Job Description About Us:

TGP's mission is to develop a community asset in San Francisco that promotes the Garden District identity of the Portola neighborhood to engage larger issues of urban sustainability, including urban agriculture.

Founded in 2008, The Greenhouse Project's vision is to develop green infrastructure in the Portola neighborhood of San Francisco. The principle focus is the redevelopment and use of the last block of historic greenhouses in San Francisco as a site for engaging city dwellers and neighborhoods more proactively in thinking about and shaping their place in the larger food system and the environment.

Though urban agriculture is often thought of as a new innovation, San Francisco once had a thriving urban agricultural sector, largely defined by tens of acres of commercial greenhouses in its Portola neighborhood, San Francisco's "Garden District." Today, just one block of these historic greenhouses remains-though highly dilapidated. With The Greenhouse Project (TGP), the neighborhood hopes to develop this site as a community asset that will honor and build upon its urban agricultural heritage to promote greater urban sustainability.

See project website for an overview of project history and values: www.sfgreenhouses.org

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for TGP's growth and execution of its mission. S/he will initially develop deep knowledge of the project, including its core relationships, operations, and plans.

Responsibilities:

1. Project Management –ability to come on board to lead a multifaceted project that's been run by an active volunteer board for almost 7 years, and to quickly establish systems to organize, manage and advance project objectives.

• Present a work plan for approval by the board within 4-6 weeks of starting.
• Develop the vision and business plan, through gauging potential partners, community vision, and business models to arrive at a board-approved plan.
• Oversee the creation of viable business models.
• Manage and account for all funding, including any capital campaign for site acquisition and redevelopment and any public grant funding and associated reporting for ongoing operations.
• Develop, implement and manage a publicity strategy to attract potential donors and collaborators, contribute to political strength of the project, etc.
• Develop a TGP Plan B in the event the targeted site becomes unavailable for project use, including development of other potential projects inline with TGP values and of importance to the Portola neighborhood

2. Community Engagement –lead and participate in various stakeholder groups and meetings, including the Portola Neighborhood Association (PNA), and generally maintain and improve the project's visibility and reputation in the Portola neighborhood and Citywide.

• Communicate with stakeholders to keep them informed of the work of the organization.
• Establish good working relationships and collaborative arrangements with community groups, funders, politicians, and other organizations to help achieve the goals of the organization.

3. Fundraising –manage a capital campaign to raise $2-4 million. (In lieu of experience fundraising large sums, a demonstrated ability to work with experienced contractor/s to meet this project need.)

• Oversee development of a successful fundraising strategy, goals and pitch.
• Identify, and develop an action plan for engaging potential project funders.
• Secure funding for successful implementation of the project

4. Planning and Local Government Advocacy –develop and maintain a strong, sophisticated local government and planning strategy for the project, and liaise with public institutional partners, staff and elected officials.

• Possible development of SFPUC as institutional partner, politically as well as through active and timely engagement in its Yosemite Creek Daylighting project.
• Increase public and City Hall awareness, interest and support through strategic media engagement and targeted engagement.

5. Portola Greening –continue to lead the community planning process of the Portola Urban Greening (PUG) steering committee, entering its second year in Spring/Summer 2015, including re-constituting and recruiting steering committee members, chairing the committee, implementing recommendations from the committee report, and managing grant reporting. Possible projects include: a San Bruno Avenue Greenway, a Thornton Street Pocket Park, etc.

Qualifications:

The ED will be thoroughly committed to TGP's mission. Demonstrated leadership, fundraising and project management experience is required. Additional experience in community organizing, political engagement, urban agriculture, or the development of a substantial community asset is a significant bonus. Desired experience and other preferred qualifications include:

• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to set and achieve strategic objectives, and manage a budget.
• Past experience working with a Board of Directors; strong marketing, and public relations experience.
• Proven experience fundraising, and the ability to engage a wide range of diverse stakeholders.
• Advanced degree preferred, in urban planning, law, non-profit or business management, with measureable experience in the field; specific experience/s developing and operationalizing strategies that have resulted in measurable growth of a project.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skill.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with economically and culturally diverse groups of people.
• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.

Compensation this position is : salaried How to apply DeadlineJuly 13, 2015