Citizen Forester Program Manager

Background:

GCA Casey Trees is looking for the right person to be the Citizen
Forester Program Manager and join the Program Team of our dynamic,
growing, and unique organization.

The Mission for the CFP Manager is to develop, implement, and manage
DCs Citizen Forester Program (CFP). This program is a key strategy for
GCA Casey Trees to achieve its mission to restore, enhance, and
protect the urban tree canopy of the District of Columbia. The CFP
builds the political will to support and care for trees in DC.

Citizen Foresters volunteer to serve the community to foster
environmental stewardship by developing a green infrastructure with
trees. To become a DC Citizen Forester, individuals complete 30 hours
of training and 50 hours of volunteer service. The CFP curriculum
includes three modules:

• Tree Introduction and Inventory
• Tree Preparation and Planting
• Tree Pruning and Care

GCA Casey Trees provides all training, leads Inventory service projects,
and provides or directs other options for service project fulfillment. To
date over 500 Citizen Foresters have been trained and participated in
the DC Trees Inventory, an unprecedented accomplishment whereby
teams of student interns and community volunteers evaluated the
health and condition of every street tree in the District of Columbia.

The CFP Manager will continue with CFP development and
implementation of training, service projects, and service project
fulfillment options.

Duties:

• Research, develop, implement, and document the CFP Strategy with
  input from the Program Director, Program Team, Staff, Technical
  Advisory Board, Program Sponsors (Mayor of the District of Columbia,
  US Forest Service, National Arboretum, and University of District of
  Columbia), and community & government influencers and stakeholders
• Develop Module 2 and Module 3 of the CFP curriculum
• Update curriculum as needed and publish training materials for all
  modules
• Schedule and conduct training for all modules throughout the year
• Plan, manage, and document GCA Casey Trees sponsored Inventory
  and other service projects
• Provide research and technical leadership for the Program Team
  regarding the benefits of trees, tree science, and urban forestry
• Participate in community charrettes to develop DC tree strategies
• Work as a team with Community Outreach Manager, Design &
  Construction Program Manager, Program Team Officer, and Program
  Assistant and support other GCA Casey Trees programs as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or higher in Urban Forestry, Landscape
  Architecture, environmental science or allied profession
• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification preferred
• 3 years experience and abilities in research, teaching, and volunteer
  service
• Experience and abilities working in interdisciplinary collaborations and
  participatory processes
• Proven organizational and project management skills
• Excellent writing, graphic, and oral presentation skills
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed
• Knowledge of Adobe PageMaker, and MS Office products: PowerPoint,
  Word, Excel required; PhotoShop preferred
• Flexibility, creativity, vision, and passion for trees and the value of
  green infrastructure and low impact development solutions

Application Instructions:

Please send letter of interest, resume, contact information for three
references, and salary requirements to:

Beth Volk
Attn: Citizen Forester Program Manager
GCA Casey Trees Endowment Fund
1425 K St. NW, Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20005

Please do not telephone. GCA Casey Trees is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.