Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has grown into 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 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.

Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) was founded in 2013 to ensure Hispanic leaders are engaged in decision making to conserve and protect public lands for future generations. In 2017, HECHO became a program of NWF to build a conservation movement that engages all communities in protecting the natural world for future generations.

HECHO's priorities are advocating for federal policies that protect and conserve public lands and waters and equipping and inspiring Hispanic leaders to take action with HECHO and their communities on behalf of public lands and water conservation. While HECHO is primarily focused on the conservation of public lands and waters in the American Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah), our work has a national scope and impact. To help achieve HECHO's mission to unite and mobilize Hispanic leaders to engage their communities in the conservation of our public lands and waters, we are seeking HECHO's first Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC) Director.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, impactful team and lead one of its marquee programs. HECHO is well positioned expand its reach, influence, and impact by ensuring Hispanic leaders in targeted geographies have the support and resources they need to drive enduring public lands conservation wins, and Hispanic voices are front and center in public lands decision-making and advocacy. At this pivotal point in HECHO's growth, we seek an HCLC Director who can ensure that Hispanic leaders are at the forefront of advancing federal-level conservation-friendly policies that reflect the values, traditions, practices, and needs of their communities.

Reporting to the HECHO Executive Director, the HCLC Director will be primarily responsible for cultivating and growing a larger, more effective network of Hispanic elected, appointed, and community leaders who prioritize public land and water conservation and climate change mitigation in their decision-making and community advocacy efforts. With support and guidance from the Executive Director, they will lead the strategic expansion of the HCLC, and increase levels of engagement and mobilization of HCLC members in advocacy campaigns, policy initiatives, and program activities. This full-time position will drive efforts to expand HCLC membership and improve membership satisfaction by enhancing the suite of tools and resources provided to members. The Director also will supervise several staff and/or contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic expansion of Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council, cultivating new members, retaining existing members, and deepening engagement and reach of the HCLC to influence conservation and public lands policy.
• Develop and implement specific HCLC membership retention and expansion strategies.
• Build authentic relationships with current and new HCLC members and manage staff and/or consultants engaging and mobilizing HCLC members in key states.
• Work with HECHO staff to identify policy and campaign priorities and lead engagement of HCLC members' advocacy in those priorities.
• Ensure HCLC members voices are featured prominently in key public lands and water conservation campaigns.
• Oversee the strategic development of the suite of tools and resources to engage, support, mobilize and recruit HCLC members (roundtables, networking, educational forums, skill-building workshops, etc.
• Serve as a primary ambassador of HECHO's HCLC program, representing the organization and program not only with HCLC members but also with key partners, policy makers, funders, media, or other audiences, as appropriate.
• As a key member of HECHO's leadership team, contribute to overall organizational strategy, policy, and communications priorities and fundraising efforts.
• Support the identification and recruitment of HCLC members for Advisory Board positions.
• Build collaborative relationships with partner programs and organizations to create strategic programmatic alignments when possible.

• Contribute to an organizational culture that values collaboration, learning, and meaningful change.

Qualifications:

• A proven track record of success in organizing and mobilizing community leaders and/or working with elected officials including a minimum of 10 years of experience in organizing, membership services, community engagement, or other relevant advocacy or campaign roles.
• Proven success in cultivating and deepening relationships and effectively engaging with elected, appointed, or C-Suite leaders.
• Authentic, effective, and professional interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated people management skills including previous experience as a direct supervisor to at least 2 people over several years, and ability to work efficiently and effectively with colleagues across geographies and time zones.
• Proven experience managing simultaneous work streams and tracking deliverables, through various organization systems and workflow processes, and track record of seeking solutions to problems.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to establish priorities and manage activities independently.
• Familiarity with Hispanic cultural heritage is preferred.
• Location in one of the five states HECHO works in is preferred (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah).

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 and HECHO's mission.

Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation's required equity competencies at https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers.

Travel Requirements

This position requires in-person travel across the West and to D.C. and can anticipate 2-4 trips per year, 6-12 nights per year.

Location and Work Mode:

The National Wildlife Federation is committed to a flexible and empowered work environment with an authentic community of care for all staff. In this position, the employee may work remotely to be decided jointly with their supervisor in the final stages of the interview process. For more information on Work Modes, please review the benefits section of our careers page: https://www.nwf.org/About-Us/Careers

Physical Requirements of the Job:

Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example, using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about the workspace. The position requires mobility, including moving materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet).

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Please Note:

This job description sets forth the job's principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word "may," the Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are "essential functions" of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Application:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit your resume, along with a letter responding to the following, as a PDF:

1. Why is HECHO's mission of interest to you?
2. Describe a time when you designed and led a project to successful completion.
3. Describe a successful individual or institutional membership recruitment and/or engagement campaign with which you have been involved or provided a leadership role.

Compensation and Benefits:

The starting salary for this position is $85,000 and is commensurate with 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.

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.