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Executive Assistant - Texas
Dallas, TX, United StatesWho We Are:
Trust for Public Land (TPL) is the leader of a movement to connect everyone in America to the outdoors. A national nonprofit, TPL partners with communities to create high-quality parks and protect public lands—especially in communities that need them most—to improve public health, create social cohesion, strengthen historic and cultural connection to place, and increase climate resilience. Since 1972, TPL has protected more than 4 million acres of public land, created more than 5,500 parks, trails, schoolyards, and iconic outdoor places, generated over $112 billion in public funding for parks and public lands, and connected nearly 10 million people to the outdoors. To learn more, visit www.tpl.org.
Position Summary:
The Executive Assistant to Texas Leadership provides high-level administrative, organizational, and coordination support to the Texas State Director, with additional support to the Director of Philanthropy.
This role is a core member of the Texas Operations team and serves as a trusted partner in managing executive priorities, complex scheduling, meeting preparation, and follow-through.
While this position supports advancement-related outreach, communications, and stewardship coordination on behalf of senior leadership, it is not a fundraising role. Instead, it functions as a key connector for the State Director, ensuring that donor, board, and stakeholder engagements are followed by timely, organized, and thoughtful communications, documentation, and next steps in close coordination with the Philanthropy team.
The Executive Assistant provides office management support for the Dallas office as well as executive support to the Texas State Director and Texas Director of Philanthropy, and at times, the North Texas Program Manager.
Essential Functions:
General office management support for the Dallas office, including the following:
This position will be located in our Dallas office. Trust for Public Land has a flexible work environment, and this position is eligible to work-from-home up to 2 days per week pending the weekly schedule.
Trust for Public Land is a hybrid work environment, and this role will ideally be located near a Trust for Public Land office. As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for the Trust for Public Land’s comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, vacation and sick pay plus holidays, a year end office closure, and a 403(b)-retirement plan, currently with up to a 7% company match. We offer competitive salaries commensurate with experience; the anticipated hiring range for this position is $57,600-63,000.
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 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.
Trust for Public Land (TPL) is the leader of a movement to connect everyone in America to the outdoors. A national nonprofit, TPL partners with communities to create high-quality parks and protect public lands—especially in communities that need them most—to improve public health, create social cohesion, strengthen historic and cultural connection to place, and increase climate resilience. Since 1972, TPL has protected more than 4 million acres of public land, created more than 5,500 parks, trails, schoolyards, and iconic outdoor places, generated over $112 billion in public funding for parks and public lands, and connected nearly 10 million people to the outdoors. To learn more, visit www.tpl.org.
Position Summary:
The Executive Assistant to Texas Leadership provides high-level administrative, organizational, and coordination support to the Texas State Director, with additional support to the Director of Philanthropy.
This role is a core member of the Texas Operations team and serves as a trusted partner in managing executive priorities, complex scheduling, meeting preparation, and follow-through.
While this position supports advancement-related outreach, communications, and stewardship coordination on behalf of senior leadership, it is not a fundraising role. Instead, it functions as a key connector for the State Director, ensuring that donor, board, and stakeholder engagements are followed by timely, organized, and thoughtful communications, documentation, and next steps in close coordination with the Philanthropy team.
The Executive Assistant provides office management support for the Dallas office as well as executive support to the Texas State Director and Texas Director of Philanthropy, and at times, the North Texas Program Manager.
Essential Functions:
General office management support for the Dallas office, including the following:
- Manage calendars, scheduling, priorities, and meeting logistics for the Texas State Director and Director of Philanthropy
- Prepare agendas, briefing materials, and follow-up items for meetings and external engagements
- Track action items, deadlines, and next steps to ensure timely follow-through across executive priorities
- Create, update, and format high-quality PowerPoint presentations and executive- and board-ready materials
- Prepare and submit expense reports for the Texas State Director and Director of Philanthropy
- Provide general office management support and administrative coverage as needed to keep operations running smoothly, including basic invoicing coordination, accounts payable support, and office readiness
- Serve as the primary liaison to the local Advisory Board and select board committees, ensuring a high-quality and well-organized board experience
- Own board and stakeholder communications, including invitations, reminders, outreach, follow-ups, and thank-you notes in coordination with senior leadership
- Drive board and committee cadence, including annual calendar planning, scheduling, agenda coordination, and run-of-show support
- Compile and distribute board materials (agendas, packets, decks, minutes) with strong version control and deadline management
- Support board meetings, committee calls, orientations, and executive sessions, including logistics, materials, and on-site coordination
- Support donor engagement logistics in coordination with the Director of Philanthropy and philanthropy team, including scheduling donor visits and calls and preparing meeting briefings
- Draft and coordinate donor and stakeholder follow-up communications, including thank-you notes, recap emails, and next-step coordination under executive direction
- Track follow-ups and timelines to support consistent execution and clean handoffs across senior leadership and the Philanthropy team
- Partner with the Philanthropy Coordinator to ensure donor interactions, materials, and outcomes are accurately documented in the CRM
- Coordinate logistics and materials for board meetings, donor visits, and senior-level stakeholder engagements
- Provide light office coordination to support meetings and visiting stakeholders, including room setup, supplies, and overall office readiness
- Support internal gatherings and team activities as needed to foster a positive and well-functioning office environment
- 3–6 years of executive or senior administrative support experience
- Strong organizational, communication, and follow-through skills
- Comfort working with senior leaders, boards, and external stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with discretion and initiative
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; CRM experience preferred
- Strong commitment to TPL’s shared values (Belonging, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Hope) to effectively work across the organization.
This position will be located in our Dallas office. Trust for Public Land has a flexible work environment, and this position is eligible to work-from-home up to 2 days per week pending the weekly schedule.
Trust for Public Land is a hybrid work environment, and this role will ideally be located near a Trust for Public Land office. As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for the Trust for Public Land’s comprehensive benefits program which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, vacation and sick pay plus holidays, a year end office closure, and a 403(b)-retirement plan, currently with up to a 7% company match. We offer competitive salaries commensurate with experience; the anticipated hiring range for this position is $57,600-63,000.
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 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.
www.tpl.org/careers