Form Tomorrow - Community Planner

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Do soul stirring work in one of America's most beautiful places. If you understand, live, breath and sleep the planner's ethic, and understand the beauty of empowering citizens to shape their own futures, read on. If you are a bitter frustrated person, who frequently makes mention of what people "should do" don't waste your time. This is a job for a bright spirited person with an open heart who relishes the chance to make a real difference in the world. Someone who can understand and respect people with political and social views that might be divergent from their own, and can adapt to working in a diverse array of communities.

Form Tomorrow is a 501c3 organization committed to providing no cost assistance to small communities. Current initiatives include:

Supporting implementation of a county wide visioning process through direct work with small towns, in collaboration with the local Five County Association of Governments, and County Government.

Supporting adoption of better surface water management policies in small communities in an effort to maintain water quality in an important Colorado River tributary, and, to make storm water management easier for small towns.

Supporting rural energy efficiency by assisting towns in writing Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants, and collaborating with State Officials

Supporting rural development of affordable housing through collaboration with state agencies and local non-profits.

Primary responsibilities for this hire focus on vision implementation, meaning direct work with small towns, and running community processes. Existing procedures include extensive use of works shops and use of innovative, locally created planning tools. Candidate must be familiar with ordinance and general plan writing: innovation begins with understanding. GIS skills are required.

Office space is shared with Stempel Form PC Architects, and collaborative assistance to the non-profit is provided by the firm. Form Tomorrow's funders include the George S and Delores Dore Eccles Foundation, the Nature Conservancy and the Packard Foundation, as well as private donors.

Form Tomorrow is not an activist organization, and will not be used as a platform for activism.

Benefits include HSA style health plan, contribution towards family benefits, salary commensurate with skill level and area, and simple plan (similar to 401k).

Please send a .pdf of cover letter, resume, and work sample if available and relevant. Please be considerate of download time with your file sizes, and say something about yourself in the letter of introduction. Do not be offended if you are not chosen for the job--the nature of the work is such that it will not be filled until the right fit is identified. As of the date of the posting, one candidate is under consideration.

Please send material to info@stempelform.com