Executive Director

**EXTENDED DEADLINE**

Boone County Conservation Board is seeking a full time Conservation Executive Director.

Hiring range $50,000 - $62,000 annual salary

Boone County Conservation Executive Director develops, conducts, facilitates and oversees the Boone County Conservation Department under the general administrative direction of the Conservation Board. Conservation Director manages all real property in the conservation system according to Iowa Code 350; responsible for enforcing Conservation Board rules and Federal, State, and local regulations relating to conservation; oversee administration of conservation staff;  administers budget and preparing annual budget for presentation, maintains monitors expenditures and budget activity.

Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation, Natural Resources, or related sciences and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in natural resource management; OR any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work. Supervisory experience preferred. Applicants will be subject to a pre-employment criminal history and background check. 

Applicants will also be subject to a pre-employment physical and pre-employment drug test.  

APPLICATIONS will be accepted until Friday, September 24th, 2021 by 4:00 pm 

Interested applicants are instructed to submit a Conservation application, cover letter and resume to Boone County Human Resource Department, Boone County Courthouse, 201 State Street, Boone, IA 50036 or by emailing documents to hr@boonecounty.iowa.gov subject: conservation. 

The application and job description can be obtained at the Boone County Human Resource Office or accessed via the internet at

https://www.boonecounty.iowa.gov/Home/Components/JobPosts/Job/236/153

BOONE COUNTY is an Equal Opportunity Employer