Banff Centre busca Director Ejecutivo para Mountain Centre Department

El Centro Banff con sede en Canadá, invita a los interesados, cuyas carreras están orientadas al desarrollo sostenible del medio ambiente en zonas de montañas, a postular al cargo de Director Ejecutivo para el Departamente Mountain Culture.

Año a año, este departamento organiza festivales y concursos que brindan a los andinistas, amantes de los deportes extremos, y conservacionistas comprometidos una oportunidad de celebrar a las montañas y su gente, a través de filmaciones, libros y fotografías. Además, el Mountain Culture es también sede del Nodo Norteamericano del Mountain Forum, una comunidad global de personas e instituciones en más de 95 países que trabajan para el desarrollo sostenible de montañas.

Los candidatos deben tener experiencia en toma de desiciones en asuntos sobre medio ambiente, particularmente relacionado a la sostenibilidad en zonas de montañas. No sólamente deberá tener un conocimiento y entendimiento de las montañas a través del arte, la ciencia, exploración y la cultura; sino que también debe poseer una apreciación personal sobre viajes y recreación en montañas.

Los candidatos pueden aplicar hasta el 15 de diciembre del 2006.

Mountain Culture, Executive Director Posting

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Dear Mountain Colleagues,

The Banff Centre - in Banff, Alberta, Canada - is currently recruiting for the position of Executive Director, Mountain Culture. The closing date for this competation is Friday, December 15.

The Executive Director, Mountain Culture is responsible for providing the overall leadership and program philosophy, strategic direction, program framework and delivery of mountain programming at The Banff Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for the planet, whose career to date has been focused on developing environmental sustainability, especially in relation to the world"s mountain places.

Set in Canada"s first National Park, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site, The Banff Centre is uniquely positioned. A globally respected arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference facility, The Banff Centre is mandated to provide environmental programming, which the Mountain Culture department is charged with the responsibility of creating and delivering.

Throughout its rich 31 year history, the Mountain Culture department has created and grown annual festivals and competitions that bring together world-class mountaineers, enthusiasts of extreme sport and committed conservationists to celebrate the mountains, and people"s place within them, through films, books and photography. Through its World Tour, the Banff Mountain Film Festival takes the best of the film festival around the world, with 450 screenings in 30 countries each year.

The Mountain Culture department is also the proud host of the North American node of Mountain Forum, a global community of people and organizations in more than 95 countries who work toward equitable and ecologically sustainable mountain development. As well, it has organized high quality summits and symposia that have gathered experts and raised public understanding and appreciation of issues facing mountain environments.



In addition to the Executive Director, we will also be seeking to fill the position of Associate Director with an individual with complementary skills and experience, especially in the areas of mountain film and literature. This individual will work in partnership with the Executive Director in delivering an exciting repertoire of programs.



For more information about these exciting opportunities or to apply online please visit www.banffcentre.ca/careers or contact Trevor Tyre, Recruiting and Training Manager at Trevor_Tyre@banffcentre.ca or
403-762-6173

DEADLINE: Friday, December 15, 2006.



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More info on Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre:

http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/