Careers
Thank you for your interest in joining the PHS team. Explore our current exciting and rewarding job openings below!
Branching Up Assistant Instructor
The PHS Assistant Instructor position will directly support the Workforce Development Team and the Branching Up training program, which is a partnership with PHS and Temple University. This role will require up to 40 hours each week, in-person, at the George Hill Correctional Facility. The Assistant Instructor will provide onsite support to two cohorts of up to 15 participants per year for a total of 30 trainees annually. This is a 2-year, grant funded position.
Branching Up Lead Instructor
The PHS Lead Instructor position will directly support the Workforce Development Team and the Branching Up training program, which is a partnership with PHS and Temple University. This role will require up to 40 hours each week, in-person, at the George Hill Correctional Facility. The Lead Instructor will supervise one Assistant Instructor and will provide onsite leadership to two cohorts of up to 15 participants per year for a total of 30 trainees annually. This role is a 2-year, grant funded position.
Director of the Philly Tree Coalition
The Philly Tree Coalition (PTC) is a newly formalized organization tasked with stewarding the implementation of the Philly Tree Plan , the city’s first comprehensive strategic plan to restore and protect the urban forest, released in 2023. Housed within the nonprofit, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), the PTC is guided by and accountable to a steering committee of partners that includes, but is not limited to, PHS, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR) and other city agencies, Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), the School District of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, and PowerCorpsPHL.
Human Resources Intern
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) seeks a part-time Human Resources Intern to closely work with the Human Resources Department, including the Vice President of Shared Services, Manager of Benefits and Payroll, Manager of People and Operations, and the Shared Services Specialist. The internship will run from May 2025 to November 2025. The intern will need to be available for a total of 24 hours a week. Schedule to be determined based on intern’s academic schedule. This internship will allow the opportunity for the development of professional skills and knowledge in five main areas: Employee Relations and General HR Support; Recruitment; Onboarding; and Payroll, Benefits Accounting and Administration.
Landscape Technician
The Public Gardens and Landscapes Team is looking for full-time seasonal Landscape Technicians to work with our gardening team providing quality horticultural care and maintenance across a variety of garden sites in Philadelphia. Technicians will work as part of a core team performing all aspects of gardening and horticulture at some of the most prominent and visible gardens in the city, such as The Philadelphia Navy Yard, Logan Square, Rodin Museum, Philadelphia Art Museum, Eastern State Penitentiary, and The Delaware River Waterfront. A Landscape Technician will perform general grounds and landscape maintenance duties along with garden installation and renovation/maintenance type work in support of the Public Gardens and Landscapes team.
Manager, Public Relations and Communications
The Public Relations (PR) Manager will work closely with the VP of Brand and Communication to support all public relations and communications campaigns, projects, and initiatives for The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, including creating and facilitating public relations and communications campaigns for the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show and other external facing projects. In this role, the PR Manager will create and cultivate valuable media relationships for the organization, conducting outreach to members of the media to pitch story concepts, manage inbound press requests and inquiries, schedule interviews, and navigate logistics for video and broadcast tapings and live shoots. The Manager will also lead the social media influencer/content creator campaign to cultivate relationships as they pertain to organizational programs, events, and activations.
Neighborhood Gardens Trust Deputy Director
The Deputy Director will work closely with the Executive Director and the other members of NGT’s small but mighty team to advance the expansion of our network of preserved, vibrant community gardens and green spaces across Philadelphia. The Deputy Director will be responsible for advancing NGT’s land preservation and garden stewardship work, which requires an internal focus on managing strategic growth and day-to-day hands-on execution, as well as external stakeholder collaboration and engagement. This position reports to NGT’s Executive Director and will supervise NGT’s Stewardship Manager and Land Preservation Specialist, to be hired in 2025.
Outreach and Engagement Specialist
The Trees Outreach & Engagement Specialist will play a vital role in advancing the organization’s mission to expand urban tree canopies and foster environmental stewardship supporting the Education and Outreach Manager. This position focuses on engaging communities, building partnerships, and coordinating efforts to promote tree planting, care, and education. The ideal candidate is passionate about urban forestry, possesses excellent communication skills, and thrives in a collaborative, community-focused environment.
President's Executive Assistant and Board Secretary
This position provides executive-level administrative support to the President; serves as Secretary of the Board, Standing, and Advisory Committees; and provides high-level customer service to key constituents on behalf of the President. This person serves as gateway to the President for internal and external stakeholders; manages the President’s correspondence and oversees calendar, projects, and to-do lists; and manages budget and administration for the President’s Office. This position requires a driven self-starter with exceptional problem-solving, communication, organizational, and customer service skills. This role supervises one employee, the President’s Office Administrative Assistant.
Senior Restricted Funding Receivables Analyst
Senior Restricted Funding Receivables Analyst will be an integral member of the Financial Planning & Analysis Team. Primary responsibilities for this role with be to manage the entirety of PHS’s Restricted Funding Accounts Receivable process including preparing complete and accurate invoices for all externally funded restricted projects, tracking and monitoring restricted funding accounts receivable balances to provide internal reporting on outstanding receivables, and investigating reasons for delinquencies by contacting clients with past due accounts. Complementing responsibilities include the tracking and posting of project expenses and preparing and posting journal entries, supporting year-end audit requests for supporting information and reconciling items associated with restricted funding receivables.
Trees Field Specialist
The Trees Team Field Specialist is responsible for the planting and stewardship activities across PHS service territory with a focus on priority neighborhoods; ensure newly planted trees by PHS and partner orgs are properly cared for during establishment period; work with community groups and individuals in priority neighborhoods to carry out tree care activities, including watering, weeding, mulching, and pruning. The field specialist is also responsible for assisting the Field Operations Manager with pit cut marking, field surveys and data collection and administrative needs as necessary.
Vice President of Strategic Planning and Implementation
The Vice President of Strategic Planning and Implementation is a nerve center in the organization responsible for ensuring the PHS Team is aligned around common sense of vision and strategy and taking the steps needed to transform the strategy into results. This work includes designing and leading strategic and implementation planning processes; ; managing external relationships and inbound opportunities; directly managing strategic projects; designing and managing business and impact reporting and dialogues around continuous improvement; coordinating government relations; and planning and facilitating the work of the Board, Committees, and Leadership Team. The Vice President of Strategic Planning and Implementation works most closely with the President, Executive Vice President, and President’s Executive Assistant, and serves on the Leadership Team.