A unique opportunity to join the EPI team! Come run our newest environmental education program, based in Belize.
EPI's Belize program manager is responsible for the oversight of all aspects of EPI’s Belizean educational programming and operations. The Belize program manager ensures the successful delivery of a field-based, academically rigorous, environmental education program for Belizean and visiting international teenage students. The program manager will also develop in-country programs to allow for continued engagement with Belizean alumni. S/he will provide program leadership and strategic vision (both programmatic and development), and will work in conjunction with EPI’s program operations director and other senior staff to ensure a fiscally and legally sound program. Other important aspects of this position include communication between the field site and EPI’s world headquarters (WHQ); planning, management, evaluation, and improvement of field courses and outreach activities; supervising in-country staff; procurement and management of office space; risk management; budget creation and administration; development of relations and collaboration with in-country foundations and donors, partners, and vendors. The position is based in Belize City, Belize. Applications will be accepted through May 2, 2014 or until a suitable candidate is identified. Early applications are encouraged and applications will be considered as they are received. All applications must be submitted through our online system at https://ecologyproject.submittable.com/submit. Hard copy or emailed applications will not be accepted. For questions/inquiries please call 406-721-8784 or email [email protected]. View the full job description here: http://www.ecologyproject.org/images/uploads/documents/BELIZE_PROGRAM_MANAGER_2014.pdf. About Ecology Project International (EPI) EPI is an international non-profit organization dedicated to addressing critical conservation issues through field-based partnerships between local experts and high school students. We engage adolescent youth from local communities and visiting youth from other regions in applied conservation as they learn about and help protect threatened species and habitats. Through EPI’s programs in the U.S. and Latin America, teens are inspired and empowered to engage in conservation efforts at home and worldwide.
