Posted on January 25, 2013

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Executive Director

This is a full-time, 40 hours a week position accountable to EarthTeam’s Board of Directors. The Executive Director’s (ED) primary responsibility is to develop and execute a fundraising strategy in partnership with the Board. Additionally, the ED is responsible for managing staff and providing them with guidance and support as needed. The ED needs to have confidence in networking, have strong writing skills, and be a detail-oriented person who can multi-task. The successful EarthTeam ED will have room to develop their own career position and increased salary.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Management/Administrative

• Work with the Board of Directors to develop an annual strategic plan to include: finances, programmatic goals, fundraising, and partnerships
• Perform administrative duties as needed, including processing mail donations, data entry, and bill payments
• Co-lead quarterly Board meetings
• Evaluate programs on an on-going basis by working with staff in creating and supporting the implementation of measurement techniques for evidence of student learning.
• Oversee creation of outreach and marketing materials

Fundraising

• Work with Board to develop and implement fundraising plan including foundation and corporate grants, individual donors, and earned income
• Research, write, and manage grant proposals and reports
• Cultivate donor relations through mail, email, and phone correspondence, and in-person meetings

Fiscal Management

• Collaborate with the Board to develop an annual budget
• Manage revenue and expenses
• Manage financial accounting for grants, tax filing, and annual report

Community Development and Relationship Building

• Develop and maintain relationships with foundations, individual donors, community partners, and our primary collaborators – students and teachers
• Serve as the spokesperson in relation to the schools, the community, media, and donors

Qualifications:

Education: A BA degree preferably in business, management, education, or the environment.

Experience: 3-5 years or program or organizational management. Fundraising experience required. Previous community development, not-for-profit, or teaching experience is a plus. Interest in environmental issues and education is important.

Skills Desired: Personal leadership skills to motivate participation and cooperation of various groups and individuals; ability to form productive relationships with diverse groups of students, teachers and the community; Excel, Microsoft Word, and other standard computer skills required; QuickBooks and data management experience desired; bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus.

Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is $50,000. The position and salary can grow depending on the initiative of the successful ED. Benefits include health insurance and paid time off.

To Apply:

Send resume, cover letter, and a list of three references to Maggie Fleming at maggie[at]earthteam.net.

People of color are encouraged to apply. This position will stay open until filled with the ideal start date of February 15.

Organization Description:

EarthTeam, which was founded in 2000, provides middle and high school students

and teachers in the San Francisco East Bay area with environmental science activities in the classroom and in the field. EarthTeam’s mission is to empower teens to become lifelong environmental stewards through experiential education, skills development, and the building of community connections. Annually, 2,000+ secondary school students at 30 schools in the San Francisco East Bay experience dynamic environmental and health science investigations. The organization provides Standards-based curriculum to teachers, environmental education and leadership opportunities for teens, access to experts in the fields of science and public health. EarthTeam educators present investigations in the classroom and organize off-campus activities for students to complement the environmental and health science concepts learned at school. Our educators conduct several after school programs that provide leadership opportunities for teens.

Our primary audience is teens in low income communities. One of our primary goals is to develop the knowledge and leadership skills of youth, particularly the disenfranchised, for improving the environmental health of their communities. Our current programs include Eco-Stewards, Waste Action, Transportation Action, and Green News.

Application Instructions

Send resume, cover letter, and a list of three references to Maggie Fleming at maggie[at]earthteam.net.