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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) is an environmental and community nonprofit with a mission to help people and nature thrive. We partner with neighborhoods, local government, universities, community groups, and businesses to achieve our vision of an Indianapolis that is loved, cared for, and ecologically rich. We work with about 18,000 volunteers each year to plant trees and native landscapes, organize litter cleanups, turn vacant lots into pocket parks, restore habitat, and educate and employ youth.
KIB helps people and nature thrive most effectively when we reflect the diversity of perspectives, voices, and abilities found throughout the city. KIB is an equal opportunity employer that encourages applicants - including people of color; people who are LGBTQ; veterans; people who are multilingual or multicultural; and individuals of various ages and abilities - to help us create a team with a broad range of backgrounds and thinking.
Job Title: GreenSpace Sustainability Coordinator
Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Reports To: GreenSpace Sustainability Manager
Salary: $42,600 - $46,000
Benefits: Health, dental, vision insurance (company pays 90% of employee coverage), company-paid life and long-term disability insurance and 403(b) match up to 3% generous PTO and holiday schedule
Purpose:
The GreenSpace Sustainability Coordinator is part of KIB's Native Landscapes Department and is responsible for assisting with the maintenance and stewardship operations of the GreenSpace Program in collaboration with community partners and staff. The primary goal of the GreenSpace Sustainability Coordinator is to ensure past project partners can properly maintain their GreenSpaces, so that the places we create continue to be beautiful, safe, and functional from both an ecological and community perspective. Through a combination of hands-on workdays, educational workshops, and GreenKeepers meetings, the GreenSpace Sustainability Coordinator will help to educate GreenSpace Project Partners, volunteers, and members of the community about strategies for environmental stewardship and the importance of vibrant public spaces.
Duties, Functions, and Responsibilities:
- Meet with individual GreenSpace committees to establish stewardship goals and schedule any additional training and workdays as necessary
- Adhere to the maintenance budget, which includes mulch, watering, contract labor, and other maintenance driven costs
- Under supervision of the GreenSpace Sustainability Manager, source and purchase a variety of unique materials and equipment for both maintenance and implementation of new elements at GreenSpaces
- Assist with volunteer projects that engage and work alongside neighbors and project partners (corporate and public) with the goal of demonstrating maintenance techniques for the long-term success of each space
- Assist with the implementation of new GreenSpace sites and with new capital campaign improvements at past KIB GreenSpaces
- Aid in the planning, development, and promotion of the GreenKeepers meetings
- In collaboration with the Community Engagement team, work to promote engagement and ownership at non-engaged GreenSpaces
- Assist the GreenSpace Sustainability Manager in promoting, collecting, and sharing stories of projects and partners
- Assist with any additional duties as assigned in service to the mission of KIB
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of Indiana native plants and skill in plant identification, including knowledge of trees in the Midwest
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to engage diverse groups of people in a project setting, including staff and volunteers
- Passionate for environmental stewardship and desire to share knowledge
- Exhibits flexibility in both work and projects schedule
- Knowledge or willingness to learn pruning and other standard horticultural practices
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Teams, Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Proficient in language other than English (ex. Spanish, Haitian Creole, Chin, Tagalog) preferred
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or experience in fields related to environmental management, botany, or wildlife preferred
Requirements:
- Physically able to lift heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) consistently throughout a regular workday
- Comfort walking, standing for long hours, and withstanding working outdoors in all seasons
- Ability to accommodate seasonal nature of workload, including working weekends and/or evenings as needed
- Valid driver's license with six points or fewer
- Ability to, or willingness to learn how to:
- Pull a 20-25' long trailer behind a full-sized pickup truck
- Operate large machinery, including but not limited to, skid steers, excavators, and forklifts
- Use a variety of small power landscape tools, including but not limited to, chainsaw, brush cutter, etc.
- Exhibit KIB's Cultural Values of Teamwork, Accountability, Excellence, Welcoming All Voices, Balance, andJoy
