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Employment Opportunities |
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The
Riverside
Nature
Center
currently
has openings
for the
positions
indicated
below. |
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EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
SEARCH
Key
Responsibilities,
Executive
Director,
Riverside
Nature
Center
December
2011
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Responsible
for
all
day-to-day
operations
of
the
Riverside
Nature
Center
(RNC),
as
follows: |
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Works
with
the
Board
to
establish
RNC
priorities
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Supervises
staff,
including
paid
employees
and
volunteers.
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Ensures
that
the
approved
policies,
procedures,
and
practices
of
the
RNC
are
applied,
updated
as
necessary,
and
implemented
consistently
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Works
with
the
committee
chairs,
to
ensure
that
the
facility
is
well-maintained,
provides
a
positive
experience
for
visitors,
and
is
operated
safely
and
efficiently
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Works
with
program
leaders
and
planners
to
provide
high
quality,
timely
programs
which
are
consistent
with
the
mission
of
the
Center;
this
includes
planning
and
evaluation
of
events.
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Coordinates
the
activities
of
the
volunteers
in
order
to
ensure
they
work
cohesively
and
are
pursuing
appropriate
RNC
priorities
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Proposes
the
preliminary
annual
budget
for
board
approval,
and
manages
RNC
operations
within
the
final
budget
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Handles
day-to-day
issues
and
problems,
consulting
with
the
Board
on
major
concerns
and
keeping
the
Board
aware
of
any
significant
problems |
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Serves
as
the
primary
“face
and
voice”
of
the
RNC,
ensuring
the
Center’s
stakeholders
are
aware
of
the
Center’s
mission
and
goals.
This
responsibility
includes,
for
example: |
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Proposes
to
the
Board
innovative,
effective
fund-raising
strategies
and
activities
with
the
goal
of
significantly
increasing
the
RNC’s
income
Interacts
with
principal
grantors
and
other
contributors
in
order
to
keep
them
committed
to
the
RNC
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Engages
the
community
in
appropriate
forums
to
publicize
RNC
activities
and
to
build
the
membership
base
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Works
with
and
develops
relations
with
the
media
to
publicize
RNC
activities
as
broadly
as
possible.
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Formulates
and
secures
board
approval
for
a
broader
and
more
extensive
RNC
role
in
the
region
and/or
state,
which
might
include
the
following: |
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Develops
programs
to
attract
conservation-minded
individuals
to
the
RNC
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Works
collaboratively
with
other
like-minded
organizations
to
sponsor
regional-
or
state-wide
conferences
on
conservation
issues
of
interest
to
the
public
and
other
constituencies |
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Researches
and
pursues
(or
in
some
cases,
arranges
for
the
pursuit)
of
grant
and
other
fund-raising
options
that
are
consistent
with
the
RNC’s
mission |
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Networks
with
similar
organizations
in
order
to
gain
an
understanding
of
their
approaches
in
this
area
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Writes
grant
applications,
and
ensures
their
proper
administration
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Contracts
with
grant
writers,
as
needed,
to
write
grant
applications |
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Position
is
full-time;
salary
range:
$39,000-$42,000.
Applicants
should
submit
a
complete
resume’,
with
a
cover
letter
indicating
why
they
believe
they
are
qualified.
The
letter
and
resume’
should
be
placed
in a
sealed
envelope
and
either
delivered
or
mailed
to
Riverside
Nature
Center,
150
Lemos
Street
in
Kerrville,
with
the
outside
of
the
envelope
marked
for
“Executive
Director
Search
Committee.”
Applications
will
be
reviewed
beginning
in
mid-January
2012
and
the
position
is
open
until
filled.
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