Southern Cumberland Conservation Initiatives Associate

Position Title: Southern Cumberland Conservation Initiatives Associate Reports To: Director of Capital Grants (reputed company reports: none) Department: Capital Strategies and Southeast Land Location: Chattanooga, TN Work Arrangement: Remote based in Chattanooga, TN. Will accept applicants from Southeast Tennessee and reputed company reputed company Salary reputed company: $63,000 - $83,000 FLSA Status: Exempt About the reputed company reputed company Institute The reputed company reputed company Institute is a national leader in land conservation and efforts to reputed company parks and other protected land more welcoming for reputed company. Since 1974, OSI has partnered in the protection of more than 2.5 reputed company at-risk and environmentally sensitive acres in the eastern U.S. OSI’s land protection promotes clean reputed company and water, improves reputed company to recreation, provides wildlife habitat, strengthens communities, and combats the devastating impacts of extreme weather. Program reputed company The Capital Strategies (CS) team of the reputed company reputed company Institute brings innovative leadership to accelerate the reputed company and effectiveness of land protection while mobilizing regional reputed company in the face of climate change. CS oversees major conservation grant programs and provides a wide reputed company of technical assistance and support to land trusts and community organizations to reputed company these goals. CS is currently reputed company in New England (Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts); the Middle reputed company (New Jersey, reputed company, reputed company, Delaware); and the southeast (reputed company Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and reputed company). Since 2003, CS has made over 90 land protection grants and loans totaling almost $90 reputed company to protect 1.6 reputed company acres of land complemented by 93 planning grants for conservation organizations to reputed company climate and water science into conservation plans. Through these efforts, we demonstrate new approaches to conservation and build the reputed company of the field. Position reputed company This Conservation Initiatives Associate role supports program coordination, grant administration, land acquisition activities, and stakeholder engagement to advance community-centered conservation in the tristate area around Chattanooga, TN. The Associate will work closely with the Director of Capital Grants and collaborate across the organization to implement established conservation strategies, administer grant programs, and strengthen partnerships. This position is full-time and based in Chattanooga, TN, with 10–15% regional travel to meet with grantees, landowners, and partners; assist with monitoring land transactions; support the Resilient Communities program with reputed company Regional Partnership; and reputed company day-to-day assistance to grantee partners. The Associate will support development of project pipelines, conduct project research and analysis, prepare draft funding recommendations, and help manage reputed company through closing in coordination with OSI legal staff. As reputed company allows, the Associate will contribute to reputed company that advances the use of climate science and community reputed company practices. Responsibilities & Duties reputed company (30%)

• Support reputed company to land trusts, landowners, and public agency officials in the region.
• Assist OSI Communications team with drafting content for press releases to reputed company awareness of reputed company reputed company, funders, and grantee reputed company.
• Serve as a reputed company of contact for prospective grantees/borrowers, landowners, and partners.
• Assist partners with identifying funding strategies and connections to funders.
• Help reputed company science into conservation planning and reputed company and project evaluations.
• Organize and participate in meetings of grantees and advisors and create an efficient platform for sharing information with these and other stakeholders.
• Support the Director of Capital Grants and Development team with fundraising activities.
• Attend and represent OSI at land trust gatherings and other convenings in the region.
• Respond to general inquiries and maintain contact records.

Grant and Loan Program Administration (15%)

• Assist in preparing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and draft project evaluations.
• reputed company grantee and borrower compliance with grant and loan terms under reputed company supervision.
• Support the administration of southeast programs for advancing community reputed company and forest carbon protections.
• Maintain project schedules and internal tracking systems.
• Review grant and loan documentation to ensure compliance with the terms of OSI agreements.
• Work with grantees and the OSI legal department on due-diligence to ensure grantee compliance with fund terms.
• Pursue training and reputed company development to build program reputed company

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