Eastern Operations Specialist

 

Title: Eastern Operations Specialist

Starting Salary Range: The starting salary range for this position will be in the $68,400-$70,452,  depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position.  Please note that the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position.  Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.

Location: Virginia, North Carolina, or Tennessee

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Short/Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Retirement, Paid Time Off per Personnel Policies, Supplemental benefits including critical care, pet insurance, supplemental life, and others.

Reports to: Director of Operations and Impact

Posting Period: Please apply before January 11, 2026

 

It is vital for a candidate to submit both a resume and cover letter.

 

Organizational Summary: 

Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit.  The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in varied 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 Operations Specialist is responsible for supporting local programs across the region in developing staff technical skills, mentorship strategies, and consulting in strategic capacity needs.

The primary focus of this position is to ensure programs are equipped to execute high quality and safe project work.

This position will actively consult with director-level staff on resources, program structure and growth needs for existing and new programming.

This position is required to stay up-to-date on industry standards in conservation, trail construction, forestry, restoration, and other land stewardship work and actively works with regional counterpart and national operations team to ensure these standards are met.

 

The Operations Specialist is a key member of Conservation Legacy’s operations team as a trainer of program staff in facilitation and technical skillsets.

Some focus areas may include: providing training and technical support for crew-based programs’ staff and participants, developing curriculum for new skills training, working with program staff and/or partners to develop technical specifications and standards for projects, leading skills trainings for community partners, and supporting national and regional programmatic development strategies.

This position will support intern program staff as needed by helping develop training, work, and partnership plans ...