The Southeast Conservation Finance Director collaborates with national Conservation Finance staff, the national Research team, and programmatic experts throughout the country to foster new sources of public funding for parks and land conservation at the state and local government level.  The position is responsible for developing and conducting community outreach and technical assistance to foster new sources of government funding for parks and land conservation at the state and local government level through ballot measures and legislative action. The position’s primarily focus will be in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, although work may be conducted in other southeastern states.  The Southeast Conservation Finance Director markets these services, develops proposals for services, designs public opinion research, negotiates contracts, makes presentations, and manages a team of internal and external experts in public finance research, public opinion surveys, campaigns, and legislative advocacy.  The job requires coordination with field staff based in many different offices and collaboration with legal, finance, philanthropy, and marketing staff.

 

This position utilizes skills in leadership, strategy, policy, politics, and coalition and program building towards our efforts to deliver the Trust for Public Land’s mission. The director will build consensus and support across internal and external stakeholders and will seek to build awareness, credibility, and board based support for parks and land conservation and The Trust for Public Land’s mission.