Job Announcement:

Program Director, New Leaders Initiative

Earth Island Institute

Deadline: open until filled

Overview:

Earth Island Institute seeks an entrepreneurial and strategic Program Director for its New Leaders Initiative (NLI), to lead and grow an innovative national program to recognize and support young environmental leaders.  NLI raises the profile of young emerging environmental leaders in North America, celebrates their achievements, and provides them with the skills, resources, and relationships to lead effective campaigns and projects.

NLI is home to the annual Brower Youth Awards, the premier awards honoring bold young environmental leaders between the ages of 13-22. Recipients are awarded a cash prize, honored at a public awards ceremony, and join our ongoing leadership and mentoring program.  Since 2000, the Brower Youth Awards has recognized 61 exceptional leaders. For more information on NLI, visit www.newleadersinitiative.org.

The NLI Program Director will join a supportive, dedicated team at Earth Island, will have significant leadership responsibility, and will have the opportunity to help develop NLI's program and model. The ideal candidate is well organized, an excellent communicator, and is deeply motivated to empower youth in the realm of activism.

Organizational Description:

Since 1982 Earth Island Institute has developed environmental leaders by incubating more than 100 projects working for the conservation, preservation and restoration of the natural world.  EII keeps the public and our members informed through the Earth Island Journal and our website, www.earthisland.org

Earth Island Institute was founded by David Brower, a bold, inspiring leader whose pioneering accomplishments include preservation of the Grand Canyon, passage of the Wilderness Act, use of media to raise environmental awareness and promotion of environmental justice.  Though David Brower died in 2000 at age 88, Earth Island Institute continues to embody his legacy by mentoring a new generation of environmental leaders.

Responsibilities and Priorities of the Position Include:

Along with the Brower Youth Awards Program Director, the New Leaders Initiative program director will assist in coordinating an annual awards program, including:

-- Managing a national recruitment effort of diverse and qualified applicants;

-- Managing the application screening, evaluation, and selection process;

-- Event planning and promotion for an annual awards ceremony and related events;

-- Strengthening the BYA alumni network.

NLI program development:

-- Representing the NLI program to the general public and media;

-- Design and implement program expansion plans;

-- Training and/or coordinating trainings at regional and national conferences;

-- Overseeing the website, media, new media, and video outreach efforts;

-- Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with partner groups;

-- Assisting in foundation, corporate, and donor fundraising;

-- Developing a mentoring program for ongoing leadership development;

-- Recruit youth-led projects into the Earth Island network and liaise with directors;

-- Maintaining involvement in the national youth environmental scene;

-- Bringing innovative new ideas to this growing program.

General Qualifications:

-- Commitment to Earth Island Institute's campaigns and overall mission;

-- Ability to prioritize work and perform effectively under pressure of multiple deadlines;

-- Outstanding written, oral, and electronic communication skills;

-- Ability to supervise consultants and interns;

-- Experience in developing and implementing new programs, campaigns, or fundraising strategies;

-- Experience in working with youth or youth-related issues;

-- Interest in technology and social media and ideas for how to apply those tools to NLI;

-- Experience with foundation and corporate fundraising;

-- Demonstrated interest in environmental protection;

-- High energy, professionalism, creativity, resourcefulness and entrepreneurial spirit

-- A bachelor's degree or equivalent skills/life experiences.

The position reports to Earth Island Institute's Executive Director for Programs in its Berkeley offices in the David Brower Center.

Earth Island Institute is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, and other members of under-represented groups who will contribute to the diversity of its staff.

Compensation: competitive non-profit salary commensurate with experience, plus generous medical, dental and vision benefits.

Please send cover letter and resume to e-mail: jobs@earthisland.org  or fax to (510) 859-9092