Headwaters Science Institute- Program, Communications, and Marketing Assistant

Essential Job Duties

• Potential first point of contact for teachers, parents, and donors
  • Provide them with excellent support and customer care
  • Point them to the right program or person to talk to 
  • Teacher communications
• Work with Program coordinators,and communications person to help prepare media and send accurate and engaging parent, and teacher communications e.g. e-newsletters, campaign materials, printed materials, flyers, social media messaging etc. 
• Teach, mentor, and organize school and camp programs
• Program Marketing
  • Research new Schools/School Districts for new prospective programs
  • Set up meetings for the program coordinator 
• Help with fundraising and outreach events
  • Planning and logistics
  • Onsite support and execution
  • Support online events
• Upkeep of the database
  • Properly accurate inputting of teachers, parents, donors 
  • Database culling
  • Administer data inputting, amendments, running reports, and creating data queries as necessary 

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications/experience:

• A passion for science and education
• Organized
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges
• Experience teaching science classes or working at camp (formal or informal education is ok)
• Background or experience with scientific research and fieldwork is a plus
• Bachelors & 1-2 yrs experience or Associates &  3-4 yrs experience
• Wilderness First Aid (8 hrs+) certification or more
• Strong Customer Service skills: People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people
• Enthusiasm and drive for marketing for a great cause is essential; experience is desirable but not essential
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Basic graphic design and video editing skills
• Aptitude for working with databases, ideally in a customer care environment 
• Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy
• Comfortable using many types of technology and a willingness to learn new software as needed
• Energetic, can-do approach to work
• Good problem-solving skills at a practical level
• Engaging personal skills, both written and verbal, to support marketing and customer care with schools and parents
• Flexible and Adaptable with changing task prioritization
• Distributing mailed, and electronic fundraising appeals and marketing info to engage teachers, and program parents
• Self-motivated and disciplined to regularly set and achieve work goals
• Enjoy connecting with people electronically, over the phone, and in person.

Be part of a high-functioning, collaborative, and dynamic team.

All interested parties should submit a resume or CV, cover letter, and brief (1-page maximum) statement on how you would contribute to our goal of making education a more equitable and inclusive space to our executive director Megan Seifert, Ph.D. meg@headwatersscienceinstitute.org