Job Opportunities
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
President & CEO
Full Time | Compensation Range: $145,000 – $175,000 | Application Deadline: April 3, 2025
In connection with an extended period of growth and with a strategic plan currently in place, Allegheny Land Trust is seeking a visionary leader with demonstrated, practical management skills to work with a dedicated Board of Directors and staff to chart the next course for the organization. Using ALT’s existing strategic plan as a starting point while recognizing there are new directions and obstacles for conservation organizations, this position offers exciting opportunities to write a new chapter in ALT’s life cycle.
The President and CEO will have the opportunity to successfully lead a strategic visioning process to chart a new era for ALT. Success will require the organization, led by the President and CEO along with Board members, staff, donors, and volunteers, to engage in discussions about key areas of ALT’s organizational evolution including building on short-and long-term goals, expanding support levels, enhancing philanthropic outreach, and refining its strategic direction.
Reporting to the Chair of the 20-member ALT Board of Directors, the President and CEO is responsible for the overall leadership and management of a $3.3M annual operating budget and $5.5M capital budget that encompasses land acquisitions, finances, fundraising, community conservation and education programs, staff operations, member and volunteer programs and external relations with funders, community partners, and others. This position directs a seasoned staff of full- and part-time managers and professionals.
More details and application here.
Outreach Specialist
Part Time (Up To 20 Hours/Week) | Compensation: $20/hour | Application Deadline: April 4, 2025
Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) is seeking a part time Outreach Specialist to help engage potential, new, and existing ALT members by connecting them with the organization’s story. The specialist will promote ALT’s mission-driven activities and storytelling through print and digital media as well as through in-person engagement at community events. They will create print and digital marketing pieces, post promotions to digital outlets (social media, web, etc.) and physical locations (community gathering places, green spaces, etc.), and engage in innovative communications and coordination with communities where ALT is active.
More details and application here.
INTERNSHIPS
John Hamm Conservation Internship
May 2025 – August 2025 | Compensation: $15/hour | Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
This experience at ALT will teach you about land conservation, volunteer recruitment and management, land management, non-profit business, and so much more. This position assists with critical stewardship, fieldwork, land management, volunteer recruitment, and restoration of Chartiers Creek and Wingfield Pines Conservation Area and provides support at the nearby Meyer Farm Conservation Area also located within the Chartiers Creek Watershed. The position will work with a variety of ALT departments, local, state and federal agencies as well as nonprofit organizations to accomplish tasks for the betterment of the entire watershed.
More details and application here.
Mark. A MacKay Conservation Internship
May 2025 – August 2025 | Compensation: $15/hour | Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
The MacKay Internship provides one passionate and knowledgeable student of the environment the opportunity to work with ALT staff, partners, and volunteers at Churchill Valley Greenway to maintain and enhance the land, restore native plant and wildlife habitat, improve the visitor experience, conduct educational and scientific programming, and be the daily face of ALT at the site. The intern may also lead other special conservation-related projects as deemed appropriate during their tenure at the Greenway.
More details and application here.
Allegheny Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, access and inclusion. Allegheny Land Trust will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, handicap, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity.