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SCoR Seeks Executive Director
Summary
The Sustainability Center of the Rockies (SCOR) in Carbondale, Colo. seeks its first executive director to lead the effort to redevelop a former elementary school into a green community center, create a dedicated wing for environmental tenants, and use the project as a springboard for inspiring other green projects throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.
Introduction to SCOR
SCOR’s mission is to transform the Roaring Fork Valley’s built environment into a model of resource-efficient living. SCoR partners with other nonprofits, for-profits and local governments to create and inspire green projects that demonstrate and educate through cutting-edge techniques and technologies.
SCOR’s first project, already under way, is to partner with a local community development corporation in redeveloping a former elementary school into the Carbondale Community Center (C3); SCOR’s role is to advocate, and raise funding, for the greenest possible design. In addition, SCOR is seeking to rally local environmental nonprofits (and some for-profits) in establishing their own wing in the center that will serve as the hub for environmental efforts in the region, facilitate collaboration among tenants, and feature a sustainability learning center for students and the general public.
Responsibilities
- Mission/goals – with the SCOR board, develop annual and long-term goals and objectives to fulfill SCOR’s mission, and annually evaluate progress in achieving them.
- Fundraising – apply for grants and solicit businesses and individual philanthropists to raise the “green gap” funding for C3 (the additional funding necessary to make it a deep-green redevelopment), as well as SCOR’s own operational funding.
- Tenant mobilization – rally and organize green tenants of C3 to form their own wing and to forge partnerships and achieve synergies through co-location.
- Business incubation – explore the possibility of forming a green business incubator at C3; promote the concept as appropriate.
- Future projects – determine and prioritize opportunities for improving the efficiency of other institutional buildings in SCOR’s service area; develop partnerships with other nonprofits, local governments and financial institutions as necessary.
- “Green team” organization – capitalize on the energy, enthusiasm and expertise of local architects/designers/builders from our first successful community charrette; engage them in the C3 redesign and other future projects.
- Education – develop school tours or other programs, initially based on the C3 project.
- Outreach – develop an ongoing series of lectures or other events providing an opportunity for people to gather, learn, get involved, share ideas and lessons learned in our effort to create a more sustainable world.
- Board – expand and deepen SCOR’s board; provide financial and other reporting as requested by the board; provide staff support for board committees and for the separate C3 board.
- Communications – maintain website; create brochure and other literature; make presentations on SCOR’s work to public gatherings, service clubs and other groups, and local elected officials; articulate SCOR’s message to media outlets; send periodic updates to supporters; organize volunteers.
- Office management – maintain files and database, oversee bookkeeping, create and adjust budget.
- Staff management – SCOR has no immediate plans to hire additional staff, but in time the executive director will become responsible for hiring and supervising staff.
Qualifications
Essential qualifications:
- At least three years of management or leadership experience in a nonprofit, institutional, or corporate setting.
- Strong leadership, decision-making and organizational skills; ability to set own goals and work independently.
- A proven track record of fundraising through grantwriting and major-donor solicitation.
- Strong communications skills, including published writing and extensive experience in public speaking.
- Experience in community organizing, stakeholder engagement or volunteer coordination.
- Proven capabilities with administrative functions.
- Vision, passion, charisma and creativity.
- A strong commitment to the goal of environmental sustainability.
Desirable qualifications:
- Work experience in green design or development.
- Experience working in nonprofit partnerships or coalitions.
- Experience in event planning.
- Experience in at least one database program, QuickBooks and Excel.
- Experience in website development.
- Experience in desktop publishing.
Salary & benefits
$50,000 to $65,000, depending on qualifications. Benefits to be determined.
Closing date
We're seeking to fill this position ASAP and will accept resumes until the position is filled.
To apply
Please email cover letter, resume, references and a writing sample to info@scor1.org with "Executive Director Job Application" in the subject line. Please, no phone calls.
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