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Park Equity Fellow - 10 Minute Walk: Public Housing and Land Use Project
Position Title: 10-Minute Walk Park Equity Fellow - Public Housing and Land Use Project
Term/Time Commitment: (Part-Time, One-Year) Starting October 2024; up to 20 hours per week
Compensation: $30 an hour
Location: Boston, New York, Cleveland preferred, but flexible. Role will primarily work remotely.
About Trust for Public Land:
At Trust for Public Land, we don't just save land—we save land for people to enjoy, from neighborhood parks to national parks. Our mission is to create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come. Every park, playground, and public space we create is an open invitation to explore, wonder, discover, and play. We're proud to say that we've been connecting communities to the outdoors—and to each other—since 1972. Today, millions of Americans live within a 10-minute walk of a park or natural area we helped create, and countless more visit every year.
Trust for Public Land’s 10-Minute Walk® Program works with city leaders to ensure that every resident has access to a quality park or greenspace within a 10-minute walk of home. Since 2017, more than 300 mayors, representing cities large and small, have made the 10-Minute Walk Commitment, to prioritize access to high-quality parks and green spaces that support healthy, resilient communities. The 10-Minute Walk Program works across the country to identify, support, and accelerate local policy and practices, and to build the tools that are needed to advance equitable park systems and thriving communities. More information on the program can be found here: https://10minutewalk.org/
Trust for Public Land’s 10-Minute Walk® Program works with city leaders to ensure that every resident has access to a quality park or greenspace within a 10-minute walk of home. Since 2017, more than 300 mayors, representing cities large and small, have made the 10-Minute Walk Commitment, to prioritize access to high-quality parks and green spaces that support healthy, resilient communities. The 10-Minute Walk Program works across the country to identify, support, and accelerate local policy and practices, and to build the tools that are needed to advance equitable park systems and thriving communities. More information on the program can be found here: https://10minutewalk.org/
Position Overview:
Trust for Public Land (TPL) is seeking a dedicated and passionate Park Equity Fellow who is passionate about elevating the role of local parks and open space in addressing some of today’s most critical health, climate, and equity challenges. This Fellow will focus on addressing issues related to non-traditional and cross-sector partnerships and supporting other system-wide interventions and research projects aimed at increasing park equity and accessibility.
Key Responsibilities:
This role will support TPL’s 10-Minute Walk team efforts to accelerate cross-sector partnerships and strategies to advance park equity. This role will focus on:
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Research and outreach.
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Synthesis and documentation.
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Project support and implementation.
Research & Outreach:
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Conduct research and outreach, to support work to identify key issues, trends, and best practices.
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Review and assess city plans and documentation.
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Design, support and implement outreach to city leaders, parks practitioners, and partners.
Synthesis & Documentation:
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Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
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Develop interim briefs and materials, including summaries of methodologies, findings, and implications.
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Prepare presentation to share findings, both internal and external facing versions.
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Inform messaging and communications tools for sharing information and learnings.
Project support and implementation:
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This role will support specific cross-sector focused projects.
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Manage timelines, tasks, and deliverables in proactive, rigorous, and collaborative manner.
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Efficiently and proactively support project implementation, related activities and events.
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Assisting with a research project that will reach a broad audience of parks and land use professionals.
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Opportunities to engage with a wide range of professionals within TPL and external subject matter experts.
Qualifications:
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Currently enrolled in or recent graduate of a graduate program in urban planning, public policy, environmental studies, or a related field.
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Previous experience in research, data analysis, community engagement, or related areas is preferred.
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Professional or academic experience with land use, sustainability, urban planning and/or landscape architecture.
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Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
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Strong organizational and time management skills.
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Detail-oriented, with strong research skills.
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Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment; a self-starter who enjoys crafting and implementing new ideas while deeply listening to others.
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Passion for social equity, public land access, and community development.
Trust for Public Land’s active goal is to be an inclusive and equitable place to work and build community. As the organization actively works to eliminate racial and other disparities it welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skillsets. We are open to the possibility that a great candidate for this job may not precisely meet all of the above criteria; if you believe you are the right person for this job and can persuasively make that case, we encourage you to apply.
