Regional Director Field Operations & Member Engagement

FB Incorporated•Indianapolis, IN

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Director Field Operations & Member Engagement will be responsible for coaching, supporting, recruiting, and developing regional managers. This role involves building trusted relationships with various stakeholders including county presidents, county boards, member leaders, volunteers, and internal teams. A key aspect of this position is developing a staffing structure that supports member recruitment and provides opportunities for leadership growth. The Director will need to understand the issues impacting farmers, agriculture stakeholders, and rural communities, and build strategies for engaging a broad array of members, particularly uninvolved and new ones. This role also supports the creation of resources to help counties utilize organizational resources effectively, reduce volunteer burden, and build momentum through influence and credibility. Strengthening county leadership development, succession planning, volunteer engagement, member engagement, and local issue work are critical. The Director will identify recurring challenges and opportunities across counties to implement practical improvements in programs, tools, training, communication, and support systems. Additionally, this role serves as a connector between field operations, membership, communications, advocacy, and other statewide teams to ensure local needs are understood and supported.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, business, organizational leadership, communications, nonprofit management, public affairs, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
Experience coaching, supervising, training, or supporting staff, volunteers, local boards, or member-led organizations.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence outcomes in environments where authority is shared, indirect, or volunteer-led.
Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate across teams, and translate strategy into practical tools and action plans.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly and support occasional evening or weekend meetings, trainings, and events.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of agriculture, rural communities, grassroots advocacy, membership organizations, and county Farm Bureau operations.
Experience working with autonomous local organizations, volunteer boards, county leaders, or community-based leadership structures.
Experience developing leadership training, member engagement strategies, onboarding resources, or volunteer support tools.
Ability to analyze feedback from members, county leaders, and staff and convert common themes into practical recommendations.
Credibility with agricultural audiences and an understanding of the time, capacity, and succession challenges facing volunteer-led organizations.

Responsibilities

Coach, support, recruit, and develop regional managers, so they have clear expectations, practical resources, and consistent support.
Build trusted relationships with county presidents, county boards, member leaders, volunteers, and internal teams.
Develop a staffing structure that supports the recruitment of members to be active participants at county, state, and national levels, while providing opportunities for members to grow and develop leadership skills within the organization.
Understand the issues impacting farmers, agriculture stakeholders, and rural communities.
Build a strategy for strong relationships with a broad array of members beyond current leadership, particularly uninvolved and new members.
Support the creation of resources or initiatives that help counties use INFB resources in ways that support local goals, respect county decision-making, and reduce volunteer burden.
Create momentum through influence, credibility, shared purpose, and demonstrated value to recruit and engage voting members.
Strengthen county leadership development, succession planning, volunteer engagement, member engagement, and local issue work.
Listen for recurring challenges and opportunities across counties and create practical improvements to programs, tools, training, communication, and support systems.
Serve as a connector between field operations, membership, communications, advocacy, and other statewide teams to ensure local needs are understood and supported.