by offering technical assistance, moral support, and ensuring program integrity through policy enforcement and positive mentoring. The Field Coordinator will also assist with Corpsmember interviewing and selection, program logistics, administrative assistance, and training assistance. Field supervisors will support both adult and youth crews.
Outcomes & Functions Of Position
Partnership & Project Support: Develop and maintain partnerships with community and project partners, including developing project specifications, lining out and supporting crews, and maintaining accurate reporting of all necessary information and complete reports throughout the season.

• Ensure project work is completed to standards and expectations of the partnership and program
• Assist with a wide variety of in-house training such as leadership, chainsaw operations, historic preservation, trail work, driving, Wilderness First Aid, Leave No Trace, and crew orientations.
• Actively engage in quality control and risk management through all phases of project planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Serve as a responder to ALCC field emergencies which may include afterhours support
• Maintain and organize multiple information systems and data bases
• Work with program staff to identify and develop project expectations and specifications.
• Maintain staff presence in the field, including frequent overnight stays.
• Communicate work plans to Crew Leaders, ensuring that they are prepared and knowledgeable of project prior to implementation.

Staff Support & Supervision: Conduct regular visits to crews, project partners, and worksites. Communicate and debrief with crew leaders and corps members during field visits. Manage on-the-ground project quality and quantity by providing technical assistance as needed. Enforce all ALCC and Conservation Legacy policies and procedures. Assist staff based on organizational needs.

• Work in collaboration with ALCC program staff in all offices to train, mentor, evaluate, supervise and support crew leaders and members
• Work in collaboration with the Administrative and Logistics teams to ensure all maintenance of systems in a timely manner
• Communicate clearly with Conservation Legacy staff and supervisors
• Work with staff on other projects as needed, including recruitment efforts and shop tasks

Training and Programming: Be a role model and mentor throughout training and field season. Help to develop and coordinate risk management policies, corps member development, and scheduling.

• Assist in technical work, protocol and risk management policy enforcement
• Help develop and implement crew leader and corpsmember trainings
• Facilitate corpsmember development in the field
• Assist with coordination of rig-up and de-rig at beginning and end of hitches

Other Duties

• Leads and/or participates in organizational-wide teams, projects and initiatives that support the work of the strategic plan goals
• Assist with other general duties as needed or assigned by supervisor
• Fill in as needed to support crews in field
• Participate in program promotional activities
• Successfully engage, lead, and support an inclusive work environment for those of underrepresented populations within the organization and communities we serve

Organizational Advocacy

• Successfully engages, leads and supports an inclusive work environment for those of underrepresented populations within the organization and the communities we serve.
• Leads and/or participates in organizational-wide teams, projects and initiatives that support the work of the Strategic Plans goals.
• Assists or leads other responsibilities, as assigned.
• Reports any potential complaints within the organization as identified in the Personnel Policy Manual.

Other “Hats” You May Wear: Customer Service, Relationship Development, Marketing, Administrative, Supervision or Mentorship to Others, Facilitator, Trainer, Facilities, Human Resources, Supervisor
Required Skills
Physical Requirements:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Qualifications

• Must be able to pass the organization’s criminal history check requirements.
• Exhibits the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams or with a variety of populations, including those underrepresented at our organization and those of BIPOC communities.
• Education (if REQUIRED) for a specialized position or (identified by data cut) years of related experience.
• Ability to operate Microsoft Office programs and applications, or similar platforms.
• Ability to keep others and oneself, in remote locations, accountable to expectations.
• Other (data cut qualifications) or technical skills (if range adjusted).
• Ability to successfully work in a fluid, changing work environment.
• Valid Driver’s License and Insurable Driving Record per Personnel Policies.

Other Competencies Desired for this Position’s Success: Manage Complexity, Resourceful, Effectively Communicate, Cultivate Innovation, Drive and/or Influence Results, Plans & Aligns.
Required Experience
To Apply:
1. Send Cover letter and resume to Aeon Albert at [email protected]

• Cover Letter Must Include:

Subject line includes “Applicant_(Your Name)”.
Cover Letter must include a response to the following: Provide some examples of your experience effectively working with diverse communities, including those specific to Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and other underrepresented populations, in personal or professional context.
Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager