Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Coordinator
The Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Coordinator role is a full-time, exempt position within the Sentinel Landscapes team of LegacyWorks Group. This role is a hybrid role located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Join Us
LegacyWorks Group (LWG) is a collective of changemakers facilitating ambitious collaborative initiatives to address today’s biggest challenges. Through community-driven, place-based initiatives and client-centered consulting engagements, we advance projects and portfolios that deliver transformative impact results while building community resilience and the capacity to rise higher. Funders, impact investors, community-based organizations, and government agencies engage us for strategy consulting and planning, collaborative facilitation, impact finance, data dashboarding, and initiative incubation and support. Together we build and strengthen networks, amplify and accelerate collaboration, and enable highly effective collective effort at the scale of landscapes, sectors, and systems.
About Sentinel Landscapes
The Sentinel Landscapes Partnership is a coalition of federal agencies, state and local governments, and private organizations that work with landowners and land managers to advance sustainable land-use practices around military installations and ranges. The partnership aligns the objectives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and Department of War to strengthen military readiness, conserve natural resources, bolster agricultural and forestry economies, increase public access to outdoor recreation, and enhance landscape resilience.
What You’ll Do
The Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Coordinator advances strategies to achieve the goals of the Sentinel Landscape Implementation Plan and other priorities critical to the anchor installation(s) within the landscape. They foster strong connections and clear communication across local, state, regional, and federal partners to support military readiness and local communities’ needs where interests and priorities align. By leveraging funding sources and sharing the impact of the Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape, they support partner success and drive implementation of shared conservation, land-use, and community goals.
The Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Coordinator role is integral to:
Fostering trust, connectedness, relationships, strong networks, and partnerships across federal, state, local, and non-governmental organizations, as well as private landowners.
Building capacity and supporting the development of the Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Leadership Team and partner working groups.
Holding space for authentic engagement and convening partners to advance the Sentinel Landscape Implementation Plan.
Catalyzing collective action and investment in landscape priorities by translating goals into measurable strategies and actions.
Leading storytelling and collaborative data sharing initiatives to assess and share impact, and enable informed, collaborative decision-making across the partnership.
Your Primary Responsibilities
Local Partnership Facilitation
Lead the Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Leadership Team as the primary point of contact, coordinating with federal, state, local, and non-governmental stakeholders
Build, nurture, and maintain partner relationships, with a focus on installation leadership
Convene and facilitate regular Leadership Team and partnership meetings, managing agendas, logistics, and documentation
Support each working group, and appointed chairs in crafting agendas and ensuring effective communication and task management
Ensure alignment with administration priorities
Foster belonging, access and opportunity in all partnership engagement
Team Leadership and Relationship Stewardship
Build and support the Leadership Team and partnership, strengthening capacity, collaboration, and effectiveness
Foster trust and cultivate collaboration by actively listening, centering diverse voices, and connecting perspectives
Embrace complexity, navigate uncertainty, and share power through inclusive decision-making and knowledge sharing
Support long-term sustainability by expanding team capabilities and planning leadership succession
Planning and Strategy Implementation
Develop, maintain, and implement the Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape Implementation Plan, including landscape-level milestones and measurable outcomes
Guide working groups to align strategies and actions with partnership goals
Drive continuous improvement by iterating openly, staying curious, and learning from experience
Funds Management
Develop and oversee the annual Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape budget, aligning resources with strategic priorities
Track and report on partnership finances to support transparency and informed decision-making
Coordinate fundraising efforts and provide guidance to partners leading major grants and funding proposals
Assist partners in managing grants, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting
Storytelling and Reporting
Collect, analyze and report partnership metrics to track progress toward goals and inform decision-making
Lead communications initiatives directed toward internal and external partners and key stakeholders
Capture and share successes, key learnings, and impact to inspire broader understanding and replication
Provide regular reports and updates as contractually required
Organizational Collaboration
Contribute to the evolution of LPW’s collaborative impact model and support initiatives centered around belonging, access, and opportunity
Participate actively in team meetings and organizational working groups to foster a cohesive team environment
Connect with other sentinel landscape coordinators and staff through communities of practice to enhance learning across partnerships
Comply with all LPW’s systems and policies, including but not limited to time tracking, credit card expense reporting, reimbursement requests, and other organizational requirements
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who approaches work with curiosity, openness, and care—someone who notices possibilities others might miss and brings both courage and creativity to exploring them. You listen deeply and center the voices of others, embracing growth with honesty and vulnerability, seeing mistakes as part of the learning process. You move with intention, balancing clear direction with openness to surprise and change, and thrive in the space between steady progress and emerging possibility.
Core skills and experience include:
Facilitating groups through engaging, inclusive, and adaptable processes that drive progress toward shared goals
Understanding military installation structures, operations, missions, readiness, and encroachment needs and plans
Engaging with and understanding the local land, natural resources, and communities within the Pikes Peak Sentinel Landscape to inform effective partnership and conservation strategies that support the military mission
Bringing vision to life by co-creating goals and driving disciplined, focused execution
Communicating candidly and compassionately, keeping messages clear, timely, and accessible
Embracing distributed leadership, stepping up while creating space for others to contribute and collaborate
Channeling systems thinking by connecting perspectives to make sense of complexity
Harnessing technology creatively, using current and emerging tools to advance projects and organizational goals
Position Details
This position is Full-Time Exempt (40) hours per week.
Salary range is $85,000-$130,000 based on relevant qualifications and experience.
Benefits
As a full-time salaried employee, you are eligible to participate in the organization’s group medical and dental insurance plans and eligible for a home office equipment allocation from LegacyWorks to contribute to the costs of remote work. LegacyWorks also has a 401k plan which you will be eligible to participate in; we do not offer any match contribution at this time. LegacyWorks has an unlimited paid time off policy that encompasses both holidays and vacation days.
To Apply
Apply for this position using our application form. Applications are only accepted via our application form. Applications will be accepted until October 23rd. Review of applications will begin on October 27th, with interviews anticipated for early November. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities, duties, or responsibilities required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
LegacyWorks is proud to be an affirmative action equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture. LegacyWorks is committed to increasing the diversity of the team, including board and staff, and continuing to improve compensation and benefits. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and value life experience and achievements. All employees and applicants for employment are not to be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.