Community Training Manager

Sustainable Gardening Australia is seeking an experienced trainer, horticulturalist or home gardener to manage and deliver our community education programs. Flexible hours, approx. 2 days per week.

Be a key member of SGA’s passionate team by:

· Providing education and training to the community about evidence-based sustainable gardening practices. Our programs focus on four key areas: growing healthy food; encouraging biodiversity; mitigating and adapting to climate change; and sustainable garden design.

· Developing relationships with new and existing training clients (local councils, libraries, community gardens and neighbourhood houses).

· Taking the lead role in developing new training content and other initiatives.

· Being responsible for scheduling and administering training activities.

This job involves weeknight and weekend work and employment will initially be via a 12 month casual contract.

Position Description

You will join a friendly, supportive and collaborative group of dedicated people. Your role will include, but will not be limited to:

· Management of SGA’s community workshop and webinar program including the taking of bookings, scheduling, delivering, invoicing and follow up communications.

· Presenting face-to-face and online presentations.

· Developing new and maintaining existing community workshop content. The areas of focus are:

o Gardening for Food and Health

o Gardening for Biodiversity

o Sustainable Garden Design

o Gardening for Climate Change.

· Developing strong relationships with local councils, libraries, community groups and other organisations across Australia as customers of SGA’s training services.

· Scheduling training events through partnerships with local councils and other organisations.

· Developing a pool of casual presenters to deliver workshops as required.

· Participating in team meetings with other specialists and volunteers and liaising with management and the Board.

· Working with SGA volunteers as required.

· Any other activities as required.

This job is part time (0.4 FTE) and initially a 12 month’s contract. The job involves presenting webinars and workshops on weekends and on weeknights (subject to your availability) as well as approx. 8 hours of planning and admin work per week. Salary is based on a full-time salary of $75,000 - $83,000 per annum plus superannuation and leave entitlements.

Key selection criteria

Essential

· A qualification in training, horticulture, science, ecology or sustainability or experience in environmental programs.

· Knowledge/interest in environmental sustainability.

· Experience in training, presenting or public speaking.

· Excellent written communication skills which enable communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences using a range of platforms.

· Experience in administrative functions including preparing quotes and invoices, scheduling events and preparing reports.

· Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, meet deadlines and manage your own work.

· Interpersonal skills which will allow you to build relationships with clients and collaborate effectively with other members of the small SGA team.

Desirable

· Experience as a home gardener.

· Experience in identifying, applying for and managing grants.

· Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to measure program effectiveness.

· Experience working in not-for-profit or small organisations.

About Us

SGA is a not-for-profit social organisation and is a registered charity on the Commonwealth government’s Register of Environmental Organisations. Our purpose is to inspire, empower and connect individuals, communities and organisations to garden sustainably.

At Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) we are passionate about the natural environment and know that through gardening all of us can help achieve our mission of a healthy, biodiverse planet and vibrant, sustainable communities.

Our team functions through a flexible approach to work, including working in our office in Bulleen and working from home.

For more information and for applications please contact [email protected]