Park Outreach & Development Coordinator at City of Ann Arbor in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Job Description:

Nature of Work: Responsible for the Day to Day coordination and operations of the Gifts and

Memorials Donation Program within City parks and natural areas. Work under supervision of

the City’s Park Planners and coordinate with Natural Area Preservation staff and/or the GIVE

365 Outreach Coordinator with special projects.

Coordinate donor inquiries and manage all aspects of a donor’s gifting experience not limited

to: facilitating onsite meetings, developing project ideas, seeking approval, and managing all

recordkeeping and paperwork details. Position requires driving to nearby parks and meeting

potential donors and park staff in the field. Not all parks are near public transportation.

Projects may include research, data collection and mapping, organizing and digitizing

records, and preparing reports and making recommendations for improvements. Develop,

maintain, and update communication literature including brochures, maps and other

publications for the purpose of communicating and coordinating gifting opportunities.

Starting Hourly Rate: $16.13

Work Schedule: This is a year-round, part time position with a flexible schedule. Hours

available will be between 10-19 hours a week.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Parks and Recreation Management, Environmental Science,

Communications, or related fields.

• At least two (2) years of customer service experience.

• Valid Driver’s License.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with the public, volunteers, internal

partners, and contractors.

• Excellent organizational, problem solving, mapping, and record keeping skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to be accountable for results, take initiative, as well as to be

adaptable, resilient, highly organized, and detailed oriented.

• Ability to work independently on projects and coordinate information from multiple

sources and disciplines.

• Passion and commitment to the Parks & Recreation core values and mission

statement of working together to enrich life by cultivating exceptional experiences.

• Knowledge of standard computer software applications such as Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two years of related experience in relationship building, fundraising, marketing

and collaborating.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

duties.

Positions in this class typically require: climbing, crawling, standing, walking, talking, hearing,

seeing and repetitive motions.

Occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting,

grasping, feeling required depending on project and location of donated item in the parks

system.

The position requires the ability to traverse both paved and unpaved trails, as well as

occasional walking off-trail on uneven terrain throughout the park system to meet people at

various locations. Responsibilities may include going off trail and reaching out and grabbing

branches for stability purposes. Each project can vary in terms of the location of the donation

– i.e. park bench across the river, traveling to a turtle habitat or another pond in the parks

system. Position may occasionally require crouching to see the soil conditions and feeling of

textures including soil.

In addition, the work will require seasonal exposure to extreme (both hot and cold) weather

conditions, including snow and ice and working in adverse weather conditions. Work often

includes the ability to perform routine moderate lifting and carrying of up to 40lbs including

measuring tapes, stakes and mallets. This position will require the ability to drive stakes into

the ground to mark locations of benches, trees, and other gifts and memorials to be installed.

Occasional handling of plant material such as young trees to be planted may also be

required. Applicants must be able to communicate verbally in-person

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