Education Director | Built Environment Plus

We are seeking a senior green building professional or educational leader to join a growing non-profit with a big mission.
Boston Metro Area | Full-time Role | Salary $80 – 90k, commensurate with experience.

About Us

Built Environment Plus (BE+) is a member-based community driving sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operations of the built environment. BE+ provides green building education, networking, advocacy and leadership opportunities for the sustainable building practitioner community and beyond. Our events and programming are supported and enhanced by the volunteer efforts of our community members, the leaders and aspiring leaders in the green building industry.

The organization, and this role with it, evolves alongside the construction industry to find new ways to drive the sustainability of the built environment. The stakes are high and there’s a lot of work to do. The pace is fast. The work can be intense. At the same time the role and the work we do is extremely rewarding. Be ready to jump in and join our small team making a big impact.

Currently, Built Environment Plus provides education to the community in a number of ways:

BE+ Communities composed of industry experts and aspiring experts contribute to education. Courses are often taught by community members and industry experts and in-turn support our community building efforts.

Workforce Training Funding Opportunities
(https://builtenvironmentplus.org/workforce-training-grants/)

We seek ways to lift the financial burden of participating in our education programs. Currently we leverage dollars available from the Commonwealth of MA to provide education to MA based employees through the Workforce Training Fund General and Express Programs. We assist companies in pursuing these grants in varied capacities.

Educational Collateral
We seek to be a resource for our community, keeping them informed through our BE+ newsletters, blogs, course and event recordings, one pagers, links to other resources, social media and more.

JOB SUMMARY

The Education Director is a full-time exempt position that supports BE+ in achieving its mission by leading the education portion of our strategic plan. This includes overseeing Live Trainings, Strategic Educational Events, and Workforce Training Funding Opportunities. The role involves collaborating on marketing, managing continuing education units, and supporting static educational collateral. This position reports to the Executive Director. The role will start full-time remotely. BE+ anticipates securing office space in downtown Boston in the near future and at that point employees will be expected to be in the office 2-3 days a week.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Director will have these primary areas of responsibility:

Direction and Leadership

• Execute, refine, and report on the BE+ education strategic plan in consultation with the Education Committee of the Board.
• Manage Education team staff including hiring, goal setting and reviews, and professional development.

Marketing of Education Programs

• Collaborate w/ Deputy Director and Communications Associate on informational and promotional content across multiple social media platforms, newsletters, and email communications
• Identify potential audience for all education offerings and participate in planning and outreach
• Ensure marketing includes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion objectives

Managing Continuing Education Credits

• Work with Education Associate to ensure the availability and distribution of CEUs
• Ensure Education Associate’s success in pre/post training duties related to CEU approval, distribution, certificate creation, marketing, and other program requirements.
• Manage relationships with GBCI, ILFI, AIA, and others.

In support of Live Trainings and Strategic Education Events

• Curate and manage the BE+ Training Catalogue
• Foster existing instructor relations and building relationships with new and potential instructors
• Oversee and maintain course schedules and training website content.
• Coordinate with and attend BE+ roundtables to assess opportunities and needs
• Work closely with BE+ roundtable leadership and staff to plan and execute events.
• Develop feedback loops and opportunities for community input

In support of Funding Opportunities

• Track funding opportunities to ease access to our programs
• Assist clients in pursuing grant opportunities like the Workforce Training Fund (WFTF) General and Express Programs.
  • Managing WFTF General Program Grants for Select Client
    • Curriculum and Course Selection
    • Grant Submission and accounting
  • Provide support for WFTF Express Program Clients
  • Oversee registering courses with the WFTF Express Program.

Managing Programs related to Education

• Develop and manage new education programs that bundle BE+ offerings into a comprehensive curriculum that may result in a certificate.
• This may include the Green Building Leadership Institute, ILFI, certificate programs, and mentorship

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organizational Excellence

• Support Executive Director in achieving strategic goals, and foster a healthy workplace and BE+ community culture. Contribute to community, gov’t and policy and research initiatives.
• Staff public events as appropriate.

In order to fulfill the stated responsibilities of the role, the ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field. Passionate commitment to the principles of sustainability, regeneration, green building.
• Detail-oriented and self-starter. We are a small team, and the individual will need to manage their own workload, as well as work well with the team.
• Strong work ethic, highly self-motivated.
• Flexibility in the job role, understanding the need to dynamically respond to evolving BE+ needs that are often driven by external events and opportunities;
• Project and program management skills; and a high standard for file management;
• Ability to work some evenings and early mornings for events;
• Ability to think out of the box and find creative, inventive solutions;

Preferred:

• Google Suite
• Advanced degree
• Experience in green building education
• Knowledge of education theory

Compensation

• Salary $80k – $90k commensurate with experience.
• The company provides health benefits, a 401k plan with 5% employer contribution.

Interested?
Please email your resume, cover letter, and a statement on your passion for promoting a regenerative built environment to hiring@builtenvironmentplus.org