Organization and Position Summary

Based in Auburn, CA, Placer Land Trust (PLT) is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1991 that works with willing landowners and conservation partners to permanently protect and care for natural and agricultural land in Placer County. To date, PLT has protected over 22,000 acres of land in Placer County for current and future generations. Our protected lands include woodlands, forests and rangelands, waterways and lakes, habitat corridors and wildlife preserves, parks and recreation areas, scenic vistas, and farms and ranches.

Website: placerlandtrust.org

Our staff team: placerlandtrust.org/about-plt/our-team/staff/      

Our preserves: placerlandtrust.org/protected-lands/

Address/Phone: 922 Lincoln Way, Suite 200, Auburn, CA 95603, (530) 887-9222

The Job

PLT is seeking a full-time Community Engagement Manager (CEM) to further Placer Land Trust’s mission by sustainably expanding its capacity through community involvement. The work is primarily office-based, with a portion of time dedicated to field events and community outreach. Occasional evening and weekend work is required, as well as occasional travel within or outside of Placer County. The CEM will be a part of Placer Land Trust’s Engagement Team (fundraising, communications, outreach) that operates in a mutually supportive fashion, with administrative supervision provided by the Donor Relations Director. For a full listing of responsibilities, go to https://placerlandtrust.org/about-plt/join-our-team/.  The position is being offered at a full-time exempt salaried position (1.0 FTE, 40 hours/week) with a salary range of $73,000-$77,000. PLT offers a hybrid work environment and flexible scheduling. Annually PLT offers full-time employees 13 paid holidays, 13 vacation days, and 10 days of sick time (time accrued each pay period). PLT contributes to the cost of group health insurance available to PLT employees. When the employee becomes eligible per IRS rules, PLT starts and contributes to the employee’s 403b retirement program. PLT offers ongoing training and professional development. 

The Qualifications

We are looking for someone with strong communication skills, passion for partnerships and collaboration, and who delights in making connections and fostering commonalities among differing constituencies. Must have demonstrated experience in volunteer management, community building, program development, or similar. For a full listing of qualifications, go to https://placerlandtrust.org/about-plt/join-our-team/.

The Hiring Process

PLT values and seeks a team with diverse experience, backgrounds, perspectives, and skills to strengthen our team, and ensure our work remains relevant today, for current and future generations, and for all. All applications will be reviewed using blind application screening. We ask candidates to provide genuine, personally-created application documents. Hiring decisions could be made as early as December. Ideally, we’d like the Community Engagement Manager to start by early January; however, the position will remain open and listed until filled by the right candidate.