Dear
Friends and Neighbors,
As many of
you know, Andrea McGimsey stepped
down as director of the Campaign
for Loudoun's Future to pursue other professional interests.
We have begun the search for a new director for
the Campaign for Loudoun's Future. Would
you or someone you know be qualified for this position? Please
help us circulate the job announcement below so we can fill
this opening as soon as possible!
If
you have any questions, please contact
us.
Sincerely,
Gem Bingol, Piedmont Environmental Council
Rebecca Perring, Coalition for Smarter Growth
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Field
Officer/Campaign For Loudoun’s Future Director Full Time Position
Piedmont
Environmental Council
INTRODUCTION
The Piedmont Environmental Council, a national leader in land
conservation, land use policy and smart growth based in Warrenton,
VA, seeks to hire a Field Officer for the Loudoun County PEC Office.
PEC is 30
year-old non-profit organization 501c(3) dedicated to promoting
and protecting the Virginia Piedmont's rural economy, natural
resources, history and beauty. PEC works in a nine-county service
area that includes Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene,
Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties. The staff
of PEC provides technical expertise and organizing support to
citizen groups and government officials on land use policy, land
conservation, transportation, air and water quality, historic
preservation and environmental issues. PEC also actively works
to promote voluntary land conservation in the form of conservation
easements and agricultural and forestal districts. Currently, there
are more than 152,000 acres of land under easement throughout the
nine-county region.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
The Loudoun County Field Officer/Campaign Director is responsible
for the duties outlined below:
- Direct
the Campaign for Loudoun’s Future, a two-year
old, Internet-based grassroots coalition of citizen groups
and nonprofit organizations in one of the fastest growing counties
in the nation.
- Work
collaboratively with the Loudoun PEC team, including field
officers who can provide technical expertise, and Campaign partners.
- Nurture
new and existing citizen groups to extend reach of grassroots
campaign, mobilize existing coalition members around neighborhood
and countywide issues, and ensure effective community participation
in land use issues. Engage and develop capabilities of core
citizen activists and new volunteer leaders.
- Develop
and execute grassroots strategies to engage citizens,
organizations, and regional media in land use and conservation,
transportation planning, community development, and natural resource
protection. Work with elected officials to create open, transparent
opportunities for community planning with their constituents.
- Craft
comprehensive strategic plans to address critical community
issues including field organizing, earned media, and other
components. Track
success using goals and metrics.
- Communicate
information to local residents and public officials on land use and transportation issues, including:
- Writing
clear, persuasive action alerts to campaign supporters
and website content;
- Translating
technical analyses into “citizen speak;” and,
- Holding
group and individual meetings.
- Direct
a media campaign with traditional and new media. Monitor
local press and blogosphere to watch the way issues are being
framed and debated by reporters, bloggers, and citizens. Build
relationships with local reporters. Continue the campaign’s
history of using the Internet as a critical outreach tool.
- Fundraise for ongoing and new Loudoun suburban and rural initiatives
in partnership with board members and campaign leaders.
- Monitor
issues of importance to the Loudoun communities, both rural
and suburban. Attend public hearings and meetings
with local and state elected officials, the Loudoun Planning
Commission, and other community meetings. Issues include:
- Developer
and Board driven proposals to change county’s
zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan
- Transportation proposals (the outer beltway, local neighborhood
network, major commuting corridors, mass transit, bicycle and
pedestrian routes, etc.)
- County
budget and tax rate
- Community
services (schools, recreation, fire and rescue, police,
etc)
- Other
duties and responsibilities as occasionally assigned by PEC’s
President
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Strong interest in neighborhood and community issues
- Experience
in community organizing, issue advocacy or political campaigns,
or have similar outreach & organizational skills
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Strong
oral and written communication skills
- Excellent
interpersonal skills and ability to build effective relationships
- Ability
to work both independently and as part of a team
- Willingness
to work some weekends and evenings
- Knowledge
of or strong motivation to learn smart growth principles
and Loudoun County land use issues
Preferred:
- Leadership cultivation experience
- Knowledge
of traditional and new/digital media
- Experience
with Internet outreach, websites, and marketing
- Exposure
to land conservation and land use advocacy issues
- Prior fundraising
experience
- Loudoun
resident
COMPENSATION
Salary commensurate with experience; excellent benefits package
including health, disability and term life insurance, employee
pension plan [403(b)], annual and sick leave.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and a resume
with 2 references to:
Dawn Wilmot
Assistant to the President, PEC
dwilmot@pecva.org
PO Box 460
Warrenton, VA 20188
The Piedmont Environmental Council is an equal opportunity employer.
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