Vice President of Community Engagement

Company: Association Of Zoos & Aquariums
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: September 19, 2024

Job Description:

Vice President of Community EngagementThe Vice President of Community Engagement is a top leadership position that will guide alignment of organization programs and services with the needs and wants of the community. The VP of Community Engagement will directly develop, co-develop, manage and implement programs while also working with other staff, partners and volunteers to further the impact of our work.The VP of Community Engagement will oversee the organization's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) efforts and work with staff, volunteers, and partners to embed JEDI work in operations. The position will oversee organization-wide program assessment efforts and provide leadership for Marketing and Graphics staff.Experience RequiredThe ideal candidate will:

• Be a team player who respects and actively listens to colleagues, understands that the team's success is your own success, and shares responsibility when the team experiences difficulties along the way.
• Have a growth mindset: thrive on a challenge, believe that your talents can always be developed and see failure as a springboard for growth.
• Have good communication skills: clearly get your message across in written and verbal forms and ask good questions to understand other people.
• Be self-motivated and self-directed: determined to do or achieve something driven by your own desire and ambition.
• Learn from the community about their needs and priorities, develop and steward relationships of trust, respect, and reciprocity, steward relationships with leaders in those communities and develop programming that is responsive.
• Speak any of the languages the communities we serve speak (preferred but not a requirement).How to ApplyTo apply, please submit the following to hr@tracyaviary.org. Only complete submissions will be considered:
• Cover letter expressing your interest in and qualifications for this position (no more than 2 pages).
• Description of your experience developing and implementing community-based programs (no more than 1 page).
• Description of your experience with program evaluation (no more than 1 page).
• Resume.Tracy Aviary589 East 1300 SouthSalt Lake, UT 84105Phone: 8015968500Access to Health Insurance, Paid time off, Sick leave, access to 401k retirement after 1 year.Salary: $80,000 - $90,000
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