Montana – Statewide

Position Title: Organizing Director

Organization: Wild Montana

Location: Montana – Statewide

Position Overview: The organizing director is an energetic and detail-oriented team leader creating and driving engagement and community organizing strategies that build broad-based and targeted support for our organization and priorities. They design and execute campaigns to build power and support policy campaigns. They work with staff, volunteers, supporters, partner organizations, and the general public. This position provides strategic, supportive leadership to a statewide team of field organizers by establishing a cohesive, positive team approach and leading by example. The organizing director will facilitate learning and problem-solving. They work with policy, communications, and development campaign leads to identify organizing needs and opportunities and manage their team to provide the support necessary for our campaigns to succeed. They directly oversee the day-to-day operations of field organizers who conduct outreach to communities and individuals, engage in fundraising tactics, build grassroots support, and represent the organization in support of its objectives.

Duties:

● Develop, lead, and execute strategies to grow power through engagement
organizing.
● Works with program, communications, and development staff to develop
organizing strategies and tactics to support campaign objectives and manage a
team of statewide organizers to carry out identified strategies and tactics.
● Prioritize and manage workflow for field organizers in support of campaign and
organizational objectives.
● Provides leadership by establishing a cohesive and positive team approach.
● Ensures field organizers utilize training opportunities to learn skills necessary to
advance campaign goals.
● Collect, track, and analyze data to evaluate and improve organizational power and
organizing effectiveness.
● Works with staff to develop, implement, and evaluate organizing campaign and
program goals and objectives in an annual operations plan.
● Supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of work plans and
quarterly reports for the team.
● In coordination with other staff, develop and maintain strategic relationships with
partner organizations, coalition members, community leaders, and volunteers to
achieve organizational goals and objectives.
● Leads the team in volunteer recruitment, retention, and engagement strategies and
assists in managing chapter board effectiveness.
● Works with field organizers to ensure chapter functions are supported.
● Serves as a spokesperson for Wild Montana when appropriate.
● Conducts annual reviews of direct reports.
● Works with staff to develop organizing budgets and manages and tracks expenses,
as appropriate.

Qualifications:

● Proven ability to perform the major duties and responsibilities above.
● Strong management and supervisory skills.
● Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
● Demonstrated experience in successful environmental advocacy, public policy,
grassroots organizing, and/or public lands issues.
● Ability to research and maintain a working knowledge of public land issues and
organizing strategies, tactics, and tools.
● Ability to work collaboratively with conservation and community partners.
● Ability to effectively work with a diverse range of people and groups.
● Ability to draft written or visual materials that advance the mission, including
policy papers, fact sheets, news releases, alerts, articles, and brochures.
● Ability to develop and manage program budgets.
● Strong written and verbal communication skills.
● Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

Salary/Pay: $60,832 to $71,567 (depending on experience)

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted through June 17, 2024, or until the position is filled. Interviews will be held in July with the goal of job placement in August 2024

How to Apply: Email a resume and cover letter to Wild Montana’s operations director, Laura Parr, at
lparr@wildmontana.org. Call (406) 312-8740 with questions. Cover letters should
describe pertinent professional and personal experiences.