Manager, Community Building

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** Position Summary**:

The Manager, Community Building will be the primary connection between Aullwood Audubon and its constituents, members, visitors, customers, learners, and teachers. It will also play a lead role in planning, developing, managing, and executing the education programs, exhibits, and social media outreach that drive attendance and expand the reach of Aullwood in the greater Miami Valley region, the State of Ohio, and beyond.  

The primary goals of this position will be to diversify and grow Aullwood’s audience and community science initiatives working with the Senior Manager Community Building, Ohio Centers to strengthen the impact, visibility, and position of the Ohio Centers within the state.

Compensation:$60,000 - $68,000 / year
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Job Description
**** Essential Functions
*** Serve as the Center’s primary professional for education and community engagement, leading the growth and development of educational and public programs.
* Supervise regular, temporary, and intern staff through establishment of work objectives and priorities, reviewing and revising these objectives on an ongoing basis to guide and mentor team members in their work progress.
* Develop programs that forge closer connections to the local community, increasing access to, awareness of, interest in, and appreciation for Aullwood and the goals of the National Audubon Society.
* Cultivate sustainable partnerships with communities and organizations that have been excluded from environmental and conservation work, such as Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC), or people who identify as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, etc.
* Develop and implement conservation focused programs, with feedback from Aullwood and Audubon’s Conservation teams, that advance the understanding and conservation of birds, other wildlife and their habitats, as well as sustainable farming practices and engage people of diverse backgrounds.
* Develop and track metrics to measure effectiveness of programs as they relate to science and other educational standards
* Identify trends and needs in education, specifically the use of new technologies in education, and design programmatic responses to those needs including preparation of program descriptions and narratives for grant applications.
* Develop appropriate engagement strategies, and partner with Audubon communication colleagues and teams to ensure effective promotion of programs using both print and electronic media.
* Seek grant funding for educational and outreach programming in coordination with relevant staff, participate in the planning, preparation, tracking and compliance with reporting requirements of grants.
* Experience and understanding of the exhibit process for Ohio Centers, particularly as it relates to live animal exhibitions.
* Cultivate existing collaborations and forge new programmatic partnerships with cultural organizations and community groups
* Seek opportunities to fold in volunteers as well as interns and externs to enhance program/service, deliver, develop, and implement goals and objectives for the volunteer…