The Wild Indigo Fellow will work with Audubon partners to build relationships with organizations and community members. S/he will design and deliver culturally relevant programs and restoration activities that introduce community members to local nature preserves, engages them in learning about natural assets and their care, and builds a path to stewardship for those individuals interested in actively caring for local preserves.
This job requires an organized, responsible person who is an excellent communicator than can work effectively as part of a team and independently. The successful applicant must have an enthusiasm for the outdoors and a willingness to learn and share actively with community members and the team of partners. The position requires travel to community organizations and local natural areas throughout the Detroit metropolitan area.
- Recruit community members and organizations in priority geographic and cultural communities to engage them in Wild Indigo programing.
- Build trusting and productive relationships with team members, partner organizations, and community leaders through participation in community events, site visits, field trips, and other activities as defined with the Wild Indigo
- Contribute to messaging materials for priority projects and This includes assisting with content for social media, brochures, handouts, and presentations.
- Develop programming that creates strong links between nature, cultural practices, and community needs and
- In collaboration with the Wild Indigo team, design and deliver programs, field trips, and work days that build awareness and stewardship of natural areas in Detroit.
- Maintain organization and participant contact and demographic information in collaboration with Operations
- Deliver community presentations that engage individuals and organizations in Wild Indigo activities and goals that connect them to local natural resources and
- Maintain administrative documentation, communicate schedules, use appropriate administrative and program tools, and develop program and meeting agendas as
- Administer and compile program feedback forms and
- Assist with grant writing and reporting and data tracking as
- Connect interested program participants with restoration activities and
- Minimum of one year of relevant job experience in outreach, communication, education or
- A basic familiarity with birds and native plants of the
- Familiarity with community organizations in the Detroit area.
- Familiarity with Detroit community gardening efforts a plus.
- An enthusiasm for outdoor
- Excellent communication skills, a professional demeanor, and experience working with multigenerational audiences and diverse cultural communities.
- Must be well‐organized and responsible with the ability to work remotely and independently, as well as part of a
- Travel around the city of Detroit and within the metropolitan region is required and occasional travel outside of the Detroit area is required.