Vice President of Community Engagement – a new position at Tracy Aviary and The Nature Center at Pia Okwai

To apply, please submit the following to hr@tracyaviary.org. Only complete submissions will be considered. 

• Cover letter expressing your interest in and qualifications for this position (no more than 2 pages). 
• Description of your experience developing and implementing community-based programs (no more than 1 page)
• Description of your experience with program evaluation (no more than 1 page).
• Resume 

Job Title: Vice President of Community Engagement

Job Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt 

Reporting Relationships: Reports directly to the President/CEO. Direct supervision of the Director of Conservation and the Education Director and their teams as well as the Graphic Designer and Social Media and Marketing Coordinator.

Location: Nature Center at Pia Okwai (South Salt Lake) and Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park (Salt Lake City)

Compensation: $80,000 to $90,000 

Benefits: Access to Health Insurance, Paid time off, Sick leave, access to 401k retirement after 1 year. 

Job Summary: The Vice President of Community Engagement is a top leadership position that will guide alignment of organization programs and services with the needs and wants of the community. The VP of Community Engagement will directly develop, co-develop, manage and implement programs while also working with other staff, partners and volunteers to further the impact of our work. 

The VP of Community Engagement will oversee the organization’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) efforts and work with staff, volunteers, and partners to embed JEDI work in operations. The position will oversee organization-wide program assessment efforts and provide leadership for Marketing and Graphics staff. 

 The ideal candidate will:

• Be a team player: who respects and actively listens to colleagues, understands that the team’s success is your own success, and shares responsibility when the team experiences difficulties along the way.
• Have a growth mindset: thrive on a challenge, believe that your talents can always be developed and see failure as a springboard for growth.
• Have good communication skills: clearly get your message across in written and verbal forms and ask good questions to understand other people.
• Be self-motivated and self directed: that is, determined to do or achieve something driven by your own desire and ambition.
• Learn from the community about their needs and priorities, develop and steward relationships of trust, respect and reciprocity, steward relationships with leaders in those communities and develop programming that is responsive.
• Speak any of the languages the communities we serve speak. This is preferred but not a requirement.

Timeline: Open until filled. 

• Job Responsibilities: This position includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: 
• Provide strategic direction and leadership for Tracy Aviary’s community engagement efforts.
• Serve as a liaison between the organization and the community (neighbors, partners, and others), while also coordinating relationships between other members of the organization and the community. 
• Provide leadership for the Education and Conservation Departments. 
• Oversee organization-wide program assessment using goals, objectives and timelines to track progress. 
• Provide leadership for the organization’s JEDI efforts.
• Supervise marketing and graphic staff. Be prepared to lead the organization as circumstances warrant doing so such as when the President/CEO is off the grid or otherwise unavailable. 

Job Qualifications: Studies have shown that women, non-binary folks, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are much less likely to apply for a position unless they feel they meet every qualification as described. We are committed to finding the best overall candidate. Please think about the breadth of your life experience when considering the following lists of qualifications. 

• Willing to embrace the organization’s commitment to being an equitable and inclusive place to work and visit.
• Experience working with community organizations, community leaders, and individuals. 
• Previous supervisory experience 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and meet deadlines in a busy work environment. 
• Ability to provide leadership in a collaborative work environment.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability to speak, read, and/or write in multiple languages.
• Experience as an educator.
• Interest and passion for nature.

Comments: Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays, early and late hours, promotional events, and other necessary times as needed. 

Disclaimer: This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of an employee assigned to this job. 

Tracy Aviary Justice, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Statement: 

At Tracy Aviary, we value the beauty and diversity of birds and nature. In the same spirit, we are committed to providing a safe haven for people in all their diversity to engage, learn, and connect with nature at our facilities and through our programs. We strive to be increasingly respectful and responsive to this broad diversity of people and partner with the community to co-create opportunities to connect with nature and each other. We see diversity, equity, accessibility, inclusion, and justice as requisites for institutional excellence. We aim to create an environment in which staff can bring their whole selves and are supported through mentoring, growth opportunities, and recognition of their value as part of our organization. It is our aspiration that our staff, partners, and volunteers embrace our core values, and that we extend these values to our guests and community. 

*By diversity we mean the quality of being different or unique at the individual or group level. This definition encompasses all people including but not limited to people of different ages, languages, ethnicities, gender identities, nationalities, immigration status, parental status, abilities, learning styles, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio economic status, education