Senior Program Manager – Outdoor Recreation Grants

Trust for Public Land; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Sick pay and personal day

403(b) retirement plan with company 7%

Job summary

Trust for Public Land in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Fellow to lead the ORLP technical assistance program, coordinating staff, consultants, and NPS partners to ensure timely, compliant delivery of program goals and funding requirements.

This role emphasizes program management, technical assistance, and outreach with multi-stakeholder collaboration, grants expertise, and strong facilitation and communication skills. Hybrid, temporary position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Minimum five years of work experience in related fields.
• Knowledge of federal grants, parks, public lands, outdoor recreation, tribal and indigenous lands, or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects and partnerships.
• Experience designing and facilitating trainings, workshops, or peer-learning programs.
• Demonstrated ability to identify risks, improve processes, and implement operational efficiencies.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Experience working with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and cross-sector partners.
• Experience managing consultants, contracts, subgrantees, and external project partners.
• Strong project management and budget management skills within established financial parameters.

Responsibilities

• Lead program operations and administration of the ORLP technical assistance program, overseeing day-to-day implementation of program goals, objectives, milestones, and outcomes.
• Coordinate program activities across multiple staff and NPS partners.
• Manage relationships with staff, consultants, and partners to ensure project deliverables are completed successfully.
• Support strategic decision-making and collaborate with organizational leadership on program priorities and opportunities.
• Serve as a thought partner and collaborator with the Federal Relations and Center for Community Impact teams to implement program outcomes.
• Support the implementation of internal trainings and onboarding for staff that will implement TPL’s signature one-on-one application support program.
• Provide tailored, hands-on technical support to help eligible communities navigate the ORLP application process.
• Share resources that support communities in identifying high-impact outdoor recreation projects and structuring local match funding strategies.
• Identify training needs to build local capacity for first-time applicants.
• Collaborate with program leadership to design webinars and learning opportunities to socialize the ORLP program and technical assistance offerings.
• Develop tools, resources, and training materials that support internal and external audiences for ORLP implementation.
• Help strengthen relationships among communities, state agencies, and federal agencies to support long-term collaboration.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder coordination

Grant experience

Facilitation/presentation

Project leadership

Budget management

Risk identification

Written/verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in planning/environmental studies/political science/community development

Job description

Trust for Public Land in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Fellow to lead the ORLP technical assistance program, coordinating staff, consultants, and NPS partners to ensure timely, compliant delivery of program goals and funding requirements.

This role emphasizes program management, technical assistance, and outreach with multi-stakeholder collaboration, grants expertise, and strong facilitation and communication skills. Hybrid, temporary position.