Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation

National Audubon Society

8d•$62,026 - $82,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation will work with Audubon Conservation Ranching (ACR) staff and partners to build on existing bird and soil monitoring and develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation program. The role coordinates monitoring needs with Audubon scientists, rangeland ecologists, ranchers, and other partners, and communicates monitoring plans and findings to ranchers and the public through reports, social media, and direct conversations. The position requires strong organization, communication, scientific understanding, data-management skills, and comfort with digital tools. The position is classified as hybrid preferred. Hybrid employees are expected to work in an Audubon office every Monday and Tuesday, plus two additional days each month of their choosing. Remote work within the United States may be considered for candidates who are not within commuting distance of an Audubon office, in accordance with Audubon’s “Where We Work” Policy. Annual travel to meetings and/or research sites is required, and work outside standard business hours may occur. The role is represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA). Salary depends on geographic location: $62,026–$69,000 per year in Albuquerque, Charleston, Columbia, Fargo, Fort Collins, Lincoln, Miami, New Orleans, Salt Lake City, and Tallahassee; $66,000–$74,000 per year in Albany, Anchorage, Baltimore, Chicago, Palm Desert, Roseville, Sacramento, and Washington, DC; and $73,000–$82,000 per year in New York and Oakland.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Natural Resource Management, information systems, or another relevant monitoring-related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
At least 5 years of experience in monitoring, particularly in conservation or biodiversity programs.
Significant experience using data-management and statistical software, such as Excel and R, to manage and analyze monitoring data.
Experience and knowledge using results-based management approaches and tools for conservation or international cooperation programs and ensuring adherence to donor requirements.
Ability to read and synthesize scientific literature.
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to adapt communications for varied audiences and explain complex technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong skills in building trust-based partner relationships.
Highly organized and accustomed to collaborating with stakeholders from diverse professional, cultural, and geographic backgrounds.
Digital skills and experience creating or contributing to social media and website content and visual or graphic communications to represent data, such as charts and graphs.
Self-motivated, eager to learn, and willing to take on problems autonomously.
Experience working on programs that integrate gender equality and social inclusion approaches.
Demonstrated ability to be a collaborative and proactive project leader and team player.
Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience with regenerative grazing or agriculture, or adaptive management.
Experience with soil health or soil carbon monitoring methods.
Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments.

Responsibilities

Facilitate selection of core national, regional, and ranch-level metrics, including bird, biodiversity, habitat, soil, carbon, water, and socioeconomic indicators.
Standardize measurement protocols across regions and facilitate decisions about additional core regional monitoring metrics.
Work with ACR ranches and contractors on baseline and repeat soil health, soil carbon, and habitat assessments, including initial measurements and image and video documentation of monitoring sites before Habitat Management Plan development.
Collaborate with ACR range ecologists to survey ranchers, document ranch management history and grazing and management practices, and communicate this information for reports to funders and program partners.
Work with the National Science team to aggregate, store, and analyze monitoring data.
Work with the National Science team to validate bird species identifications from bioacoustics data.
Identify and report the most important annual findings for individual ranches, regions, and ACR overall.
Provide adaptive management feedback to ACR staff to update participating ranches’ Habitat Management Plans every three years and inform recommendations for grazing approaches or other management actions.
Statistically analyze data and report annual findings; work with the marketing and communications team to identify useful metrics and translate findings into Annual Impact Reports, business cases, and other communications about quantified benefits.
Collaborate with the marketing and communications team to develop social media and website content, Annual Impact Reports, business cases, and other content and campaigns based on findings.
Support a culture of philanthropy, including public funding efforts.
Collaborate with colleagues across the Americas through joint planning and execution of shared priorities.
Maintain and foster a culture of safety.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.