Bike & Build is looking for exceptional young adults to serve as Trip Leaders for our 2009 events.

Trip Leaders are the producers, leaders, and enablers of Bike & Build’s tours. They help to provide for event logistics, accommodations, gear, routes, meals, etc. From sun-up to sun-down, they make sure that things go smoothly and all are safe.

Trip Leader roles are extremely demanding and rewarding. In addition to meeting the demands of a cross-country trip, you’ll be responsible for supporting and managing a team of thirty of your peers and working as a team with other leaders. Bike & Build is looking for exceptional young adults with strong leadership qualities to fill these important positions.

Successful applicants will be able to undertake multiple tasks at once, manage their time well, and hit stated deadlines; be detail-oriented and meticulous about planning logistics and managing information and resources; think critically about Bike & Build and it’s mission, and translate this into a proper tone during the event; communicate well with and relate to peers their age, showing patience, compassion, and care, while maintaining authority and professionalism.

We will have two deadlines for leader application submission. The first will be October 17th, 2008; the second will be December 30th, 2008. We will communicate our decisions through phone calls by Nov. 7th and January 30th for the respective deadlines.

If you are interested in becoming a Bike & Build Trip Leader, please read the job description [pdf, 32k] for more information about the position, compensation, and application process.

Please note that we accept applications for trip leaders up to 28 years old.

To apply for a leadership position, please start by filling out the Part 1 of the online application.  After that, please download Parts 2-6 of the leader application [pdf, 228k].