CURRENT OPEN POSITIONS

Manager of Engagement 

The National Bonsai Foundation (NBF) is seeking a full-time marketing and communications engagement manager to support the Foundation’s marketing, communications, membership and social media efforts. The position’s primary objective to maintain and expand the Foundation’s engagement efforts with its members and online audiences. The ultimate goal of NBF engagement is to with the goal of recruiting visitors and donors to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum.

Please send your application to Bobbie Alexander, Executive Director of NBF, at balexander@bonsai-nbf.org. For questions about the positions, please call 202.396.3510.

Development Director

The Development Director is responsible for soliciting and closing large dollar and multi-year corporate sponsorships, sourcing and winning grants, and cultivating individuals for major giving. The Director will be responsible for an overall bold fundraising goal and report directly to the Executive Director of the NBF.

Please send your application to Bobbie Alexander, Executive Director of NBF, at balexander@bonsai-nbf.org. For questions about the positions, please call 202.396.3510.

National Bonsai Apprenticeship - currently filled

The U.S National Arboretum is offering a unique opportunity for an individual to receive advanced bonsai training at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum located in Washington DC. The purpose of this national apprenticeship program is to prepare aspiring horticulturists with the knowledge needed for a career in bonsai collection management. The successful applicant will be involved in the day-to-day care of a storied collection of historic bonsai, some of them in training for hundreds of years; and will receive one-on-one instruction from bonsai museum staff to develop skill in the styling and maintenance of bonsai. Learn more about the position and past apprentices here.