Full-Time Pennsylvania Agriculture Projects Coordinator
Job Description
https://www.allianceforthebay.org/job/pennsylvania-agriculture-projects-coordinator-apply-by-nov-17/
This position will work directly with farmers and corporate partners to plan and implement conservation practices. The PA Agriculture Projects Coordinator is a fast-paced, full-time position, with supervision from the Agriculture Projects Manager. The Agriculture Program at the Alliance seeks to implement conservation practices with water quality, soil health, climate, and biodiversity impacts across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The position will support farmer relations, project management, grant applications, partnership development with corporate and nonprofit partners, and grant management and reporting. This position will involve extensive fieldwork.
Specific Duties of the Position:
- Support the planning and implementation of agricultural conservation projects from concept to completion. This includes but is not limited to landowner engagement through multiple site visits, partnership facilitation, planning, budgeting, and ensuring long-term success.
- Develop and maintain relationships with farmers, agricultural consultants, contractors, federal and state agencies, corporate partners, conservation districts, and other industry stakeholders.
- Support management and development of project documents, including outreach materials, contracts, budgets, and grant reports. Ensure project deliverables are achieved.
- Coordinates various Agriculture grant efforts, including project development, grant pursuits, management of project tasks, contracts, budgets, workloads and grantor reporting obligations.
- Ensures project deliverables and deadlines are successfully met.
- Support corporate partners’ agricultural conservation strategy and planning.
- Support farmer outreach events and partner meeting coordination, as appropriate.
- Participates in Alliance strategic planning efforts, internal committee, and problem-solving oriented teams as assigned. Contributes to the Alliance’s various Agriculture Program team efforts.
Salary & Benefits: $49,500 – $55,000, commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits include: health, dental, and vision insurance; 403b retirement fund; life insurance; professional development opportunities; vacation, sick, holiday, and other leave; and more.
How to Apply
Please email the information listed below to careers@allianceforthebay.org, no later than November 17th, 2024. Applications will be processed on a rolling basis from the date of posting. Strong applicants will be contacted immediately to schedule an interview. Include “Pennsylvania Agriculture Projects Coordinator” in the email subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Include in your email as attachments:- Your resume
- A cover letter that addresses the following topics:
- Based on your experience and education in agricultural conservation, describe one of the most pressing issues that you would like to assist farmers with. How would you go about addressing the issue?
- Describe an experience in which you applied your knowledge of sustainability or conservation to program development or stakeholder engagement.
- A list of 3 professional references
- A cover letter that addresses the following topics:
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