Campaign Manager

Job Title: Campaign  Manager - Beyond Coal Campaign Department: Campaign Strategy Location:  Local Sierra Club Office/remote within the Western US This position requires the ability to travel.  Reports To: Campaign Deputy or Director Supervises: Campaign Staff 

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 800 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 Manager manages campaign staff in one or more states to achieve the goals of the Beyond Coal Campaign. The Campaign Manager builds and leads teams to design strategies that leverage the full power of the Sierra Club in achieving local, state, and national priorities. They develop trusting, mutually accountable relationships with federal, state, and local teams, including volunteers, to achieve campaign goals.  

In partnership with the Chapter Director, this role convenes, leads, and coordinates the work of a multi-disciplinary staff and volunteer team and facilitates the development and implementation of campaign plans that align with the strategic plan for the state and region. Inspires and facilitates shared vision for the team. Effectively engages the broad skill sets of the team toward campaign and team goals and fosters a team culture rooted in inclusion and aligned with the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing.

Job activities include but are not limited to:

• Strategic Planning and Assessment: Develop campaign strategy, goals, and guide and direct campaign staff in a locale todevelop, execute and evaluate plans to deliver outcomes that measurablyadvance our overarching organizational and campaign goals centered in equity, justice, and inclusion. Convenes, or directs campaign staff to convene, multi-disciplinary campaign teams to design and implement campaign strategies in a locale. IIdentify, track, and deliver on campaign outcomes, design state andregional campaign strategies in alignment with our overarching strategies, andidentify and elevate emergent strategic priorities in the region.

• Serve as an issue-area expert internally and externally with partners, in coalitions, and with the media.

• Manage, coach, and lead staff and build teams: Manage campaign organizing staff in assigned states towards achieving local, state, and national priorities. Coach direct reports to build teams and state strategic plans that build enduring power in states while realizing the Sierra Club’s 2030 goals.

• Leverages organizational capacity to achieve campaign goals: Leads and coordinates with digital strategies,communications, the Environmental Law Program, federal policy, and Chapter staff to advance [campaign]outcomes. Develops grassroots, movement-building, and related strategic analyses to be included in campaign strategy development.

• Support Fundraising Activities: In partnership with campaign directors and other key staff, support the fundraising activities of the Beyond Coal Campaign.  Meet with high-net-worth individuals and foundations, partnering with the Office of Advancement on proposal development, presentations, and reports.  Support the Campaign Director to allocate resources, develop budgets, and ensure the campaign’s resources are directed toward the most important strategic opportunities.

• Represents Sierra Club in Strategic Partnerships and Advocacy: In coordination with staff and volunteers, represents Sierra Club priorities to public officials. Coordinates with state leadership on political accountability and electoral activity. Facilitates Sierra Club representation in local, state, and national coalitions.  Represents Sierra Club in the media and serves as a spokesperson.

• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• **Seasonal Activities:**Heavier seasonal workloads may occur as a result of project deadlines, staff absences and vacancies, and during peak activity periods. Frequent weekend and/or evening work required.

The successful candidate must have the following skills and experience:

• Team Leadership: Significant experience as an organizer and/or campaigner. Prior experience and/or demonstrated ability in developing, training, and coaching teams of staff and volunteers in achieving shared goals.
• Campaign Strategy and Impact: Track record of successful campaigns, delivering impactfulvictories and building enduring power. Demonstrated effective oversight inimplementing campaign plans. Track record of managing multiple projects orcampaigns across teams of staff and volunteer leaders. Understanding ofenvironmental, climate, and social justice issues and how they relate to each other.Prior experience in electoral politics or legislative processes is a plus.
• Skillful at managing individuals and leading teams with a diversity of identities and skill sets to contribute at their highest level. Proficient at proactively surfacing and navigating conflict in a generative, equitable way, and providing timely feedback.
• 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.
• 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.
• Leadership Development: You lead by creating the conditions for others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty. You practice leadership development throughout your work, and coach and manage those you work with to do the same. Skillful at giving and receiving feedback and creating cultures of learning, risk taking, and mutual accountability in the teams you lead. Experience working with volunteers and in staff and in volunteer contexts.
• Project Management: Strong project management and facilitation skills. Experience with project management software is a plus. Track record of successfully moving strategies and projects with teams in complex landscapes.
• Valid driver’s license, satisfactory driving record, and proof of auto insurance are required.

The strongest candidates will also demonstrate the following experience, skills, and competencies:

• Budget and/or Fundraising Experience. Experience managing a budget and/orfundraising. Experience managing complex budgets with multiple funding streams is a plus. Experience in the development of grant proposals and building andmaintaining individual donor relationships.
• Electoral and advocacy Experience. Understanding and experience with electoral campaigns and/or legislative advocacy strategies. Track record of leveraging those strategies to achieve issue campaign outcomes.