ANCA Job Board

Mass Audubon is looking for an experienced and motivated leader to direct Mass Audubon’s programs, properties, and activities at its flagship wildlife sanctuary, Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts. As a 300-acre nature sanctuary with four miles of trails, a nature center, and a working farm with livestock, captive wildlife, and sustainable crops, Drumlin Farm is a regional and state-wide destination and a rich part of the lives of nearby communities. 80,000 people visit the sanctuary annually, and Drumlin Farm offers summer camps, hosts a nature preschool, and runs a robust schedule of children and adult programming reaching an additional 20,000+ participants each year.

The Sanctuary Director provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and programmatic vision for the sanctuary, leading a multi-disciplinary team focused on visitor services, administration, property and facility maintenance, wildlife care, livestock, and crops management. In addition, the Sanctuary Director works cross-functionally with Marketing, Education, and Conservation departments to develop an approach to delivering and promoting on-site programming and events that expand the experience of all who visit Drumlin Farm and serve as a model for ecological management.

The Sanctuary Director is part of the Mass Audubon leadership team and is responsible for ensuring that the Sanctuary is advancing the organization’s goals and objectives and contributing to the overall vision of the organization. While this position requires strong leadership and management skills, an ideal leader will also be highly creative, collaborative and will explore and engage all parts of the organization to advance the goals of the sanctuary and Mass Audubon as a whole.

The Drumlin Farm Sanctuary Director inspires staff, donors, and volunteers in the community to work together to achieve Mass Audubon’s ambitious goals to engage new audiences, address the effects of climate change, and protect and steward natural habitats. The Sanctuary Director leads, manages, and elevates Drumlin Farm’s potential for inspiring and fostering a love of nature in people of all ages and backgrounds; works closely with the Conservation department to implement innovative habitat restoration projects; mobilizes members of the community to advocate for environmental policies; and ensures that Mass Audubon is inclusive and welcoming so that more people have access and can connect with the joys of nature.