The prairie pothole joint venture and wildlife management institute will jointly support a highly motivated self starting collaborative individual to work as a key staff member of the ppjv

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) will provide $128,480.28 to the Wildlife Management Institute, Inc. to support a Conservation Operations and Administration Manager for the Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV). This position will serve as a key staff member leading operations management, budgeting, and administrative functions across the five-state Prairie Pothole Region. The Manager will support the PPJV's public-private partnership model to achieve bird habitat conservation goals through strategic planning, initiative development, and pursuit of new funding opportunities. This award will enable the Wildlife Management Institute to deliver critical business operations and administrative support to advance the PPJV's migratory bird conservation efforts in the Prairie Pothole Region from January 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029.

The conservation operations and administration manager serves as a participant in the ppjv team leading operations management for work across the five state area of the prairie pothole region i.e. portions of MT ND SD MN IA. The operations and administration manager supports the ppjv business model of achieving partnership based bird habitat conservation through shared investments by public and private entities. This position plays an instrumental role in achieving the ppjv goals and objectives by managing aspects of business operations including tracking budgets financial agreements grants and administrative functions. The position leads and manages ppjv operations and administration to achieve a high level of accountability cost effectiveness and efficiency in implementation of business functions. The position supports ppjv staff in strategic planning initiative development and the pursuit of new funding by supporting partnerships and seeking grant opportunities.