Regional Director, Intermountain West (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming)

The Jed Foundation•,

1d•$89,000 - $119,000•Remote

About The Position

The Jed Foundation (JED) is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults. The School Programs and Consulting (SPC) division collaborates with educational institutions and organizations to improve student mental health through needs assessment, strategic planning, and ongoing support. The Regional Director, Intermountain West will represent JED in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, focusing on building regional infrastructure due to geographic challenges and fragmented systems. This role involves strategic and operational leadership, including brand building, network expansion, cultivating new partnerships, and matrix-managing a dispersed team of Consultants delivering programs like the District Mental Health Initiative (DMHI). The Director will engage with education leaders, state agencies, coalitions, funders, and AFSP chapters, generating leads and building relationships to secure new engagements. Success requires strong relationship-building skills, public-facing presence, and team management abilities. This is a remote position based in the Intermountain West, requiring significant travel within the region and occasional travel to JED's NYC headquarters. Candidates must reside in the Mountain West Region.

Requirements

Master’s degree in education, educational leadership, counseling, psychology, social work, public health, or related field.
Minimum of 7+ years of experience in PK–12 mental health programming, youth-serving nonprofit work, or education leadership, with a focus on suicide prevention preferred.
Minimum of 2+ years managing teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
Deep knowledge of the Idaho, Montana, and/or Wyoming education and youth mental health landscape, including experience working with frontier, rural, and Tribal communities.
Demonstrated track record of building relationships with state agencies, nonprofits, and funders, and identifying new business or partnership opportunities.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including comfort presenting to senior leaders, state officials, and community groups.
Experience with Salesforce or other CRM/project management tools.
Passion for youth mental health and alignment with JED’s Guiding Principles and Shared Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism.

Responsibilities

Serve as JED’s primary representative and relationship-builder across Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, enhancing JED’s brand recognition and credibility among education and mental health leaders.
Build and maintain relationships with key state and regional entities, including Departments of Education, Departments of Health and Human Services, Tribal education authorities, and regional education associations.
Cultivate relationships with community-based organizations, youth-serving nonprofits, and philanthropic partners active in the region.
Represent JED in influential settings, acting as a convener for local partners, CBOs, and funders around shared youth mental health goals.
Serve as JED’s regional liaison to AFSP chapters in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, identifying opportunities for collaboration.
Identify and cultivate new leads and partnership opportunities with school districts, high schools, and CBOs.
Collaborate closely with JED’s School Partnerships team, handing off qualified leads and supporting the closing of new engagements.
Track and manage the regional pipeline of prospective partners using CRM tools.
Identify opportunities to align JED’s work with existing state initiatives and funding streams.
Matrix-manage JED’s regional Senior Consultants/Consultants delivering the District Mental Health Initiative and other school-based programming.
Provide mentorship, coaching, and performance management to the regional consulting team.
Monitor caseloads and ensure program milestones and quality standards are met.
Coordinate the regional consulting team for consistent, high-quality delivery of JED’s programs.
Support hiring, onboarding, and scaling of regional consulting capacity.
Serve as spokesperson and ambassador for JED’s full program portfolio, with a primary focus on schools and districts.
Attend and present at regional conferences, sharing JED’s model and advocating for comprehensive mental health programming.
Act as a thought leader on emotional health promotion and suicide prevention in frontier and rural contexts.
Collaborate with SPC leadership on regional strategy, team culture, and cross-team initiatives.
Contribute regional insights to the development and refinement of JED’s programmatic materials, especially for frontier, rural, and tribal communities.
Perform other duties as assigned by JED leadership.