Careers
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee Wildlife Federation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to leading the conservation, sound management, and wise use of Tennessee’s wildlife and great outdoors. For more than 78 years, it has been one of the leading voices for sportsmen, wildlife enthusiasts, and conservation.
Its work is diverse, spanning public policy to habitat conservation. The Federation’s Conservation Policy program engages in legislative and regulatory matters on the local, state, and federal levels that affect Tennessee’s natural resources and the interests of those who care about them. Hunters for the Hungry provides more than a half-million servings of venison annually to hungry Tennesseans. Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program promotes the shooting sports and an outdoor lifestyle to nearly 2,000 student-athletes across the state. Hunting and Fishing Academy provides hands-on outdoor experiences to our next generation of sportsmen and women. The Federation’s Habitat Conservation program is actively involved in habitat restoration and stewardship initiatives statewide.
Thank you for your interest in Tennessee Wildlife Federation. We do not have any open positions at this time.
Additional conservation job opportunities through our grant partner, Agricenter International.
Conservation Agronomist
Employer: Agricenter International
Location: West Tennessee (Hybrid)
Job description and application instructions
The Conservation Agronomist (CA) is responsible for leading a program across the entire West Tennessee region. They will be teaching new technologies and helping with adoption of more sustainable practices on West Tennessee farms and ranches. To do so, they work closely with private landowners, federal, state, and local governments. The CA also frequently will meet with farmers to advise them on the best practices for their land and how to increase their productivity while coordinating with NRCS & The RCPP team for greater soil health and sustainability practices.
The CA will work with Agricenter International (AI) to engage landowners and farmers in West Tennessee. The purpose of this role is to provide conservation and agronomic technical assistance to local farmers and landowners. This technical assistance will result in increased farmer participation and engagement in programs and projects that improve production, profitability, and natural resource conservation outcomes. This work aligns with a grant received from West TN RCPP Partnership.
This AI staff position will work closely with UT/TSU extension, community organizations, NRCS and other state & federal partners. The person in this role will provide conservation and agronomy expertise to farmer and area landowners. An important aspect of this role will be to build relationships with agronomy and precision staff, local watershed projects, soil and water conservation district staff, TDA and other conservation partners.
Conservation Coordinator for Regional Conservative Programs
Employer: Agricenter International
Location: West Tennessee (Hybrid)
Job description and application instructions
The Conservation Coordinator is responsible for leading a program across the entire West Tennessee region. They will be teaching new technologies and helping with adoption of more sustainable practices on West Tennessee farms and ranches. To do so, they work closely with private landowners, federal, state, and local governments. The CA also frequently will meet with farmers to advise them on the best practices for their land and how to increase their productivity while coordinating with NRCS & The RCPP team for greater soil health and sustainability practices.
The Conservation Coordinator will work with Agricenter International (AI) to engage landowners and farmers in West Tennessee. The purpose of this role is to provide conservation and agronomic technical assistance to local farmers and landowners. This technical assistance will result in increased farmer participation and engagement in programs and projects that improve production, profitability, and natural resource conservation outcomes. This work aligns with a grant received from West TN RCPP Partnership.
This AI staff position will work closely with UT/TSU extension, community organizations, NRCS and other state & federal partners. The person in this role will provide conservation and agronomy expertise to farmer and area landowners. An important aspect of this role will be to build relationships with agronomy and precision staff, local watershed projects, soil and water conservation district staff, TDA and other conservation partners.
Ethical Hunting Practices: Federation staff know and respect the game hunted, follow all related laws, familiarize themselves with wildlife in the area and behave accordingly. As an employee of the Federation, all employees are expected to follow all state and federal hunting and fishing guidelines and practice ethical and fair chase practices while executing or assisting with program events or in your personal outings afield.
Tennessee Wildlife Federation offers a competitive benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. No person will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, or disability. Each person will be judged on his/her own merit when determining employment and advancement opportunities.