Development, Marketing & Communications Assistant

Are you invested in the health of our natural resources and communities?

The Chesapeake Bay Trust shares a bold vision for a restored and protected Chesapeake Bay watershed and other natural resources in our area-from the Coastal Bays to the Chesapeake to the Youghiogheny River. We uniquely empower local community-based groups on the ground with the resources they need to take on a meaningful and measurable role in restoring these systems. Healthy natural resources benefit everyone.
We know that everyone can make an impact and hundreds of thousands of individuals have come together to improve forests, streams, rivers, bays, wildlife, and more in their own communities.

The Bay Trust empowers these groups by providing grants and other assistance.

Annually, the Bay Trust awards $20-30 million in grant funding and other support to over 400 community groups to lead watershed restoration projects, citizen outreach and engagement initiatives, and K-12 environmental education programs. Since our inception in 1985 by the Maryland General Assembly, the Bay Trust has engaged hundreds of thousands of resident stewards in projects that have a measurable impact.

The Chesapeake Bay and our region’s other natural resources are one of the nation’s greatest assets, and at the Chesapeake Bay Trust (the Bay Trust), we believe getting the community involved is key to restoring and protecting our watersheds. Our tagline, “Empowering people, Restoring nature” perfectly describes who we are:
We deliver resources to communities on the ground who lead and sustain their own projects that improve their communities as well as natural resources.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust seeks an organized, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic Development, Marketing & Communications Assistant to support fundraising, marketing, communications, board engagement, and administrative operations. This position plays a central role in helping the Chesapeake Bay Trust strengthen relationships with donors, partners, board members, and the public while ensuring the day-to-day operations of the Development, Marketing & Communications team run efficiently.

The successful candidate will combine exceptional organizational skills with strong writing abilities and project management to support fundraising initiatives, marketing campaigns, special events, board meetings, and executive administration. This is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in nonprofit fundraising, communications, or organizational management within the environmental sector, and will provide exposure to a variety of constituencies, including elected officials, donors, and members of the general public.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Our values guide us to create a workplace where everyone is respected and valued. The Trust strives to recruit, retain, and promote employees that reflect the communities we engage in our work Applicants must have a residential address in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington D.C

and must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The Trust does not participate in programs that require sponsorship for work visas.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, a non-profit grantmaking organization, seeks an Office Manager for our Annapolis, MD, location to lead daily administrative and building operations. This role reports to the Administration Manager but provides support to all departments. This is a full-time, salaried position (40 hours per week) and requires in office presence five days a week during core business hours (but exact hours can be somewhat flexible).

Established in 1985, the Chesapeake Bay Trust uses grantmaking as a method to promote community-based participation in the restoration and protection of the natural resources of Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay region. In the past fifteen years, the Trust has doubled its grant-making…