Discover Parks: Interpretive Coordinator

6 months ago

Vancouver, Canada BC Parks Foundation Full time

**Job Title**: Interpretive Coordinator: Discover Parks

**Reporting To**:Manager, Discover Parks

**Purpose**: To inspire, educate, and empower people to appreciate, enjoy, and care for British Columbia's parks and protected places.

**Overview**:
Our mission is to inspire and empower people to enjoy and protect parks and Indigenous protected areas in BC, so that they flourish for now, for all, forever. We are the official charitable partner and conservation financing mechanism to the sixth largest system of parks and indigenous protected areas in the world, with over 1,034 parks and more than 26 million visits per year. Our goal is to create the greatest system of parks and indigenous protected areas in the world.

Discover Parks, an initiative by the BC Parks Foundation, aims to inspire and educate people about the natural wonders of British Columbia. Through four key components - Discover Park Ambassadors, Discover Trails, discoverparks.ca, and Discovery Centres - the program fosters connections to nature, promotes responsible outdoor recreation, and builds a legacy of park stewardship.

**We Are**:

- A successful and growing charitable organization with a stellar track record and significant opportunities ahead.
- Entrepreneurial and innovative
- A warm, positive, hard-working team who are passionate about parks and protected areas, and promoting nature and biodiversity in British Columbia

**You Are**:

- You're passionate about environmental education and outdoor recreation, with a genuine love for connecting people with nature.
- Your communication skills, both verbal and written, are top-notch, allowing you to effectively convey complex ideas and engage with diverse audiences.
- Your creative thinking and innovative problem-solving abilities mean that you are always ready to tackle challenges with fresh perspectives

**Role Summary**:
We're seeking an enthusiastic Interpretive Coordinator to join our Discover Parks team In this role, you'll be the creative force behind developing and refining programs that will be delivered by our Discover Parks Ambassadors. You'll also play a crucial part in coordinating, training, and evaluating the Discover Parks programs and staff, ensuring that our educational and interpretive initiatives inspire, educate, and empower park visitors.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Program Excellence: Design, refine, and evaluate interpretive and educational programs, ensuring they align with our mission to connect people with BC's parks, focusing on conservation and community.
- Ambassador Leadership: Coordinate and enhance the training of Discover Parks Ambassadors, empowering them to effectively engage and inspire park visitors.
- Collaborative Innovation: Foster innovation and inclusivity within the program by collaborating with team members, community groups, Indigenous groups, and maintaining constructive relationships with BC Parks and other partners.
- Strategic Insight: Stay abreast of industry trends to inform program enhancements, report on program metrics, and develop strategies and policies to optimize impact and mitigate risks.
- Other duties as required

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position or related field
- Strong desire to build productive relationships with Indigenous peoples and local interest groups
- Proven ability to develop exceptional recreational programming
- Strong knowledge of BC’s cultural and natural history
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Strong writing skills with the ability to effectively review written materials for accuracy and precision
- Ability to exercise good judgement

**Skills and experience considered an asset**:

- Post-secondary education in a related field
- Fluency in a second language

**Commitment to Equity**:

- Those identifying as being part of groups which are underrepresented or facing barriers to the labour market are encouraged to apply

**Work Environment**:

- This is a full-time position (40 hrs/week, Monday to Friday)
- The position will work a hybrid schedule of in person and work from home

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