Vice President, Alaska - Military veterans preferred

Develop plans and drive implementation for Audubon’s habitat conservation, climate action, policy, and community priorities, strategies, and tactics across Alaska, and ensure local plans deliver impact at scale toward Audubon’s Conservation Milestones’ goals.

Manage a team, through establishment of work objectives and priorities, reviewing and revising these objectives on an ongoing basis, which focus on delivering on Audubon’s conservation priorities and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program.

Manage the Alaska program’s budget, collaborate on establishing annual financial goals for the program, and provide leadership to ensure resources are focused on the most critical, high-leverage, and impactful strategies and projects.

Build and engage a regional Advisory Board to inspire their advocacy for programmatic priorities, elevating Audubon’s profile in the region, and providing fundraising support.

Provide leadership to support community and campus chapters that contribute meaningful impact toward Audubon’s strategic initiatives.

Prioritize engagement and activation of the region’s diverse communities in the Audubon movement, including college chapters, chapter leadership, advisory boards, volunteers, and conservation partners.

Work with relevant governmental departments and non-governmental organizations to promote and prioritize bird science and habitat conservation.

Accountable for ensuring tracking, measurement, and reporting of conservation work in the region toward organizational habitat conservation goals.

Drive adoption of Audubon’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Conservation Principles across regional work.

Build and maintain enduring relationships with key leaders, communities, and partners within the region. Elevate Audubon’s leadership and profile with external leaders, coalitions, and partners.

Serve as a natural partner with Development on fundraising toward Flight Plan goals and support culture of philanthropy across the team and organization. Partner on developing proposals and projects that increase Audubon’s public funding.

Deliver strategic and operational excellence through the leadership, management, and mentoring of staff.

Ensure that all Audubon financial standards, operating policies, programmatic commitment, and legal/statutory requirements are met.

Other job-related duties as assigned.

15+ years' progressive, professional experience in organizational leadership, preferably connected to conservation or civic engagement, including experience as an enterprise manager with accountability over programs and budgets. 5+ years in a leadership position. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

Experience in conservation, environmental policy, and advocacy, and/or similar fields; knowledge of how conservation work is advanced in the region and knowledge of key conservation leaders, priorities, and partners is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience leading the execution of complex projects through to success, including meeting financial goals, project deadlines, and coordinating the work of key staff and partners, in organizations of similar or greater size.

Ability to work well with colleagues within a complex, matrixed organization; oversee an array of projects simultaneously, and lead through influence as much as through formal authority. Skills in collaboration, team building, delegation, and transparent, consultative management.

Experience working in partnership with BIPOC communities strongly preferred. Demonstrated personal and professional commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Excellent advocacy skills and demonstrated ability and commitment to work across the political spectrum. Track record of building and participating in effective cross-sector partnerships.

Demonstrated commitment to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment; ability to build and lead a diverse team of staff, board members, and supporters.

Public presence. Strong communication and story-telling skills and the experience and inclination to be an effective, outgoing spokesperson for Audubon in its communities of interest.

Fundraising skills. Demonstrated experience raising funds from a variety of sources strongly preferred. Without question, an enthusiasm for fundraising and a ready willingness to be very actively involved in development.

A deep commitment to building a culture of workplace excellence is a must with experience leading through organizational change desired.

Ability to maintain a high level of integrity, transparency, and an interpersonal style that creates the ability to connect genuinely with people at all levels and from diverse communities.

Ability to travel routinely across the region and nationally, as required.

A strong and demonstrated commitment to the mission, values, and programs of the National Audubon Society, including the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and belonging.