Administrative Assistant – Grant Management (Temporary to Perm)

St. Paul, Atlanta, Chattanooga,
Posted on January 15, 2025

At TPL, we're a team of outdoor advocates who believe in connecting everyone to the outdoors. As an ethos, we believe access to the outdoors is a fundamental human need and essential to our health and well-being. ​We're committed to creating more places that bring us outside—parks, trails, playgrounds, and public lands—and making them available and welcoming to everyone, everywhere, regardless of ZIP code. We also understand that land has meaning; it tells the story of our history. That's why, through our Black History and Culture initiative, we're working to preserve sites that more fully represent the Black American experience; and we're an ally and partner to Tribal and Indigenous communities, working in partnership to reconnect them with their ancestral lands.

One hundred million people, including 28 million children, don't have nearby access to a park within ten minutes of their home. We're determined to change this outdoor equity gap–and as a result, nine million people and counting now have access because of our work. We have miles to go and a plan to get there. We're inclusive change-makers who believe in connecting everyone to the outdoors. We inspire by paving the way forward and strengthening our connection to nature. Join us!

Position Summary:

The Trust for Public Land receives funding from a variety of public and private sources. This position is responsible for supporting the federal grant management team. This position is responsible for collecting and organizing required documentation for our awarded grants. This person will be a collaborative team member who will proactively and effectively work with a broad range of stakeholders, including staff within TPL and our partners outside the organization. We value those candidates displaying a customer service philosophy, superb communication skills and someone highly organized.

This position is intended to be a year-long temporary role with the possibility of permanent employment.

Essential Functions:

• Compiling, maintaining and updating records required for grant compliance
• Setting up appointments, scheduling meetings, distributing reports and managing the correspondence between the office and external bodies
• Training, onboarding clients

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills
• Team player with the ability to work cooperatively with different personalities and individuals across the organization as well as outside the organization.
• Strong attention to detail, good recordkeeping, responsible time management, and the ability to juggle many deadlines at once.
• Experienced computer user with comprehensive experience using digital files
• Ability to prioritize, time manage and multi-task with limited supervision.
• A strong ability to work and think independently and maintain a questioning mind.
• Ability to problem solve and come up with strategies to improve processes and systems.
• Self-starter with a can-do attitude
• Ability to keep confidential information.
• Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable and inclusive work culture that encourages and celebrates differences.
• Candidate should be close to a TPL office location in one of the following locations: St. Paul, MN; Atlanta, GA; Chattanooga, TN.

Compensation:
As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for the Trust for Public Land’s comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, sick pay, a personal day, and a 403(b)-retirement plan, currently with up to a 7% company match. We offer competitive salaries commensurate with experience; the anticipated hiring range for this position is $ 60000-65000.

Trust for Public Land’s active goal is to be an inclusive and equitable place to work and build community. As the organization actively works to eliminate racial and other disparities it welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skillsets. We are open to the possibility that a great candidate for this job may not precisely meet all the above criteria; if you believe you are the right person for this job and can persuasively make that case, we encourage you to apply.