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 on behalf of public lands and water conservation. While our focus is on the protection of public lands in the American Southwest, our work has a national scope and impact. To support our 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 Conservation Program Director.

Reporting to the HECHO Executive Director, the HECHO Conservation Program Director is responsible for developing and leading HECHO's place-based conservation advocacy campaigns. This is a key leadership role for HECHO and the person in this role will work as a close partner to the Executive Director and as a part of HECHO's leadership team. They will play an essential role in advancing HECHO's strategic roadmap, aligning advocacy campaigns with national policy initiatives, and effectively engaging HECHO's Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council members to help advance campaign priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of strategic federal public land advocacy campaigns in HECHO's priority states that incorporate community interests and provide meaningful opportunities to engage Hispanic leaders.
• Develop campaign strategies and provide leadership within campaign coalitions.
• Cultivate and manage key partnerships with local, state and national organizations and internal partnerships at NWF.
• Promote and advance priority public land advocacy campaigns with HECHO's Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC) members (in close coordination with HCLC Director) and with other decision makers and government officials as appropriate.
• Support development of communications strategies and advise on messaging for public land advocacy campaigns including where they intersect with national policy initiatives.
• Represent HECHO with partners, coalitions, decision makers, and the media.
• Contribute to HECHO's fundraising efforts, building relationships with donors and foundations, as appropriate.
• Track public land conservation opportunities and trends and align place-based campaign priorities with HECHO's federal policy agenda.
• Manage staff and/or contractors as needed.
• Provide guidance and support HECHO staff on effective campaign strategies and tactics.

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of advocacy, policy, corporate, or political campaign experience.
• Track record of success in developing effective campaign plans and implementing campaign strategies and tactics.
• Ability to forge meaningful and long-lasting partnerships and effectively engage in coalition settings, bringing people together to achieve results.
• Proven success in cultivating and deepening relationships with local, state, or federal decision makers and other leaders.
• Conversational Spanish language skills and familiarity with Hispanic cultural heritage are preferred.
• Familiarity with public land conservation issues, public land management agencies, and/or legislative and administrative processes is a plus.
• Demonstrated management skills and ability to work efficiently and effectively with colleagues across geographies and time zones.

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 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. Candidates should submit a cover letter and resume, along with answers to the following questions 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 advocacy 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, and by Forbes as one of America's best small employers! 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 based on a full-time schedule, 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), and 11 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.

For more information on our recruiting process, please review our Careers page: 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.