Programs

• Supporting the Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative – the regional planning effort balancing recreation and conservation led by PPORA

• Updating, improving, and promoting the organization’s user-focused website

• Assisting in managing the PPORA Stewardship Fund to make meaningful impact to the region’s trails

Events

• Coordinating all aspects of the organization’s events, including securing venue, engaging vendors and contractor providers, speaker/sponsor/volunteer recruitment, promotion, etc. Events currently include the State of the Outdoors, Pikes Peak Outdoor Industry Leadership Summit, Get Outdoors Day, Outdoor Industry Job Fair, and occasional stakeholder gatherings

• Conducting evaluation activities (surveys, reports, etc.) for each event and program

• Coordinating event sponsor, volunteer, and attendee communications

   

Stakeholder Engagement
Outreach and engagement with the organization’s stakeholders/partners, to include:

• Helping plan and lead Advisory Council, Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative, and committee meetings

• Meeting one-on-one with industry leaders to learn needs and how best to support them and connect them to one another and resources

• Support stakeholder needs and help promote them through PPORA’s various communications such as website content, newsletter stakeholder highlights, in the community, sharing their events on social media, etc.

• Additional stakeholder outreach and support as needed

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher education (relative work experience will be taken into consideration)
• Five years or more experience in a professional environment, preferably in a related field
• Nonprofit organization experience is desired
• Skills
• Self-directed and detail-oriented with effective time management skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to learn and master new tasks quickly
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and bring projects to completion
• Ability to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external partners and contractors
• A “can do” attitude and a willingness to adapt and modify plans when circumstances demand
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Committed to building positive relationships with all stakeholders, across levels, roles, and functions
• Personal qualities of integrity, respectfulness, and a commitment to and passion for the mission of PPORA
• Positive and enthusiastic personality with a heart of service
• High level of competence in Microsoft applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite, and Zoom
• Flexibility to work a handful of evenings or weekends for special events
• Ability to lift materials such as office and event supplies – up to 20 pounds