Manager, Public Programs

The National Audubon Society is a nonprofit conservation organization that protects birds and the places they need today and tomorrow. We work throughout the Americas towards a future where birds thrive because Audubon is a powerful, diverse, and ever-growing force for conservation. Audubon has more than 700 staff working across the hemisphere and more than 1.5 million active supporters.

North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, and more than 500 bird species are at risk of extinction across Latin America and the Caribbean. Birds act as early warning systems about the health of our environment, and they tell us that birds – and our planet – are in crisis. Together as one Audubon, we are working to alter the course of climate change and habitat loss, leading to healthier bird populations and reversing current trends in biodiversity loss. We do this by implementing on-the-ground conservation, partnering with local communities, influencing public and corporate policy, and building community.

Audubon is committed to a culture of workplace excellence, where our talented and diverse staff are deeply engaged with a strong sense of belonging. The birds Audubon pledges to protect differ in color, size, behavior, geographical preference, and countless other ways. By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon brings new creativity, effectiveness, and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere.

• Develop, manage, and implement engaging Hog Island Audubon Camp educational programming. Oversee annual schedule development, marketing, program implementation, and other components of program delivery. Serve as on-site programming coordinator during in-residence sessions.
• Sustain and grow online educational programming offered by the Seabird Institute through the Hog Island Audubon Camp, such as the Tern the Page Book Club, Making Bird Connections, Raptor Rapture, Puffin Islands, and others. Develop and maintain online delivery platforms through National Audubon Society or other channels.
• Research and develop programs that forge closer connections to the local community, increasing access to, awareness of, interest in, and appreciation for Audubon’s Seabird Institute in Maine. Collaborate with other team members to develop and grow locally-targeted Seabird Institute (Hog Island Audubon Camp, Todd Wildlife Sanctuary, and Project Puffin Visitor Center) events and public programs, increasing annual visitorship, event participation, and operating revenues.
• Hire, train, and supervise instructors, staff, interns and volunteers, as necessary to implement program goals. Maintain, grow, and diversify network of instructor and content delivery partners.
• Sustain and grow relationships with key stakeholder and partner organizations, notably the Friends of Hog Island, Colby College, and others.
• In collaboration with office and communications staff, develop appropriate materials and engagement strategies to ensure effective promotion of programs using both print and electronic media.
• Collaborate with Seabird Institute staff to design and implement Hog Island Audubon Camp support functions such as registration and reporting.
• Develop and track metrics to measure effectiveness of programming.
• Maintain Wilderness First Responder certification or equivalent training and serve as the Hog Island Audubon Camp Health Supervisor as required by the Maine Department of Economic & Community Development.
• Serve as an ambassador for the Seabird Institute, Hog Island Audubon Camp, and National Audubon Society throughout the community, specifically at meetings, advisory boards, festivals and other public events. Cultivate existing collaborations and forge new programmatic partnerships with cultural organizations and community groups.
• Partner with Audubon staff to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging principles are incorporated in all aspects of our programming.
• Represent Hog Island Audubon Camp and the Seabird Institute in National Audubon Society Center leadership forums and collaborations, particularly around program development and delivery.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in the natural sciences or education or related field.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in a conservation education setting including teaching, management experience and curriculum development, or a similar combination of education and experience, required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of educational program design and assessment, knowledge of wildlife conservation issues, and ability to articulate them and inspire participation. Experience with measurement and evaluation best practices strongly preferred.
• Attention to detail, excellent time-management and organizational skills, sound judgment under pressure and demonstrated ability to solve problems creatively.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Superior interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills that can be adapted to reach a wide range of individuals and can be used to build consensus. Experience working with multigenerational audiences and diverse cultural communities.
• Capacity to work easily and effectively with a wide range of people, build relationships, be diplomatic and exhibit sensitivity to and understanding of the dynamics of a complex organization.
• Strong knowledge, and the ability to pass on that knowledge, of the natural history of Maine and seabird conservation is preferred.
• Interest, understanding and commitment to the Seabird Institute’s mission and vision.
• Knowledge and commitment to conservation of birds and other wildlife and their habitats.
• General knowledge of scientific concepts and environmental issues.
• Ability to work long, flexible hours, including weekends and evenings, and live on Hog Island during camp in-resident sessions.
• Must be willing to travel as the job requires.
• Ability to work outdoors, in all weather conditions and on varying terrain, and occasionally carry field equipment, with or without accommodation.
• Must possess and maintain Wilderness First Responder certification or equivalent training or be willing to acquire.
• Valid drivers license and ability to drive high-occupancy passenger vans required.

This position is represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA).