Coordinator Seeds of Success

Title: Coordinator, Seeds of Success

Exemption Status: Exempt

Department: Restoration

Reports to: Senior Manager, Seed Projects and Partnerships

Year-Round Full-time: Approximate 3-year term position, possibility of extension pending funding

Year-Round Full-time employees of the Chicago Botanic Garden are eligible for the following Benefits:

• 2025 Chicago Botanic Garden Benefit Guide - Year-Round Full-time

Compensation Philosophy:

At the Chicago Botanic Garden, our compensation philosophy is rooted in our core values: Growth, Understanding, Resilience, and Trust through Transparency. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and appreciated.

Our objective is to create compensation and growth opportunities for our employees that are highly competitive, internally equitable and transparent. The foundation of our efforts is a straightforward approach that can be easily communicated by managers with defined pay ranges for all positions. When posting job openings, we share the minimum salary up to the budgeted amount.

The starting salary for new staff members is determined by considering the salary range assigned to the position and by reviewing the candidate's qualifications for the job as compared with job responsibilities. Prior work experience should be considered in determining the salary offer, provided that it is relevant to the job. Additional factors such as secondary language proficiency or advanced degrees that enhance performance may also be considered. A candidate's salary may exceed the minimum amount based on factors such as experience, additional skills (e.g., secondary language proficiency), or pertinent degrees that enhance the individual's contribution to the role but are not required. Opportunities for increased compensation are provided through referral bonuses, shift differentials, Thank You Pay, promotions, and periodic pay increases based on the Garden's overall performance and financial budgets.

Our total compensation and benefits package is people centric. We prioritize employee wellness across three pillars: physical, mental, and financial. Our goal is to offer innovative total rewards that support continuous professional growth, personal development, and provide the flexibility needed to balance personal and professional commitments.

Position Overview: This position will provide support to the national Seeds of Success program, assisting the Seeds of Success Senior Curator and Senior GIS Analyst in program planning, training, coordination, and day-to-day program management.

Position is remote-eligible. Position will generally follow Mountain Time working hours. Some occasional travel may be required.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

1. Provide day-to-day support for the Seeds of Success (SOS) program staff and partners, enabling the collection, processing, and banking of seeds from native plant taxa across the U.S.
2. Support management of the National Collection data, including quality control of data submission from field collectors, and historic data cleanup.
3. Assist in coordinating and providing several virtual and in-person trainings on the SOS protocols each field season.
4. Assist with coordination of general SOS program business, including the delivery, processing, and handling of SOS data and SOS seed accessions, with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices, federal and non-federal partners, and contractors.
5. Assist with review and update of SOS Technical Protocol, workflows, resources, and policies as needed. Collaborate with SOS team to assist in design of digital data collection workflows using Survey123, Field Maps, and ArcGIS Online.
6. Assist with creating outreach and communication materials and represent the Plant Conservation and Restoration Program and SOS as needed at conferences and workshops and with a wide variety of audiences.
7. Assist with filling data gaps in National Collection. Assist in identifying and summarizing seed accession uses, storage locations and conditions, and viability of SOS accessions in storage.
8. Assist with database and tool planning and development.
9. Support BLM Plant Conservation and Restoration communication needs by assisting with or creating PowerPoints and other communication materials as needed.

Key Cooperative Relationships:

Chicago Botanic Garden and BLM and other Department of the Interior agency staff; SOS cooperators; federal, state, and regional land managers; conservation, stewardship, and restoration groups.

Qualifications
Our ideal candidate will have the following:

Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in botany, ecology, natural resources, or similar subject; or equivalent work experience. General knowledge of native plants, land management, and ecological restoration. Strong communication (written and verbal) and organization skills, data and project management experience, and desire to work with a diverse group of collaborators. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with ESRI products, including ArcGIS Online, Survey123, and Field Maps. Valid driver's license required.

Preferred qualifications: Experience with data analysis, database management, and report writing. Experience teaching or training.

Physical Demands:
Office setting. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, listening, speaking, and keyboarding. Use of office equipment including computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, and fax machines. Some requirements for lifting, pushing, or pulling items less than 30 pounds. Occasional overnight travel and weekend work, training in outdoor settings.

Why Apply?
Come work in a setting that is like no other as you support our mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. Take the first step toward being one of the employees who make the Garden one of the treasures of the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Apply today. Please note that applicants who do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered.

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Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of personnel so classified.

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