Campaign Organizing Director
Sierra Club
Job Title: Campaign Organizing Director
Department: Campaigns
Location: Remote within the US. This position requires an ability to travel.
Reports To: Chief Program Officer
Supervises: 4-6 Direct Reports
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: The Campaign Organizing Director is responsible for achieving all organizing objectives and for the effectiveness of the Club's organizing activities within assigned national campaigns and programs. The Campaign Organizing Director works with organizing staff and volunteer leaders to determine and implement strategies to build the number of supporters in the community, key partnerships with community leaders, government officials, donors and volunteer leadership to accomplish organizing objectives and win campaign goals and national priorities at the local, regional, and national level. The Campaign Organizing Director coaches and develops each program department staff organizer to maximize skills, ability and effectiveness. The Campaign Organizing Director ensures that programmatic commitments and objectives are met, that financial, operational and legal compliance standards are met regarding all activities in assigned communities.
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Organizing Strategy: Serves as the lead strategist for Campaign organizing approaches, plans, metrics, and tactics that will achieve the Sierra Club’s national campaign outcomes. Works closely with managers and campaign directors to design organizing strategies unique to each campaign.
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Organizer Support: Mentors, coaches, trains, and supports, in partnership with staff managers, the Campaign Organizers in the Program Department. Provides support for Chapter Organizers and other staff who are funded to carry out organizing activities to achieve national campaign goals. Develops career progression for Campaign Organizers and ensures a consistent approach to skill advancement and growth.
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Cross-Department Collaboration: Represents the Program Department with the Field Department to design and execute organizing trainings that will support the entire Sierra Club. Leads cross-departmental projects and initiatives to increase organizing effectiveness, data tracking, and consistency across different parts of the Sierra Club’s organizing infrastructure.
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Management: Effectively manages, guides, and coaches direct-reports as assigned.Ensures professional development for staff, establishes performance objectives and expectations, evaluates accomplishments and effectiveness. Takes appropriate disciplinary action when needed, makes hiring and termination decisions for direct-reports.
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Spokesperson: Serves as a spokesperson on issues related to campaign organizing; lifts up stories of organizing success to contribute to a robust narrative about the Sierra Club’s work as a grassroots organization with organizing as a core approach to how we achieve our work. Represents the Sierra Club in organizing coalitions as assigned.
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Volunteer Engagement: Works closely with volunteer co-leads in the department and provides organizing support to volunteer leaders working on national priorities.
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Fundraising and Budgeting: Supports the Campaign Directors, organizational leaders, and the Advancement Department in fundraising activities. Participates in soliciting gifts, reporting on progress, and preparing formal materials that showcase the organizing work funded through the Program Department.Supports Responsible for good fiscal management, fiscal controls and administrative practices in all aspects of assigned operations. Ensures compliance with Club financial, employment and operations policies and with external regulations in all aspects of assigned operations.
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Department Leadership: Serves as a member of the Program Department’s leadership team. Holds organizing expertise on behalf of the department and weighs in and contributes to Departmental priority-setting, planning, and implementation.
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Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned
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Significant organizing experience, including leading grassroots organizing initiatives in a campaign environment. In depth knowledge of the craft of organizing and the political system.
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Experience managing organizers and managers, with a demonstrated ability to develop, train, mentor, and coach organizers.
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Demonstrated ability to plan and execute effective campaigns across multiple states and venues.
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Successful track record with fundraising for campaigns and for organizing strategies as part of campaigns.
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Demonstrated effectiveness in using the media; excellent oral and written communication skills.
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Prior responsibility for fiscal and business operations management.
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Committed to evolution.You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility. And you easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
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Uplifting and additive. You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey. You carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go.
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $155,000 annually.
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 3, exempt, non-represented, managerial 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 employee’s 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.
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