Reporting to the Agricultural Program Director, the Agricultural Project Manager I is a detail-oriented individual who will work with our technical team to administer several projects from local and federal funding sources. They will engage agricultural producers as ecosystem stewards through the development and implementation of conservation plans. A strong emphasis of the position will be supporting projects that implement specific climate-smart farming practices designed to provide on-farm ecological benefits, improve agricultural productivity, enhance agroecosystem resilience, and mitigate global climate change through the regional LandSmart program. This position will also manage the LandSmart® Grazing for Community Resilience program collaboratively led in partnership with Gold Ridge RCD. The Agricultural Project Manager I will collaborate with a variety of partner Page 2 of 4 organizations as well as landowners/managers to accomplish the RCD’s mission. The individual must be highly motivated, enjoy working in a team environment, have strong written and verbal communication skills, have organizational skills, be flexible in changing workload priorities, and can execute assignments efficiently and on time. This position allows for a diverse workload both in the office and the field.
Pay Range: $34.76-$39.66/hour
Location: Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, with the option for partial remote work; field work throughout Sonoma County