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Description
~ The Land Trust of Virginia partners with private landowners who wish to voluntarily protect and preserve their working farmland or natural lands with significant scenic, historic, and ecological value for the benefit of our community using conservation easements. ~
Conservation easements protect open space, farms, forests, rivers, streams, battlefields, vistas and historic sites in perpetuity. When a landowner donates a conservation easement, they maintain ownership of their land; they can sell it or pass it on to heirs. The land remains on the county tax rolls. What changes is that the land itself is protected from development forever.
Founded over a quarter century ago, the Land Trust of Virginia is a thriving 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that relies upon the generous support of our community and landowners to fulfill our mission. We are a trusted conservation partner, recognized and accredited by the Land Trust Alliance as a land trust that meets “national standards for protecting natural places and working lands forever.”
Position Overview
The Land Trust of Virginia is seeking candidates for the position of Conservation Assistant. Please read the following list of qualifications and if you think we should consider you, write us a 1-page cover letter that convinces us and submit it with your resume.
Qualifications
In no particular order we're seeking candidates with the following skills, experience and attributes:
- Grammatically correct writer
- Ability to write technical, legal and marketing content, grant proposals, press releases
- Experience writing easements a plus
- Creative, self-starter
- Comfortable handling social media marketing
- Ability to maintain website
- Enjoy being outdoors in all weather
- Not afraid of being alone in the woods
- No fear of horses, cows or wildlife
- Superb GIS mapping skills
- Experience preparing BDRs a plus
- Experience researching real estate
- Easy-going and hardworking
- Sense of humor
- Ability to relate and build relationships with all people
- Physical stamina to walk for miles to monitor properties
- Interest and ability to review and interpret legal documents
- Excellent computer skills
- Interested in making a 5-year commitment to a great organization
To Apply
- Please click "Apply" below to email a cover letter and resume.
- No phone calls please.