Rain Garden Program Manager

Stewardship Partners "helps landowners restore and preserve the natural landscapes of Washington State". We collaborate with diverse interest groups to build bridges and find solutions that achieve mutual goals of environmental protection, economic health, and community well-being. Our projects restore fish and wildlife habitat, improve water quality, protect open space, and "green up" the built environment, while maintaining working landscapes of farms, forestland, and livable communities throughout the State.

Position Overview:

The Rain Garden Program Manager is a full-time member of the Stewardship Partners team reporting to the Executive Director. The Program Manager is responsible and accountable for managing the 12,000 Rain Garden Campaign and supporting the other programs of Stewardship Partners. S/he manages the program operations including grant reporting, communications and outreach, partner coordination and cultivation, installations, event planning, and maintenance and monitoring of existing sites.

Key Activities:

• Write and report on grants for the 12,000 Rain Garden campaign.
• Coordinate with WSU Extension Offices for support and outreach.
• Initiate and develop partnerships with governmental and non-governmental entities.
• Create and manage communications and publicity to a variety of audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Works with WSU Extension offices attending meetings, collecting and sharing stories and lessons learned in a quarterly newsletter.
• Plans events, promotions, and registrations for rain garden workshops and installations.
• Works with Executive Director to prepare annual plan and calendar related to 12,000 Rain Garden Campaign.
• Assists Development Director with grant writing and reporting. Creates budgets and project proposals that directly advance campaign goals.
• Maintains communication with existing installation sites and updates database with rain garden contacts.
• Works with Development Director on fundraising and cultivation ideas for rain garden cluster contacts.
• Coordinates cluster installation in Rain Wise rebate area, including outreach, homeowner meetings, perk test instruction, plant selection, design, materials, and maintenance.
• Makes rain garden presentations to homeowners, urban IPM (write out?) professionals, tribes, golf/turf managers, landscape professionals, city staff, native plant specialists, students, garden clubs.
• Develops Speakers' Bureau of rain garden experts who can present to organizations in conjunction with or in lieu of Program Manager.
• Designs newsletters, annual reports, magazine advertisements, educational signs, social media posts, and other programmatic outreach materials.
• Participates in live interviews with press, writes press releases, news articles, and develops media stories as needed.
• Initiates and maintains relationships and partnerships with non profits, government agencies, farmers, tribes, and landowners.
• Integrates rain garden program with Salmon-Safe and Snoqualmie programs
• Performs site assessments and soil testing to locate appropriate rain garden installation sites
• Recruits and trains volunteers at community rain garden events and homeowner meetings.
• Identifies barriers and develops incentives for rain garden installation, registration, and education.
• Identifies and registers rain gardens in each county working with conservation districts, local non-profits, WSU Extension offices, and city officials.
• Assists with maintenance and monitoring protocol development and compilation of existing resources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• At least 2 years related experience in grant management, program management, and public speaking.
• Able to work with all types of people and community organizations.
• Self-directed, energetic and entrepreneurial.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously, with minimal supervision.
• Experience and knowledge of public and private land conservation techniques.
• Ability to be flexible with a schedule that includes some night and weekend events.
• Must have valid driver's license.
• Ability to travel locally as needed.
• Highly capable of working with computer software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Powerpoint, Publisher), Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIN), knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite preferred (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Fundraising, grant writing and public speaking abilities are essential.
• Prior event planning at an environmental organization is preferred

Compensation: Depends on experience. Full Time - Salary with benefits and vacation.

To Apply:

Please send cover letter and resume.

David Burger
Stewardship Partners
1411 4th Ave Suite 1425
Seattle, WA 98101