Matador Ranch Assistant Manager

About the role

The Matador Ranch Assistant Manager supports annual stewardship projects at the Matador Ranch & Grassbank Preserve (Ranch) and occasionally supports stewardship projects elsewhere within the Montana’s Business Unit (BU) and Northern Great Plains (NGP) team.

Responsibilities

• Implement Ranch and grazing operational projects.
• Work independently and make decisions based on analysis, experience, and context with respect to timeline(s).
• Use of GIS and or other mapping tools to document the location and condition of ranch features, noxious weeds, and ecological data.
• Work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, under physically demanding circumstances, requiring long hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ experience in natural resource or agricultural management or similar field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relationship-building experience to work closely with a variety of partners, i.e., media, government officials, and internal scientists.
• Experience completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s).
• Experience with communication via written, spoken, and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
• Experience using common software applications such as Word, Excel, web browsers, etc.
• Experience supporting land management and natural systems projects.
• Knowledge working with ranching operations: fencing, water systems, livestock.
• Skilled in operating various types of equipment safely and efficiently (e.g., lawn mower, chainsaw, UTV, ATV or OHV, trailers, two-way radio, or similar equipment).

Qualifications

• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, sustainable land management, natural resource preservation, and low-stress livestock handling.
• Ability to recognize plant and animal species.
• Experience working with community-based or collaborative settings to create shared outcomes for various groups of people.
• Ability to negotiate and or manage agreements, contracts, or budgets.
• Familiarity with GIS is highly preferred.

Desired Qualifications

• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, sustainable land management, natural resource preservation, and low-stress livestock handling.
• Ability to recognize plant and animal species.
• Experience working with community-based or collaborative settings to create shared outcomes for various groups of people.
• Ability to negotiate and or manage agreements, contracts, or budgets.
• Familiarity with GIS is highly preferred.

Pay

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $53,000-$57,000. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate’s actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience.