Deputy Regional Field Director
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Deputy Regional Field Director strengthening Sierra Club Chapters and campaigns. Managing regional staff, volunteers, strategy, advocacy, and fundraising for environmental and climate justice.
Responsibilities:
- Build strong, high-functioning Chapters and support Chapter growth and volunteer leadership
- Develop local governance and management practices with Chapter staff
- Coordinate Chapter strategic planning toward Sierra Club's 2030 goals
- Coordinate with Sierra Club staff across Chapter geographies and regions on growth, governance, support, alignment, and best practices
- Manage, coach, and lead Chapter Directors and other assigned Chapter staff
- Coordinate state and regional planning to develop, execute, and evaluate integrated plans and measurable outcomes
- Partner with the Program Department and Federal team on national campaign outcomes and campaign strategy
- Support Chapters in strategizing, meeting outcomes, and budgeting toward priorities
- Identify Chapter campaign and capacity needs and coordinate state-based resourcing
- Facilitate power building, recruitment, mobilization, and collaboration
- Conduct Chapter health evaluations, document and analyze findings, identify problems, and determine solutions
- Represent Sierra Club in regional coalitions, events, and public engagements
- Help navigate disagreements with internal and strategic partners
- Engage decision-makers on behalf of Sierra Club
- Cultivate regional donors and contribute to grant proposals
- Prepare reports and victory storytelling to support regional fundraising
- Perform miscellaneous duties and special projects assigned by Field Department Leadership
Requirements:
- Experience as a senior manager or Director in a grassroots advocacy organization
- Strong track record managing and leading staff teams and volunteer leaders toward shared goals and strategies
- Leadership development, coaching, feedback, learning, risk-taking, and mutual accountability experience
- Understanding of environmental, climate, and social justice issues and their interrelationships
- Ability to design and implement strategies and manage leaders toward shared goals and outcomes
- Track record leading successful campaigns, delivering impactful victories, and building long-term power
- Ability to convene multiple stakeholders and mediate competing priorities
- Understanding of systems of oppression and relationship to privilege and power
- Experience leading diverse teams and navigating conflict
- Strong emotional intelligence and ability to build rapport and trust
- Experience working effectively with volunteers
- Experience working in fast-paced, geographically distributed environments with varied volunteer and staff structures
- Experience fundraising and cultivating donor relationships
- Experience managing complex teams toward organizational compliance and fiscal responsibility
- Experience enforcing and explaining policies and procedures
- Experience ensuring funds are used compliantly and responsibly, with tracking
- Valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, and proof of auto insurance required
- Strong candidates may bring data analysis and assessment experience for strategic planning
- Experience with data management and digital tools
- Demonstrated change management experience
- Experience leading in membership-based, federated organizations
Benefits:
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Retirement savings 401(k) plan
- Visa sponsorship may be available for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met
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