Executive Director
- Employer
- Environmental Learning for Kids
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- May 20, 2021
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- Position Type
- Executive, Fundraising, Other Fundraising, Programs, Other Programs, Program Administration and Management, Administrative, Human Resources, Office Administration, Other Administrative, Public Relations and Communications
- Fields
- Education, Environment, Youth
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with
Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) in the search for an
Executive Director.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will
lead ELK and serve as its primary representative in the community.
In partnership with the Board of Directors, the Executive Director
will plan, develop, and implement policies and objectives that
further ELK's mission. The Executive Director will maximize the
effectiveness and impact of the organization through oversight of
all department heads, utilizing an entrepreneurial approach to
ensure the success of the organization, both financially and
programmatically. ELK is located in the Montbello neighborhood of
northeastern Denver; however, the Executive Director can choose to
live anywhere within the Metropolitan Denver area. The salary range
for this position is $90,000 to $105,000 annually, based on
experience.
ELK cultivates a passion in science, leadership, and service in a
diverse community of learners. ELK serves more than 5,000
underserved urban youth (ages 5-25) each year through year-round
intensive programs and in-school/after-school programs in Denver,
Adams, and Arapahoe Counties. ELK works directly with local
schools, teachers, and community groups by providing a wide variety
of outreach activities. Students attend day-long field activities
that provide them with an opportunity to grow as individuals and to
enjoy the natural world in an educational, adventurous
manner.
ELK reaches out to students who have been traditionally overlooked
and under-encouraged in science and science-related careers,
including youth of color and females. ELK opens new doors of
opportunity by engaging and mentoring youth through science
education and leadership development programs that provide a
real-life context for learning. Youth experience Colorado's natural
world, increase their academic science skills, become involved in
their neighborhoods, and get exposure to careers in the field of
natural resources. They grow into stewards and engaged citizens,
while cultivating strong educational values to ensure high school
and college graduation.
Environmental Learning for Kids is an organization that is built on
diversity, equity, and inclusion – it is part of ELK's vision for a
better world and the values that it practices every day. ELK’s
Executive Director will be required to model and champion access
for all regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
socio-economic status, or any other component of identity; embrace
the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) of the organization to
tell ELK’s story, share the organization’s impact, and expand the
reach of programming; lead and oversee continued review and
improvement of ELK’s programming and workplace with a DEI lens to
foster a truly inclusive community; and demonstrate an
understanding and growth mindset towards identity intersectionality
and how to bring community together through mutual appreciation and
respect.
A bachelor's degree is required for this position as is at least
six years of related experience. Experience living and working in
Colorado is a plus, as is fluency in English and Spanish. All
applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé.
Cover letters should express a commitment to ELK's vision of a
world in which all people are caretakers of themselves, each other,
and the natural world as well as the responsibilities and
qualifications stated in the prospectus.
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