The incumbent will work in a joint capacity with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) along with other partners including Rio Grande Joint Venture (RGJV), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and other State and Federal partners to promote, accelerate enrollment, coordinate, and implement the conservation provisions of the Federal Farm Bill and other wildlife related conservation programs such as the South Texas Grassland Restoration Incentive Program (S. TX-GRIP). Activities will include program promotion (workshops and one-on-one meetings), contract coordination, conservation planning, conservation plan modification, site assessment, and reporting. In addition, the position will provide conservation technical guidance, including wildlife habitat enhancement techniques, and conservation program delivery, to private landowners and public organizations within partner identified priority areas, as appropriate and will collaborate with partner project managers to increase involvement in S. TX-GRIP. 

Other duties will include: 1) Work with local chapters of Quail Forever (QF) and other local partners to increase habitat management efforts and participate in regional and statewide habitat meetings; 2) Assist or coordinate activities and projects with other QF, NRCS, RGJV, TPWD, and natural resource professional staff; 3) Provide leadership and support for outreach activities including direct collaboration with project managers, and through landowner field events, inter-agency partnership training meetings, and other communication efforts. 

This position will be an employee of, and supervised by Pheasants Forever, Inc. & Quail Forever, with daily instruction and leadership provided by QF, NRCS, and Rio Grande Joint Venture. Hired individuals will work largely within the focus areas of the USDA Working Lands for Wildlife south Texas focal counties to achieve the objectives of the partnership.  The position will be located within the USDA Service Center in Laredo, TX and will cover multiple counties.