Trust for Public Land
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Program Manager, Climate Smart Cities - California
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Aug 9, 2015
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Full Time
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Description
This position is responsible for helping The Trust for Public Land’s California Program and Climate-Smart Cities
Program advance the organization’s Climate-Smart Cities strategy in California. The Program Manager will
play a leadership role in coordinating an existing Climate-Smart Cities partnership with the City of Los Angeles,
helping to establish new partnerships with other California cities, and providing support for state-level
government relations on related issues.
For established partnerships, the Program Manager will provide detail-oriented coordination of science, spatial
planning, and project development activities involving local Trust for Public Land staff and leaders from
municipal government, academic institutions, and other non-profits. This will include developing and tracking
work plans for each Climate-Smart Cities partnership and coordinating work across multiple internal and
external actors, including research universities and municipal agencies. Because the scope of the Trust for
Public Land’s Climate-Smart Cities work is broad, the Program Manager will need to maintain a high level of
understanding covering multiple subject areas, from climate science and research to Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) mapping and techniques for on-the-ground green infrastructure design. While the Program
Manager will not be responsible for executing work in all these diverse and highly technical fields, the individual
must have enough subject matter command to effectively coordinate and track progress in work across these
areas that is being led by others.
To help develop new partnerships, the Program Manager will lead research to assess the potential application
of The Trust for Public Land’s Climate-Smart Cities strategy in prospective partner cities, and will help lead
presentations to decision makers such as municipal officials. Once cities have committed to a new partnership,
the Project Manager will lead efforts to develop a scope of work and budget to cover all activities within the
partnership, and to engage other partners beyond municipal government.
As a subject matter expert, the Program Manager will also play an essential role working with the California
Government Affairs team to support educational outreach to state officials. This will include assistance in
developing organizational recommendations and strategies related to the potential role of Climate-Smart Cities
within California’s cap and trade program.
Essential Functions:
1. Foster new Climate-Smart Cities pilot partnerships in urban communities across California. This will
include leadership in helping the California Program develop relationships with local governments and other
potential partners, and leading efforts to shape new partnerships through formal proposals, budgets, and other
documents.
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Provide leadership and coordination for implementation of each partnership. This will include:
o Strong management of each partnership, including adherence to the scope of work and budget, tracking
progress against deliverables, and leading reporting—both internally to The Trust for Public Land as well as to
external entities such as funders.
o Promote The Trust for Public Land’s Climate-Smart Cities with diverse audiences, including serving as a
spokesperson in local public forums and in meetings with government officials, private funders, and other
partners.
3. Supporting the Trust for Public Land’s staff in each partnership city with climate expertise on urban-climate
project design, climate science, management of GIS services to develop climate planning, planning and
facilitation of public meetings, preparation of reports, and presentation of findings and recommendations.
4. Provide climate expertise to inform myriad activities within the California Program, including Government
Affairs, strategic planning, philanthropy, and other relevant activities.
Qualifications:
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4+ years of relevant experience
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Strong project management skills, including the ability to track complex activities and timelines.
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Demonstrated ability to work confidently with a wide range of internal and external audiences.
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Strong background in climate science and climate change issues as they pertain to urban areas,
including an understanding of green infrastructure principles.
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Comfort with reading and interpreting GIS maps, and understanding of fundamental principles of GIS
decision support and modeling.
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Ability and willingness to travel frequently throughout California. Valid Drivers License Required
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Excellent presentation skills, both written and oral.
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Bachelor's degree in related field required; master’s degree preferred.
To Apply
Please apply online here.