Vacancy Announcement
Southern Virginia Program Manager
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
The Blue Ridge Land Conservancy is hiring a Southern Virginia Program Manager to help staff its new outreach effort in Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax counties: the Southern Virginia Land Conservancy.
Background: A land trust is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to permanently protect rural lands and waters, such as farms and forests, and the rivers and streams that run through them, from excess development. The primary way a land trust protects these lands is with a conservation easement, a legal document between a landowner and a land trust that spells out how the land can be used in the future and protects the property’s important conservation values. Land trusts can also own land outright or assist other organizations in protecting land.
When local landowners conserve their land, they’re helping to ensure that future generations enjoy the same beautiful Southern Virginia that we love today. They’re helping to make our air and water cleaner, to protect wildlife habitat and places to hunt and fish, and support Virginia’s top industries—agriculture, forestry and tourism—by ensuring we’ll always have places to grow food and timber, and continue to enjoy beautiful places to recreate and sightsee.
Closing date/start date: Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at 5 pm/start immediately
Rate: $15/hour; negotiable.
Time commitment: Two days (16 hours) per week
Reports to: Executive director, Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
Location: Martinsville, with travel to Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax counties and Roanoke, Virginia
Key job duties:
Qualifications: Four-year degree in an applicable field. Knowledge of the local community and local agriculture and forestry. Excellent communication and computer skills. Ability to work remotely with minimal supervision while achieving goals. Ability to read and use maps, GIS, GPS and other related tools. Completion of American Red Cross adult CPR and first aid certification within 60 days of hire (at Blue Ridge Land Conservancy expense).
Special demands: Ability to work outdoors in temperature extremes with excellent comfort level in the outdoor environments of Southern Virginia. Must have own reliable transportation (mileage reimbursement will be provided) and a valid US driver’s license. Own and possess suitable clothing for working in the outdoors as well as office/professional environments. Possess a cell phone for safety purposes and out-of-office communication with supervisor as required.
Note: Position is currently grant-funded through June 30, 2020. Maintaining the position past June 30, 2020 is the intent of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, but future employment will technically be contingent on the availability of additional grant and/or local funding.
TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter to (e-mail preferred):
David Perry, Executive Director
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
27 Church Ave. SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
dperry@brlcva.org
(540) 985-0000 ext. 1
This position is made possible through a generous grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
Southern Virginia Program Manager
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
The Blue Ridge Land Conservancy is hiring a Southern Virginia Program Manager to help staff its new outreach effort in Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax counties: the Southern Virginia Land Conservancy.
Background: A land trust is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to permanently protect rural lands and waters, such as farms and forests, and the rivers and streams that run through them, from excess development. The primary way a land trust protects these lands is with a conservation easement, a legal document between a landowner and a land trust that spells out how the land can be used in the future and protects the property’s important conservation values. Land trusts can also own land outright or assist other organizations in protecting land.
When local landowners conserve their land, they’re helping to ensure that future generations enjoy the same beautiful Southern Virginia that we love today. They’re helping to make our air and water cleaner, to protect wildlife habitat and places to hunt and fish, and support Virginia’s top industries—agriculture, forestry and tourism—by ensuring we’ll always have places to grow food and timber, and continue to enjoy beautiful places to recreate and sightsee.
Closing date/start date: Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at 5 pm/start immediately
Rate: $15/hour; negotiable.
Time commitment: Two days (16 hours) per week
Reports to: Executive director, Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
Location: Martinsville, with travel to Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax counties and Roanoke, Virginia
Key job duties:
- Represent the yet-to-be-formed Southern Virginia Land Conservancy, part of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, in Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax counties, and the cities of Danville and Martinsville, Virginia
- Meet and communicate with landowners who may wish to conserve their land to understand their needs and explain their options
- Monitor properties already under a conservation easement held by the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
- Plan and conduct informational workshops for those interested in land conservation
- Help identify and recruit potential community leaders to serve on the Southern Virginia Advisory Committee of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy and/or the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy Board of Trustees
- Work with the Southern Virginia Advisory Committee to identify conservation needs, goals and priorities
- Help identify and recruit potential donors and sources of financial support
- Assist with marketing, public relations and communications efforts
Qualifications: Four-year degree in an applicable field. Knowledge of the local community and local agriculture and forestry. Excellent communication and computer skills. Ability to work remotely with minimal supervision while achieving goals. Ability to read and use maps, GIS, GPS and other related tools. Completion of American Red Cross adult CPR and first aid certification within 60 days of hire (at Blue Ridge Land Conservancy expense).
Special demands: Ability to work outdoors in temperature extremes with excellent comfort level in the outdoor environments of Southern Virginia. Must have own reliable transportation (mileage reimbursement will be provided) and a valid US driver’s license. Own and possess suitable clothing for working in the outdoors as well as office/professional environments. Possess a cell phone for safety purposes and out-of-office communication with supervisor as required.
Note: Position is currently grant-funded through June 30, 2020. Maintaining the position past June 30, 2020 is the intent of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, but future employment will technically be contingent on the availability of additional grant and/or local funding.
TO APPLY: Send resume and cover letter to (e-mail preferred):
David Perry, Executive Director
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
27 Church Ave. SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
dperry@brlcva.org
(540) 985-0000 ext. 1
This position is made possible through a generous grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
