[mou] Job Opening at Hawk Ridge

[Sharon Stiteler]

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This showed up on Bird Jobs this morning.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Full Time, 12 Month), Hawk Ridge Bird =20
Observatory. Application Deadline: 7 May 2007. Hawk Ridge Bird =20
Observatory (HRBO) is located in Duluth, Minnesota at the western tip =20=

of Lake Superior. Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory continues a long =20
tradition of: studying one of the greatest migrations of birds of =20
prey in North America; researching the distribution, abundance and =20
migratory pathways of birds in the Western Great Lakes; educating =20
people about bird conservation; and serving as stewards of the Hawk =20
Ridge Nature Reserve (a 365-acre natural area set aside for bird =20
observation and research). The Reserve is perched on a rocky ridge =20
above the eastern part of the city and provides some of North =20
America=92s best autumn hawk watching. A seasonal average of over =20
94,000 raptors migrate past Hawk Ridge from mid-Aug through Nov. HRBO =20=

has 13 part-time and seasonal contractors working within research and =20=

education. The education department reaches over 4,000 participants =20
per year through interpretive programs, site visits, and outreach =20
activities. The research division includes hawk counting, raptor and =20
passerine banding, and owl monitoring. Over 18,000 visitors come to =20
the Reserve annually to observe the hawk migration. For additional =20
details on HRBO, go to http://www.hawkridge.org Duluth, Minnesota and =20=

the surrounding area abounds in natural areas with many outdoor =20
recreation opportunities. The city is at a transition point of the =20
northern hardwood forest and the boreal forest. Lake Superior is =20
close at hand, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is nearby, =20
and there is a strong community of people who care about the =20
environment. Responsibilities: Direct the daily operations of HRBO, =20
promote the vision of quality programming and research to achieve the =20=

mission of HRBO, and generate funding to maintain the operations. =20
Specific responsibilities include: - Maintain a Public Presence of =20
the Organization =96 act as a spokesperson within the local and =20
regional community to promote the organization; - Fundraising =96 =20
pursue funding through grants and donors; - Business and Personnel =20
Management =96 supervise staff and business operations of the =20
organization; - Member Development and Relations =96 promote support =20
for the organization through relationships with current members as =20
well as develop new members; - Physical Facility Management =96 oversee =20=

the stewardship activities for Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve; - =20
Merchandise Management =96 ensure proper management of sales of =20
merchandise; - HRBO Board of Directors Relations =96 work with the =20
Board of Directors to manage the organization; - Events Management & =20
Media Relations =96 promote and support events as well as work with the =20=

media (events include Hawk Weekend and the Great Minnesota =20
Birdathon); - Other duties as assigned by the Board of Directors. =20
Qualifications: - Undergraduate degree in biology, outdoor/=20
environmental education, natural resource management, non-profit =20
management, or related field; - Fundraising experience and skills; - =20
Ability to provide leadership to build and direct the organization =20
and its programs; - Administrative experience, including staff =20
supervision, business management, planning; - Computer/technology =20
skills. To Apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and list of 3 =20
references by 1 May 2007: TIM BATES, Chair of Selection Committee, =20
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, P.O. Box 3006, Duluth, MN 55803-3006 or =20
electronically to (EM:: tbates AT hawkridge.org). If you have =20
questions, call Tim (PH: 218-726-8743) during the day.




Sharon Stiteler
www.birdchick.com
Minneapolis, MN





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morning.<DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>EXECUTIVE =
DIRECTOR (Full Time, 12 Month), Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory. Application =
Deadline: 7 May 2007. Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory (HRBO) is located in =
Duluth, Minnesota at the western tip of Lake Superior. Hawk Ridge Bird =
Observatory continues a long tradition of: studying one of the greatest =
migrations of birds of prey in North America; researching the =
distribution, abundance and migratory pathways of birds in the Western =
Great Lakes; educating people about bird conservation; and serving as =
stewards of the Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve (a 365-acre natural area set =
aside for bird observation and research). The Reserve is perched on a =
rocky ridge above the eastern part of the city and provides some of =
North America=92s best autumn hawk watching. A seasonal average of over =
94,000 raptors migrate past Hawk Ridge from mid-Aug through Nov. HRBO =
has 13 part-time and seasonal contractors working within research and =
education. The education department reaches over 4,000 participants per =
year through interpretive programs, site visits, and outreach =
activities. The research division includes hawk counting, raptor and =
passerine banding, and owl monitoring. Over 18,000 visitors come to the =
Reserve annually to observe the hawk migration. For additional details =
on HRBO, go to <A =
href=3D"http://www.hawkridge.org">http://www.hawkridge.org</A> Duluth, =
Minnesota and the surrounding area abounds in natural areas with many =
outdoor recreation opportunities. The city is at a transition point of =
the northern hardwood forest and the boreal forest. Lake Superior is =
close at hand, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is nearby, and =
there is a strong community of people who care about the environment. =
Responsibilities: Direct the daily operations of HRBO, promote the =
vision of quality programming and research to achieve the mission of =
HRBO, and generate funding to maintain the operations. Specific =
responsibilities include: - Maintain a Public Presence of the =
Organization =96 act as a spokesperson within the local and regional =
community to promote the organization; - Fundraising =96 pursue funding =
through grants and donors; - Business and Personnel Management =96 =
supervise staff and business operations of the organization; - Member =
Development and Relations =96 promote support for the organization =
through relationships with current members as well as develop new =
members; - Physical Facility Management =96 oversee the stewardship =
activities for Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve; - Merchandise Management =96 =
ensure proper management of sales of merchandise; - HRBO Board of =
Directors Relations =96 work with the Board of Directors to manage the =
organization; - Events Management &amp; Media Relations =96 promote and =
support events as well as work with the media (events include Hawk =
Weekend and the Great Minnesota Birdathon); - Other duties as assigned =
by the Board of Directors. Qualifications: - Undergraduate degree in =
biology, outdoor/environmental education, natural resource management, =
non-profit management, or related field; - Fundraising experience and =
skills; - Ability to provide leadership to build and direct the =
organization and its programs; - Administrative experience, including =
staff supervision, business management, planning; - Computer/technology =
skills. To Apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and list of 3 references =
by 1 May 2007: TIM BATES, Chair of Selection Committee, Hawk Ridge Bird =
Observatory, P.O. Box 3006, Duluth, MN 55803-3006 or electronically to =
(EM:: tbates AT hawkridge.org). If you have questions, call Tim (PH: =
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