Mid-Atlantic Director, Trail Development

Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) is the nation's largest trails organization—with a grassroots community of more than 1 million strong—dedicated to building a nation connected by trails, reimagining public spaces to create safe ways for everyone to walk, bike and be active outdoors. Founded in 1986, Rails to Trails Conservancy's national office is located in Washington, D.C., with regional offices in California, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, and Milwaukee. For more information, visit www.railstotrails.org. Connect with RTC @railstotrails on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok and X (formerly known as Twitter).

Job Summary

The Mid-Atlantic Director of Trail Development supports the Senior Director of Trail Development and Equity in supervising and implementing RTC's TrailNation™ projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region. TrailNation is RTC's innovative program to catalyze the rapid development of regional trail and active-transportation networks, from concept to implementation, across eight cities and regions. We take a systematic approach, applying RTC's depth of expertise and collaborative strategies to reflect local realities and new opportunities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic, creative and results-oriented professional with exceptional people management, trail, active-transportation, and/or equitable planning and project implementation skills to join a successful organization in a leadership position. The Director supervises the Baltimore Greenway Trails Network Project Manager. The Director also has responsibility for overseeing RTC's technical and strategic contributions to the Capital Trails Coalition in the Washington, D.C., region.

Job Location

This position is in our Baltimore Office. This position will also travel to our D.C. National Headquarters and field sites in Baltimore and the DC metro area and is eligible for a hybrid work schedule in accordance with RTC's policies.

Job Duties

• Supervise multiple Mid-Atlantic TrailNation projects in Baltimore and the DMV at the strategic and operational levels to develop, lead and implement strategies that advance the initiatives through all phases of development.
• Guide and collaborate with staff across the organization on priority project opportunities, and develop solutions, related to: diverse coalition building and partner engagement; active transportation and trail network planning; political-will building; GIS mapping; public finance and project funding; external project communications; and equitable trail development.
• Provide content expertise and technical assistance to project staff and partners in equitable development planning and community development focused on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in support of advancing equitable trail-development strategies.
• Maintain and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers throughout the Mid-Atlantic to raise the profile of the organization within the region, especially to stakeholders of interest to RTC (including but not limited to: public health, local government, elected officials, community organizers, equitable development and economic development).
• Translate lessons learned into resources and materials that can be applied to and shared with other internal and external initiatives via RTC's TrailNation Collaborative, Playbook, blog, webinar series, etc.
• Serve in an advisory capacity on specific initiatives related to TrailNation and other priority projects outside of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
• Provide oversight and assume responsibility for creating, monitoring and evaluating project and program budgets to ensure their success.
• Partner with other trail development directors to develop and implement processes/tools for effective TrailNation project management and impact reporting.
• Work collaboratively with the following internal RTC teams to achieve organizational goals:

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will supervise 1-2 staff and report to the Senior Director of Trail Development and Equity.

Compensation details: 100000-103000 Yearly Salary