Brett Jenks wrote:
>
> REVISED JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> RARE Center seeks a Director for
> Ecotourism and Community Development Program
>
> Location: New Headquarters, Washington, D.C. area
> Start Date: February 1, 2000
>
> RARE Center for Tropical Conservation (RARE Center), a
> private non-profit organization, seeks a DIRECTOR for its
> Ecotourism and Community Development Program (ECDP). RARE
> Center is a 26-year-old institution with offices in
> Philadelphia, Oakland, Saint Lucia, Honduras, Mexico,
> Belize, and Palau, and an annual budget of $1.5 million. In
> February, 2000, RARE Center will consolidate its US offices
> and establish a new headquarters in Washington, D.C. The
> ECDP Director will be based in this new office.
>
> General Description
> The Ecotourism and Community Development Program supports
> biodiversity conservation in the developing tropics through
> an integrated approach to participatory planning, human
> resource development, and appropriate investments in
> infrastructure. Working with counterpart NGOs and protected
> areas, ECDP staff members facilitate ecotourism development
> through implementation of:
>
> - The Nature Guide Training Program
> - The Community Ecotourism Promoter Training Program
> - The Nature Trail Development Program
> - Public Use Planning
> - “South-South” Interchange
> - The Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance
>
> The ECDP has a full-time staff of four, with three based in
> Mexico and Central America, and an annual budget of
> approximately $450,000. Programs are currently active in
> Southeastern Mexico, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.
> Additional FY00 projects are planned for Belize, Guatemala
> and South Africa.
>
> Areas of Responsibility
> The ECDP Director is responsible for the management and
> development of our various methods for promoting
> conservation through ecotourism.
>
> Supervision and Management of Existing Programs (30%)
>
> * Supervise and support ECDP staff as they facilitate
> Nature Guide Training, Ecotourism Promoter Training,
> Trail Development and Public Use Planning programs
> * Supervise production of Nature Guide Training Program
> manual
> * Produce timely and bilingual flow of information for
> the ECDP web site
> * Monitor the use of our newly published guide to trail
> development, Sendero al Dinero y la Conservación, by
> participating parks and NGOs in Mexico, Honduras and
> the Dominican Republic.
>
> Develop RARE Center’s Role in the newly created Central
> American Ecotourism Alliance (25%)
>
> * Work with ECDP staff and counterparts to create local
> Working Groups in each participating country (Mexico,
> Belize, Guatemala, Honduras).
> * Assist Working Groups in development of the Regional
> Committee to manage the Cooperative
> * Assist Working Group in hiring a Regional Coordinator
>
> Fundraising (20%)
>
> * Assist Acting President and development staff in
> raising annual program budget through foundation and
> corporate grants, and major donor contributions.
>
> Program Administration and Reporting (10%)
>
> * Produce timely programmatic and financial reports
> * Reporting, Planning with full board of directors three
> times per year
>
> Program Development (15%)
>
> * Work with President and ECDP staff to develop new and
> effective tools, alliances, and programs that promote
> conservation and the effectiveness of local
> organizations through ecotourism and community
> development.
>
> Benefits
>
> * Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
> * Four weeks of vacation.
> * Major medical
> * 401K plan
>
> Qualifications Sought
>
> * Seven plus years of experience in ecotourism
> operations, community development, and/or non-profit
> management
> * Demonstrated experience in international project
> planning, monitoring, and evaluation
> * Demonstrated experience in effective long-distance
> management and supervision
> * Demonstrated skills in written communication
> * Demonstrated fundraising experience
> * Bilingual (Spanish-English) a requirement
> * Proven skills in financial management
> * Highly successful experience working in strategic
> alliances and joint-ventures
> * Personal qualities include integrity, commitment,
> ability to learn quickly, leadership, high energy, and
> high enthusiasm
> * Demonstrated skills in internet communications
> * Willing to travel up to 40% of time on average
>
> Interested parties should send a resume and cover letter
> (email or fax) by December 1, 1999 to:
>
> E-mail Subject Heading: Interim Director Candidate
> To: bjenks@rarecenter.org
>
> Mail/FaxInterim Director Candidate
> RARE Center for Tropical Conservation
> 655 13th Street, Suite 200
> Oakland, CA 94612
> Fax: 510-452-3900
>
> RARE Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
>
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