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Yellow Wood Associates, located in St. Albans, Vermont, is nationally known for its community economic development solutions for rural communities, nonprofit organizations, and governments in the U.S. concerned with natural resource use and community capacity-building. We conduct and present research, including feasibility studies, best practices, and economic and fiscal impact analyses for rural municipalities. We also offer our innovative Green Community Technologies® program, and provide strategic planning and evaluation services using You Get What You Measure®, a unique values-based approach we created to help groups of diverse individuals measure progress toward shared goals. We are instrumental in creating and applying a wealth creation approach to rural development.

We are seeking a highly qualified Associate to join our team and take advantage of our many strengths:

  • Proven commitment to innovation, learning, and capacity building for clients and staff
  • Respect for personal life through an average 40 hour work week
  • Travel opportunities within the U.S.
  • A stable, established business with a 25-year track record of excellence
  • Project diversity with continuous learning opportunities
  • Unique trademarked services and strong pipeline of new business
  • Located in one of the “100 best small towns in America” in a state with a tradition of strong community governance

We seek an Associate with excellent project management skills, strong professional networks, problem-solving skills, initiative to take on difficult assignments and continually strive to create top-quality work, and a high degree of intellectual curiosity who will contribute to all aspects of our work. The candidate we seek must be both an effective team player and able to work independently. The Associate will work closely with the other Associates, the Administrator, and the Principal, and report to the Principal.

Associate Job Responsibilities

  • Manage a variety of complex projects including, but not necessarily limited to research, strategic planning, feasibility studies, training, and impact assessment
  • Contribute to complex economic and socio-economic research projects through literature reviews, interviews, site visits, primary and secondary data collection and analysis, life cycle cost analysis, and spatial analysis (GIS)
  • Write compelling reports that translate complex ideas into simple language that leads to action
  • Initiate and support marketing efforts through proposal writing, conference presentations and workshops, networking, articles, and website updates
  • Become certified in and co-facilitate participatory workshops including You Get What You Measure®
  • Market and deliver Green Community Technologies® services

Successful candidates must be able to:

  • Manage client relationships, including contracting, communications, fulfillment, evaluation, and follow-up
  • Work effectively with a wide variety of clients
  • Communicate proactively and with a high level of professionalism with other Associates, Administrator, and Principal
  • Work quickly and efficiently on a number of different tasks in a given day and remain organized and focused
  • Meet the challenge of a steep first-year learning curve
  • Write quickly and well
  • Zero in on what matters most when conducting research
  • Understand the big picture while paying considerable attention to details
  • Take direction, act independently and work well in a team
  • Be highly responsible and responsive
  • Integrate into a complex, dynamic environment
  • Grow into increasing and diverse responsibilities
  • Travel in the U.S. when needed

Requirements:

  • Masters Degree plus a minimum of three years’ work experience in a related field (e.g. geography, community development, rural development, applied economics, natural resource planning, etc.)
  • Personal maturity and a sense of humor
  • Technological savvy with a range of applications including digital collaboration (e.g. social networking, data sharing platforms, webinars, etc.) databases, word processing, GIS applications (ArcView), web design
  • Proven research and writing capacity

Plusses:

  • Applied economics training and experience
  • Experience working in the private sector
  • Experience in a small firm
  • Facilitation experience
  • Marketing experience
  • Public speaking experience
  • Graphic design experience

The Associate works closely with other Associates and the Principal and reports to the Principal.

For additional information, or to apply, contact: Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. 228 North Main Street, St. Albans, VT 05478 (802) 524-6141; (802) 524-6643 fax; yellowwood@yellowwood.org

All positions at Yellow Wood Associates are based out of our office in St. Albans, Vermont, which is located within commuting distance of Burlington, Vermont.

Contact Information:

Yellow Wood Associates, Inc.
228 North Main Street
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: (802) 524-6141
Fax: (802) 524-6643
Email: yellowwood@yellowwood.org
Web: www.yellowwood.org

 

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