Manager, Commercial Corridor Tree Partnerships

This position oversees the administration of the Commercial Corridor Tree Planting and Care program, a collaboration between Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) and the Philadelphia Department of Commerce. Work includes coordinating between PPR’s Street Tree Management Office, the Department of Commerce’s Taking Care of Business (TCB) Program, community organizations and business owners to plant and care for trees along commercial corridors in priority regions of the city.  This program has created a model where TCB Commercial Corridor Cleaning Ambassadors who are employed by community-based organizations provide paid and consistent community-based care for newly planted trees so they can thrive.

This position also works with environmental education providers to organize and administer tree care training for TCB ambassadors from participating community organizations. The Manager will work closely with Community Initiatives Specialist staff at Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Contract Monitors at the Department of Commerce to support outreach and engagement along the commercial corridors, navigating the tree-planting process, and providing tree care along the corridors.

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