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The Jane Goodall Institute is seeking a basecamp coordinator to facilitate Roots & Shoots program activity and expansion in Chicago, IL.
Background
Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots is the global youth program of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). Established in 1991, Roots & Shoots is active in 66 countries with hundreds of thousands of young people who are inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall to make the world a better place for our communities, for animals and for the environment. The Roots & Shoots changemakers identify problems in their communities and take action through service projects and youth led campaigns. Roots & Shoots builds on Dr. Goodall's belief in placing the power for creating practical solutions to big challenges in the hands of young people.
Primary Responsibilities
The coordinator is expected to build relationships, recruit and leverage volunteers, and engage donors, youth leaders, and local organizations to energize, encourage, and celebrate Roots & Shoots participants. He/She/They provide overall organization and structure to what is a grass roots, participant-driven program.
Qualifications
Individuals with nonprofit program coordination/management experience are invited to apply. Desirable experience for this position includes classroom teaching, after-school and summer program leadership, informal education coordination, youth leadership, community organization, volunteer coordination, and event management.
Terms
Contractor
Scientific Services
$69k-90k (estimate)
05/08/2024
07/06/2024
janegoodall.org
WASHINGTON, DC
50 - 100
1977
JANE GOODALL
$10M - $50M
Scientific Services
Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodalls pioneering research on chimpanzee behaviorresearch that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and the Roots & Shoots global environmental and humanitarian youth program, which has groups in 110 countries.