DUG is seeking a full-time Director of Garden Leadership who is passionate about creating spaces of

community impact around food forests, gardening, community-building, sustainability, food justice, and

climate action.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

● Garden Leader (GL) Coordination

○ Serve as point person for DUG’s garden leader network (350+) and maintain

relationships

○ Recruit, outreach and train GLs for all DUG gardens

○ Compile communications and resources for monthly GL communication (electronic)

○ Maintain current GL information in Salesforce

○ Support GLs in conflict resolution strategies

○ Ensure GLs are represented in future strategic shifts

● Events

○ Support annual Signature Events including DUG Symposium and Harvest Happy Hour

○ Ensure all GLs are trained for success through facilitating Garden Leader Trainings

and/or one-on-one trainings

○ Coordinate DUG’s Garden Leader Meetup events

○ Attend in-garden events, work days, opening meetings as needed

● Program Development and Evaluation

○ Oversee garden activation strategies with Garden Operations team

○ Keep Garden Leader resource page on website up-to-date

○ Administer GL and Gardener end of season surveys

○ Oversee Plot Registration process each spring in conjunction with Operations team to

ensure plot registration from every DUG gardener

● Administration

○ Liaise with Finance team to process GL reimbursements to garden accounts

○ Oversee Garden Leader program budget including spend down

○ Grant alignment in conjunction with Development team including grant application

review, tracking and reporting

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCES + QUALIFICATIONS

● Four or more years of experience with implementing programming in public or private sector

● Strong interpersonal skills and good conflict resolution strategies

● Experience with community building and outreach

● High level of attention to detail and accuracy

● Excellent project management skills, including ability to work with others to meet deadlines

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills

● Strong problem solving skills with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability as a self-starter

● Ability to effectively and respectfully work with and interact with diverse community members

● Experience with Google Workspace and Excel

● Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development,

modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

● Schedule flexibility, with occasional attendance at evening and weekend events required

● Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality, as needed

● Qualifying pre-employment background check

PREFERRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCES + QUALIFICATIONS

● Proficiency in a second language

● Knowledge of Salesforce

● Good knowledge of who DUG is, what DUG does, and why our work matters

Candidates must live in the metro Denver area and be able to travel to our extensive DUG network for

in-person events as needed. We welcome and encourage historically underrepresented voices to

apply.

This position reports to the Executive Director.