Pennsylvania Agriculture Projects Coordinator

Job Description: 

The PA Agriculture Projects Coordinator is a fast-paced, full-time position, with supervision from the Agriculture Projects Manager. The Agriculture Program at the Alliance seeks to implement conservation practices with water quality, soil health, climate, and biodiversity impacts across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This position will work directly with farmers and corporate partners to plan and implement conservation practices. This position will lead farmer relations and project management, and will support grant applications, partnership development with corporate and nonprofit partners, and grant management. This position will involve extensive fieldwork. 

Specific Duties of the Position: 

● Lead the planning and implementation of agricultural conservation projects from concept to completion. This includes, but is not limited to, landowner engagement through site visits, partnership facilitation, planning, budgeting, and ensuring long-term success. 

● Develop and maintain relationships with farmers, agricultural consultants, contractors, federal and state agencies, corporate partners, conservation districts, and other industry stakeholders. 

● Develop project documents, including outreach materials, contracts, budgets, and grant reports. 

● Support various grant efforts, including project creation, grant applications, and management of existing project contracts, budgets, workloads, and reports. Ensure project deliverables are achieved. 

● Support corporate partners’ agricultural conservation strategies and planning. 

● Coordinate farmer outreach events and partner meetings, as appropriate. 

● Participate in Alliance strategic planning, internal committees, and problem-solving oriented teams as assigned. Contribute to the Alliance’s various Agriculture Program team efforts.