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 🔗Partner Engagement Associate

  • Full Time
  • Washington D.C., DC
  • $55,000 - $63,000 starting salary USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Policy & Communications
  • Job Summary: The American Battlefield Trust, the nation’s premier historic land preservation nonprofit organization, seeks a politically savvy professional with a passion for engaging preservation activists, park partners, and historic sites.
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Bachelor’s degree and 3-plus years of relevant professional experience
    • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing abilities
    • Keen and demonstrated interest in American history and/or land conservation
    • Zest for fostering relationships with stakeholder organizations through proactive and sustained outreach
    • Outstanding organizational skills, balancing immediate tasks and long-range timelines
    • A track record of independent and entrepreneurial work demonstrating analytical and problem-solving prowess
    • Experience with campaign/grassroots tactics
  • How to Apply:

    To apply for the position, please send a resume, cover letter, salary requirements, and references to policyresumes@battlefields.org. No calls, please.

  • Job benefits: vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, 403(b) retirement plan, employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance, employer-paid life and AD&D insurance, employer-paid disability insurance, paid parental leave, FSA, onsite gym at Washington, DC office
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: This is primarily in-office work. Although the person in this role may have the opportunity for battlefield visits, that will not be a major job function.
  • Contact Name: Policy and Communications Department
  • Application Email: policyresumes@battlefields.org

Website American Battlefield Trust

At the American Battlefield Trust, we save land and tell stories. Our organizational culture calls for hardworking, entrepreneurial individuals who are always looking for opportunities to learn and improve. Our staff is united by a commitment to excellence and a passion for keeping American history alive. Since 1987, the Trust has saved nearly 60,000 acres of hallowed battlefield land from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. We have led grassroots campaigns to save historic landscapes from inappropriate development. We have reached millions of students and other life-long learners through our education programs. As our nation heads toward the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, we are looking to grow even more and build upon our previous successes. The American Battlefield Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The associate serves as a point of contact for and initiates proactive outreach to battlefield partners and historic sites, with an aim to grow our national network during the 250th anniversary of Revolution – and beyond. They will arrange and/or participate in events, meetings and workshops to engage battlefield partners and advance mutual goals; increase the number and diversity of sites participating in Trust programs; ensure regular and effective communication with priority local networks; orchestrate Park Day, a national stewardship effort with a 29-year track record of success, through site recruitment, project development, marketing, media pitching, logistical support and event analysis; collaborate with Trust policy staff to integrate expanded grassroots network into advocacy strategies; and coordinate with Trust communications staff place to organizational resources in more partner sites.