Camp & Community Partnerships Manager

Are you a passionate community builder who believes that every child deserves access to quality and intentional camp experiences? Do you thrive in the intersection of outdoor education, equity, and program management? Piedmont Wildlife Center is seeking a Camp & Community Partnerships Manager to help drive our vision of expanding access to nature-based outdoor learning by developing meaningful community partnerships, implementing inclusive camp programs, and rigorously evaluating  the impact of the work that we do. 

Position Summary: Piedmont Wildlife Center is seeking a passionate, organized, and community-driven leader to serve in a distinct role that has important responsibilities as it relates to our nature camp programming: developing a rigorous assessment culture, overseeing the life cycle of meaningful partnerships, and managing our Orange County camp expansion work. This new role will propel our work forward by building meaningful partnerships that expand access for populations that have been historically excluded or underrepresented in environmental education spaces. This role will also include the oversight, implementation, and evaluation of all PWC camp programs, ensuring a high quality, inclusive experience for all of our youth participants. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in outdoor and community spaces, values equity and inclusion, and has strong program evaluation, management and communication skills. Deadline to apply is September 9. 

Key Responsibilities:

Program Assessment & Evaluation

• Create and support a culture of nature program excellence in our counselors, managers, and staff that is centered on environmental education and camp experiences
• Develop and implement systems to assess program impact, camper outcomes, and partner satisfaction for each PWC Camp location
• Use quantitative and qualitative data and feedback to make recommendations for continuous program improvement across organization
• Report outcomes and insights to internal staff and external stakeholders, when appropriate.

Community Partnerships

• Develop and sustain strong relationships with schools, nonprofits, and community organizations to create strong and consistent pathways to accessibility at camp.
• Coordinate partnership-based programs, such as grant-funded camps or scholarship cohorts.
• Act as a liaison between PWC and community partners to ensure smooth and consistent communication and collaboration.
• Identify and work to reduce barriers to participation in our camp programs (transportation, funding, cultural relevance, etc.).

Orange County Program Management

• Collaborate with the Director of Camp & Outdoor Learning and the Wake and Durham  Camp Program Managers to plan and implement schedules, themes, and curriculum for fall, summer, and spring camps.
• Assign a counselor(s) to manage camper check-in and check-out procedures; be on-site during those times to support the process and handle any caregiver communication.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all parent/caregiver communication for Orange County camps.
• Support behavior management, incident reporting, and ensure professional communication with families and staff.
• Ensure enforcement of all organizational policies, including health, safety, and respect for nature and the outdoor policies. Collaborate with the Wildlife Education team on animal ambassador protocols for when animals are to be used educationally in camp settings.

Administrative 

• Work with the Director of Camp & Outdoor Learning to develop and refine procedures and protocols to support the growth and evolution of camp programs across the organization.
• Help assess staffing needs and set counselor compensation.
• Oversee site-specific administrative tasks including permits, facility maintenance, and Nature Store operations.
• Manage and maintain Ultracamp registration processes for Orange County camps, with oversight from the Director.
• Keep documentation of operational updates, challenges, and successes, and report regularly to the Director.

Additional Duties

• Attend organizational staff meetings and maintain communication with leadership and team members.
• Assist with broader organizational events and tasks, including occasional after-hours or weekend responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in outdoor education, community engagement, and/or youth program management.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and access in education or recreation programs.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience working with diverse populations, particularly those historically excluded from environmental education spaces.
• Current certifications in First Aid/CPR (or willingness to obtain prior to start date).
• This position includes a blend of office work, community outreach, and camp program management.
• Must be able to work some evenings or weekends based on program needs.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds
• Ability to spend extended periods outdoors in varying weather.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Environmental Science, Social Work, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Familiarity with Triangle-area community organizations and/or schools.
• Experience with program evaluation or impact reporting.
• Bilingual in Spanish

Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time position with a 30-day probationary period to assess mutual fit. Starting salary range is $40,000 to $42,000.  After 30 days, benefits include:

• Discretionary PTO
• Designated paid holidays (12)
• Wellness stipend of $2,400 (paid as taxable income)
• Optional employer sponsored vision and dental coverage; Automatic employer sponsored life, and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Participation in a 403b retirement plan

About Our Organization: Piedmont Wildlife Center is a Durham-based non-profit organization encouraging conservation and inspiring people to build lifelong connections with nature through immersive outdoor education, citizen science, and wildlife stewardship. We pursue this mission through afterschool, homeschool, and year-round camp programming in the great outdoors. The Center also offers conservation-focused field trips and outreach programs with our Ambassador Animals.

Land Acknowledgement: Our camps operate out of Leigh Farm Park in Durham County and Blackwood Farm Park in Orange County. Both parks are remnants of 19th-century plantations and are on land that was once part of the shared territory of Saponi, Tuscarora, Occaneechi, Cheraw, Eno, Shakori, Catawba, and Lumbee nations. The county parks departments have preserved multiple historic structures in our locations. In addition, we operate camps at Umstead State Park in Wake County which was once a segregated park and indigenous territory. It is imperative that we discuss this history with our staff and campers, amplify the stories of the indigenous and enslaved peoples who cared for the land and continue learning about and examining the parks’ legacy.