Senior Land Transactions Manager

**Position Announcement** **Senior Land Transactions Manager** Would you like to help conserve iconic coast redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains by purchasing forests – or using other real estate transactions like conservation easements – to conserve them for future generations? Are you experienced in complex land\-based real estate transactions and the use of various conservation funding mechanisms to finance them? Are you interested in an important leadership role in a small but impactful organization with a long and storied history and a bright future? If you answer yes to all of these, consider joining Sempervirens Fund’s dynamic, collaborative, fun team. We are a group that is passionate about forests and dedicated to making them accessible to all. **ABOUT THE POSITION** The Senior Land Transaction Manager plays a lead role in the implementation of Sempervirens Fund’s land transaction projects, which are foundational to achieving our conservation goals. They are responsible for developing, managing, and executing a portfolio of real estate transactions that increase the pace and scale of redwood forest conservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Senior Land Transaction Manager uses the full range of non\-profit land conservation tools, including fee and easement acquisition, purchase of timber rights, bargain sales, and land donations in their work with willing sellers. They lead the entire acquisition process including identification of properties, initial outreach, negotiation, due diligence, and eventual closing. They work closely with other Sempervirens Fund staff to develop and support the fundraising and financing strategies necessary to fund these transactions. The Senior Land Transaction Manager also leads the conveyance of these conservation properties to government agencies, like California State Parks, or other appropriate stewards. The Senior Land Transaction Manager reports to the Director of Land Transactions, works with two additional Lands Team staff (one full\-time; one part\-time), and various external experts to complete both the acquisition and disposition of priority conservation lands. This position operates in close partnership with other departments and programs to develop various conservation strategies. **ABOUT SEMPERVIRENS FUND** The mission of Sempervirens Fund, a non\-profit conservation organization, is to ensure coast redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains thrive for generations to come. In addition to protecting redwoods by buying land and conservation easements to ensure the trees are protected, we own and steward over 12,000 acres of redwoods and associated habitats. We promote forest management practices across the Santa Cruz Mountains to help redwood forests, and our surrounding communities, better withstand the impacts of climate change. We work to expand opportunities for inclusive public access so people from all backgrounds can enjoy these redwood forests. Over the organization’s 125\