With more than 6.2 million students in California K-12 public schools and over 20% of Los Angeles County’s 10 million residents under the age of 18, young people have held and will continue to hold a critical role in combating climate change and environmental injustice. TreePeople is determined to engage, empower and support millions of young people to take action to build healthy and equitable communities.

We seek an energetic, passionate, hard-working, entrepreneurial and highly-organized leader to grow our environmental education department centered on environmental literacy and youth leadership. The Senior Manager of Environmental Education will be a key part of TreePeople’s environmental education team, partnering with the Director of Environmental Education to develop new strategies, seek out new funding opportunities, and support and grow current programs.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support the environmental education (EE) team to execute the vision, goals and deliverables of our current EE programs.
• Work with the Director of Strategic Planning to develop strategic objectives that are centered around growing TreePeople’s EE department.
• Build partnerships that strengthen our goals and map to targeted regions identified by TreePeople.
• Work with the Director of Strategic Planning to identify funding sources for the department and actively fundraise via cultivation of donors, grant writing, etc.
• Assist with updating our programs and toolkits to align with current academic standards, i.e. Next Generation Science Standards.
• Assist with assessing our programs to ensure they intentionally integrate equity, inclusion and cultural relevancy.
• Write reports and communicate with our funders on various deliverables that are being met via our grants.
• Attend high-level meetings with Director of Strategic Planning that help to advance the goals of the EE department and TreePeople as a whole.
• Represent TreePeople in the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Proven project management skills such as accountability, time management, prioritizing tasks, and meeting high-pressure deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a team.
• Experience with fundraising and writing grants.
• Recent, proven experience working with teens and schools, ideally on environmental projects.
• Community-oriented individual who is adept at mobilizing and prioritizing the needs of a community.
• Should have an understanding of equity, inclusion and cultural relevancy.
• Commitment to improving the environment through education. Some background in educational theory and methodology. Background in the Next Generation Science Standards is a plus.
• An understanding of ecological systems and awareness of current environmental issues, including the impacts of urban development and green solutions.
• The ability and willingness to visit school sites across L.A. County and communicate school district personnel, administrators, educators, and youth via telephone, email and fax.
• Must be able to work well both independently and on a team.
• Strong communication skills that include professional writing, public speaking, and intra-personal communication.
• High computer literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, and other internet-based programs.
• Spanish fluency a plus.
• Experience working in South LA, Southeast LA, and/or Northeast San Fernando Valley a plus.
• Valid California Driver License and reliable transportation is mandatory.