Vacancy Announcement
Central Virginia Program Manager
Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Central Virginia Program Manager
Central Virginia Land Conservancy
The Central Virginia Land Conservancy is hiring a Central Virginia Program Manager to help staff its efforts in the City of Lynchburg and Appomattox, Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell and Nelson counties.
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 Central 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, Dec. 6, 2019 at 5 pm/start date in January 2020.
Rate: $15/hour; negotiable.
Time commitment: Two days (16 hours) per week
Reports to: Executive director, Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Location: Lynchburg, VA, with travel to Appomattox, Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell and Nelson counties and Roanoke, VA
Key job duties:
Special demands: Ability to work outdoors in temperature extremes with excellent comfort level in the outdoor environments of Central 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 Dec. 31, 2020. Maintaining the position past Dec. 31, 2020 is the intent of the Central Virginia 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
Central Virginia Land Conservancy
PO Box 12105
Lynchburg, VA 24506
dperry@brlcva.org
(540) 985-0000 ext. 1
This position is made possible in part through a generous grant from the Appalachian Trail 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 Central 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, Dec. 6, 2019 at 5 pm/start date in January 2020.
Rate: $15/hour; negotiable.
Time commitment: Two days (16 hours) per week
Reports to: Executive director, Central Virginia Land Conservancy
Location: Lynchburg, VA, with travel to Appomattox, Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell and Nelson counties and Roanoke, VA
Key job duties:
- Represent the Central Virginia Land Conservancy, part of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, in Appomattox, Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell and Nelson counties and the City of Lynchburg.
- 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 Central Virginia Land Conservancy
- Plan and conduct informational workshops for those interested in land conservation
- Help identify and recruit potential community leaders to serve on the Central Virginia Advisory Committee of the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy and/or the Blue Ridge Land Conservancy Board of Trustees
- Work with the Central 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
Special demands: Ability to work outdoors in temperature extremes with excellent comfort level in the outdoor environments of Central 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 Dec. 31, 2020. Maintaining the position past Dec. 31, 2020 is the intent of the Central Virginia 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
Central Virginia Land Conservancy
PO Box 12105
Lynchburg, VA 24506
dperry@brlcva.org
(540) 985-0000 ext. 1
This position is made possible in part through a generous grant from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
