Are you interested in a role that will help communities in Appalachia recover from recent extreme weather disasters? The New River Valley Regional Commission is actively seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented, and proactively-minded individual for the Community Resilience Coordinator position. The Commission is a planning agency located in beautiful Southwest Virginia, that serves 13 local governments and three institutions of higher education.
The position of Community Resilience Coordinator provides disaster recovery implementation, project management and resiliency planning support for Virginia’s New River Valley. This role involves a broad range of supportive activities such as project development and project management support for extreme weather resiliency-related projects. Primary duties include writing comprehensive grant applications, supporting and guiding projects from concept through implementation, making public presentations and completing governmental reports. This position will be responsible for pursuing a variety of state and federal funding opportunities that align with local and regional disaster recovery and resiliency objectives. Additional planning and project management duties may be assigned as necessary. While much of the coordinator’s work will occur in conjunction with local government teams, field work that involves interactions with the general public, and federal and state agencies should be expected. This role will also involve coordination with area non-profits and community organizations to facilitate the delivery of recovery and resiliency efforts.
The position is preferred full-time and in-person; however, the Commission may choose to offer one or more part-time positions, depending on qualifications and level of interest. A successful applicant must have very strong written and verbal skills, time management, data collection and organizational skills to be successful in this position. Any combination of education and/or professional experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in planning, public administration or communications is preferred. Familiarity with existing and new state and federal funding opportunities is strongly preferred. Continued professional growth is strongly supported. Experience with Adobe and Microsoft products is a must. Starting full-time salary range $55,000 to $75,000, DOQ. The full-time position offers four days in-office and one day remote work. Excellent benefits package includes paid employer health options and participation in the Virginia Retirement System. Starting part-time salary range is $30-$40 per hour and more flexible/remote working options may be available. The Regional Commission actively seeks to employ a diverse team to serve the region and is committed to engaging all communities in the New River Valley.
All applicants must complete an Employment Application found on the Commission website and submit a cover letter, resume and a sample of work in pdf and/or interactive format. Materials should be emailed to Kevin Byrd, Executive Director, at kbyrd@nrvrc.org or by mail to the New River Valley Regional Commission, 6580 Valley Center Drive, Suite 124, Radford, VA 24141. EOE. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.