Organization Overview
GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit with a local focus that partners with communities to create opportunities for inclusive prosperity.
Each year we facilitate a community-driven process that matches the local needs of individuals and families not met by existing programs, to organizations with track records of success elsewhere. Working with communities, we identify, invite in and launch proven organizations, providing collaborative support so they can quickly take root and deliver change.
Everything we do is designed to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity all too often rooted in racial inequities. Our impact increases exponentially as we address one specific, community-identified need each year, in each GreenLight site.
Since 2004, we have launched 44 portfolio organizations across eleven sites, invested $30.5M, and attracted an additional $206M from other funding sources, reaching more than 550,000 individuals and families last year alone.
To learn more about the GreenLight Fund, please visit www.greenlightfund.org .
GreenLight Fund Bay Area
GreenLight launched in the Bay Area in 2012 and since then has brought seven innovative nonprofit organizations to the community which are now serving over 45,000 people annually. The Bay Area portfolio includes Genesys Works, uAspire, Springboard Collaborative, Blueprint Math Fellows, ParentChild+, Food Connect and EveryoneOn.
Position Overview
We seek a driven, highly organized, and community-focused Program Manager with a passion for equity and addressing economic mobility for historically under-resourced communities in the greater Bay Area. This position will report to the Senior Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Bay Area, and work collaboratively across a growing local team as well as the GreenLight Fund national network of sites. Their focus will be on executing our local grant-making selection cycle including conducting needs assessments, landscape analysis, conducting due diligence on potential portfolio organizations and planning advisory council meetings.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Research current, relevant community-based social issues and priorities facing historically underserved children, youth and families with barriers to social and economic mobility.
Perform local landscape analysis including qualitative and quantitative market research, data evaluation and attending meetings with key stakeholders and relevant local leaders with the Executive Director.
Conduct due diligence on prospective portfolio organizations, including financial evaluation and impact assessments.
Record, synthesize and produce reports and briefs based on analysis and key findings.
Write grant proposals, requests, reports and end of year asks/payment reminders.
Establish local office and related operations, including tracking of site expenses.
Work across national sites to identify internal best practices to replicate and implement locally.
Support with portfolio management.
Meet with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding research/diligence findings, program challenges, and program direction.
Partner with the Executive Director in executing GreenLight Bay Area's annual donor stewardship/investor relations plan, including investor outreach, cultivation, engagement and stewardship.
Partner with the Executive Director in establishing, owning, and maintaining community-based relationships & support with executing community engagement strategy.
Collaborate with the Executive Director to create and execute an annual communications plan.
Lead planning and execution of annual events, showcasing our newest portfolio organization and impact.
Other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum of 4 to 7 years of related experience.
Location
This position is based in GreenLight Fund Bay Area.
Salary
The salary for this position is $92,000.
GreenLight offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, and generous PTO and parental leave, as well as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, FSA, EAP, remote work assistance, health and wellbeing benefits, and a professional development stipend.
GreenLight Fund is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at every level of the organization. GreenLight Fund recognizes and appreciates the value of building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive work environment. GreenLight Fund takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental ability, race, region, sexual orientation or veteran status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@greenlightfund.org
Jan 03, 2023
Full time
Organization Overview
GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit with a local focus that partners with communities to create opportunities for inclusive prosperity.
Each year we facilitate a community-driven process that matches the local needs of individuals and families not met by existing programs, to organizations with track records of success elsewhere. Working with communities, we identify, invite in and launch proven organizations, providing collaborative support so they can quickly take root and deliver change.
Everything we do is designed to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity all too often rooted in racial inequities. Our impact increases exponentially as we address one specific, community-identified need each year, in each GreenLight site.
Since 2004, we have launched 44 portfolio organizations across eleven sites, invested $30.5M, and attracted an additional $206M from other funding sources, reaching more than 550,000 individuals and families last year alone.
To learn more about the GreenLight Fund, please visit www.greenlightfund.org .
GreenLight Fund Bay Area
GreenLight launched in the Bay Area in 2012 and since then has brought seven innovative nonprofit organizations to the community which are now serving over 45,000 people annually. The Bay Area portfolio includes Genesys Works, uAspire, Springboard Collaborative, Blueprint Math Fellows, ParentChild+, Food Connect and EveryoneOn.
Position Overview
We seek a driven, highly organized, and community-focused Program Manager with a passion for equity and addressing economic mobility for historically under-resourced communities in the greater Bay Area. This position will report to the Senior Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Bay Area, and work collaboratively across a growing local team as well as the GreenLight Fund national network of sites. Their focus will be on executing our local grant-making selection cycle including conducting needs assessments, landscape analysis, conducting due diligence on potential portfolio organizations and planning advisory council meetings.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Research current, relevant community-based social issues and priorities facing historically underserved children, youth and families with barriers to social and economic mobility.
Perform local landscape analysis including qualitative and quantitative market research, data evaluation and attending meetings with key stakeholders and relevant local leaders with the Executive Director.
Conduct due diligence on prospective portfolio organizations, including financial evaluation and impact assessments.
Record, synthesize and produce reports and briefs based on analysis and key findings.
Write grant proposals, requests, reports and end of year asks/payment reminders.
Establish local office and related operations, including tracking of site expenses.
Work across national sites to identify internal best practices to replicate and implement locally.
Support with portfolio management.
Meet with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding research/diligence findings, program challenges, and program direction.
Partner with the Executive Director in executing GreenLight Bay Area's annual donor stewardship/investor relations plan, including investor outreach, cultivation, engagement and stewardship.
Partner with the Executive Director in establishing, owning, and maintaining community-based relationships & support with executing community engagement strategy.
Collaborate with the Executive Director to create and execute an annual communications plan.
Lead planning and execution of annual events, showcasing our newest portfolio organization and impact.
Other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum of 4 to 7 years of related experience.
Location
This position is based in GreenLight Fund Bay Area.
Salary
The salary for this position is $92,000.
GreenLight offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, and generous PTO and parental leave, as well as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, FSA, EAP, remote work assistance, health and wellbeing benefits, and a professional development stipend.
GreenLight Fund is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at every level of the organization. GreenLight Fund recognizes and appreciates the value of building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive work environment. GreenLight Fund takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental ability, race, region, sexual orientation or veteran status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@greenlightfund.org
THE POSITION
The Director of Finance and Administration will manage the financial, human resources and administrative activities of The Fisher Center. This newly created position will report to the Chief Operating Officer and work collaboratively across the senior staff and the entire organization, providing hads on management for finance, human resources, administration and information systems ensuring greater cohesion, communication and transparency between The Fisher Center’s administrative operations and programs, while maintaining close working relationships with the Bard Controller’s Office and Human Resources Office to ensure efficient and effective management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Finance and Administration will have ongoing responsibility for the following:
Finance
Manage the day to day financial function of The Fisher Center, including but not limited to: -Work with the COO, Artistic Director/Chief Executive, and Department Heads to manage the annual budget process across; manage its assembly for review by Bard’s CFO and the Advisory Board; -Provide proactive and regular financial information to the COO and Artistic Director/Chief Executive to ensure the understanding of the financial implications of The Fisher Center’s programmatic decisions; -Manage fiscal year reconciliation with Bard’s general ledger; -Prepare P&L reports and accompanying narratives for board meetings; -Assist in creation of budgets for grant proposals and final reports; -Oversee A/P and A/R across all departments; maintain accurate and ongoing cashflow assessments to better forecast vendor/payment priorities and work with Bard Finance on check release schedule; -Oversee corporate card expense reconciliation; -Coordinate payment priorities across all departments; -In coordination with Bard Finance, monitor and manage The Fisher Center’s endowment portfolio.
Human Resources
With the support of Bard HR and in consultation with the COO, develop more streamlined HR policies and payroll systems across the organization acting as an advocate for staff and be prepared to translate Bard’s policies, when appropriate: -With the COO, develop consistent hiring procedures, performance review, and exit interview processes across The Fisher Center and maintain equitable pay scales across departments; -With Bard HR coordination and approval, oversee drafting job descriptions and finalizing hire letters; -Oversee on-boarding paperwork for casual hourly, seasonal, and full-time hires; -Support departments with trouble-shooting employee paperwork/timesheet; -With the COO, address personnel issues as they arise; liaising with Bard HR and Title IX offices as necessary.
Administration and Information Systems
Work as a conduit and facilitator for greater transparency and sharing of resources across the organization, including but not limited to the following: -Coordinate building usage/ resources between academic programs, facilities management and Fisher Center professional programs; -Contract Management: -Draft and maintain template agreements, amend as necessary, manage equitable and consistent contract execution across programs -With the ED, review contracts for non-artistic independent contractors; forward to Controller’s office as needed; -Develop outside rental policies and procedures for the FC and Spiegeltent with the COO; -Attend weekly planning, production, and staff meetings and lead supplemental operations meetings as necessary; -Coordinate annual and special events alcohol licensing; -Support ongoing efforts to strengthen and integrate information systems; working collaboratively with the organization and the IT department to assess ongoing system needs, share information, and clearly communicate recommendations; -Assist the COO and Artistic Director/Chief Executive with special projects as they arise, i.e capital needs assessment of the Fisher Center, new building planning.
IDEAL EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
The Director of Finance and Administration will have or be the following: -Substantial, relevant experience in positions of progressive responsibility with organizations of similar scope and ambition; -Financially skillful and seasoned with a strong business acumen and experience as a financial manager with exposure to all core financial functions; -Experience working with, leading, and managing personnel and providing and receiving evaluative feedback; ability to oversee the day-to-day operations while keeping larger institutional picture and priorities in mind; -Thrive in a deadline-driven environment; -Great attention to detail with a hands - on attitude; -Flexible, empathetic, collaborative, and driven by a strong sense of personal integrity and accountability; -Passion for assessing organizational structures, design, and realignment, with keen observational analysis and interest in enacting ongoing positive systems improvement; -Strong communication skills with a positive can-do approach; -Aligned with the mission and vision of The Fisher Center; -Experience in the not-for-profit sector, working in the arts, a plus; -High proficiency in Google Suite, required.
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to: -Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at The Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism -Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture.
This is a full-time, exempt position eligible for Bard College’s group benefits package, compensated at an annual salary range of $80– $85,000, depending on experience. Relocation support will be provided, if applicable. This position will require working some nights and weekends. While some duties may be performed remotely, this position will require on-site and physical presence at The Fisher Center.
More details about benefits can be found on Bard’s Benefits Resource page and Employee Handbook.
Resources Page: https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/
Employee Handbook: https://bit.ly/bc-handbook
BACKGROUND
The Fisher Center at Bard develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire. At once a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education, The Fisher Center supports artists, students, and audiences in the development and exploration of artistic ideas and perspectives from the past, present, and future.
Designed by architect Frank Gehry and opened in 2003, The Fisher Center is the most ambitious capital project in Bard’s history, and embodies the College’s commitment to the arts as a cultural and educational necessity. The Center presents more than 200 world-class events and welcomes 50,000 visitors each year. It supports artists at all stages of their careers and employs more than 300 professional artists annually.
The Fisher Center is a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, with a strong emphasis on development, research, innovation, and rediscovery. Every year, the Fisher Center produces eight to 10 major new works across disciplines, including opera, classical music, theater, dance, performance art, and cabaret. Over the past ten years, its commissioned productions have been seen in more than 100 communities and at leading arts centers around the world. In 2019, The Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma! which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally in The Fisher Center’s SummerScape Festival in 2015 before transferring to New York City.
The Fisher Center houses two theaters: Sosnoff Theater, which seats approximately 800 people and features a proscenium stage with a concert shell insert that accommodates opera, music, dance, and theater; and LUMA Theater, a fully flexible venue which seats up to 200 people. The Fisher Center also comprises rehearsal studios, production facilities, offices, and alternative performance spaces. In the summer, The Fisher Center operates the Spiegeltent, a freestanding cabaret venue which has delighted SummerScape audiences for more than a decade.
In October 2022 Bard announced that Maya Lin has been chosen to design a new performing arts studio building for The Fisher Center, in partnership with architects Bialosky and Partners and theater and acoustic consultants Charcoalblue. Situated in meadows to the west of the Fisher Center and overlooking woodlands and the Catskill mountains, the building will provide a home for Fisher Center LAB, the center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program for professional artists. It will also house rehearsal and teaching facilities for Bard’s undergraduate programs in Dance and in Theater and Performance. The 25,000-square-foot building will contain five state-of-the-art studios for artist residencies, rehearsals, informal performances, and dance and theater classes, which will be connected by gathering hubs. It will function as a laboratory for the performing arts, where students and professional artists work side by side, informing each other’s practices and sharing their discoveries and works-in-progress with audiences from the Bard community and the public. Groundbreaking for the $42 million studio building will take place in 2023, during the celebration of The Fisher Center’s 20th anniversary. Once completed, the building will expand The Fisher Center’s identity beyond the walls of Gehry’s stunning landmark, to become a cultural campus comprising both the Gehry and Lin buildings.
The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. The Center’s major professional programs include: -Bard SummerScape – One of the most ambitious and highly anticipated performing arts festivals in the country. In July and August, SummerScape comprises the annual Bard Music Festival (BMF), now in its 34th year, and seven weeks of opera, dance, music, theater, cabaret, and film. SummerScape has been acclaimed by London’s Times Literary Supplement as “the most intellectually ambitious of America’s summer music festivals” and described by the International Herald Tribune as “seven weeks of cultural delight.” -Fisher Center LAB – The Fisher Center’s artist residency and commissioning program, provides custom-made and meaningful support for innovative artists across disciplines. Since its launch in 2012, LAB has supported residencies, workshops, and performances for hundreds of artists, incubating new projects and engaging audiences, students, faculty, and staff in the process of creating contemporary performances. LAB strives to provide artists with the environment, resources, and funding they need to experiment, dream, and fully realize their artistic potential. Where possible, Fisher Center LAB builds long-term relationships for artists, powering their work by taking on administrative and producing support of their practices and companies. Productions developed by Fisher Center LAB often premiere in the annual Bard SummerScape festival and frequently tour around the country and across the world. Artists currently under commission from Fisher Center LAB include Pam Tanowitz, Suzan-Lori Parks, Lileana Blain-Cruz, SITI Company, Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo, Raja Feather Kelly, Paul Soileau, Beth Gill, Justin Peck, and Daaimah Mubashshir.
The Fisher Center is also home to the Dance and Theater and Performance Programs in Bard’s undergraduate Division of the Arts, and works closely with the Conservatory of Music, The Orchestra Now, and the Vocal Arts Program, among other excellent and diverse arts programs at Bard.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place Estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs; graduate degrees in 11 programs; nine early colleges; and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 159-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at the main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard, visit http://www.bard.edu/ .
The Fisher Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership, parental status, military status, or any other non-merit factor.
Dec 22, 2022
Full time
THE POSITION
The Director of Finance and Administration will manage the financial, human resources and administrative activities of The Fisher Center. This newly created position will report to the Chief Operating Officer and work collaboratively across the senior staff and the entire organization, providing hads on management for finance, human resources, administration and information systems ensuring greater cohesion, communication and transparency between The Fisher Center’s administrative operations and programs, while maintaining close working relationships with the Bard Controller’s Office and Human Resources Office to ensure efficient and effective management.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Finance and Administration will have ongoing responsibility for the following:
Finance
Manage the day to day financial function of The Fisher Center, including but not limited to: -Work with the COO, Artistic Director/Chief Executive, and Department Heads to manage the annual budget process across; manage its assembly for review by Bard’s CFO and the Advisory Board; -Provide proactive and regular financial information to the COO and Artistic Director/Chief Executive to ensure the understanding of the financial implications of The Fisher Center’s programmatic decisions; -Manage fiscal year reconciliation with Bard’s general ledger; -Prepare P&L reports and accompanying narratives for board meetings; -Assist in creation of budgets for grant proposals and final reports; -Oversee A/P and A/R across all departments; maintain accurate and ongoing cashflow assessments to better forecast vendor/payment priorities and work with Bard Finance on check release schedule; -Oversee corporate card expense reconciliation; -Coordinate payment priorities across all departments; -In coordination with Bard Finance, monitor and manage The Fisher Center’s endowment portfolio.
Human Resources
With the support of Bard HR and in consultation with the COO, develop more streamlined HR policies and payroll systems across the organization acting as an advocate for staff and be prepared to translate Bard’s policies, when appropriate: -With the COO, develop consistent hiring procedures, performance review, and exit interview processes across The Fisher Center and maintain equitable pay scales across departments; -With Bard HR coordination and approval, oversee drafting job descriptions and finalizing hire letters; -Oversee on-boarding paperwork for casual hourly, seasonal, and full-time hires; -Support departments with trouble-shooting employee paperwork/timesheet; -With the COO, address personnel issues as they arise; liaising with Bard HR and Title IX offices as necessary.
Administration and Information Systems
Work as a conduit and facilitator for greater transparency and sharing of resources across the organization, including but not limited to the following: -Coordinate building usage/ resources between academic programs, facilities management and Fisher Center professional programs; -Contract Management: -Draft and maintain template agreements, amend as necessary, manage equitable and consistent contract execution across programs -With the ED, review contracts for non-artistic independent contractors; forward to Controller’s office as needed; -Develop outside rental policies and procedures for the FC and Spiegeltent with the COO; -Attend weekly planning, production, and staff meetings and lead supplemental operations meetings as necessary; -Coordinate annual and special events alcohol licensing; -Support ongoing efforts to strengthen and integrate information systems; working collaboratively with the organization and the IT department to assess ongoing system needs, share information, and clearly communicate recommendations; -Assist the COO and Artistic Director/Chief Executive with special projects as they arise, i.e capital needs assessment of the Fisher Center, new building planning.
IDEAL EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
The Director of Finance and Administration will have or be the following: -Substantial, relevant experience in positions of progressive responsibility with organizations of similar scope and ambition; -Financially skillful and seasoned with a strong business acumen and experience as a financial manager with exposure to all core financial functions; -Experience working with, leading, and managing personnel and providing and receiving evaluative feedback; ability to oversee the day-to-day operations while keeping larger institutional picture and priorities in mind; -Thrive in a deadline-driven environment; -Great attention to detail with a hands - on attitude; -Flexible, empathetic, collaborative, and driven by a strong sense of personal integrity and accountability; -Passion for assessing organizational structures, design, and realignment, with keen observational analysis and interest in enacting ongoing positive systems improvement; -Strong communication skills with a positive can-do approach; -Aligned with the mission and vision of The Fisher Center; -Experience in the not-for-profit sector, working in the arts, a plus; -High proficiency in Google Suite, required.
The Fisher Center is currently undergoing an organization-wide process of change toward becoming an anti-racist, multicultural institution. All on staff are expected to: -Commit to anti-racism and inclusivity at The Fisher Center. This includes participating in any trainings when scheduled, supporting departmental, company-wide, and cross-departmental collaboration in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and furthering your own independent journey with anti-racism -Contribute in meaningful ways to the organizational culture.
This is a full-time, exempt position eligible for Bard College’s group benefits package, compensated at an annual salary range of $80– $85,000, depending on experience. Relocation support will be provided, if applicable. This position will require working some nights and weekends. While some duties may be performed remotely, this position will require on-site and physical presence at The Fisher Center.
More details about benefits can be found on Bard’s Benefits Resource page and Employee Handbook.
Resources Page: https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/
Employee Handbook: https://bit.ly/bc-handbook
BACKGROUND
The Fisher Center at Bard develops, produces, and presents performing arts across disciplines through new productions and context-rich programs that challenge and inspire. At once a premier professional performing arts center and a hub for research and education, The Fisher Center supports artists, students, and audiences in the development and exploration of artistic ideas and perspectives from the past, present, and future.
Designed by architect Frank Gehry and opened in 2003, The Fisher Center is the most ambitious capital project in Bard’s history, and embodies the College’s commitment to the arts as a cultural and educational necessity. The Center presents more than 200 world-class events and welcomes 50,000 visitors each year. It supports artists at all stages of their careers and employs more than 300 professional artists annually.
The Fisher Center is a powerful catalyst of art-making regionally, nationally, and worldwide, with a strong emphasis on development, research, innovation, and rediscovery. Every year, the Fisher Center produces eight to 10 major new works across disciplines, including opera, classical music, theater, dance, performance art, and cabaret. Over the past ten years, its commissioned productions have been seen in more than 100 communities and at leading arts centers around the world. In 2019, The Fisher Center won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma! which began life in 2007 as an undergraduate production at Bard and was produced professionally in The Fisher Center’s SummerScape Festival in 2015 before transferring to New York City.
The Fisher Center houses two theaters: Sosnoff Theater, which seats approximately 800 people and features a proscenium stage with a concert shell insert that accommodates opera, music, dance, and theater; and LUMA Theater, a fully flexible venue which seats up to 200 people. The Fisher Center also comprises rehearsal studios, production facilities, offices, and alternative performance spaces. In the summer, The Fisher Center operates the Spiegeltent, a freestanding cabaret venue which has delighted SummerScape audiences for more than a decade.
In October 2022 Bard announced that Maya Lin has been chosen to design a new performing arts studio building for The Fisher Center, in partnership with architects Bialosky and Partners and theater and acoustic consultants Charcoalblue. Situated in meadows to the west of the Fisher Center and overlooking woodlands and the Catskill mountains, the building will provide a home for Fisher Center LAB, the center’s acclaimed residency and commissioning program for professional artists. It will also house rehearsal and teaching facilities for Bard’s undergraduate programs in Dance and in Theater and Performance. The 25,000-square-foot building will contain five state-of-the-art studios for artist residencies, rehearsals, informal performances, and dance and theater classes, which will be connected by gathering hubs. It will function as a laboratory for the performing arts, where students and professional artists work side by side, informing each other’s practices and sharing their discoveries and works-in-progress with audiences from the Bard community and the public. Groundbreaking for the $42 million studio building will take place in 2023, during the celebration of The Fisher Center’s 20th anniversary. Once completed, the building will expand The Fisher Center’s identity beyond the walls of Gehry’s stunning landmark, to become a cultural campus comprising both the Gehry and Lin buildings.
The Fisher Center offers outstanding programs to many communities, including the students and faculty of Bard, and audiences in the Hudson Valley, New York City, across the country, and around the world. The Center’s major professional programs include: -Bard SummerScape – One of the most ambitious and highly anticipated performing arts festivals in the country. In July and August, SummerScape comprises the annual Bard Music Festival (BMF), now in its 34th year, and seven weeks of opera, dance, music, theater, cabaret, and film. SummerScape has been acclaimed by London’s Times Literary Supplement as “the most intellectually ambitious of America’s summer music festivals” and described by the International Herald Tribune as “seven weeks of cultural delight.” -Fisher Center LAB – The Fisher Center’s artist residency and commissioning program, provides custom-made and meaningful support for innovative artists across disciplines. Since its launch in 2012, LAB has supported residencies, workshops, and performances for hundreds of artists, incubating new projects and engaging audiences, students, faculty, and staff in the process of creating contemporary performances. LAB strives to provide artists with the environment, resources, and funding they need to experiment, dream, and fully realize their artistic potential. Where possible, Fisher Center LAB builds long-term relationships for artists, powering their work by taking on administrative and producing support of their practices and companies. Productions developed by Fisher Center LAB often premiere in the annual Bard SummerScape festival and frequently tour around the country and across the world. Artists currently under commission from Fisher Center LAB include Pam Tanowitz, Suzan-Lori Parks, Lileana Blain-Cruz, SITI Company, Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo, Raja Feather Kelly, Paul Soileau, Beth Gill, Justin Peck, and Daaimah Mubashshir.
The Fisher Center is also home to the Dance and Theater and Performance Programs in Bard’s undergraduate Division of the Arts, and works closely with the Conservatory of Music, The Orchestra Now, and the Vocal Arts Program, among other excellent and diverse arts programs at Bard.
ABOUT BARD COLLEGE
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place Estate, Bard’s campus consists of nearly 1,000 park-like acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs; graduate degrees in 11 programs; nine early colleges; and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 159-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal education. The undergraduate program at the main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard, visit http://www.bard.edu/ .
The Fisher Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership, parental status, military status, or any other non-merit factor.
Organization Overview
GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit with a local focus that partners with communities to create opportunities for inclusive prosperity.
Each year we facilitate a community-driven process that matches the local needs of individuals and families not met by existing programs, to organizations with track records of success elsewhere. Working with communities, we identify, invite in and launch proven organizations, providing collaborative support so they can quickly take root and deliver change.
Everything we do is designed to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity all too often rooted in racial inequities. Our impact increases exponentially as we address one specific, community-identified need each year, in each GreenLight site.
Since 2004, we have launched 44 portfolio organizations across eleven sites, invested $30.5M, and attracted an additional $206M from other funding sources, reaching more than 550,000 individuals and families last year alone.
To learn more about the GreenLight Fund, please visit www.greenlightfund.org .
Position Overview
We seek an independent, highly organized, and community focused Program Associate with a passion for equity and addressing economic mobility for historically under-resourced communities in the greater Boston area. This position will report to the Associate Director of GreenLight Fund Boston, and work collaboratively across a growing local team as well as the GreenLight Fund national network of sites.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Research current, relevant local social issues and priorities facing historically underserved children, youth and families with barriers to social and economic mobility.
Perform local landscape analysis including qualitative and quantitative market research, data evaluation and attending meetings with key stakeholders and relevant local leaders with the Executive Director.
Conduct due diligence on prospective portfolio organizations, including financial evaluation and impact assessments.
Record, synthesize and produce reports and briefs based on analysis and key findings.
Write grant proposals, requests, reports and end of year asks/payment reminders.
Establish local office and related operations, including tracking of site expenses.
Work across national sites to identify effective internal practices to replicate and implement locally.
Support with portfolio management.
Prepare presentations and supporting materials for all Selection Advisory Council meetings, including agendas, focus area briefs and research/diligence findings.
Maintain internal management, data and reporting systems (experience with Salesforce, Apricot and Box is a plus, but not required) Marketing Communications and Investor Relations.
Support planning and execution of annual launch events, showcasing our newest portfolio organization and impact.
Support Executive Director with creation and execution of annual communications plan including ongoing maintenance of GreenLight Fund Boston's social media (twitter), and quarterly e-newsletters via Mailchimp, GreenLight Fund Boston's website pages and contribute to blog postings.
Support execution of GreenLight Boston's annual donor stewardship/investor relations plan, including investor outreach, cultivation, engagement and stewardship
Other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of related experience.
Location
This position is required to be based in Greater Boston.
Salary
The salary for this position is $74,000.
GreenLight offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, and generous PTO and parental leave, as well as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, FSA, EAP, remote work assistance, health and wellbeing benefits, and a professional development stipend.
GreenLight Fund is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at every level of the organization. GreenLight Fund recognizes and appreciates the value of building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive work environment. GreenLight Fund takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental ability, race, region, sexual orientation or veteran status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@greenlightfund.org
Oct 24, 2022
Full time
Organization Overview
GreenLight Fund is a national nonprofit with a local focus that partners with communities to create opportunities for inclusive prosperity.
Each year we facilitate a community-driven process that matches the local needs of individuals and families not met by existing programs, to organizations with track records of success elsewhere. Working with communities, we identify, invite in and launch proven organizations, providing collaborative support so they can quickly take root and deliver change.
Everything we do is designed to remove barriers to inclusive prosperity all too often rooted in racial inequities. Our impact increases exponentially as we address one specific, community-identified need each year, in each GreenLight site.
Since 2004, we have launched 44 portfolio organizations across eleven sites, invested $30.5M, and attracted an additional $206M from other funding sources, reaching more than 550,000 individuals and families last year alone.
To learn more about the GreenLight Fund, please visit www.greenlightfund.org .
Position Overview
We seek an independent, highly organized, and community focused Program Associate with a passion for equity and addressing economic mobility for historically under-resourced communities in the greater Boston area. This position will report to the Associate Director of GreenLight Fund Boston, and work collaboratively across a growing local team as well as the GreenLight Fund national network of sites.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Research current, relevant local social issues and priorities facing historically underserved children, youth and families with barriers to social and economic mobility.
Perform local landscape analysis including qualitative and quantitative market research, data evaluation and attending meetings with key stakeholders and relevant local leaders with the Executive Director.
Conduct due diligence on prospective portfolio organizations, including financial evaluation and impact assessments.
Record, synthesize and produce reports and briefs based on analysis and key findings.
Write grant proposals, requests, reports and end of year asks/payment reminders.
Establish local office and related operations, including tracking of site expenses.
Work across national sites to identify effective internal practices to replicate and implement locally.
Support with portfolio management.
Prepare presentations and supporting materials for all Selection Advisory Council meetings, including agendas, focus area briefs and research/diligence findings.
Maintain internal management, data and reporting systems (experience with Salesforce, Apricot and Box is a plus, but not required) Marketing Communications and Investor Relations.
Support planning and execution of annual launch events, showcasing our newest portfolio organization and impact.
Support Executive Director with creation and execution of annual communications plan including ongoing maintenance of GreenLight Fund Boston's social media (twitter), and quarterly e-newsletters via Mailchimp, GreenLight Fund Boston's website pages and contribute to blog postings.
Support execution of GreenLight Boston's annual donor stewardship/investor relations plan, including investor outreach, cultivation, engagement and stewardship
Other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of related experience.
Location
This position is required to be based in Greater Boston.
Salary
The salary for this position is $74,000.
GreenLight offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, and generous PTO and parental leave, as well as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, FSA, EAP, remote work assistance, health and wellbeing benefits, and a professional development stipend.
GreenLight Fund is committed to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at every level of the organization. GreenLight Fund recognizes and appreciates the value of building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive work environment. GreenLight Fund takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental ability, race, region, sexual orientation or veteran status.
If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@greenlightfund.org
National Wildlife Federation
AZ, CO, DC, NM, NV, UT, Northern VA, or Central VA
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF or Federation) is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was created in 2013 to help fulfill our duty to conserve and protect our public lands for future generations. In 2017, HECHO became a program of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) through a unique and mutually beneficial partnership built upon values of inclusion and equity and a commitment to elevating underrepresented perspectives as part of our conservation missions.
HECHO provides a platform for Hispanics to contribute knowledge and perspectives about public lands conservation issues, enhance leadership capacity of Hispanic leaders, and promote Hispanic cultural heritage and connections to nature. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To achieve our mission of empowering Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our nation’s public lands, we are seeking an experienced Communications Coordinator to work in AZ, CO, DC, NM, NV, UT, Northern VA, or Central VA ( due to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to office decisions ).
Initially reporting to HECHO’s Executive Director, the HECHO Communications Coordinator will support the HECHO Communications Manager in developing compelling messages, uplifting strong messengers, and using targeted communications vehicles to support our advocacy and education campaigns. This person will work closely with the National Wildlife Federation’s communication department, HECHO’s advisory board members, HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, and HECHO and other NWF staff to implement successful communications campaigns, projects, strategies, and tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist the Communications Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive communications outreach plan for both English-language and Spanish-language content, including an editorial and social media calendar, to authentically engage HECHO’s followers, event participants, and volunteers.
Regularly write content in English and Spanish including blog posts, fact sheets, issue briefs, letters, op-eds, and newsletters.
Write and distribute press releases and background materials in English and Spanish on efforts of interest to national, regional, and web media.
Develop talking points for program staff and prepare staff for media interviews.
Help with media training of staff, advisory board, and members.
Coordinate with partners and work on media strategy in coalition with trusted partners.
Work with program staff and partners to assess media needs and develop appropriate media messages.
Assist with developing and maintaining media lists and contacts in English and Spanish media.
Create and schedule social media postings.
Track social media and website analytics.
Qualifications:
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Familiarity and passion in conservation issues, public land management agencies, and legislative and administrative processes.
Ability to work independently
Ability to get along with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, and flexible.
Fluent and conversational English and Spanish language skills preferred.
Capable of representing and bolstering marginalized voices in advocacy.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal peers and external partners and allies.
Experience with social media scheduling platforms (Hootsuite, Buffer, etc.)
High level of creativity to complement social media experience and skills, especially on Twitter and Facebook.
Knowledge and ability to use multimedia communications tools, including producing graphics.
Experience:
2+ years’ experience in journalism and/or social media coordination.
Proven experience in reporting, advocacy communications, and/or public relations.
Experienced storyteller and wordsmith.
Demonstrated knowledge of Hispanic heritage, in particular cultural and historical connections to the land, air, and water, and ability to share knowledge in a culturally responsive way
Experience or familiarity developing outreach plans and implementing outreach communication activities, including building email lists.
Experience monitoring media and managing media monitoring platforms, as well as digital analytics and email metrics.
Experience using a range of digital platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Squarespace and/or others.
NWF Values:
Your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. Your competencies should include:
Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized;
Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions;
Being committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement;
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them;
Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel Requirements
Expect travel 2-4 times per year, 12-15 nights per year in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines.
Salary Range and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $50,000 annually, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits in 2021! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week.
We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:
Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
Low cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
Therapist available at no cost
Pet insurance and discount perk program
Annual wellbeing allowance
In addition to your salary, we offer the following supports to your personal finances:
Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
Annual year end retirement contribution
Tuition Reimbursement
Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
Pet adoption stipend
Student Loan management
Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
COVID Consideration:
The National Wildlife Federation closely follows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease and has implemented processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, and communities. Because the health of our employees and candidates is a top priority, we conduct our hiring process virtually via phone or video until further notice. We are currently starting our positions as remote, but will transition to onsite work when our offices re-open, expected to be in 2022. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition to join the National Wildlife Federation.
Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted through June 30, 2022.
Please submit your resume, along with a letter responding to the following, as a PDF:
Why is HECHO’s mission of interest to you?
How do your experiences and personal strengths prepare you for this position?
Describe a successful communications project in which you have been involved.
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity .
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Please let us know if you require accommodations during the application or interview process by reaching us at hrhelp@nwf.org or 703-438-6244.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
Jun 03, 2022
Full time
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF or Federation) is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was created in 2013 to help fulfill our duty to conserve and protect our public lands for future generations. In 2017, HECHO became a program of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) through a unique and mutually beneficial partnership built upon values of inclusion and equity and a commitment to elevating underrepresented perspectives as part of our conservation missions.
HECHO provides a platform for Hispanics to contribute knowledge and perspectives about public lands conservation issues, enhance leadership capacity of Hispanic leaders, and promote Hispanic cultural heritage and connections to nature. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To achieve our mission of empowering Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our nation’s public lands, we are seeking an experienced Communications Coordinator to work in AZ, CO, DC, NM, NV, UT, Northern VA, or Central VA ( due to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to office decisions ).
Initially reporting to HECHO’s Executive Director, the HECHO Communications Coordinator will support the HECHO Communications Manager in developing compelling messages, uplifting strong messengers, and using targeted communications vehicles to support our advocacy and education campaigns. This person will work closely with the National Wildlife Federation’s communication department, HECHO’s advisory board members, HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, and HECHO and other NWF staff to implement successful communications campaigns, projects, strategies, and tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist the Communications Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive communications outreach plan for both English-language and Spanish-language content, including an editorial and social media calendar, to authentically engage HECHO’s followers, event participants, and volunteers.
Regularly write content in English and Spanish including blog posts, fact sheets, issue briefs, letters, op-eds, and newsletters.
Write and distribute press releases and background materials in English and Spanish on efforts of interest to national, regional, and web media.
Develop talking points for program staff and prepare staff for media interviews.
Help with media training of staff, advisory board, and members.
Coordinate with partners and work on media strategy in coalition with trusted partners.
Work with program staff and partners to assess media needs and develop appropriate media messages.
Assist with developing and maintaining media lists and contacts in English and Spanish media.
Create and schedule social media postings.
Track social media and website analytics.
Qualifications:
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Familiarity and passion in conservation issues, public land management agencies, and legislative and administrative processes.
Ability to work independently
Ability to get along with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, and flexible.
Fluent and conversational English and Spanish language skills preferred.
Capable of representing and bolstering marginalized voices in advocacy.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal peers and external partners and allies.
Experience with social media scheduling platforms (Hootsuite, Buffer, etc.)
High level of creativity to complement social media experience and skills, especially on Twitter and Facebook.
Knowledge and ability to use multimedia communications tools, including producing graphics.
Experience:
2+ years’ experience in journalism and/or social media coordination.
Proven experience in reporting, advocacy communications, and/or public relations.
Experienced storyteller and wordsmith.
Demonstrated knowledge of Hispanic heritage, in particular cultural and historical connections to the land, air, and water, and ability to share knowledge in a culturally responsive way
Experience or familiarity developing outreach plans and implementing outreach communication activities, including building email lists.
Experience monitoring media and managing media monitoring platforms, as well as digital analytics and email metrics.
Experience using a range of digital platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Squarespace and/or others.
NWF Values:
Your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. Your competencies should include:
Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized;
Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions;
Being committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement;
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them;
Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel Requirements
Expect travel 2-4 times per year, 12-15 nights per year in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines.
Salary Range and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $45,000 to $50,000 annually, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits in 2021! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week.
We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:
Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
Low cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
Therapist available at no cost
Pet insurance and discount perk program
Annual wellbeing allowance
In addition to your salary, we offer the following supports to your personal finances:
Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
Annual year end retirement contribution
Tuition Reimbursement
Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
Pet adoption stipend
Student Loan management
Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
COVID Consideration:
The National Wildlife Federation closely follows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease and has implemented processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, and communities. Because the health of our employees and candidates is a top priority, we conduct our hiring process virtually via phone or video until further notice. We are currently starting our positions as remote, but will transition to onsite work when our offices re-open, expected to be in 2022. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition to join the National Wildlife Federation.
Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted through June 30, 2022.
Please submit your resume, along with a letter responding to the following, as a PDF:
Why is HECHO’s mission of interest to you?
How do your experiences and personal strengths prepare you for this position?
Describe a successful communications project in which you have been involved.
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity .
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Please let us know if you require accommodations during the application or interview process by reaching us at hrhelp@nwf.org or 703-438-6244.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
National Wildlife Federation
Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Northern or Central Virginia
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF or Federation) is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was created in 2013 to help fulfill our duty to conserve and protect our public lands for future generations. In 2017, HECHO became a program of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) through a unique and mutually beneficial partnership built upon values of inclusion and equity and a commitment to elevating underrepresented perspectives as part of our conservation missions.
HECHO provides a platform for Hispanics to contribute knowledge and perspectives about public lands conservation issues, enhance leadership capacity of Hispanic leaders, and promote Hispanic cultural heritage and connections to nature. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To achieve our mission of empowering Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our nation’s public lands, we are seeking an experienced Communications Manager to work in Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Northern or Central Virginia (d ue to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to work decisions ) .
Initially reporting to HECHO’s Executive Director, the HECHO Communications Manager is responsible for crafting the overarching narrative of HECHO’s work and ensuring that narrative is told and understood by the public. The Communications Manager will develop compelling messages, uplift strong messengers, and use targeted communications vehicles to support our advocacy and education campaigns. This person will serve as HECHO's lead communications staffer on all issues and will work closely with the National Wildlife Federation’s communication department, HECHO’s advisory board members, HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, and HECHO and other NWF staff to develop successful communications campaigns, projects, strategies, and tasks. The Communications Manager will also work closely with an HECHO Communications Coordinator.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development of a comprehensive communications strategy for both English-language and Spanish-language audiences, including an editorial and social media calendar, to authentically engage HECHO’s target audiences and to advance HECHO’s policy, advocacy, and education priorities.
Oversee the implementation of the comprehensive communications strategy with the Communications Coordinator.
Prioritize communication strategies that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and that lift up the voices of Hispanic leaders and communities.
Oversee the strategic use of HECHO’s digital media (including HECHO’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts) by creating and executing innovative social media campaigns.
Regularly write educational and editorial content in English and Spanish including press releases, blog posts, fact sheets, issue briefs, letters, op-eds, and newsletters.
Serve as HECHO’s media liaison and place stories in print, radio and television news outlets, and ensure excellent working relationship with reporters covering public lands and conservation issues. Serve as a good resource for reporters on background info and connection to story sources.
Develop and maintain media lists and contacts in English and Spanish media.
Monitor media coverage and identify strategic opportunities for HECHO to engage in state and national issues, adjust goals and strategy accordingly.
Identify opportunities for enterprise, in-depth media coverage of HECHO’s core issues and pursue them.
Provide communications expertise and media coaching to the HECHO staff and assist with broader coalition efforts that HECHO is involved in.
Work closely with National Wildlife Federation’s communications staff and seek opportunities for joint-communication projects, strategies, actions, and synergy.
Manage and maintain HECHO's website.
Qualifications:
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Familiarity with monitoring media and managing media monitoring platforms, as well as digital analytics and email metrics.
Knowledge and ability to use multimedia communications tools, including producing graphics.
Familiarity and passion in conservation issues, public land management agencies, and legislative and administrative processes.
Ability to work independently
Ability to get along with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, and flexible.
Fluent and conversational English and Spanish language skills preferred.
Capable of representing and bolstering marginalized voices in advocacy.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal peers and external partners and allies.
Competency in website design and management (Squarespace or Wordpress)
Experience:
Six to eight years of experience working in communications, government relations, political campaigns, public relations, public affairs, or journalism, with a minimum of two years' experience leading staff or projects in an operation that delivered strong results.
Experienced storyteller and wordsmith.
Proven success in writing, pitching, and securing media placements in a variety of media platforms.
Experience managing simultaneous work streams and tracking deliverables, through various organization systems and work flow processes.
Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to establish priorities and manage activities independently.
Demonstrated knowledge of Hispanic heritage, in particular cultural and historical connections to the land, air, and water, and ability to share knowledge in a culturally responsive way.
Experience managing, communicating, teaching, and motivating others to engage in environmental justice work.
NWF Values:
Your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. Your competencies should include:
Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized;
Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions;
Being committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement;
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them;
Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel Requirements
Expect travel 2-4 times per year, 12-15 nights per year in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines.
Salary Range and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000 annually, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits in 2021! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week.
We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:
Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
Low cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
Therapist available at no cost
Pet insurance and discount perk program
Annual wellbeing allowance
In addition to your salary, we offer the following supports to your personal finances:
Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
Annual year end retirement contribution
Tuition Reimbursement
Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
Pet adoption stipend
Student Loan management
Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
COVID Consideration:
The National Wildlife Federation closely follows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease and has implemented processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, and communities. Because the health of our employees and candidates is a top priority, we conduct our hiring process virtually via phone or video until further notice. We are currently starting our positions as remote, but will transition to onsite work when our offices re-open, expected to be in 2022. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition to join the National Wildlife Federation.
Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted through June 30, 2022.
Please submit your resume, along with a letter responding to the following, as a PDF:
Why is HECHO’s mission of interest to you?
How do your experiences and personal strengths prepare you for this position?
Describe a successful communications campaign or project in which you have been involved or provided a leadership role.
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity.
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Please let us know if you require accommodations during the application or interview process by reaching us at hrhelp@nwf.org or 703-438-6244.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
Jun 03, 2022
Full time
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF or Federation) is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was created in 2013 to help fulfill our duty to conserve and protect our public lands for future generations. In 2017, HECHO became a program of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) through a unique and mutually beneficial partnership built upon values of inclusion and equity and a commitment to elevating underrepresented perspectives as part of our conservation missions.
HECHO provides a platform for Hispanics to contribute knowledge and perspectives about public lands conservation issues, enhance leadership capacity of Hispanic leaders, and promote Hispanic cultural heritage and connections to nature. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To achieve our mission of empowering Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our nation’s public lands, we are seeking an experienced Communications Manager to work in Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Northern or Central Virginia (d ue to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to work decisions ) .
Initially reporting to HECHO’s Executive Director, the HECHO Communications Manager is responsible for crafting the overarching narrative of HECHO’s work and ensuring that narrative is told and understood by the public. The Communications Manager will develop compelling messages, uplift strong messengers, and use targeted communications vehicles to support our advocacy and education campaigns. This person will serve as HECHO's lead communications staffer on all issues and will work closely with the National Wildlife Federation’s communication department, HECHO’s advisory board members, HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, and HECHO and other NWF staff to develop successful communications campaigns, projects, strategies, and tasks. The Communications Manager will also work closely with an HECHO Communications Coordinator.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the development of a comprehensive communications strategy for both English-language and Spanish-language audiences, including an editorial and social media calendar, to authentically engage HECHO’s target audiences and to advance HECHO’s policy, advocacy, and education priorities.
Oversee the implementation of the comprehensive communications strategy with the Communications Coordinator.
Prioritize communication strategies that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and that lift up the voices of Hispanic leaders and communities.
Oversee the strategic use of HECHO’s digital media (including HECHO’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts) by creating and executing innovative social media campaigns.
Regularly write educational and editorial content in English and Spanish including press releases, blog posts, fact sheets, issue briefs, letters, op-eds, and newsletters.
Serve as HECHO’s media liaison and place stories in print, radio and television news outlets, and ensure excellent working relationship with reporters covering public lands and conservation issues. Serve as a good resource for reporters on background info and connection to story sources.
Develop and maintain media lists and contacts in English and Spanish media.
Monitor media coverage and identify strategic opportunities for HECHO to engage in state and national issues, adjust goals and strategy accordingly.
Identify opportunities for enterprise, in-depth media coverage of HECHO’s core issues and pursue them.
Provide communications expertise and media coaching to the HECHO staff and assist with broader coalition efforts that HECHO is involved in.
Work closely with National Wildlife Federation’s communications staff and seek opportunities for joint-communication projects, strategies, actions, and synergy.
Manage and maintain HECHO's website.
Qualifications:
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Familiarity with monitoring media and managing media monitoring platforms, as well as digital analytics and email metrics.
Knowledge and ability to use multimedia communications tools, including producing graphics.
Familiarity and passion in conservation issues, public land management agencies, and legislative and administrative processes.
Ability to work independently
Ability to get along with diverse personalities; tactful, mature, and flexible.
Fluent and conversational English and Spanish language skills preferred.
Capable of representing and bolstering marginalized voices in advocacy.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal peers and external partners and allies.
Competency in website design and management (Squarespace or Wordpress)
Experience:
Six to eight years of experience working in communications, government relations, political campaigns, public relations, public affairs, or journalism, with a minimum of two years' experience leading staff or projects in an operation that delivered strong results.
Experienced storyteller and wordsmith.
Proven success in writing, pitching, and securing media placements in a variety of media platforms.
Experience managing simultaneous work streams and tracking deliverables, through various organization systems and work flow processes.
Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to establish priorities and manage activities independently.
Demonstrated knowledge of Hispanic heritage, in particular cultural and historical connections to the land, air, and water, and ability to share knowledge in a culturally responsive way.
Experience managing, communicating, teaching, and motivating others to engage in environmental justice work.
NWF Values:
Your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. Your competencies should include:
Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized;
Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions;
Being committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement;
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them;
Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel Requirements
Expect travel 2-4 times per year, 12-15 nights per year in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines.
Salary Range and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000 annually, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits in 2021! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week.
We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:
Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
Low cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
Therapist available at no cost
Pet insurance and discount perk program
Annual wellbeing allowance
In addition to your salary, we offer the following supports to your personal finances:
Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
Annual year end retirement contribution
Tuition Reimbursement
Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
Pet adoption stipend
Student Loan management
Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
COVID Consideration:
The National Wildlife Federation closely follows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease and has implemented processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, and communities. Because the health of our employees and candidates is a top priority, we conduct our hiring process virtually via phone or video until further notice. We are currently starting our positions as remote, but will transition to onsite work when our offices re-open, expected to be in 2022. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition to join the National Wildlife Federation.
Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted through June 30, 2022.
Please submit your resume, along with a letter responding to the following, as a PDF:
Why is HECHO’s mission of interest to you?
How do your experiences and personal strengths prepare you for this position?
Describe a successful communications campaign or project in which you have been involved or provided a leadership role.
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity.
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Please let us know if you require accommodations during the application or interview process by reaching us at hrhelp@nwf.org or 703-438-6244.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
Director, Membership Engagement
Location: Pittsburgh
Salary: $73,000-$78,000, commensurate with experience
Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade, and our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character. At Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, we’re committed to providing every girl the chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The Director, Membership Engagement directly reports to the Chief Membership Officer and is responsible for creating and executing membership strategies. This position puts movement to the vision, goals and objectives of the membership plan. The role is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing comprehensive year-round membership plans for overall membership growth. The director will lead the volunteer support team and the volunteer screening team to provide excellence to our volunteers and service unit managers. The director works collaboratively with other members of the leadership team on the council’s strategic vision, short- and long-term planning, and project work.
Essential Functions
Provide strategic leadership in the recruitment of girls and adults through development and implementation of community cultivation strategies to elevate and enhance visibility of the Girl Scout mission and program
Provide strategic oversight and champion efforts related to council strategic recruitment and retention goals
Ensure that recruitment and retention strategies and plans are consistent with the philosophy and the mission of Girl Scouting and the council’s overarching strategy
Work in a partnership with other operation and organizational functions to support organizational mission, goals, and strategic priorities
Align objectives and plans with other council initiatives and projects and represent the recruitment and retention function on the management team
Develop and manage departmental budgets and corresponding resource allocations
Actively participate in the development of environments that foster diversity, equity, inclusion and access through words, actions and attitude
Work collaboratively with key members of management to ensure implementation of the council’s membership strategy and integrated mission delivery, with special focus on the council’s market driven membership plan
Serve as primary communication conduit to executive leadership and key business partners on membership trends and issues
Assist Fund Development to identify and cultivate key volunteers, donors, and corporations
Collaborate with communications team to promote media opportunities within communities
Requirements:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, sales, business, non-profit management, or related field
3+ years of supervisory experience managing professional staff and/or volunteers, including managing mobile/field-based staff
3+ years of work experience in related field with proven, effective marketing and membership results
Highly skilled in strategic planning and oversight, including adapting implementation plans to meet local needs
Strong public relations skills and ability to develop community collaborations
Ability to lead, mentor and motivate staff
Excellent written and communication skills
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook and willingness and ability to learn new systems
Experience developing and managing an annual budget
Must be organized, detail orientated, and customer focused
Ability and willingness to work and maintain a flexible schedule
Occasional regional and local travel
Summary and Benefits:
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania is one of three Girl Scout councils in Pennsylvania. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports 27 counties in western Pennsylvania and are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background checks are required.
Our generous benefit package includes
A hybrid workweek, which allows up to 3 days of remote work each week
Health, dental and vision insurance available and an HSA
Company paid life and long-term disability insurance
Voluntary insurance benefit options: short-term disability, cancer insurance, life insurance, and accident insurance
401(k) plan, both pre-tax and ROTH options, with employer match
A generous paid time off policy
15 paid holidays annually (office closure between December 24-Jan 1)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Sick Leave
FSA options for health, dependent care, and parking expenses
Employee Assistance Program
May 09, 2022
Full time
Director, Membership Engagement
Location: Pittsburgh
Salary: $73,000-$78,000, commensurate with experience
Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade, and our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character. At Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, we’re committed to providing every girl the chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The Director, Membership Engagement directly reports to the Chief Membership Officer and is responsible for creating and executing membership strategies. This position puts movement to the vision, goals and objectives of the membership plan. The role is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing comprehensive year-round membership plans for overall membership growth. The director will lead the volunteer support team and the volunteer screening team to provide excellence to our volunteers and service unit managers. The director works collaboratively with other members of the leadership team on the council’s strategic vision, short- and long-term planning, and project work.
Essential Functions
Provide strategic leadership in the recruitment of girls and adults through development and implementation of community cultivation strategies to elevate and enhance visibility of the Girl Scout mission and program
Provide strategic oversight and champion efforts related to council strategic recruitment and retention goals
Ensure that recruitment and retention strategies and plans are consistent with the philosophy and the mission of Girl Scouting and the council’s overarching strategy
Work in a partnership with other operation and organizational functions to support organizational mission, goals, and strategic priorities
Align objectives and plans with other council initiatives and projects and represent the recruitment and retention function on the management team
Develop and manage departmental budgets and corresponding resource allocations
Actively participate in the development of environments that foster diversity, equity, inclusion and access through words, actions and attitude
Work collaboratively with key members of management to ensure implementation of the council’s membership strategy and integrated mission delivery, with special focus on the council’s market driven membership plan
Serve as primary communication conduit to executive leadership and key business partners on membership trends and issues
Assist Fund Development to identify and cultivate key volunteers, donors, and corporations
Collaborate with communications team to promote media opportunities within communities
Requirements:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, sales, business, non-profit management, or related field
3+ years of supervisory experience managing professional staff and/or volunteers, including managing mobile/field-based staff
3+ years of work experience in related field with proven, effective marketing and membership results
Highly skilled in strategic planning and oversight, including adapting implementation plans to meet local needs
Strong public relations skills and ability to develop community collaborations
Ability to lead, mentor and motivate staff
Excellent written and communication skills
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Outlook and willingness and ability to learn new systems
Experience developing and managing an annual budget
Must be organized, detail orientated, and customer focused
Ability and willingness to work and maintain a flexible schedule
Occasional regional and local travel
Summary and Benefits:
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania is one of three Girl Scout councils in Pennsylvania. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports 27 counties in western Pennsylvania and are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background checks are required.
Our generous benefit package includes
A hybrid workweek, which allows up to 3 days of remote work each week
Health, dental and vision insurance available and an HSA
Company paid life and long-term disability insurance
Voluntary insurance benefit options: short-term disability, cancer insurance, life insurance, and accident insurance
401(k) plan, both pre-tax and ROTH options, with employer match
A generous paid time off policy
15 paid holidays annually (office closure between December 24-Jan 1)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Sick Leave
FSA options for health, dependent care, and parking expenses
Employee Assistance Program
National Wildlife Federation
Washington, DC; or Denver, CO
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF or Federation) is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was created to help fulfill our duty to conserve and protect our public lands for future generations. We provide a platform for Hispanics to contribute knowledge and perspectives about public lands conservation issues, enhance leadership capacity of Hispanic leaders, and promote Hispanic cultural heritage and connections to nature. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To achieve our mission of empowering Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our nation’s public lands, we are seeking an experienced Communications Manager to work in Washington, D.C. or Denver, Colorado. Other remote locations win the West will be considered. This is a full-time position.
Reporting to the HECHO Deputy Director, the HECHO Communications Manager is responsible for crafting the overarching narrative of HECHO’s work and ensuring that narrative is told and understood in the public. The Communications Manager will develop compelling messages, uplift strong messengers, and use targeted communications vehicles to support our advocacy and education campaigns. This person will serve as HECHO's lead communications staffer on all issues and will work closely with the National Wildlife Federation’s communication department, HECHO’s advisory board members, HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, and HECHO staff to develop successful communications campaigns, projects, strategies, and tasks. The Communications Manager will also manage a Communications Associate.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy for both English-language and Spanish-language audiences, including an editorial and social media calendar, to authentically engage HECHO’s target audiences and to advance HECHO’s policy, advocacy, and education priorities.
Prioritize communication strategies that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and that lift up the voices of Hispanic leaders and communities.
Oversee the strategic use of HECHO’s digital media (including HECHO’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts) by creating and executing innovative social media campaigns.
Increase HECHO’s online followers, likes, shares, and maintain and grow HECHO’s email lists.
Regularly write educational and editorial content in English and Spanish including press releases, blog posts, fact sheets, issue briefs, letters, op-eds, and newsletters.
Serve as HECHO’s liaison and place stories in print, radio and television news outlets, and ensure excellent working relationship with reporters covering public lands. Serve as a good resource for reporters on background info and connection to story sources.
Develop and maintain media lists and contacts in English and Spanish media.
Monitor media coverage and identify opportunities for HECHO to engage in state and national issues, adjust goals and strategy accordingly.
Identify opportunities for enterprise, in-depth media coverage of HECHO’s core issues and pursue them.
Working with HECHO staff, help coordinate action alerts, online events, and donor communications.
Assist the Executive Director with the development and implementation of a digital fundraising strategy, as well as assist in the writing of grant proposals as needed.
Provide communications expertise and media coaching to the HECHO staff and assist with broader coalition efforts that HECHO is involved in.
Work closely with National Wildlife Federation’s communications staff and seek opportunities for joint-communication projects, strategies, actions, and synergy.
Manage the HECHO Communications Associate.
Qualifications:
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
High level of creativity to complement social media experience and skills, especially on Twitter and Facebook.
Experience monitoring media and managing media monitoring platforms, as well as digital analytics and email metrics.
Knowledge and ability to use multimedia communications tools, including producing graphics.
Familiarity with conservation issues, public land management agencies, and legislative and administrative processes.
Experience communicating, teaching, and motivating others to engage in equity and justice work.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal peers and external partners and allies.
Competency in website design (Squarespace)
Graphic design and photo editing skills (Canva)
Fluent and conversational English and Spanish language skills preferred.
Experience:
6+ years of experience working in communications, government relations, political campaigns, public relations, public affairs, or journalism, with a minimum of two years' experience leading staff or projects in an operation that delivered strong results.
Experienced storyteller and wordsmith.
Proven success in writing, pitching, and securing media placements in a variety of media platforms.
Experience working with people from different backgrounds and ability to bring people together to work toward common goals.
Ability to collaborate, coordinate, and communicate effectively and efficiently with both internal and external partners.
Experience managing simultaneous work streams and tracking deliverables, through various organization systems and work flow processes.
Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to establish priorities and manage activities independently.
Demonstrated knowledge of Hispanic heritage, in particular cultural and historical connections to the land, air, and water, and ability to share knowledge in a culturally responsive way.
NWF Values:
Your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. Your competencies should include:
Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized;
Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions;
Being committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement;
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them;
Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel Requirements
The position is based out of Washington, D.C., or Denver, Colorado. ( Due to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to work decisions ). When travel is allowed, expect travel 4-6 times per year, 12-15 nights per year.
Salary Range and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $75,000.
We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits in 2021! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week.
We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:
Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
Low cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
Therapist available at no cost
Pet insurance and discount perk program
Annual wellbeing allowance
In addition to your salary, we offer the following supports to your personal finances:
Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
Annual year end retirement contribution
Tuition Reimbursement
Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
Pet adoption stipend
Student Loan management
Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
COVID Consideration:
The National Wildlife Federation closely follows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease and has implemented processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, and communities. Because the health of our employees and candidates is a top priority, we conduct our hiring process virtually via phone or video until further notice. We are currently starting our positions as remote, but will transition to onsite work when our offices re-open, expected to be in early 2022. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition to join the National Wildlife Federation.
Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity .
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Please let us know if you require accommodations during the application or interview process by reaching us at hrhelp@nwf.org or 703-438-6244.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
Jan 25, 2022
Full time
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF or Federation) is America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 52 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes. The Federation's mission is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was created to help fulfill our duty to conserve and protect our public lands for future generations. We provide a platform for Hispanics to contribute knowledge and perspectives about public lands conservation issues, enhance leadership capacity of Hispanic leaders, and promote Hispanic cultural heritage and connections to nature. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To achieve our mission of empowering Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our nation’s public lands, we are seeking an experienced Communications Manager to work in Washington, D.C. or Denver, Colorado. Other remote locations win the West will be considered. This is a full-time position.
Reporting to the HECHO Deputy Director, the HECHO Communications Manager is responsible for crafting the overarching narrative of HECHO’s work and ensuring that narrative is told and understood in the public. The Communications Manager will develop compelling messages, uplift strong messengers, and use targeted communications vehicles to support our advocacy and education campaigns. This person will serve as HECHO's lead communications staffer on all issues and will work closely with the National Wildlife Federation’s communication department, HECHO’s advisory board members, HECHO’s Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, and HECHO staff to develop successful communications campaigns, projects, strategies, and tasks. The Communications Manager will also manage a Communications Associate.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy for both English-language and Spanish-language audiences, including an editorial and social media calendar, to authentically engage HECHO’s target audiences and to advance HECHO’s policy, advocacy, and education priorities.
Prioritize communication strategies that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, and that lift up the voices of Hispanic leaders and communities.
Oversee the strategic use of HECHO’s digital media (including HECHO’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts) by creating and executing innovative social media campaigns.
Increase HECHO’s online followers, likes, shares, and maintain and grow HECHO’s email lists.
Regularly write educational and editorial content in English and Spanish including press releases, blog posts, fact sheets, issue briefs, letters, op-eds, and newsletters.
Serve as HECHO’s liaison and place stories in print, radio and television news outlets, and ensure excellent working relationship with reporters covering public lands. Serve as a good resource for reporters on background info and connection to story sources.
Develop and maintain media lists and contacts in English and Spanish media.
Monitor media coverage and identify opportunities for HECHO to engage in state and national issues, adjust goals and strategy accordingly.
Identify opportunities for enterprise, in-depth media coverage of HECHO’s core issues and pursue them.
Working with HECHO staff, help coordinate action alerts, online events, and donor communications.
Assist the Executive Director with the development and implementation of a digital fundraising strategy, as well as assist in the writing of grant proposals as needed.
Provide communications expertise and media coaching to the HECHO staff and assist with broader coalition efforts that HECHO is involved in.
Work closely with National Wildlife Federation’s communications staff and seek opportunities for joint-communication projects, strategies, actions, and synergy.
Manage the HECHO Communications Associate.
Qualifications:
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
High level of creativity to complement social media experience and skills, especially on Twitter and Facebook.
Experience monitoring media and managing media monitoring platforms, as well as digital analytics and email metrics.
Knowledge and ability to use multimedia communications tools, including producing graphics.
Familiarity with conservation issues, public land management agencies, and legislative and administrative processes.
Experience communicating, teaching, and motivating others to engage in equity and justice work.
Ability to work collaboratively with internal peers and external partners and allies.
Competency in website design (Squarespace)
Graphic design and photo editing skills (Canva)
Fluent and conversational English and Spanish language skills preferred.
Experience:
6+ years of experience working in communications, government relations, political campaigns, public relations, public affairs, or journalism, with a minimum of two years' experience leading staff or projects in an operation that delivered strong results.
Experienced storyteller and wordsmith.
Proven success in writing, pitching, and securing media placements in a variety of media platforms.
Experience working with people from different backgrounds and ability to bring people together to work toward common goals.
Ability to collaborate, coordinate, and communicate effectively and efficiently with both internal and external partners.
Experience managing simultaneous work streams and tracking deliverables, through various organization systems and work flow processes.
Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to establish priorities and manage activities independently.
Demonstrated knowledge of Hispanic heritage, in particular cultural and historical connections to the land, air, and water, and ability to share knowledge in a culturally responsive way.
NWF Values:
Your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. Your competencies should include:
Being motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized;
Consistently bringing a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions;
Being committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement;
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them;
Being dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work; and
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel Requirements
The position is based out of Washington, D.C., or Denver, Colorado. ( Due to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to work decisions ). When travel is allowed, expect travel 4-6 times per year, 12-15 nights per year.
Salary Range and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $75,000.
We are proud of our designation by Mogul as a Top 100 Workplace with the Best Benefits in 2021! We value work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere with flexible scheduling. We want you to be able to integrate work and personal life with attention to your self-care, so that your work schedule is not depleting. We offer benefits so you feel restored and fueled through the day and week.
We offer these supports to help manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:
Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (this time can be used for physical, spiritual, emotional, cultural, religious or financial wellbeing for yourself, a partner, or family member – including pets), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
We close down for a paid winter break between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end of-year stress, and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and spending time with family.
Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave
Low cost health, dental, and vision insurance options – all outpatient mental health is covered at in-network rates
Therapist available at no cost
Pet insurance and discount perk program
Annual wellbeing allowance
In addition to your salary, we offer the following supports to your personal finances:
Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
Annual year end retirement contribution
Tuition Reimbursement
Adoption and Surrogacy assistance
Pet adoption stipend
Student Loan management
Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
COVID Consideration:
The National Wildlife Federation closely follows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease and has implemented processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, and communities. Because the health of our employees and candidates is a top priority, we conduct our hiring process virtually via phone or video until further notice. We are currently starting our positions as remote, but will transition to onsite work when our offices re-open, expected to be in early 2022. Proof of vaccination will be required as a condition to join the National Wildlife Federation.
Application:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity .
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and a culture of excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.
Please let us know if you require accommodations during the application or interview process by reaching us at hrhelp@nwf.org or 703-438-6244.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
Position Classification: Full time, Exempt (Salaried)
Reports To: Communications Director
Salary: Range per Year at 40 hours/week: $37,440 to $41,600
(Salary is commensurate with experience)
Based: Location negotiable, remote options available
Approximate Start Date: February 2022
To Apply
To apply, please send:
Cover letter detailing your qualifications (PDF)
Resume including education and experience (PDF)
Contact information for three professional references (PDF)
Link to online portfolio and/or example(s) of a digital media project(s)
All correspondence must be electronic and sent to Amiee Wetmore at apply@midwestrenew.org .
Deadline
Applications will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Job Description
The Communications Coordinator will work closely with the Communications Director and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Training Team to further develop and improve MREA’s marketing and communications initiatives, with a specific focus on MREA’s training programs. The position will coordinate with the MREA Communications and Training Program Working Groups to promote and market course offerings through social media, email marketing, paid advertising, and print materials. The position will work closely with the MREA Training Team to further develop stakeholder engagement and program promotion on the MREA website and the Midwest Solar Job Resource Center (SolarEnergy.Jobs). Additionally, this individual will support MREA communications efforts as needed and be responsible for promotional partnerships, advertising solicitation and collection, and training-related press releases to advance MREA’s mission and grow participation in MREA programs and membership.
Key Responsibilities
General Administration
Participate in MREA staff meetings, working groups, and planning sessions as needed
Follow MREA remote work procedures, including scheduling and activity reporting
Help to maintain MREA database, data entry
Other duties as requested
Personnel
Participate in staff reviews
Manage interns and/or volunteers as needed
Represent MREA at events as needed
Support MREA events and activities as needed, including The Energy Fair, Grow Solar programming, volunteer events, etc.
MREA Marketing and Communications
Work with the Communications Director, MREA leadership, and staff to develop an organizational communications plan that defines MREA’s priority audiences, key messages, outreach mechanisms, and style guidelines as part of our 3-year strategic planning process
Coordinate with the Communications Director and other MREA staff to monitor, optimize, and maintain website SEO and Google Ad Words
Assist with the graphic design and editing of MREA publications, event collateral, and marketing and outreach materials.
Coordinate with the Communications Director to maintain MREA’s social media accounts
Assist with content generation and scheduling across platforms
Track, measure, and analyze social media and digital marketing efforts and regularly present findings at Communications Working Group meetings
Work with the Communications Director to incorporate findings into overall promotional strategy
Work with necessary staff to review, maintain, and develop promotional budget(s)
Work with necessary staff to aesthetically and effectively incorporate digital content onto MREA websites
Maintain MREA’s internal photo library
Assist in development of an email marketing strategy to support MREA’s training programs and initiatives
Work with applicable staff to develop messaging and engage audiences
Work with applicable staff to develop audience lists
Work with applicable staff to integrate digital content into email campaigns
Review email performance, including but not limited to open and click rates, opts-outs, etc.
Support the Communications Director in the development and distribution of press releases
Work with necessary staff to maintain press list for press releases
Track Google alerts related to MREA programs and initiatives
Manage/solicit advertisers for MREA publications, including but not limited to the MREA Training Catalog , The Pre-Fair Guide , The Energy Fair Program Guide , and Rise Up Midwest publications
Develop and manage promotional partnerships and track/fulfill deliverables
MREA Programs
Grow Solar
Support the promotion of MREA Grow Solar group buy programs as needed
Training
Work with the Training Team and Communications Director to develop an annual promotion strategy
Lead email marketing campaigns to promote training opportunities
Manage training web pages to increase clarity, accessibility, and SEO
Develop and maintain partnerships to facilitate promotion of MREA training opportunities
Design promotional materials and marketing collateral to support program outreach
Develop, execute, and evaluate paid advertising to increase training program enrollment
The Energy Fair
Work with the Events Manager to manage ad sales
Develop and execute a press strategy, invite media, and coordinate with the Events Manager to maintain interview schedule
Board Relations
Assist the Development Director with maintenance of the Advisory Board LinkedIn group
Attend Board of Directors meetings, prepare reports, and present information as needed
Participate on other board-level committees as needed
Qualifications
A successful candidate will be:
Results oriented and self-directed, with a passion for the MREA’s mission
Organized and focused with a proven ability to prioritize and complete activities with deadlines
An excellent writer and communicator who can promote the MREA’s mission to the public and market stakeholders
A capable graphic designer with a demonstrated proficiency in—or aptitude to learn—Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and/or other Creative Cloud applications
Comfortable working in groups and have experience building partnerships with diverse audiences
Able and willing to travel and work some evenings and weekends as needed
Accustomed to working with a variety of software, demonstrating proficiency in word processing (i.e. MS Word and/or Google Docs), data management (i.e. Excel and/or Google Sheets), presentation software (PowerPoint and/or Google Presentations)
Accustomed to working with a variety of social media platforms, demonstrating proficiency in YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Able to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments
Preference will be given to candidates who have:
Related work experience, a bachelors, or other advanced degree in a related field such as: Communication , Digital Media, Marketing , Education, Renewable Energy Policy , Sustainability
Experience in or knowledge of the solar industry, particularly with the Midwest states’ solar markets
Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: communication, digital media, m arketing , c ampaign development and/or implementation , p rogram management
Familiarity with blogging tools and/or website editing such as WordPress
Experience with implementing and analyzing social media campaigns
Experience developing podcast episodes—and formatting them for YouTube
Compensation & Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience
Paid vacation & holidays
Paid wellness leave
Remote work eligible
Flexible work environment
Free electric vehicle charging at Custer Office
Casual dress code
Free registration to MREA trainings
Paid training when necessary/applicable
To Apply
To apply, please send:
Cover letter detailing your qualifications (PDF)
Resume including education and experience (PDF)
Contact information for three professional references (PDF)
Link to online portfolio and/or example(s) of a digital media project(s)
All correspondence must be electronic and sent to Amiee Wetmore at apply@midwestrenew.org .
Deadline
Applications will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Monday, January 10, 2022.
About MREA
Mission: The MREA promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.
MREA is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in a manner that violates the law. MREA is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from qualified people regardless of their age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, marital status, military status, mental or physical disability, source of income, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or any other class protected by law. MREA does not discriminate on the basis of these characteristics in any personnel action.
Dec 22, 2021
Full time
Position Classification: Full time, Exempt (Salaried)
Reports To: Communications Director
Salary: Range per Year at 40 hours/week: $37,440 to $41,600
(Salary is commensurate with experience)
Based: Location negotiable, remote options available
Approximate Start Date: February 2022
To Apply
To apply, please send:
Cover letter detailing your qualifications (PDF)
Resume including education and experience (PDF)
Contact information for three professional references (PDF)
Link to online portfolio and/or example(s) of a digital media project(s)
All correspondence must be electronic and sent to Amiee Wetmore at apply@midwestrenew.org .
Deadline
Applications will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Job Description
The Communications Coordinator will work closely with the Communications Director and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Training Team to further develop and improve MREA’s marketing and communications initiatives, with a specific focus on MREA’s training programs. The position will coordinate with the MREA Communications and Training Program Working Groups to promote and market course offerings through social media, email marketing, paid advertising, and print materials. The position will work closely with the MREA Training Team to further develop stakeholder engagement and program promotion on the MREA website and the Midwest Solar Job Resource Center (SolarEnergy.Jobs). Additionally, this individual will support MREA communications efforts as needed and be responsible for promotional partnerships, advertising solicitation and collection, and training-related press releases to advance MREA’s mission and grow participation in MREA programs and membership.
Key Responsibilities
General Administration
Participate in MREA staff meetings, working groups, and planning sessions as needed
Follow MREA remote work procedures, including scheduling and activity reporting
Help to maintain MREA database, data entry
Other duties as requested
Personnel
Participate in staff reviews
Manage interns and/or volunteers as needed
Represent MREA at events as needed
Support MREA events and activities as needed, including The Energy Fair, Grow Solar programming, volunteer events, etc.
MREA Marketing and Communications
Work with the Communications Director, MREA leadership, and staff to develop an organizational communications plan that defines MREA’s priority audiences, key messages, outreach mechanisms, and style guidelines as part of our 3-year strategic planning process
Coordinate with the Communications Director and other MREA staff to monitor, optimize, and maintain website SEO and Google Ad Words
Assist with the graphic design and editing of MREA publications, event collateral, and marketing and outreach materials.
Coordinate with the Communications Director to maintain MREA’s social media accounts
Assist with content generation and scheduling across platforms
Track, measure, and analyze social media and digital marketing efforts and regularly present findings at Communications Working Group meetings
Work with the Communications Director to incorporate findings into overall promotional strategy
Work with necessary staff to review, maintain, and develop promotional budget(s)
Work with necessary staff to aesthetically and effectively incorporate digital content onto MREA websites
Maintain MREA’s internal photo library
Assist in development of an email marketing strategy to support MREA’s training programs and initiatives
Work with applicable staff to develop messaging and engage audiences
Work with applicable staff to develop audience lists
Work with applicable staff to integrate digital content into email campaigns
Review email performance, including but not limited to open and click rates, opts-outs, etc.
Support the Communications Director in the development and distribution of press releases
Work with necessary staff to maintain press list for press releases
Track Google alerts related to MREA programs and initiatives
Manage/solicit advertisers for MREA publications, including but not limited to the MREA Training Catalog , The Pre-Fair Guide , The Energy Fair Program Guide , and Rise Up Midwest publications
Develop and manage promotional partnerships and track/fulfill deliverables
MREA Programs
Grow Solar
Support the promotion of MREA Grow Solar group buy programs as needed
Training
Work with the Training Team and Communications Director to develop an annual promotion strategy
Lead email marketing campaigns to promote training opportunities
Manage training web pages to increase clarity, accessibility, and SEO
Develop and maintain partnerships to facilitate promotion of MREA training opportunities
Design promotional materials and marketing collateral to support program outreach
Develop, execute, and evaluate paid advertising to increase training program enrollment
The Energy Fair
Work with the Events Manager to manage ad sales
Develop and execute a press strategy, invite media, and coordinate with the Events Manager to maintain interview schedule
Board Relations
Assist the Development Director with maintenance of the Advisory Board LinkedIn group
Attend Board of Directors meetings, prepare reports, and present information as needed
Participate on other board-level committees as needed
Qualifications
A successful candidate will be:
Results oriented and self-directed, with a passion for the MREA’s mission
Organized and focused with a proven ability to prioritize and complete activities with deadlines
An excellent writer and communicator who can promote the MREA’s mission to the public and market stakeholders
A capable graphic designer with a demonstrated proficiency in—or aptitude to learn—Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and/or other Creative Cloud applications
Comfortable working in groups and have experience building partnerships with diverse audiences
Able and willing to travel and work some evenings and weekends as needed
Accustomed to working with a variety of software, demonstrating proficiency in word processing (i.e. MS Word and/or Google Docs), data management (i.e. Excel and/or Google Sheets), presentation software (PowerPoint and/or Google Presentations)
Accustomed to working with a variety of social media platforms, demonstrating proficiency in YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Able to flex communication style to multiple cultural environments
Preference will be given to candidates who have:
Related work experience, a bachelors, or other advanced degree in a related field such as: Communication , Digital Media, Marketing , Education, Renewable Energy Policy , Sustainability
Experience in or knowledge of the solar industry, particularly with the Midwest states’ solar markets
Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: communication, digital media, m arketing , c ampaign development and/or implementation , p rogram management
Familiarity with blogging tools and/or website editing such as WordPress
Experience with implementing and analyzing social media campaigns
Experience developing podcast episodes—and formatting them for YouTube
Compensation & Benefits
Salary is commensurate with experience
Paid vacation & holidays
Paid wellness leave
Remote work eligible
Flexible work environment
Free electric vehicle charging at Custer Office
Casual dress code
Free registration to MREA trainings
Paid training when necessary/applicable
To Apply
To apply, please send:
Cover letter detailing your qualifications (PDF)
Resume including education and experience (PDF)
Contact information for three professional references (PDF)
Link to online portfolio and/or example(s) of a digital media project(s)
All correspondence must be electronic and sent to Amiee Wetmore at apply@midwestrenew.org .
Deadline
Applications will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Monday, January 10, 2022.
About MREA
Mission: The MREA promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.
MREA is an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in a manner that violates the law. MREA is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from qualified people regardless of their age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, marital status, military status, mental or physical disability, source of income, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or any other class protected by law. MREA does not discriminate on the basis of these characteristics in any personnel action.
PHYSICIAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
256 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018
Digital Campaign Manager
Location: This position is usually located in our headquarters in New York City, but is remote while offices remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Classification: Full-time| Exempt
Work Authorization : Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Organization Description
For more than 30 years, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has used science and medicine to document and call attention to mass atrocities and severe human rights violations. We investigate and document abuses, give voice to survivors and witnesses, and plant seeds of reconciliation by ensuring that perpetrators can be held accountable for their crimes. PHR uses our core disciplines – science, medicine, forensics, and public health – to inform our research and investigations and to strengthen the skills of frontline human rights defenders. We work closely with hundreds of partners around the world, using facts to wage effective advocacy and campaigning and providing critical scientific evidence so that survivors can seek justice.
PHR, which shared in the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for our work to end the scourge of landmines, is poised for even greater growth and impact. As part of that strategy, we are seeking committed activists with a passion for human rights.
Role Description
Physicians for Human Rights seeks an experienced digital campaign manager to spearhead PHR’s digital direct response work and to support PHR’s overall digital portfolio. Reporting to the digital director, the digital campaign manager is responsible for developing strategies and managing implementation of multi-channel digital advocacy and fundraising campaigns – including email, social, and web – to substantially grow and steward the supporter base for PHR and its unique role in the human rights field.
The manager will be a key member PHR’s digital team, and work in partnership with PHR’s external marketing consultants and cross-functionally with PHR’s internal communications, advocacy, and development team members.
Reports to : Interim Director of Communications & Digital Director
Responsibilities
Plan and implement a comprehensive digital direct response program to grow annual support from donors with a giving level below $5,000, including sustainer giving.
Collaborate with marketing agency to manage comprehensive digital direct response program – including donor cultivation, renewal, and solicitation campaigns, monthly giving, donor acquisition and stewardship, and digital advocacy efforts.
Liaison with the development team to align digital campaigns with direct mail fundraising efforts.
Lead a cross-departmental team effort to develop and execute online campaigns, online advertising, and online/offline grassroots strategies to build a constituent base for advocacy and fundraising purposes.
Create and execute donor conversion, retention, and upgrade strategies.
In collaboration with marketing agency, develop email strategies, creative direction, and lead implementation of email campaigns to drive fundraising and advocacy consistent with PHR’s brand.
Provide programmatic information and materials to marketing agency and oversee final product that is produced for digital communications related to fundraising, advocacy, and other campaigning.
Work closely with communications and advocacy teams to support an overall digital strategy for expanding PHR’s network of medical professionals.
Manage relationships with outside vendors and marketing agency, including those focused on online fundraising, marketing, and advocacy efforts to ensure they are aligned with organizational objectives and agreed-upon deliverables.
Develop a framework for tracking, evaluating, and optimizing campaign performance and engagement metrics and analyze and incorporate data into recommendations and plans.
Compile and analyze data analytics to support decision making in real time and for longer- term sustainable growth along the donor pathway, including list growth and engagement as well as fundraising metrics.
Identify strategy for use of donor segments and suppression lists to retain and upgrade donors.
Focus on current best practices and new emerging fundraising and advocacy technologies, including online giving functionality, grassroots advocacy, email solicitations, social media, and crowdfunding.
Provide input to income and expense budgets; review and approve vendor invoicing.
Other duties, tasks, and projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or advanced degree.
Five to seven years of experience in digital campaign planning and execution; rapid response; email marketing; list building; fundraising; mobilizing “influencers” via social; writing and editing; and using data for decision making.
Hands-on experience and success in planning, developing, and delivering successful digital fundraising and/or advocacy campaigns and project management in a nonprofit environment.
Experience using online tools, processes, and techniques for donor development, engagement, recruitment, retention, conversions, and list building.
Experience managing relationships with vendors and success working in cross-departmental teams.
Prior experience with CRMs, donation processing platforms, advocacy, and email marketing platforms. PHR’s ecosystem includes Salesforce, Springboard, WordPress, DotDigital. Experience in one or more of these platforms is preferred.
Skills
Passionate about building and mobilizing a movement of health professionals and others in support of human rights.
Enjoys collaboration and thrives in a fast-paced team- and matrix-oriented working environment.
Data-driven decision-maker who uses analytics and data to guide strategic decisions that align with digital goals, objectives, and initiatives.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to message quickly and effectively, and in a manner that reflects a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion values.
Strong project management skills.
Passionate about learning new skills.
Networked in the nonprofit digital world of fundraising and advocacy.
Proactive, flexible, creative, and prepared for hard work.
Excellent judgement and resourcefulness.
Energetic self-starter with outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow through, and proven ability to work effectively under pressure.
Fluency in English is a requirement, additional languages a plus.
Salary and Benefits
PHR offers competitive compensation, with options for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and generous vacation. PHR observes the last week of the calendar year as an opportunity to refresh, with all offices closed.
More information about Physicians for Human Rights can be found at www.phr.org.
To Apply
Please combine your cover letter and resume as a pdf or a word document and send it to resumes@phr.org. Indicate your “ Last Name/First Name, Digital Campaign Manager ” in the email subject line.
A complete application consists of:
a) A thoughtful cover letter explaining why you are qualified for/interested in the Digital Campaign Manager position with PHR.
b) Resume/curriculum vitae.
Only complete applications in the format requested sent to resumes@phr.org will be considered.
Physicians for Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in its work and staff. We recruit and hire without discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, age, or any other protection afforded by law .
Aug 19, 2021
Full time
Digital Campaign Manager
Location: This position is usually located in our headquarters in New York City, but is remote while offices remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Classification: Full-time| Exempt
Work Authorization : Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Organization Description
For more than 30 years, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has used science and medicine to document and call attention to mass atrocities and severe human rights violations. We investigate and document abuses, give voice to survivors and witnesses, and plant seeds of reconciliation by ensuring that perpetrators can be held accountable for their crimes. PHR uses our core disciplines – science, medicine, forensics, and public health – to inform our research and investigations and to strengthen the skills of frontline human rights defenders. We work closely with hundreds of partners around the world, using facts to wage effective advocacy and campaigning and providing critical scientific evidence so that survivors can seek justice.
PHR, which shared in the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for our work to end the scourge of landmines, is poised for even greater growth and impact. As part of that strategy, we are seeking committed activists with a passion for human rights.
Role Description
Physicians for Human Rights seeks an experienced digital campaign manager to spearhead PHR’s digital direct response work and to support PHR’s overall digital portfolio. Reporting to the digital director, the digital campaign manager is responsible for developing strategies and managing implementation of multi-channel digital advocacy and fundraising campaigns – including email, social, and web – to substantially grow and steward the supporter base for PHR and its unique role in the human rights field.
The manager will be a key member PHR’s digital team, and work in partnership with PHR’s external marketing consultants and cross-functionally with PHR’s internal communications, advocacy, and development team members.
Reports to : Interim Director of Communications & Digital Director
Responsibilities
Plan and implement a comprehensive digital direct response program to grow annual support from donors with a giving level below $5,000, including sustainer giving.
Collaborate with marketing agency to manage comprehensive digital direct response program – including donor cultivation, renewal, and solicitation campaigns, monthly giving, donor acquisition and stewardship, and digital advocacy efforts.
Liaison with the development team to align digital campaigns with direct mail fundraising efforts.
Lead a cross-departmental team effort to develop and execute online campaigns, online advertising, and online/offline grassroots strategies to build a constituent base for advocacy and fundraising purposes.
Create and execute donor conversion, retention, and upgrade strategies.
In collaboration with marketing agency, develop email strategies, creative direction, and lead implementation of email campaigns to drive fundraising and advocacy consistent with PHR’s brand.
Provide programmatic information and materials to marketing agency and oversee final product that is produced for digital communications related to fundraising, advocacy, and other campaigning.
Work closely with communications and advocacy teams to support an overall digital strategy for expanding PHR’s network of medical professionals.
Manage relationships with outside vendors and marketing agency, including those focused on online fundraising, marketing, and advocacy efforts to ensure they are aligned with organizational objectives and agreed-upon deliverables.
Develop a framework for tracking, evaluating, and optimizing campaign performance and engagement metrics and analyze and incorporate data into recommendations and plans.
Compile and analyze data analytics to support decision making in real time and for longer- term sustainable growth along the donor pathway, including list growth and engagement as well as fundraising metrics.
Identify strategy for use of donor segments and suppression lists to retain and upgrade donors.
Focus on current best practices and new emerging fundraising and advocacy technologies, including online giving functionality, grassroots advocacy, email solicitations, social media, and crowdfunding.
Provide input to income and expense budgets; review and approve vendor invoicing.
Other duties, tasks, and projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or advanced degree.
Five to seven years of experience in digital campaign planning and execution; rapid response; email marketing; list building; fundraising; mobilizing “influencers” via social; writing and editing; and using data for decision making.
Hands-on experience and success in planning, developing, and delivering successful digital fundraising and/or advocacy campaigns and project management in a nonprofit environment.
Experience using online tools, processes, and techniques for donor development, engagement, recruitment, retention, conversions, and list building.
Experience managing relationships with vendors and success working in cross-departmental teams.
Prior experience with CRMs, donation processing platforms, advocacy, and email marketing platforms. PHR’s ecosystem includes Salesforce, Springboard, WordPress, DotDigital. Experience in one or more of these platforms is preferred.
Skills
Passionate about building and mobilizing a movement of health professionals and others in support of human rights.
Enjoys collaboration and thrives in a fast-paced team- and matrix-oriented working environment.
Data-driven decision-maker who uses analytics and data to guide strategic decisions that align with digital goals, objectives, and initiatives.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to message quickly and effectively, and in a manner that reflects a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion values.
Strong project management skills.
Passionate about learning new skills.
Networked in the nonprofit digital world of fundraising and advocacy.
Proactive, flexible, creative, and prepared for hard work.
Excellent judgement and resourcefulness.
Energetic self-starter with outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow through, and proven ability to work effectively under pressure.
Fluency in English is a requirement, additional languages a plus.
Salary and Benefits
PHR offers competitive compensation, with options for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and generous vacation. PHR observes the last week of the calendar year as an opportunity to refresh, with all offices closed.
More information about Physicians for Human Rights can be found at www.phr.org.
To Apply
Please combine your cover letter and resume as a pdf or a word document and send it to resumes@phr.org. Indicate your “ Last Name/First Name, Digital Campaign Manager ” in the email subject line.
A complete application consists of:
a) A thoughtful cover letter explaining why you are qualified for/interested in the Digital Campaign Manager position with PHR.
b) Resume/curriculum vitae.
Only complete applications in the format requested sent to resumes@phr.org will be considered.
Physicians for Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in its work and staff. We recruit and hire without discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, age, or any other protection afforded by law .
PHYSICIAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
256 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018
Grants Manager
Location: This position is usually located in our headquarters in New York City, but is remote while offices remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Classification: Full-time| Exempt
Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Organization Description
For more than 30 years, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has used science and medicine to document and call attention to mass atrocities and severe human rights violations. We investigate and document abuses, give voice to survivors and witnesses, and plant seeds of reconciliation by ensuring that perpetrators can be held accountable for their crimes. PHR uses our core disciplines – science, medicine, forensics, and public health – to inform our research and investigations and to strengthen the skills of frontline human rights defenders. We work closely with hundreds of partners around the world, using facts to wage effective advocacy and campaigning and providing critical scientific evidence so that survivors can seek justice.
PHR, which shared in the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for our work to end the scourge of landmines, is poised for even greater growth and impact. As part of that strategy, we are seeking committed activists with a passion for human rights.
Role Description
The grants manager will be a key resource to senior staff, responsible for monitoring programmatic and financial grant/funder commitments, and related reporting; aid in general financial forecasting and modeling; and institute best practices in these areas.
The grants manager is responsible for monitoring all budgets, grants planning and allocations, and grant budget to actual reconciliations. The manager can take complex information and financial data and synthesize it for both finance and non-finance audiences. In addition, the manager works accurately on details while considering and appreciating the bigger picture. The manager will review and cross-check work to ensure accuracy while managing multiple tasks and meeting firm deadlines. The ideal candidate enjoys building complex financial solutions to meet data tracking and monitoring needs and aiding senior management in informed decision-making.
Reports to : Director of Finance
Responsibilities
Assist with PHR’s annual organizational budget development process and track the budget in the accounting system.
Forecast the organizational budget based on actual expenses and up-to-date projected costs.
In partnership with development and program staff, develop financial budgets for grant proposals for a variety of funders including private foundations, government, and corporate grants, for final approval by the Director of Finance.
Develop and maintain a detailed system for financial accounting and reporting of expenditures in compliance with grant and project requirements and deadlines; when necessary, propose budget re-alignments.
Lead the grant to kick off meetings for newly awarded grants; prepare and disseminate necessary materials for the call.
Review grants and ensure that appropriate staff is familiar with all relevant contractual requirements to ensure compliance; help program staff monitor their spending progress to ensure funds are spent on time, and by grant agreements and deadlines; report any significant variances with supporting analysis to the Director of Finance promptly.
Prepare and disseminate monthly grant budget versus actual (BvA) reports to program budget owners, with analysis notes necessary to help the program better understand the grant’s spending performance vs plan and determine action steps.
Review and approve monthly credit card transactions and select monthly expense reports, to ensure proper coding and compliance via Concur.
Participate in the monthly financial closing process to ensure correct coding in the accounting system.
Maintain the staff salary allocations and ensure proper recording in the accounting system.
Review vendor requisitions to ensure alignment with grant budgets and compliance with contractual requirements.
Review travel/meeting/conference budgets before events to ensure cost containment and compliance with grant agreements; elevate any concerns to the Director of Finance as appropriate.
Review and with the Director of Finance’s oversight, allocate consultant expenditures to the appropriate funding source(s) before engagement.
Maintain complete, accurate, electronic consultant and grant contract databases; maintain hard copies when necessary.
Track grants denominated in foreign currency for available funding due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
Ensure that federal grant budgets align with the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) rate and comply with federal guidelines and restrictions.
Aid in annual outside audit preparation and when applicable, A133 audit participation/readiness.
Support Director of Finance with workflow and process improvements in grants management and other finance functions.
Perform other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or satisfactory equivalent of education and/or experience.
Minimum five years progressive experience in grants and/or budget management and financial analysis in a non-profit setting.
Knowledge of financial reporting software, and experience with MIP Abila, Sage Intacct, Bill.com and Concur preferred.
Experienced computer user familiar with Microsoft Office applications; advanced Excel skills mandatory.
Experience with US State Department grants and foreign government grants highly desired.
Self-starter who shows initiative and is skilled in anticipating needs and potential issues.
Outstanding financial management and analytical skills.
Creative with the ability to develop systems to manage multi-year grants across multiple funders and programs.
Mature, adaptable, resourceful, and detail-oriented with the ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
A good sense of humor is a plus.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with staff at all levels, and represent the organization tactfully and diplomatically.
Able to plan efficiently, organize, and manage complex multiple projects simultaneously with limited supervision or direction, while meeting deadlines.
Commitment to administrative financial protocols, policies, and confidentiality.
A commitment to human rights is essential.
Salary and Benefits
PHR offers competitive compensation, with options for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and generous vacation. PHR observes the last week of the calendar year as an opportunity to refresh, with all offices closed.
More information about Physicians for Human Rights can be found at www.phr.org.
To Apply
Please combine your cover letter and resume as one word or pdf document and send it to resumes@phr.org. Indicate your “ Last Name/First Name, Grants Manager ” in the email subject line.
A complete application consists of:
a) A thoughtful cover letter explaining why you are qualified for/interested in the Grants Manager position with PHR.
b) Resume/curriculum vitae.
Only complete applications in the format requested sent to resumes@phr.org will be considered.
Physicians for Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in its work and staff. We recruit and hire without discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, age, or any other protection afforded by law.
Aug 19, 2021
Full time
Grants Manager
Location: This position is usually located in our headquarters in New York City, but is remote while offices remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Classification: Full-time| Exempt
Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Organization Description
For more than 30 years, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has used science and medicine to document and call attention to mass atrocities and severe human rights violations. We investigate and document abuses, give voice to survivors and witnesses, and plant seeds of reconciliation by ensuring that perpetrators can be held accountable for their crimes. PHR uses our core disciplines – science, medicine, forensics, and public health – to inform our research and investigations and to strengthen the skills of frontline human rights defenders. We work closely with hundreds of partners around the world, using facts to wage effective advocacy and campaigning and providing critical scientific evidence so that survivors can seek justice.
PHR, which shared in the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for our work to end the scourge of landmines, is poised for even greater growth and impact. As part of that strategy, we are seeking committed activists with a passion for human rights.
Role Description
The grants manager will be a key resource to senior staff, responsible for monitoring programmatic and financial grant/funder commitments, and related reporting; aid in general financial forecasting and modeling; and institute best practices in these areas.
The grants manager is responsible for monitoring all budgets, grants planning and allocations, and grant budget to actual reconciliations. The manager can take complex information and financial data and synthesize it for both finance and non-finance audiences. In addition, the manager works accurately on details while considering and appreciating the bigger picture. The manager will review and cross-check work to ensure accuracy while managing multiple tasks and meeting firm deadlines. The ideal candidate enjoys building complex financial solutions to meet data tracking and monitoring needs and aiding senior management in informed decision-making.
Reports to : Director of Finance
Responsibilities
Assist with PHR’s annual organizational budget development process and track the budget in the accounting system.
Forecast the organizational budget based on actual expenses and up-to-date projected costs.
In partnership with development and program staff, develop financial budgets for grant proposals for a variety of funders including private foundations, government, and corporate grants, for final approval by the Director of Finance.
Develop and maintain a detailed system for financial accounting and reporting of expenditures in compliance with grant and project requirements and deadlines; when necessary, propose budget re-alignments.
Lead the grant to kick off meetings for newly awarded grants; prepare and disseminate necessary materials for the call.
Review grants and ensure that appropriate staff is familiar with all relevant contractual requirements to ensure compliance; help program staff monitor their spending progress to ensure funds are spent on time, and by grant agreements and deadlines; report any significant variances with supporting analysis to the Director of Finance promptly.
Prepare and disseminate monthly grant budget versus actual (BvA) reports to program budget owners, with analysis notes necessary to help the program better understand the grant’s spending performance vs plan and determine action steps.
Review and approve monthly credit card transactions and select monthly expense reports, to ensure proper coding and compliance via Concur.
Participate in the monthly financial closing process to ensure correct coding in the accounting system.
Maintain the staff salary allocations and ensure proper recording in the accounting system.
Review vendor requisitions to ensure alignment with grant budgets and compliance with contractual requirements.
Review travel/meeting/conference budgets before events to ensure cost containment and compliance with grant agreements; elevate any concerns to the Director of Finance as appropriate.
Review and with the Director of Finance’s oversight, allocate consultant expenditures to the appropriate funding source(s) before engagement.
Maintain complete, accurate, electronic consultant and grant contract databases; maintain hard copies when necessary.
Track grants denominated in foreign currency for available funding due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
Ensure that federal grant budgets align with the Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) rate and comply with federal guidelines and restrictions.
Aid in annual outside audit preparation and when applicable, A133 audit participation/readiness.
Support Director of Finance with workflow and process improvements in grants management and other finance functions.
Perform other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or satisfactory equivalent of education and/or experience.
Minimum five years progressive experience in grants and/or budget management and financial analysis in a non-profit setting.
Knowledge of financial reporting software, and experience with MIP Abila, Sage Intacct, Bill.com and Concur preferred.
Experienced computer user familiar with Microsoft Office applications; advanced Excel skills mandatory.
Experience with US State Department grants and foreign government grants highly desired.
Self-starter who shows initiative and is skilled in anticipating needs and potential issues.
Outstanding financial management and analytical skills.
Creative with the ability to develop systems to manage multi-year grants across multiple funders and programs.
Mature, adaptable, resourceful, and detail-oriented with the ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
A good sense of humor is a plus.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with staff at all levels, and represent the organization tactfully and diplomatically.
Able to plan efficiently, organize, and manage complex multiple projects simultaneously with limited supervision or direction, while meeting deadlines.
Commitment to administrative financial protocols, policies, and confidentiality.
A commitment to human rights is essential.
Salary and Benefits
PHR offers competitive compensation, with options for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and generous vacation. PHR observes the last week of the calendar year as an opportunity to refresh, with all offices closed.
More information about Physicians for Human Rights can be found at www.phr.org.
To Apply
Please combine your cover letter and resume as one word or pdf document and send it to resumes@phr.org. Indicate your “ Last Name/First Name, Grants Manager ” in the email subject line.
A complete application consists of:
a) A thoughtful cover letter explaining why you are qualified for/interested in the Grants Manager position with PHR.
b) Resume/curriculum vitae.
Only complete applications in the format requested sent to resumes@phr.org will be considered.
Physicians for Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in its work and staff. We recruit and hire without discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, age, or any other protection afforded by law.
National Wildlife Federation
SEATTLE, WA; MISSOULA, MT
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has grown into America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 53 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and stripes. The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world. We advance this mission through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, advancing environmental justice, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
To support our needs, we are looking for an Operations Manager to join the Northern Rockies, Prairies & Pacific Region. As a member of the regional leadership team, you will work closely with the Regional Executive Director, program staff, project partners, and members of our Finance/Legal/Operations teams to support implementation of the National Wildlife Federation's strategic plan ( A Common Agenda for Wildlife ) and our Equity and Justice Strategic Plan .
You will report to the Regional Executive Director. (Due to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to work decisions). When the offices open, the position will be based, and in office work is expected, in either Missoula, MT or Seattle, WA .
About Our Region:
The Northern Rockies, Prairies & Pacific Region spans a large and diverse geographic landscape across the states of Alaska, Hawai’i, Oregon, and Washington in the Pacific; Montana and Idaho in the Rockies; and North and South Dakota in the Great Plains. Our work is based out of two primary offices, in Missoula and Seattle, and a smaller office near Portland, Oregon.
Our regional team has proven its commitment to wildlife and landscape-scale conservation through four decades of successful campaigns to protect grizzly bears, restore bison on public and Tribal lands, secure safe habitat for bighorn sheep, and fight for runs of wild salmon. Working closely with our affiliates, Tribal/Native/Indigenous entities and other conservation and community partners, our programs help expand Monarch migration pathways, restore beavers for riparian health, expand protection for Native Hawaiian seabirds, connect children and families with nature, and more. Some of our conservation programs extend beyond our region, including work on western water, wildlife habitat connectivity, and youth and adult education. Details on these and other program priorities can be found on our regional website: https://www.nwf.org/Northern-Rockies-and-Pacific-Region .
Your role will include:
Regional Financial and Legal Management
Work together with the Regional Executive Director and other regional staff to integrate program budgets and contract processes with regional and national teams.
Ensure sound financial management, including tracking expenses and revenues.
Manage the development and monitoring of regional budget reporting systems; direct responsibility for managing regional budget of approximately $2,000,000.
Develop and implement budgets through projections, cost classifications, transfers and year-end carryovers; prepare and monitor center budget consistent with NWF's financial reporting system.
Oversee and approve expenditures, including salary allocations, travel, office operations and special events.
Oversee and coordinate legal document management between and with national and regional teams. Oversee all regional contracts, including contractors, grazing retirement incentive payments, and grant awards. Manage and process payments related to these regional contracts.
Regional Grant and Fundraising Tracking, Management, and Reporting
Coordinate with regional leadership and program managers and philanthropy team to monitor and support relationships and funding opportunities.
Maintain grant management platform and foundation/fundraising report tracking.
Oversee grant submittal procedures and support regional staff and philanthropy team with funding opportunities.
Create and maintain grant budgets, and oversee process for approval and reporting.
Integrate, manage, and support all grant reporting with regional staff.
Regional Outreach and Communications Management
Support and coordinate strategic communications between regional programs and Communications Manager.
Coordinate and oversee production for communication pieces (website, promotional pieces, videographers).
Train, support, and integrate tools and programs between regional programs with Communications Manager and national outreach teams (website, blog team, newsletter team, social media platforms) .
Regional Staff and Office Systems Management
Negotiate and manage regional offices and systems (rent, copiers, contractors).
Oversee onboarding and training for new staff, including coordination of equipment and platforms needed for program work.
Serve as main point of contact with the NWF headquarters to ensure best-practices in the region. Ensure systems and procedures are current and functional; keep office equipment updated and in working order; and oversee and negotiate office lease and contract agreements.
Support regional leadership in expanding Regional Center’s relationship and collaboration with other NWF departments and staff, including senior management. Troubleshoot and coordinate support with national team on technology systems and platforms. Provide training for regional staff on IT systems. Coordinate and determine regional technology needs and installations.
In coordination with the Regional Executive Director, provide day-to-day management of regional staff, including direct supervision of work-study students providing administrative support. Assist supervision of program interns as coordinated with program managers in the region. Communicate policies and procedures to staff. Assist regional leadership and program managers with hiring and recruitment of new staff.
Basic Qualifications:
Strong candidates for this position will bring experience in organizational leadership, including demonstrated proficiency in personnel management, teambuilding and delegation; strategic planning and program implementation; familiarity with conservation or other nonprofit advocacy; developing and engaging partners from diverse communities; non-profit fundraising, and working with non-profit boards, government and Tribal agencies, and corporate entities. These proficiencies are typically consistent with five or more years of professional experience, including all of the following:
Financial, contract, and grants management
Preparing, presenting, and managing organizational and grant budgets
Administrative operations, preferably in a nonprofit setting
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with a high proficiency in Excel required
Using professionally managed website and social media platforms
Comfortable with IT and assisting others with technology set up and troubleshooting
In this position, your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. These may be demonstrated by your experience:
Working collaboratively with an integrated and diverse team of professionals
Appreciating diversity of opinion as well as respect for individuals
Being a self-starter capable of putting plans into action and meeting deadlines
Prioritizing time and working efficiently
Showing a high-level performance in independent work and using problem solving, initiative and creativity
Being detail-oriented
Communicating well in writing and orally
Desired Competencies:
Motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized
Dedicated to deepening understanding of cultural and systemic racism and the intersectionality of multiple forms of social inequality
Demonstrates awareness of positional power and privilege (both personally and professionally) and its attendant impacts
Consistently brings a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions
Acknowledges when mistakes are made and harm is done; works to repair breaches in relationships
Openly holds space, and invites others into conversations during sensitive engagements, exhibiting a responsible and respectful demeanor with colleagues and partners
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them
Committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement
Demonstrates awareness of the attributes associated with a white dominant culture and takes actions to dismantle hierarchies of oppression within that culture
Dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work
Strategic thinker, self-starter, well organized, strong communicator, and relationship builder
Commitment to and strong skills related to leadership, strategy development, fundraising, and personnel management
An entrepreneurial spirit, initiative, energy, the ability to lead, mentor and inspire others
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel:
Once safe travel resumes, periodic travel throughout the region and to national HQ and/or meetings may occur. Anticipate 3-5 days, roughly every other month, up to 30 nights per year.
Application:
Applications will be accepted through May 24, 2021.
The salary range for this position is currently $60,000 - $65,000 annually, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
The National Wildlife Federation values work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere. Our paid time-off includes 3 weeks of vacation leave, open wellbeing leave, 10 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, a week-long winter break, and additional leave options, per year. In addition, our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, AD&D, short and long-term disability, 16 weeks of paid FMLA leave, 403b retirement plan with employer matching and annual contribution, adoption benefits, and flexible work options including telecommuting, non-traditional work hours, and compressed work weeks. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity .
If you have a disability and require an accommodation or assistance with our online application process, please tell us how we can help by calling us at 703-438-6244.
The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, and if you have 75% of the qualifications listed we encourage you to apply. Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, which helps build the competencies, knowledge, and skills that translates directly to our openings. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.
Candidates should submit a cover letter and resume.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
Apr 30, 2021
Full time
Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has grown into America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 53 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters, including hunters, anglers, gardeners, birders, hikers, campers, paddlers, and outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and stripes. The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world. We advance this mission through programming focused on conserving wildlife, restoring habitats and waterways, expanding outdoor opportunities, connecting children with nature, advancing environmental justice, and addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
To support our needs, we are looking for an Operations Manager to join the Northern Rockies, Prairies & Pacific Region. As a member of the regional leadership team, you will work closely with the Regional Executive Director, program staff, project partners, and members of our Finance/Legal/Operations teams to support implementation of the National Wildlife Federation's strategic plan ( A Common Agenda for Wildlife ) and our Equity and Justice Strategic Plan .
You will report to the Regional Executive Director. (Due to COVID-19 all employees are working remotely until we make return to work decisions). When the offices open, the position will be based, and in office work is expected, in either Missoula, MT or Seattle, WA .
About Our Region:
The Northern Rockies, Prairies & Pacific Region spans a large and diverse geographic landscape across the states of Alaska, Hawai’i, Oregon, and Washington in the Pacific; Montana and Idaho in the Rockies; and North and South Dakota in the Great Plains. Our work is based out of two primary offices, in Missoula and Seattle, and a smaller office near Portland, Oregon.
Our regional team has proven its commitment to wildlife and landscape-scale conservation through four decades of successful campaigns to protect grizzly bears, restore bison on public and Tribal lands, secure safe habitat for bighorn sheep, and fight for runs of wild salmon. Working closely with our affiliates, Tribal/Native/Indigenous entities and other conservation and community partners, our programs help expand Monarch migration pathways, restore beavers for riparian health, expand protection for Native Hawaiian seabirds, connect children and families with nature, and more. Some of our conservation programs extend beyond our region, including work on western water, wildlife habitat connectivity, and youth and adult education. Details on these and other program priorities can be found on our regional website: https://www.nwf.org/Northern-Rockies-and-Pacific-Region .
Your role will include:
Regional Financial and Legal Management
Work together with the Regional Executive Director and other regional staff to integrate program budgets and contract processes with regional and national teams.
Ensure sound financial management, including tracking expenses and revenues.
Manage the development and monitoring of regional budget reporting systems; direct responsibility for managing regional budget of approximately $2,000,000.
Develop and implement budgets through projections, cost classifications, transfers and year-end carryovers; prepare and monitor center budget consistent with NWF's financial reporting system.
Oversee and approve expenditures, including salary allocations, travel, office operations and special events.
Oversee and coordinate legal document management between and with national and regional teams. Oversee all regional contracts, including contractors, grazing retirement incentive payments, and grant awards. Manage and process payments related to these regional contracts.
Regional Grant and Fundraising Tracking, Management, and Reporting
Coordinate with regional leadership and program managers and philanthropy team to monitor and support relationships and funding opportunities.
Maintain grant management platform and foundation/fundraising report tracking.
Oversee grant submittal procedures and support regional staff and philanthropy team with funding opportunities.
Create and maintain grant budgets, and oversee process for approval and reporting.
Integrate, manage, and support all grant reporting with regional staff.
Regional Outreach and Communications Management
Support and coordinate strategic communications between regional programs and Communications Manager.
Coordinate and oversee production for communication pieces (website, promotional pieces, videographers).
Train, support, and integrate tools and programs between regional programs with Communications Manager and national outreach teams (website, blog team, newsletter team, social media platforms) .
Regional Staff and Office Systems Management
Negotiate and manage regional offices and systems (rent, copiers, contractors).
Oversee onboarding and training for new staff, including coordination of equipment and platforms needed for program work.
Serve as main point of contact with the NWF headquarters to ensure best-practices in the region. Ensure systems and procedures are current and functional; keep office equipment updated and in working order; and oversee and negotiate office lease and contract agreements.
Support regional leadership in expanding Regional Center’s relationship and collaboration with other NWF departments and staff, including senior management. Troubleshoot and coordinate support with national team on technology systems and platforms. Provide training for regional staff on IT systems. Coordinate and determine regional technology needs and installations.
In coordination with the Regional Executive Director, provide day-to-day management of regional staff, including direct supervision of work-study students providing administrative support. Assist supervision of program interns as coordinated with program managers in the region. Communicate policies and procedures to staff. Assist regional leadership and program managers with hiring and recruitment of new staff.
Basic Qualifications:
Strong candidates for this position will bring experience in organizational leadership, including demonstrated proficiency in personnel management, teambuilding and delegation; strategic planning and program implementation; familiarity with conservation or other nonprofit advocacy; developing and engaging partners from diverse communities; non-profit fundraising, and working with non-profit boards, government and Tribal agencies, and corporate entities. These proficiencies are typically consistent with five or more years of professional experience, including all of the following:
Financial, contract, and grants management
Preparing, presenting, and managing organizational and grant budgets
Administrative operations, preferably in a nonprofit setting
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, with a high proficiency in Excel required
Using professionally managed website and social media platforms
Comfortable with IT and assisting others with technology set up and troubleshooting
In this position, your actions are expected to reflect the staff values of the National Wildlife Federation: collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus. These may be demonstrated by your experience:
Working collaboratively with an integrated and diverse team of professionals
Appreciating diversity of opinion as well as respect for individuals
Being a self-starter capable of putting plans into action and meeting deadlines
Prioritizing time and working efficiently
Showing a high-level performance in independent work and using problem solving, initiative and creativity
Being detail-oriented
Communicating well in writing and orally
Desired Competencies:
Motivated by values of equity and responsibility to those most marginalized
Dedicated to deepening understanding of cultural and systemic racism and the intersectionality of multiple forms of social inequality
Demonstrates awareness of positional power and privilege (both personally and professionally) and its attendant impacts
Consistently brings a high level of empathy and social skills to work and interpersonal interactions
Acknowledges when mistakes are made and harm is done; works to repair breaches in relationships
Openly holds space, and invites others into conversations during sensitive engagements, exhibiting a responsible and respectful demeanor with colleagues and partners
Actively seeks feedback, direction, and guidance from all team members and keeps staff informed of decisions that impact them
Committed to deepening an environmental justice approach in policy priorities, program development and partner engagement
Demonstrates awareness of the attributes associated with a white dominant culture and takes actions to dismantle hierarchies of oppression within that culture
Dedicated to advancing NWF’s internal equity transformation and compelling partners and allies to incorporate equity into their work
Strategic thinker, self-starter, well organized, strong communicator, and relationship builder
Commitment to and strong skills related to leadership, strategy development, fundraising, and personnel management
An entrepreneurial spirit, initiative, energy, the ability to lead, mentor and inspire others
Passion for and commitment to NWF's mission
Travel:
Once safe travel resumes, periodic travel throughout the region and to national HQ and/or meetings may occur. Anticipate 3-5 days, roughly every other month, up to 30 nights per year.
Application:
Applications will be accepted through May 24, 2021.
The salary range for this position is currently $60,000 - $65,000 annually, dependent upon qualifications and experience.
The National Wildlife Federation values work-life balance and a family-friendly atmosphere. Our paid time-off includes 3 weeks of vacation leave, open wellbeing leave, 10 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, a week-long winter break, and additional leave options, per year. In addition, our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life insurance, AD&D, short and long-term disability, 16 weeks of paid FMLA leave, 403b retirement plan with employer matching and annual contribution, adoption benefits, and flexible work options including telecommuting, non-traditional work hours, and compressed work weeks. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s benefits package at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers .
We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity .
If you have a disability and require an accommodation or assistance with our online application process, please tell us how we can help by calling us at 703-438-6244.
The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, and if you have 75% of the qualifications listed we encourage you to apply. Your experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, which helps build the competencies, knowledge, and skills that translates directly to our openings. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered.
Candidates should submit a cover letter and resume.
If selected for this position, a background check will be conducted.
