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2007
October 12, 2007 -
Employment Opportunity at America's Byways Resource Center
The America’s Byways Resource Center has a full-time opening for a Byways Specialist to serve as the primary contact for assigned nationally designated scenic byway organizations, State byway coordinators, partner organizations, and State byway programs. The position involves providing technical assistance, information, contacts and support to further the goals of the National Scenic Byways Program and the goals outlined by local byway groups.
Essential skills include:
- excellent oral and written communication, including presentations and training, writing grants, informational articles, etc.;
- strong organizational skills;
- facilitation skills to conduct meetings, problem solving and fact finding sessions and mediation.
Qualified candidates must possess a sense of vision and follow-through to accomplish goals, the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with people at an individual and organizational level, the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, and self-motivation to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
Experience working with community groups and various levels of government and private organizations, professional work experience at the multi-State or national level, or work in planning, tourism, marketing, transportation, historic preservation or other is desired.
This position requires frequent travel. Excellent salary and benefits package. Click here for application materials. Applications due November 16, 2007.
