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Description
Position Title: Conservation Outreach Individual Placement-
Non-AmeriCorps
Conservation Legacy Program: Conservation Corps North Carolina
Site Location: Fort Bragg Wildlife Branch, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Terms of Service:

• Start Date: September 2026
• End Date: September 2027
• 20 hours / week

Purpose:
Conservation Corps North Carolina, a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with internships, service, and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health. CCNC in partnership with Fort Bragg will host a Conservation Outreach Individual Placement.
The Conservation Outreach Individual Placement will serve as a member of the Fort Bragg Wildlife Branch, supporting the Fish and Wildlife Program mission of managing resources, directing and regulating use, and issuing passes for use within Fort Bragg Training Areas for hunting and fishing activities, and ensuring natural resource compliance with federal laws and regulations for the installation. This activity includes use of over 160,000 acres including 686 acres of ponds and lakes and 24 miles of fishable streams. Public use oversight includes the direction and control of over 5000 military and civilian sportspersons including approximately 13,000 annual hunting attempts in very close coordination with very high intensity military training. This program has a significant requirement for correct hunter/soldier safety information dissemination, it maintains an extremely high public profile, and provides extensive public relations and outreach for Fort Bragg, to both military and civilian communities. A significant amount of this outreach is accomplished with volunteers who require regular coordination, interview/selection, training, oversight, and scheduling.
This position is designed to provide hands-on experience in parks, trails, outreach, and volunteer coordination while contributing meaningful service to North Carolina's outdoor recreation infrastructure.
Description of Duties:
During their term, Individual Placement duties include the following:

• Coordinate the Fish & Wildlife Outreach volunteer workforce to provide information dissemination, outreach, disability programs, and other support to the Wildlife Branch of the Directorate of Public Works, at Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall, North Carolina
• Provide orientation, hunter safety instruction, and outreach interpretive programs as needed. Work with partner agency and conservation NGOs to advance outreach programs.
• Assist in developing brochures, maps, regulations, and interpretive museum displays.
• Provide support to a range of Fish and Wildlife Management projects and activities by participating in and/or directing volunteers in GIS based habitat assessments, fish or wildlife monitoring activities, and/or habitat management or enhancements.
• Perform grounds and facilities maintenance and improvements to support an aesthetic and efficient public use facility
• Adhere to host site policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a background check.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a team.
• Interest in public service, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
• Interest in community engagement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and aptitude to work with new databases and systems
• Experience with volunteer coordination
• Experience with social media management and website content updates.
• Ability to communicate complex information in plain language.
• Experience working with public information or natural resource communications preferred.

Our Commitment:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Time Requirements:

• The public information office is open Wednesday through Sunday 11:00am to 4:30 pm. This position's time (not to exceed 20 hours / week) may vary within those times based on availability of volunteers. A half hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service
• Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.

Orientation and Training:

• Member will receive an orientation that includes training on prohibited and unallowable activities.

Benefits:

• $20.00 / hour
• Professional Development Fund of $1200

Evaluation and Reporting:
Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets and accomplishment tracking.
Supervisor Name and Contact Information:
IP Member Support Coordinator, Rachel Robinson Contact information: rrobinson@conservationlegacy.org
Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.