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Community Coordinator
• Self-starter
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficient with Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong follow-up and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills—ability to interact with a broad cross-section of people
• Trail, greenway or land conservation experience a strong plus
• Community planning, land use planning experience a plus
• 4 year bachelor's degree required
Commensurate with experience.
Please send resume and cover letter to Chloe Higgins
105 W. Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC, 28202
or to chloe@catawbalands.org.
http://www.catawbalands.org/pdf/positions/CTTCommunityCoord.pdf
Chloe Higgins
chloe@catawbalands.org
07-31-2008 05:00 PM
Catawba Lands Conservancy
Charlotte, NC
The Carolina Thread Trail Community Coordinator will promote and serve as key contact for the CTT Project within an assigned territory by building relationships with community leaders, local land trusts, municipal staff and elected officials, as well as manage consultant/county relationships throughout grants process. This person will provide oversight and help facilitate all community aspects related to public adoption of county-wide master greenway plans and manage the grants and implementation process for The Thread in each designated community. A flexible schedule is required due to some evening meetings. ***** Duties and Responsibilities: ***** • Identify and service outreach needs in each designated county • Represent CTT in various community meetings for assigned counties • Set-up and manage organizational meetings in each county to get them teed-up for planning process • Manage relationship among consultants, grantee and steering committee during the planning process • Assist designated counties with all phases of implementation of The Thread: design, acquisition and construction • Assist designated counties with funding strategies for trail build-out • Build relationships with newly appointed elected officials in each county to educate them about the project • Develop and organize community outreach volunteers within territory • Develop and prepare all meeting materials • Respond to specific inquiries about CTT from assigned counties • Once Grants Process is underway, assist with administration of grants (community ducation) • Maintain county dashboards for assigned territory ***** Community Coordinator Carolina Thread Trail; Charlotte, NC ***** About the Carolina Thread Trail and the Conservancy: Catawba Lands Conservancy permanently protects land, water and wildlife habitat to enhance your quality of life. It is a local land trust serving the six-county area surrounding Charlotte, NC. A land trust is a nonprofit organization that permanently conserves land by undertaking or assisting in direct land transactions—primarily the purchase or acceptance of donations of land or conservation easements. The Conservancy is one of 24 land trusts in North Carolina. The Conservancy is the lead agency for the Carolina Thread Trail. The Conservancy’s staff, including the Thread Trail team, is an exceptional team of dedicated professionals, each with a passion for land conservation and strong work ethic. The staff includes an executive director, membership and outreach director, communications director, administrative coordinator, finance director, conservation program director, land protection director, land stewardship director and technology coordinator. The Conservancy currently protects 7,300 acres in its six-county service area. Support from more than 1,400 members, 60 corporate partners, and more than 200 volunteers makes our work possible. More than 70 private landowners have entrusted to us what is, in most cases, their most valued and precious possession – their land. These landowners have a vision for the future of this region, and the Conservancy is making that vision a reality with each property it protects.
