Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit focused on connecting communities to the outdoors through parks and public lands. The Program Coordinator - NY will support large-scale trail projects across New York State, involving research, grant writing, community outreach, and stakeholder coordination to advance these initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Conduct background research to inform trail planning and stakeholder engagement across all project corridors
- Track and monitor local and state funding opportunities relevant to trails, greenways, and open space development
- Assist in drafting, editing, and assembling grant applications, including narrative development, data gathering, and supporting documentation
- Support reporting requirements for awarded grants, including collecting metrics, drafting progress reports, and maintaining compliance documentation
- Prepare presentations and other materials for project related outreach
- Maintain organized project files, timelines, contact databases, and tracking systems to ensure consistent coordination across multiple trail initiatives
- Coordinate meetings with agency partners, consultants, and community stakeholders, including scheduling, preparing agendas, taking notes, and tracking follow-up items
- Provide general administrative support to the Trails team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across projects in Binghamton, Buffalo, Queens, and Long Island
- Create and distribute surveys to capture community input
- Maintain and document communication with external partners, including growing list of community partners and work to build new community relationships
- Create and distribute public facing materials such as one pagers, flyers, etc
- Lead or assist with community engagement activities including public events, cleanups, tours, and school workshops
- Lead community engagement efforts by managing outreach, creating meeting agendas, and tracking key decisions
- Engage schools and youth organizations for workshops and activities
- Table at local events such as Metro Village Community Day, or Forest Park Trust hosted clean ups
- Serve as a point of contact for staff, stakeholders, and the public
- Aid with grant applications for community partners
- Be creative and thoughtful in the approach to gaining community support in ways that are true to the community in which we are working
- Work with lawyers and Program Director to create construction contracts, and other documentation for construction
- Process invoices for reimbursement
- Keep track of payments and reimbursements
- Coordinate with TPL Finance Department, lawyers, agency partners, landscape architects and consultants
- Assist at playground events such as tours, assemblies, meetings, openings and planting days
Skills
- Strong commitment to TPL's shared values (Belonging, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Hope) to effectively work across the organization
- At least one year of experience in conservation, outdoor recreation, community engagement, or land use planning
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across functional and regional teams
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Evening and weekend work is expected
- Travel within the state of NY about once a quarter
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Vacation and sick pay plus holidays
- A year end office closure
- A 403(b)-retirement plan, currently with up to a 7% company match
Company Overview
Trust for Public Land is a group working to protect and save public lands instead of allowing their sale or abuse. It was founded in 1972, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.tpl.org.