Stewards Individual Placements, East, Program Manager

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Stewards Individual Placements, East, Program Manager

Starting Salary Range: The starting salary for this position will be in the $55,300 to $58,688 range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. Please note that the indicated starting salary range applies to an incumbent in this position. Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.
Location: Hybrid Remote in Beckley, WV or fully remote eligible within the contiguous United States only.

Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Benefits 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: Stewards Individual Placements, East, Program Director

Posting Period: Please apply before March 13, 2026. It is vital for a candidate to submit both a resume and cover letter.

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.

Stewards Individual Placements, East (STE), a program of Conservation Legacy, places individual placements across the nation in projects that build capacity, improve access to natural resources, develop and support innovative solutions, create opportunities for service and economic development, and empower leaders. The Stewards program is supported by two main National Service programs:
Ameri Corps VISTA and Ameri Corps State and National. Stewards Members work with multiple partners to create highly impactful national service projects that fulfill our mission.

Stewards Individual Placements (STE) supports individual placements across the nation. Working with leadership within Stewards, the Program Manager is a member of the Stewards Individual Placements Program and is responsible for general operations, member management, community partnerships, and emerging opportunities associated with an array of public land management agencies and nonprofits working to identify Workforce development strategies that can be utilized across the Stewards Program.

This is a dynamic multi‑faceted position that will:

• Supervise and direct the work of the Program Coordinator(s).
• Direct all assigned intern placement sites in finalizing site host applications and work plans for steward members who serve across the country.
• Oversee the recruitment and relocation of members.
• Develop support and programming for the five Youth Empowerment Stewards (YES) Program;
  Boston Parks Climate Corps program;
  National Park Service regional office programming; and others as assigned to their portfolio.

• Maintain an asset map of known and unknown partnerships within the current industry for recruitment and training opportunities.
• Support Conservation Legacy HR department in researching state‑wide Department of Labor standards, providing information for hourly rates and paid time off policies as they pertain to the states where members will serve to develop and update the database for reference.
• Oversee all onboarding processes and updates as needed for the Enrollment Team to support the onboarding of members hourly or Ameri Corps.
• Provide regular updates to Corps leadership and partners, incorporating feedback from Conservation Legacy key stakeholders.
• Develop and oversee plans and goals for member orientation, training, and graduations; support member and site issues as they arise with support from the Program Director /Corps Director.
• Review project plans and…