Wildlife Conservation Society · 9 hours ago
Bronx Zoo Youth Development Associate
New York, NY
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$22/hr - $22/hrWildlife Conservation Society is dedicated to inspiring conservation advocates through connections with animals and nature. The Youth Development Associate will support the implementation of a career pathways program for youth from low-income communities, assisting with recruitment, onboarding, and tracking youth advancement.
Non ProfitPetWildlife Conservation
Responsibilities
You will support the Youth Development team with recruitment (position posting, advertising, screening and interviewing), placement, onboarding, and hiring for a variety of internship and volunteer opportunities
You will communicate in-person and through phone, email and text messages with youth and internal and external partners
You will liaise with WCS departments to identify opportunities, recruit and review applicants, and place and onboard hired youth
You will work with WCS staff and external partners (local community based organizations, schools, and NYC etc.) to match, place, and support youth in available opportunities
In collaboration with WCS Research & Evaluation and WCS Human Resources, you will help to collect and update data systems for efficiently tracking the 900+ youth in WCS volunteerships, and internships each year
With the support of WCS staff, you will track and report metrics on WCS youth
Support general administration tasks such as record keeping, creating ID badges, expense tracking, and issuing stipend payments
Produce marketing materials such as flyers, event sign ups, and more
Deliver skill-building workshops, support career building & networking events, and engage in small group or 1:1 career development and career counseling sessions
Monitor the youth development email and phone account and respond to requests in a timely and professional manner
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Associates degree or equivalent
Strong organizational, writing, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Excellent people skills; ability to work with a wide variety of personalities
Strong presentation and public speaking skills
Attention to detail
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables and filters
Willingness to learn new software platforms
Demonstrated experience cultivating and working with diverse audiences
Preferred
Bilingual- Spanish
BA/BS in relevant fields such as Education, Youth Development, Communications etc
Familiarity with Salesforce or other Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology
Familiarity with Canva or other design software
Company
Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide.
Founded in 1895
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Bezos Earth Fund
2025-10-23Grant
2024-04-29Grant
Leadership Team
Sarah Mulwa
Africa Regional Human Resources Director
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