Description
River Training Center Coordinator – Responsibility Areas
I. WSR Training Program Coordination (50%)
Work with federal river partners/clients to:
Establish RMS capacity/targets for delivering WSR training each year
Seeks input from federal agencies on anticipated training needs in future years
Prioritizes Wild and Scenic Rivers-related trainings each year based on collective federal river management agency input
Organizes WSR in-person management training workshops (3-4) when funding is available
o Confirm location, lodging (food if appropriate) and logistics
o Identify instructors and instructor responsibilities
o Work with federal river partners and instructors to
Develop program agenda
Ensure consistent content
Identify local agency needs or issues that need to be addressed
Develop outreach materials
o Manage budget
o Manage outreach materials , registration and agreed-upon follow-up
Participate in monthly Interagency Wild and Scenic River Coordinating Council Training Sub- Committee conference calls
II. Additional Training Program Coordination (20%)
Work with federal, state and local river professionals/clients to:
Establishes RMS capacity/targets for additional training
Prioritized training development and offerings based on input from state and regional river professionals on training needs
Organizes additional training opportunities, manages outreach and registration, and maintains calendar
III. Develop and maintain online resources (10%)
Work with staff, instructors and volunteers as appropriate to develop and maintain
RTC Library
oOrganized by content type, delivery method, instructor, other
o Available by tiers (leaders, instructors, students, public)
o History of course attendance
o Course feedback
o Post- course performance or results, where helpful
Public-facing website/pages
RTC background, history, ‘reason to attend’, testimonials, performance
Event list
News, invitation to attend programs
IV. River Studies and Leadership Certificate Program Support (10%)
Serve as the administrative contact with RSLC Advisors
o Set up and support Advisor meetings
o Support RSLC Advisor leadership
o Maintain MOUs, contacts for participating institutions
o Use the Learning Management System to help Advisors track student RSLC progress
Maintain RSLC website that includes seminal references, current institution information
Recruit new schools and develop program that deactivates inactive schools
V. Develop and support instructors (5%)
Recruit instructors
Develop and support the instructor community
Receive, review and process invoice payments
VI. Other (5%)
Provide support and assist development of program applications, grants, agreements
Able to travel from four-six times per year
Attend meetings
o Annual board meeting (3-day meeting, 2 travel days) in September-October
o Quarterly board calls – invited to monthly Executive Committee calls
o Weekly staff calls
Write RTC Update articles for each RMS Journal
Submit travel receipts for reimbursement in a timely manner
Requirements
RMS seeks a collaborative individual who views rivers as sources of fun, challenge and exhilaration. If you know the satisfaction of having navigated rapids successfully with a team of like-minded individuals, we would love to hear from you. If you seek and support excellence for others in your posse and take joy in others’ success, we will grow from your capacity to lead. If you are comfortable interacting with a geographically dispersed community and understanding the nuanced
importance of inquiring, nudging, deliberating, disagreeing and celebrating through virtually- platformed relationships, this position may be for you.
Desired Experience
Non-profit, outdoor industry or resource agency experienceEvent planning and execution
Training, teaching, group facilitation
Working remotely and communicate well via electronic media (email, phone, web-based meetings and multiple-person, shared document development)
Conducting outreach working with new individuals and groups
Desired Skills
The person interested in this position should be skilled in areas or possess the following:
Organization – comfortable developing and working to fulfill deliverables defined by plans.
Facility as a group leader and team collaborator
o Comfortable filing, sharing files, documenting activity, analyzing and fulfilling financial analyzing and fulfilling financial and contractual commitments
o Proficient in written and verbal communications
o Comfortable facilitating collaborative meetings, panel, and instruction events
Able to easily switch among tasks and respond to diverse needs or unanticipated requests
Comfortable working without direct supervision
Confident using the following programs and systems:
o Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
o Website content management
o Cloud storage systems such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive
Creative Development
o Adobe Creative Suite programs (Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Illustrator)
o Canva, a creative development tool
o Video editing, accommodating subtitles, utilizing ai notes and summaries
o 508 compliance for publicly posted material
Learning Management Systems (RMS uses TalentLMS)
o Identifying course requirements, content, certificate of completion
o Adding, subtracting participants
o Providing coaching, instructions for advisors and students
o Archiving cumulative accomplishments, archiving past participants’ records
Web conferencing with systems such as GotoMeeting, Zoom and Google Meet: managing
breakout rooms, recordings, file saving and subsequent posting to YouTube.
