ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
JOB DESCRIPTION
November 2025
LOCATION: On-site in the Bear Yuba Land Trust (BYLT) office in Grass Valley, CA, with some work from home flexibility.
HOURS: 30 hours per week, some evenings and weekends required
REPORTS TO: Communication Manager
HIRING RANGE FOR POSITION: $25 - $28 per hour
BENEFITS: Generous vacation and personal leave, 403b plan with employer matching up to 2% after one year, and 15 paid holidays per year (dependent on scheduled workdays). Employer sponsored Silver PPO Anthem Blue Cross health care plan and Humana dental plan.
Summary of Position:
The Engagement Manager (EM) is a public-facing, community-oriented leader responsible for developing, planning, and implementing a comprehensive volunteer program and assisting with planning and implementation of community outreach events. EM leads the development and implementation of a variety of educational and stewardship programs aimed at creating lasting bonds between local communities and the land, thereby inspiring future land conservation and stewardship. Community-based programs focus on bringing community members into a deeper relationship with the lands and trails BYLT protects through regular hands-on volunteer opportunities.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to:
Volunteer Program Management
- Enhance and expand BYLT’s existing Volunteer Program
- Serve as BYLT’s lead staff and primary contact for volunteer management
- Create monthly Volunteer Newsletter
- Coordinate volunteer needs across the organization and promote volunteer opportunities to the public
- Recruit, train, and direct work schedules for volunteers
- Oversee tracking and reporting of volunteer time and create meaningful recognition for thanking volunteers
- Assist in keeping volunteer pages updated on BYLT website
- Work with Communications Manager to identify successes and shortcomings regarding volunteer recruitment and retention
Community Engagement
- Organize and support implementation of volunteer work parties and outreach events, with some evenings and weekends expected
- Develop and maintain partnerships with local organizations that benefit BYLT’s mission of land conservation and outdoor recreation
- Expand and sustain relationships with local schools and other youth-based organizations to create partnership opportunities on the lands and trails
- Provide direct support to the Communication Manager for the organization of volunteer participation in BYLT’s community and fundraising events
- Participate in community events by staffing BYLT table and recruiting volunteers
- Develop debriefs after major volunteer events and provide recommendations for improvement
- Support annual appeals and special campaigns with outreach and engagement, as needed
Event planning and production
- Assist BYLT Staff with event planning and engagement
- Lead Volunteer Workdays such as Project on Preserves, I’d Rather Be Walking, Trail Mix, and Connecting with Nature programs.
- Lead partner coordination and community engagement
- Manage volunteer roles for events
- Other tasks as assigned
Marketing and Communications
- Support implementation of BYLT’s annual communications plan
- Support communication plans for media (radio, newspaper, community calendars, etc) to promote all events
- Support the collection of inspiring stories and photographs from events and activities
- Create content for BYLT’s social media accounts