Salary
💰 $117,000 - $132,000 per year
About the role
- Build a collective vision of APEN’s work and provide leadership, motivation and support to staff and board members
- Provide direction in developing and fulfilling the organization’s goals and objectives
- Represent the organization with key external players and maintain external relations with funders, organizations, and agencies at local, state, national and international levels
- Work closely with APEN’s other Co-Director and play an active role in setting organizational culture
- Lead philanthropic partnerships and maintain donor relations; manage APEN’s diversified fund development plan (25%)
- Develop and maintain strong external relations and lead participation in key movement alliances and coalitions (25%)
- Oversee development, innovation, and evaluation of political, programmatic, and power-building strategies; develop organizational management and structures (20%)
- Lead and support the Management Team to ensure a healthy and productive organizational culture (10%)
- Ensure sound fiscal operations and that financial goals and objectives are achieved (5%)
- Lead, support, and coordinate director level staff to meet organizational strategy and goals (5%)
- Oversee development of organizational narrative and communications strategy; serve as media spokesperson in coordination with Communications Director (5%)
- Support the Board of Directors to engage with APEN staff and members and meet governance needs (5%)
- Occasionally work irregular hours including nights or weekends and travel between APEN offices
Requirements
- At least 8 years of organizing experience in the environmental justice movement
- Proven track record of fundraising success with both institutional funders and individual donors
- Strong coalition-building experience
- High degree of emotional intelligence
- Excellent communication skills
- Comfortable with both giving and receiving feedback
- Comfortable leading through change and uncertainty
- Ability to work on a computer daily for long periods of time and collaborate via Zoom, email, and other digital platforms
- Must be vaccinated or subject to weekly testing (per APEN COVID safety policy)