Position Title: Senior Program Manager                                        

Grade: N

Job Status: Full-time         FLSA: Exempt

Department: Regional Operations                                  Location: Jackson, WY

Immediate Supervisor: Betsy Buffington, Regional Director, Northern Rockies

Supervisor’s Supervisor:  John Adornado III, Deputy Vice President for Regional Programs 

Incumbent: Incumbent, Sharon Mader

Salary: $75k-85k (based on experience and location)

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for this role including a four-day, 32-hour work week, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and paid sabbaticals for staff after seven years of service. Learn more about our benefits at npca.org/jobs.

Primary Purpose of the Position

The national parks in the Northern Rockies are the heart of globally beloved and recognized landscapes; they are the crown jewels of the National Park System. Decisions impacting the national parks in this region not only affect the parks themselves but also the natural and human ecosystems within which they exist. This is especially true for national parks in the Greater Yellowstone area.

The Senior Regional Manager (SPM) for the Grand Teton Field Office is a thought leader in Wyoming, the region and within NPCA. The SDM works strategically with a diverse array of individuals and organizations to build power and support for key conservation issues in and around Grand Teton National Park. The SPM tactically deploys resources and expertise to influence decision makers and drive national park related policy change on the local, regional, state and national level. 

The SPM works closely with the Regional Director and other staff to determine NPCA’s strategic direction on priority park and large landscape protection issues in Wyoming and leverage those campaigns within NPCA. The SPM is responsible for leading policy initiatives, power and constituency building, and strategic communication in Wyoming. This work requires working closely with NPCA staff at all levels as well as a broad diversity of individuals, including decision makers, agency staff, business owners, recreationists, sovereign nations and indigenous allies, community leaders, other conservation groups and the media.

The SPM manages all aspects of the Grand Teton Field Office for NPCA. In addition to programmatic campaigns, this includes community outreach and administrative coordination. The SPM works closely with the RD and RDD to identify and cultivate major donors and supports other fundraising activities as requested to ensure NPCA meets its local and national development goals.

As part of the Northern Rockies Regional team, the SPM actively supports regional colleagues, is an active participant in all regional meetings, gatherings and trainings, represents the NRRO needs and issues on organizational teams as needed and supports national campaigns and initiatives as requested.

Essential functions and percentage of time:                                                                                                                

Additional Expectations: Respect employees regardless of their position or background. Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems. Participates in staff, team, and organization meetings, training programs, and attends other meetings or convenings as necessary to accomplish goals. Assist in developing vision, strategy, and activity of the region’s work as it relates to organizational goals. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee in this position.

Minimum Work Schedule: 32-hour work week. Flexible hours scheduled between 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Occasional weekend or evening work is required.

Travel: Regional travel for meetings, events, and outreach (for example, visits to parks to meet staff and local community, and travel for regional staff planning.) Travel occasionally required for NPCA activities or functions, such as lobbying, retreats, etc.

Minimum Scope of Position: The Senior Program Manager will work with other NPCA staff to develop and execute campaign plans for issues impacting Grand Tetons National Park and other parks in the Northern Rockies Region as needed. Building genuine relationships with stakeholders to inform and support our advocacy positions will be an essential part of the work.

Minimum Qualifications, Competencies, Skills, and Traits:

·       5-6 years of relevant experience

·       Knowledge of the Grand Tetons Ecosystem and the Northern Rockies Region is critical.

·       Proven ability to convene and work well with people of diverse backgrounds, communities, ally organizations, government agency staff or elected officials is necessary.

Commitment to NPCA’s mission, core values and NPCA’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Statement of Intentions.

·       Demonstrated experience designing, managing, and implementing conservation or other issue-based campaigns.

·       Experience in advocacy or lobbying, especially for federal policy, is preferred.

·       Demonstrated ability to work effectively on a team, to manage projects and meet deadlines, and to develop and execute results-oriented work is required. Must work collaboratively as part of a closely-knit team of professional colleagues.

·       Excellent presentation, communication and writing skills are essential.

·       Strong self-starter with the ability to work independently.

·       Basic computer skills – proficiency with MS Word and Outlook required.

·       Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings

·       Driver’s license and ability to rent a vehicle is required.

Core Values: NPCA employees have pledged to live, honor, and own the organization’s Core Values. These are: 

·       Commitment: We are passionate about NPCA and dedicated to achieving excellence through our work and mission. We seek to improve our performance by taking opportunities for professional and personal development and encouraging reasonable risk-taking and innovation.

·       Inclusion: We value diversity of thought, background, experience, and opinion. We create a culture of empowerment by welcoming and encouraging meaningful participation from all people and promoting an environment that embraces different perspectives.

·       Integrity: We hold ourselves accountable to each other, our members and partners, and our mission. We evaluate the impact of our work and strive for honesty and transparency across the organization. We operate ethically in the organization's best interests.

·       Respect: We collaborate in results-oriented teams based on trust and consideration for each other. We promote harmony between our work and our personal lives. We foster a healthy and positive workplace culture and work collaboratively with external partners.

Physical Effort and Dexterity: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Physical Environment: Typical office setting or remote home office

Employer’s Rights:  NPCA reserves the right to revise this position description at any time.  The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the NPCA and employee and is subject to change by the NPCA as the needs of the NPCA and requirements of the job change. The above is in no way an exhaustive list of the requirements for the position.