Chapter Director
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Job Location:
Casper, WY - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 95000 - 105000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Chapter Director
Department: Wyoming Chapter
Location: Flexible within position requires the ability to travel.
Reports To: Deputy Regional Field Director
Supervises: Wyoming Chapter staff
Context: At the Sierra Club we believe in the power of interdependence. Together we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental racial economic and gender justice a future where all people benefit from a healthy thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel injustice we will continue to fight for a bold transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet our humanity and our future. By recognizing that our destinies are tied we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected and the overlap between ecology race gender and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it. Sierra Club has close to 700 staff across the country and a network of 64 local chapters that are led and fueled by thousands of volunteers. We are also proud to be a unionized employer with three labor unions representing more than half of our employees.
Scope: Sierra Club Wyoming has been a leader in our state since 1975 working to protect our environment and today represents 3500 Sierra Club members and supporters across the state. Our Wyoming-based staff of three works cooperatively as a fully integrated team with our volunteer activists and grassroots supporters across the state; a diverse array of partners; and other regional and national Sierra Club staff. Our highest conservation priorities are to slow climate change and minimize its most harmful impacts by ending fossil fuel production on public landand transitioning to clean energy; to protect our remaining undeveloped wild landscapes; to protect healthy and free-ranging wildlife; and to maintain high-quality connected wildlife habitats. All aspects of this work are deeply grounded in a commitment to deepening and evolving understandings of systems of oppression and examining relationships to privilege and power.
The Director of the Wyoming Chapter will lead the design and implementation of priority campaigns and programs adopted by the Wyoming Chapter Board; support the Board and volunteer committees; manage Chapter staff; manage Chapter finances; oversee fundraising; and support grassroots outreach and organizational power building. This position requires occasional travel evening and weekend work.
Job activities include but are not limited to the following:
- Advise and support the Chapter Board and volunteer committees in adopting annual strategic programmatic and financial goals and priorities and evaluate progress toward objectives throughout the year. Regularly report to the Chapter Board staff supervisor and regional and national Sierra Club campaign staff on chapter progress toward program and organizational development outcomes and seek their input and guidance as programs are implemented and evaluated.
- Work with the Chapter Treasurer to develop an annual budget and ensure regular financial tracking and reporting to the Board on financial metrics.
- Manage chapter staff. Help staff develop annual work plans and conduct regular reviews of progress toward priority outcomes. Meet weekly with each staff member to support progress on specific projects. Review staff time and expense reports weekly for accuracy and required timely submission. Conduct performance appraisals and take personnel actions as appropriate. Provide ongoing coaching and support to staff and perform other administrative and supervisory functions as needed.
- Develop oversee and help implement a comprehensive chapter fundraising program.Working with assigned chapter staff and lead volunteers identify and meet with individual donors regularly; implement regular and effective donor communications; identify grant opportunities and develop proposals; and support all other fundraising activities. Coordinate with regional and national staff on joint fundraising opportunities.
- Support staff and volunteer leaders in developing and implementing administrative advocacy; volunteer and leadership development; and legislative electoral and communications strategies that advance the chapters goals and priorities.
- Represent Sierra Club Wyoming to the public and in the media building positive relationships and broadening the audience that receives our messages to increase the chapters visibility credibility and power. Interact with decision makers and influential local and state leaders and support and coach staff and volunteer leaders to become persuasive spokespeople.
- Coordinate closely with regional and national Sierra Club staff to ensure full integration between the Chapter regional field structure communications and digital outreach staff and national campaign staff. Ensure that chapter strategies comply with Sierra Club policies guidance practices and requirements.
- Build organizational power. Working with other staff and volunteer leaders help achieve Sierra Club Wyomings shared power building plan to increase membership recruit and engage volunteers develop volunteer leaders strengthen existing partnerships and develop new partnerships.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following skills experience and capacities:
- Grassroots organizing. Experience in training and motivating volunteer teams; coalition building and lobbying. Demonstrated ability and effectiveness working collaboratively with volunteers staff community and other partner organizations.
- Staff management. Experience managing staff including managing interpersonal and organizational conflict. Demonstrated ability to hire and onboard staff and hold staff accountable. Experience supporting and coaching staff to develop and execute work plans.
- Fundraising. Prior success in organizational budget management and fundraising that includes donor relations with major funders and membership programs to build a broader donor base.
- Communication. You can demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills. You are comfortable speaking in front of large and small groups and leading group discussions. You are able to clearly and concisely convey information (both written and verbal) and you can point to examples where you persuaded individuals or groups to take action for a cause. You can articulate the components of a comprehensive communication strategy to support an advocacy campaign. Your personal communication style includes active listening and proactive communication with others to establish shared expectations. When miscommunications occur you address them promptly and directly.
- Committed to evolution: You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study openness and humility. You easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
- Issue knowledge.You understand environmental and social justice issues that are relevant and important in Wyoming including public land management wildlife and energy; and how these issues may affect Indigenous Black Latinx and other marginalized communities or groups of people in this state. You have applied this issue knowledge in the context of local state or federal advocacy.
- Strong work ethic. You are effective and efficient working independently on your own as well as cooperatively with others to accomplish complex work projects and can point to specific examples of your experience with each.
The strongest candidates will also demonstrate some or all of the following experiences skills and competencies:
- Extensive expertise in federal public land management wildlife and energy issues.
- Extensive fundraising experience.
- Working knowledge of tools such as Google suite Salesforce NetSuite Marketing Cloud; or experience with similar tools.
- Working knowledge of social media platforms.
- Experience working with marginalized or underrepresented communities.
$95000 - $105000 a year
Compensation and Benefits
The salary for this position is $95000-$105000 annually commensurate with experience and location.
The Sierra Club offers a competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical dental and vision coverage and a retirement savings 401(k) plan.
This is a category 2 exempt non-represented position.
Sierra Club values the expertise and talents of foreign nationals. Sierra Club sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met based on immigration laws and organizational needs. Such sponsorship is at the discretion of the Department Head and Sierra Club People Department in consultation with the employees manager. The Sierra Club cannot guarantee the approval of a visa petition. The Sierra Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce belonging.
To Apply
The Sierra Club provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all staff members. Employment decisions are based on merit qualifications lived experience and skills. The Sierra Club does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color creed religion national origin immigration status socioeconomic status ancestry age size sex sexual orientation gender gender identity familial status veteran status disability AIDS/HIV status medical condition prior conviction arrest history traits historically associated with race including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Sierra Club values applicants who are people that identify as Black Indigenous and other minoritized groups; women; queer transgender gender non-conforming and gender fluid people.
Deadline for applications is February 28 2026.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
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