Conservation Programs Specialist – Habitat Asset Management (HAM Upland) Program

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), a leader Canadian habitat conservation, is looking for confident, energetic and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Conservation Programs Specialist (CPS) for a fixed term position ending March 31, 2024.

As a member of the Saskatchewan Operations Team, you will primarily be responsible for managing habitat land by doing field inspections, organizing activities such as grazing, fencing and haying, monitoring DUC held conservation easements and assisting in other field work. You may also be responsible for the inspection, management and operations of engineered wetland projects.

Practical experience with land management and administration, conservation projects and programs, agriculture, and biology, would all be considered assets to this diverse and challenging opportunity.

You need to be an enthusiastic team player and an effective communicator with the ability to build positive working relationships with various DUC staff, local government staff, landowners, industry, agricultural producers, volunteers and other conservation agencies.

You possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills. You have demonstrated expertise in program planning and implementation and contract management and tendering. You are self-motivated, enjoy a complex, changing environment and can manage numerous projects within tight deadlines.

Your minimum 2 -5 years’ experience in conservation program delivery, natural resource management techniques and waterfowl habitat requirements, will make you the ideal candidate for this position.