Employment Opportunities

Director of Partnerships

Kennebec Land Trust seeks a full time Director of Partnerships who will coordinate communication strategies and help develop new approaches for effectively reaching supporters. The Director of Partnerships will have the opportunity to integrate relevant and creative conservation approaches into programmatic work.

The ideal candidate will have excellent writing, financial, and interpersonal skills, be enthusiastic about KLT’s mission, and enjoy working with a collaborative team to shape and implement an innovative and sophisticated membership and communications program.

Job responsibilities include membership development and database management; support for the KLT Board Development Committee with a focus on major donor communications; print and social media communications; and assistance with grant writing and financial reporting.    

Candidates must be proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, and membership database software, and be highly organized, able to meet deadlines, and capable of multi-tasking.

KLT Mission and Values

KLT is recognized as a conservation leader in our service area communities and Maine and has initiated a number of innovative projects including Local Wood WORKS, Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery, the Curtis Homestead Forestry Education program, and Kennebec Woodland Partnership. The Director of Partnerships will have opportunities to participate in all of these programmatic areas.

We support diversity and equity in all areas of our work and prohibit any discrimination in carrying out our mission. Our commitment to diversity extends to all levels of our organization and is endorsed by our Board of Directors and Staff.

Salaries are competitive and dependent on qualifications and experience. We are looking for an individual to grow with the organization. There will also be potential for advancement within the job and within the organization. Flex time schedules will be considered. Professional development opportunities, including funding to attend the Land Trust Alliance Rally, and other conferences are available to all staff.

Responsibilities:

Membership Program

·        Maintain thoughtful and relevant communications with current membership and develop strategies to engage with new supporters

·        Assist with building business partner membership and major donor advancement 

·        Oversee the process and systems for managing KLT’s database, membership renewal, and donation transactions 

·        Attend community/non-profit events and find opportunities to spread general awareness of  KLT’s work

·        Assist with KLT outreach and education programs as needed

Media Relations, Publications and Multi-Media Content, Grants

·        Develop, coordinate, write, and oversee the production of KLT’s bi-annual newsletter, event announcements, and other publications;

·        Integrate climate change content that helps people understand climate impacts and empowers them with knowledge and skills to address current issues  

·        Assist in the content development, design, production, and dissemination of  publications, including property brochures

·        Lead new approaches to creating and distributing multi-media content 

·        Prepare and schedule regular social media posts (photos, videos, livestreams) in conjunction with relevant staff

·        Photograph events, programs, meetings, and projects for use on social media and the KLT website

·        Manage KLT's website with support from other KLT staff

·        Respond to inquiries about Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery

·        Assist with grant writing and financial reconciliation  

Benefits: Position includes paid vacation time, seven days of paid sick time, twelve paid holidays, three paid personal days, retirement benefits, and eight weeks of paid parental leave. The schedule occasionally requires work on weekends and evenings. Flex time work days will be considered.

KLT’s Director of Partnerships will report to KLT’s Executive Director.

Applications are due by August 31.  Interviews will be held first two weeks of September.                                   Starting date with orientation with current staff - October 1, 2024.

Please send your resume, a cover letter, and a list of three references to:

Theresa Kerchner, Executive Director (tkerchner@tklt.org)

Kennebec Land Trust, P.O. Box 261, Winthrop ME 04364  

About KLT

The Kennebec Land Trust service area in Central Maine is within a relatively unfragmented landscape of forests and river systems. Conservation within this particular geography helps to build resilience to climate change and revitalize the connection between healthy functioning ecological systems and healthy human communities and economies.

Maine is the most forested state in the nation and is at the heart of the Northern Appalachian/Acadia forest which extends from the Adirondacks to the Canadian Maritimes. This forest serves as essential habitat for much of the biodiversity of the Northeast and is the largest remaining swath of temperate mixed deciduous and broadleaf forest in the world. The diversity of habitats not only within the forest but also among the abundant lakes and streams provide a home to an incredible diversity of mammals, birds, fish and amphibians as well as the people in our local communities. The Kennebec River and some of its many tributaries flow through the heart of the Kennebec Land Trust region and the land trust’s conservation efforts support resilient ecosystems.

KLT recognizes that our conservation lands are the past and current homelands of the Wabanaki people. We recognize the Wabanaki’s long relationship with the lands that we call Maine and acknowledge the ongoing and important role they have in shaping the future.  

Established in 1988, KLT now has over 1000 household members. Over the past 36 years, we have partnered with private landowners and communities in 21 towns to conserve more than 7,600 acres through donations, purchases, and conservation easements. We have constructed 56 miles of trails on KLT lands and we organize hikes, paddles, bird walks, and outdoor photography and painting workshops that encourage residents and visitors to learn about and enjoy Central Maine’s natural landscape.

In 2013, KLT and the Maine Forest Service and state-wide conservation partners developed the Local Wood WORKS (LWW) partnership. LWW partners share a commitment to sustainable forestry, land stewardship, conservation of both working woodlands and ecological reserves, strong and resilient local economies and communities, thoughtful land use planning that includes the consideration of the need for   work force housing in our communities, and energy conservation. In 2020 KLT established the Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery, a separate 501(c)(13) non-profit. The Cemetery seeks to provide ecologically sound burial for people of all traditions and to serve as a model of green burial practices in Maine and beyond.

Additional information about the Kennebec Land Trust, Local Wood WORKS, and Baldwin Hill Cemetery  -  www.tklt.org  https://www.localwoodworks.org https://baldwinhillcemetery.org

Please contact us at: info@tklt.org or 207-377-2848 for inquiries