Director of Land Conservation

The director oversees the organization’s land protection strategy including the use of the latest data and technology to guide land protection prioritization, and cultivate key partnerships to advance land conservation and giftlands. This position will oversee all aspects of land conservation transactions for the organization including: identifying opportunities, negotiating with landowners, exploring partnerships to provide public access, identifying long-term land holders, navigating public and private funding opportunities and sources, securing appraisals, due diligence and title work.

The director will lead the land conservation efforts with the assistance of a team that spans several departments within Chesapeake Conservancy, including the Conservation Innovation Center, Development team, and tributary team, to identify and prioritize High Value Conservation Lands and develop a strategy to protect them. Historically, Chesapeake Conservancy looks to identify appropriate easement holders and long term stewards of the land we protect, partnering with local land trusts and government agencies. The director will help us to explore land trust accreditation in the future as we look to maximize our impact and leverage our watershed wide reach