The Land Protection Project Manager coordinates and implements a comprehensive program to protect natural areas and habitat for rare and endangered plants, animals and natural communities using the full range of protection tools, including gift, easement, purchase, lease registry, conservation brokerage, land and resource use planning and cooperative projects with federal, state, and local government, conservation organizations and other partners as appropriate. The Land Protection Project Manager is responsible for implementing and achieving TNC’s internal conservation priorities by developing key partnerships with public and private organizations to implement land protection projects, including conservation real estate transactions. They assist in securing public and private funds for land protection, research land ownership information for tracts identified as potential acquisition projects and prepare project packages as appropriate. They respond to protection inquiries and screen potential protection projects. May work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.