What are the responsibilities and job description for the Park Activation Specialist position at Forest Park Forever Inc?
FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
- Represent Forest Park Forever in the community and develop new relationships and maintain existing relationships with primary focus in key strategic geographic locations.
- Build sustainable and strategic partnerships with community organizations, neighborhood groups, businesses and not-for-profit organizations to connect constituents to existing and future Park amenities and programming.
- Facilitate and serve as a liaison with community stakeholders to create meaningful programming and activities in key Forest Park focus areas.
- Program development, management and execution to activate spaces such as the basketball courts, sports fields, the east-end of the Park and other attractions, with a lens toward inclusion and diversity.
- Manage a scheduling system / calendar of activities and programming and work in tandem with City of St. Louis Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department to permit areas, as needed.
- Manage, train and supervise program-oriented volunteers, initially, and potentially part-time paid staff members in the future.
- Develop amenities, ideas and activities to support broad activation of spaces.
- Establish connections to Forest Park stakeholders to cross-promote engagement and visits to the Park, facilities and institutions.
- Maintain a database of community stakeholder connections.
- Develop program reporting systems, surveying, evaluation and assessment processes.
- Identify barriers to Park access and utilization and recommend solutions to reduce or eliminate barriers.
- Serve as a connector and conduit to Forest Park Forever’s Education, Visitor and Volunteer Services teams.
- Work in tandem with Forest Park Forever’s Communications and Marketing Team to promote programming, events and activities.
