Position Summary:
This is a great opportunity to build your career in environmental and land stewardship! The Land Steward Individual Placement is an internship position with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) in Northern Virginia.
The Land Steward Individual Placements will serve with the VOF, other partners, and private landowners to support the open-space easement program across Northern Virginia and neighboring counties. The position will require 40 hours per week for 50 weeks, with frequent weekly and bi-weekly travel throughout the Piedmont region. The Individual Placements will assist with open-space easement monitoring, digital file organization, database entry and other duties including:
Traveling across the Piedmont stewardship region to conduct site visits.
Visiting easement properties to document any physical changes using iPhone applications, GPS and GIS.
Participate in training activities, as required.
Participate in staff meetings, as required.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills will be necessary. The Individual Placement will be required to operate a vehicle to travel between field sites.
Housing is NOT provided for this position.
Benefits:
Uniform shirts and other necessary safety equipment is provided
On-the-job training
Entry-level
Nonprofit- NGO
$570/week living stipend, paid bi-weekly
Warrenton, VA, USA
2021-03-02 00:00