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DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) is seeking a Deputy Director to join our team. This position is fundamental to the long-term success of AVLT and essential to overseeing the day-to-day functions of the organization, maintaining effective communication within the organization, assisting the Executive Director and Board of Directors with long-term planning, and ensuring that AVLT fulfills its conservation and stewardship goals. The role supports the Executive Director primarily in managing and guiding staff, enhancing interdepartmental communication, developing and implementing organizational strategies, leading key initiatives and special projects, streamlining project management, and supporting fundraising efforts. The role is critical to advancing the land trust's mission and accelerating land conservation efforts in the region.

Learn more in the Deputy Director job posting. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Please email your cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Melissa Sumera at [email protected] by March 12, 2025 (extended from March 5).

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​COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
Aspen Valley Land Trust is the only local, non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving land forever in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. We believe that conservation is community building, and should seek to support more inclusive, healthy communities. We believe in collaborating with, learning from, and serving the diverse communities across our region, because everyone has the right to enjoy open spaces, special places, and a healthy environment. We also believe conservation should reflect the values and changing needs of those communities.
 
 
Aspen Valley Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.


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