Director of Environmental Programs in Nicaragua

Description:

SONATI is a non-profit Nicaraguan environmental education organization dedicated to propagating environmental awareness and promoting love and care for the environment through widespread free environmental education programs for local school children.

SONATI is a creative & active organization, promoting new programs and continuously expanding its activities in space and content. While the new director is expected to oversee the already established programs, her/his primary focus will be to actively promote new initiatives and expand SONATI´s activities into new sites in Nicaragua.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all SONATI environmental programs and activities.
• Develop new environmental education activities and programs.
• Develop new nature conservation initiatives and nature reserves, in tandem with local communities.
• Represent SONATI in collaborative relationships with other organizations.
• Oversee training for new guides.
• Fundraising.
• Work with a board of directors in shaping and implementing the organization´s strategies, policies, and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Entrepreneurial, idealistic, charismatic, and self-directed professional.
• Ability to work creatively with limited human and financial resources.
• Very organized, results-oriented.
• Excellent team-work, interpersonal and networking skills.
• Wide environmental knowledge, preferably familiar with Nicaraguan nature and its environmental problems.
• Experience in planning and implementing environmental education programs.
• Experience in training nature guides, for both outdoor and indoor activities.
• Fundraising experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Spanish and English).
• Must demonstrate a positive attitude and initiative.
• Very good Spanish is required.

Salary: All salaries at SONATI are modest local salaries, but for foreigners are practically volunteer wages. A candidate can expect to comfortably cover her/his living expenses, but should not expect to save much money out of this salary. Actual salary is $310/ month.

A minimum commitment of one year is required.

To apply: Please send your CV, cover letter and two reference contacts to: sonati.nicaragua@gmail.com, under the title "director position".

More information about SONATI Nicaragua:

Website: www.sonati.org (being modified in these days, content is fine, though not that esthetic yet)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonaticostarica/

Video about the environmental programs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWWXlFhhciM