Program Coordinator - Community Forestry/Private Property

Job Summary: The Program Coordinator - Community Forestry/Private Property is integral to the success of Tree Trust's community forestry program. This position supports all aspects of Tree Trust's Community Forestry programming including volunteer tree planting, outreach events and general care of trees with a special emphasis on the expansion, coordination, and management of Tree Trust's municipal tree sales and private property tree canopy enhancement programming.
Our Mission
Tree Trust's mission is to transform lives and landscapes by engaging people to build skills for meaningful careers, inspiring people to plant trees, and making out community a greener, healthier place to live.
Our Vision
Our vision is a thriving workforce living on a healthy planet.
Our Focus
These core focus areas are what guide our work every day and inform how we best serve our community.
Pathways to Careers

• We equip people to achieve family-supporting, skilled trade, green careers to create economic opportunity and equity.

Planting Trees

• We are committed to planting trees to grow a vibrant and resilient urban forest.

Partnership

• Our model of work is collaborative - with each other, with our community partners, and with the people we serve.

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate Tree Trust's Municipal tree distribution program, including coordinating with partners, program administration, participant education and management, and distribution day facilitation.
• Coordinate Tree Trust's private property tree planting program, including interfacing and coordinating with property owners on species selection, location, post planting care and survivability surveys.
• Manage project budgets as assigned by the Director of Community Forestry.
• Increase the number of program partners in order to achieve Tree Trust's short and long term planting goals.
• Facilitate and evaluate projects and prepare reports for assigned projects.
• Train and manage volunteers for Community Forestry related tasks.
• Conduct educational workshops on urban forestry topics with various audiences.
• Participate in meetings and conferences representing Tree Trust.
• Perform general vegetation and tree care management. Tasks include planting, watering, mulch management, weeding and pruning.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Degree in urban forestry, horticulture, biology, water resources, urban planning, or related field with 1-3 years of experience in community forestry and/or project coordination.
• Working knowledge of tree identification, landscape design and basic arboriculture.
• Experience working with volunteers.
• Exceptional writing, speaking, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of common computer software including MS Word, Excel.
• Leadership skills and the ability to work both as a team member and independently.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to creatively problem solve.
• Passion for people and trees.
• Commitment to workplace safety.
• Ability to work early mornings, evenings, and/or weekends and travel as needed.
• Ability to pass a criminal background check and motor vehicle check as required by our insurer as well as MN DOT Medical Certification.

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• Arc GIS experience
• Ability to operate light and/or medium duty trucks (under CDL) and pull trailers.

Tree Trust History
Tree Trust was created in 1976 to address two problems in the Twin Cities: the devastation of Dutch elm disease to the urban tree canopy and the high unemployment and poverty rates for youth and adults at the time. Tree Trust began combating these two issues by hiring unemployed individuals and training them to plant trees and reforest the Twin Cities urban landscape. Since then, Tree Trust has expanded to offer integrated employment training, case management, community forestry, and environmental education programs.
Our Core Values
Professional: We teach the highest standards and operate with excellence.
Integrity: We do the right thing even when it's hard.
Commitment: We take initiative and deliver on our promises.
Resilient: We adapt to achieve success.
Stewardship: We treat people with respect and take care of our resources.
Work Environment: Job will require frequent work outdoors in all types of weather conditions and exposure to elements. This can include heavy to moderate noise, proximity to moving equipment or machinery, exposure to tools and machines used in landscaping industries.
Physical demands: Physical demands require frequent extended periods of time moving, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Frequently operates machinery and will use hands/fingers and legs to operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect and position materials. Frequently required to stand and walk, lift and/or move up to 60 lbs. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Constantly required to communicate with ability to talk and hear.