Program Associate – Western Region (Part-time, Temporary)

Firm: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Location:
Oakland, CA

Payment: Paid
Start Date: May 3, 2021
Category: Transportation
Contact: Human Resources
careers@railstotrails.org

Posted: Apr 6, 2021

The Program Associate will be a member of RTC’s Western Region team and will interact regularly with both the Trail Development and Policy departments. The primary duties are as follows:

- Assist with the implementation of our active trail-development technical assistance and community engagement efforts, which may include research and writing of policy and planning memos, developing visual presentations, communicating trail project benefits to stakeholders, and addressing community concerns.
- Collaborate in preparing a variety of communications materials (blog posts, flyers, PowerPoint presentations, educational materials) to convey our work to stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Support our state and regional policy advocacy work, which may include policy research, bill analysis, action alerts and messaging campaigns.
- Assist with implementing the work of the Bay Area Trails Collaborative, a regional trail coalition and TrailNation™ project convened by RTC.

This is a part-time, temporary position; we anticipate the schedule will be about 15 hours per week, starting in late April and lasting through December 2021. The compensation range is $20–$25 per hour, DOE, with proportional sick and vacation leave benefits.