Easement Stewardship Specialist Watershed Agricultural Council
- Date Posted July 30, 2014
- Location Walton, NY
- Category Agriculture / Nonprofit
- Job Type Full-Time
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with landowners who have easements.
· Work with the Stewardship Coordinator and the Program Director to develop and implement conservation easement stewardship program standards and practices.
· Work closely with landowners in the stewardship and the implementation of stewardship activities on their conservation easement encumbered properties.
· Effectively communicate any potential conservation easement issues from individual properties to the Stewardship Coordinator.
· Assist in the development of the annual monitoring calendar with the Stewardship Coordinator used to determine assigned properties.
· Maintain or develop (when applicable), Baseline Documentation Reports (BDR) stewardship files, and stewardship property records in databases for all assigned properties, including mapping.
· Conduct annual monitoring of 40% of the easement portfolio as assigned.
· Process and implement reserved right requests from assigned properties, including development and implementation of stewardship plans (forestry, stream work and other relevant plans).
· Process and implement amendments requests from assigned properties.
· Process and manage violations and notifications from assigned properties.
· Coordinate stewardship activities for assigned properties with Stewardship Coordinator DEP, DEC, WAP, Ag and Forestry Programs and other agencies as necessary.
· Provide assistance to landowners regarding ongoing easement issues.
· Assist in the development of stewardship Policy, Guidelines and SOP's with the Program Director and Stewardship Coordinator.
· Provide input to Acquisition Specialists regarding development of land plan maps and easements.
· Coordinate with Program Executive Assistant to ensure proper administration, documentation and filing of all stewardship activities.
· Complete and record all necessary stewardship program reports.
· Other duties or projects as assigned by the Stewardship Coordinator.
Education and Experience Requirements:
· Bachelors degree in supporting/related field
· Strong written/verbal communication skills
· 3 years related experience in land conservation or natural resource management
· High degree of computer literacy
· Outstanding human relation skills
Must have a valid and current driver’s license
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