To Apply:

Send Cover letter and resume to Emerald Craig at ecraig@conservationlegacy.org Cover Letter Must Include: Subject line includes “Applicant_(Your Name)”. Cover Letter must include a response to the following: Provide some examples of your experience effectively working with diverse communities, including those specific to Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and other underrepresented populations, in personal or professional context.

Title: Administrative Specialist, Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps

Starting Salary Range: The starting salary range for this position will be in the $19.52-$20.10 range, depending on experience, education, and skills relevant to the position. Please note that the indicated starting salary range describes the range for an incumbent in this position. Most new staff generally start at the beginning of the range percentile to ensure internal salary equity.

Location: Gallup, NM and Partially Remote Eligible.

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Benefit Eligible: Health, Vision, Dental, Long-Term Disability, Retirement, Paid Time Off or Not per Personnel Policies

Reports to: Director of Administration

Posting Period: Position is open until filled. Applications received before Friday, February 16 will be given priority 

Organizational Summary:
Conservation Legacy is a nationwide non-profit. The Corps programs within the organization engage participants in diverse conservation and community projects that serve public and private lands. These projects provide opportunities for personal and professional development and strive toward a high priority of needs for public land managers and community partners. Through the mission of engaging future leaders who protect, restore and enhance our nation’s lands through community-based service; Conservation Legacy works toward a world with healthy lands, air and water; thriving people and resilient communities.

Program Summary:
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC) is a program of Conservation Legacy (CL). ALCC provides opportunities for Indigenous youth, young adults, and recent-era military veterans in New Mexico and Arizona and works with other Native American communities and conservation corps across the country to provide similar opportunities. Our vision is to lead our Nations back to ecological and cultural wellbeing and we do this by empowering individuals to positively impact their lives, their communities, and the environment. ALCC’s crews and Individual Placements are supported from operational bases in Acoma Pueblo, the city of Albuquerque, Zuni Pueblo, the city of Gallup, and Kykotsmovi (Hopi) and a Regional Individual Placement program.

Position Summary:
This position will provide general administrative assistance for the daily operations and maintenance of databases and systems for Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC), a program of Conservation Legacy (CL). This position interfaces significantly with ALCC and CL staff on onboarding and exiting of seasonal participant employees and AmeriCorps participants; AmeriCorps compliance, and general support/other areas of administrative support. The Administrative Assistant position will be located at the Ancestral Lands office in Gallup, New Mexico. Some travel and overnight stay will be required.