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Bird-Friendly Communities and Natives Nursery Program Manager

Houston Audubon

Houston, Texas

Job Type Permanent
Salary Details 50000 - 55000
Experience 2 - 6 years

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage all aspects of the Bird-Friendly Communities Program. Initiatives include: Bird-Friendly Community Partners, Lights Out – Houston, Plastic Pollution Reduction, Bird-Safe Design, and Cats Indoors
  • Organizes and expands the Lights Out, Texas campaign for Houston region
  • Collaborate with Volunteer Coordinator and Conservation Biologist on Houston Audubon Collision Monitoring Program.
    • Interim: Manage bird specimen protocol, inventory, and storage
  • Works with and advises regional partners and provides leadership to advocate for threat reduction, native plant use, Bird-Friendly design, and all other aspects of Bird-Friendly Community building
  • Administers and manages the Bird-friendly Spaces program
  • Facilitates and manages BFC team meetings
  • Works with Communications Director to produce Bird-Friendly Communities communications materials and collateral, including: BFC webpage, copywriting, graphic design, and social media
  • Works with Houston Parks and Recreation to maintain Houston’s Bird City and Urban Bird Treaty status
  • Produce reports on BFC activities, including statistical information used for grants and outreach
  • Maintains BFC GiS map
  • Represents Houston Audubon at Bird-Friendly Communities outreach related events and presentations
  • Serves as spokesperson during media interviews on behalf of BFC initiatives
  • Work with Outreach and Engagement Director on annual BFC budget
  • Manages Houston Audubon Natives Nursery
    • Manage all high-level operational and maintenance needs of the Natives Nursery at Edith L. Moore
    • Manage Natives Nursery assistant
    • Maintain Nursery licenses and permits (Texas Department of Agriculture, City of Houston Backflow)
    • Oversee Natives Nursery Team Lead and volunteers in the collection, cleaning, drying, packaging, germination, inventory, and propagation of seeds for the nursery.
    • Coordinates Natives Nursery weekly volunteers and works closely with Volunteer Coordinator to schedule special volunteer workdays and projects as needed in the nursery
    • Manage all nursery contracts and partners
    • Manages all sales for the nursey including online square store, invoicing, inventory, reports, and pick-ups.
    • Executes two major open house sales per year in spring and fall
    • Prepare annual assessment metrics and provides needed data for related organizational reports, grants, etc.
    • Support BFC related planting needs by advising on projects and supplying plants when stock is available
    • Represents Houston Audubon at Natives Nursery outreach related events and presentations
    • Work with Outreach and Engagement Director on annual nursey budget

Qualifications and Experience:

  • A./B.S. in a related field and 3+ years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Working knowledge of Greater Houston Gulf Coast region native plants and trees, preferred
  • Working knowledge of Gulf Coast birds and conservation issues, required
  • GiS mapping experience
  • Demonstrated experience in partnership development with community groups, for-profit partners, non-profit partners, and/or government agencies.
  • Awareness and experience in conservation, environmental and/or social justice related work.
  • Comfort with public speaking and excellent presentation, interpersonal, and social skills with a positive outlook.
  • Strong team player who can build relationships and work collaboratively across the organization and with program partners.
  • Familiarity with budget development and management.
  • Experience with volunteer engagement and natural area stewardship.
  • Self-starter with the ability to generate work plan.
  • Experience using applications such as Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Ability to travel to and work across the greater Houston area, including familiarly with the City’s geography and natural areas, and an interest in engaging with its diverse communities.
  • Experience and comfort working effectively with people of varied backgrounds.
  • Experience and commitment to working across differences such as race, culture, disabilities, socio-economic class and language desired.
  • Occasional work after-hours and weekends.
  • Fluent in written and spoken Spanish and English, preferred.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
  • Ability to work in a multi-functional setting with open and closed office spaces.

All Houston Audubon staff working directly with children are subject to a thorough background and criminal record check.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, send cover letter and resume via email to: klobit@houstonaudubon.org 

When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.

Category Botany, Wildlife, Environmental Education
Tags GIS, Ornithology