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    The Land Trust Alliance strengthens land conservation throughout America by connecting land trusts, leading political advocacy and providing training and resources. Our staff works out of our headquarters in Washington D.C., as well as offices throughout the country.

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    Benefits

    The Land Trust Alliance and Land Trust Accreditation Commission offers full-time and part-time eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

    • Competitive salary commensurate with skills, years of experience and unique background and qualifications.

    • We offer a comprehensive health insurance program that includes multiple options for medical, dental and vision insurance with a percentage of premiums covered by the Alliance. Our employer contributions increase after 3 years of service.

    • Employer contributions to a health savings account if enrolled in an Alliance-sponsored medical insurance plan

    • Options to enroll in a Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Spending Accounts and individual Health Saving Accounts.

    • Employer contribution to a Health Savings Plan.

    • Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurances at no cost to the employee with an option to enroll in additional life and AD&D insurance for employees and families.

    • Employee assistance program.

    • Employer contributions to a 403(b) retirement account starting at 7 months of employment, with increases after 3 years of service. Employer contributions are immediately 100% vested.

    • Generous vacation, personal, sick and holiday leave.

    • Eligibility for paid sabbatical leave after 7 years of employment.

    • Recurring stipend for remote work expenses.

    • Flexible summer work hour schedule.

    The Land Trust Alliance has taken the Green 2.0 Pay Equity Pledge.

    The pledge: Our organization is committing to conducting a pay equity analysis of staff compensation to look at differences in compensation in regard to race, ethnicity and gender, to collect and analyze relevant data and take corrective actions to remediate pay disparities.

    Our teams

    Communications

    The Communications Team serves the Land Trust Alliance and the land trust community in a multitude of ways, supporting not only the individual programs and their marketing needs, but also developing the overarching messaging of the Alliance and promoting these themes through strategic outreach channels and branding.

    Conservation Initiatives

    The Conservation Initiatives Department is one of the Alliance’s primary vehicles for delivering capacity building and educational services to land trusts. The team's goal is to strengthen land trusts individually and collectively through a suite of educational services to help them become sustainable, professional, and highly valued place-based institutions.

    Development

    The Development department raises philanthropic revenue to support operations and programs of the Land Trust Alliance. Development works to engage and increase donor loyalty and contributions through its recognition societies, including Guardians of the Land, President’s Circle, Legacy Society and Corporate Circle.

    Educational services

    The Education team provides a suite of services available to all land trusts. These include the Alliance’s signature event, Rally; Land Trust Standards and Practices and supporting materials, sample documents and other guidance for implementation; webinars and online courses; books and other publications; and specialized trainings.

    Government Relations

    The Government Relations Department oversees the development and advancement of the Alliance’s policy and advocacy agenda. Working with our members and partner organizations, we leverage the collective political strength of the land trust community to establish federal policy priorities and advocate for them on Capitol Hill.

    Operations

    The Operations division is responsible for ensuring that the Alliance has the necessary financial capital, human resources, technology solutions, and administrative support to advance our vision and mission.

    Staff years of service

    Land Trust Alliance staff often serve many years, with nearly a quarter of staff working more than 10 years for the Alliance.

    21-25 years

    3

    16-20 years

    4

    11-15 years

    12

    6-10 years

    15

    2-5 years

    22

    1 year or less

    21