Senior Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic Region

National Parks Conservation Association•Washington, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is seeking a Senior Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic Region to lead its Mid-Atlantic Regional Office. This role is responsible for establishing the vision, goals, and strategic direction for national park protection campaigns and advocacy initiatives throughout the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia). The Senior Director will provide guidance, mentorship, and empowerment to staff, serve as a media spokesperson, and work with partners and stakeholders. This position also involves coordinating with the Northeast Regional Director to foster alignment and shared learning, building relationships with National Park Service leadership, government officials, and various community partners, with an emphasis on advancing just, equitable, and inclusive policies. Collaboration with development, foundation, corporate, and membership teams to cultivate donors and engage the Regional Leadership Council is also a key aspect of this role.

Requirements

At least eight years of effective leadership in political advocacy, conservation and/or preservation.
Experience in cultural resources, American history and/or natural resources a plus.
BA or BS degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, with graduate degree preferred.
Demonstrated experience structuring and running fast moving and complex programmatic and policy campaigns.
Understanding of how the political, policy, public and programmatic pieces fit together.
Substantial knowledge of legislative and administrative policy-making processes and proven ability to influence those processes.
Experience in productive, positive staff management, including managing senior leaders and dispersed teams.
Demonstrated experience working effectively on a development team, including effective solicitation of individuals, corporate partners and foundations.
Proven ability to build respectful, productive relationships with a wide array of people and organizations across political and interest boundaries.
Ability to identify and coalesce communities of support for campaigns.
Demonstrated oral and written communications skills; clear and concise communication with the media, decision makers and internal audiences.
Demonstrated entrepreneurial talents, strong goal orientation, and proven ability to manage multiple objectives and tasks concurrently without sacrificing quality or collaboration.
Mature interpersonal skills, keen emotional intelligence, active listening, timely follow-up and accountability.
Strong personal commitment to national park system protection.
Knowledge of Mid-Atlantic and Northeast parks and historic sites preferred.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and impact reporting of NPCA's Mid-Atlantic national park protection campaigns and programs.
Ensure NPCA monitors NPS management activities, designs advocacy strategies to address park threats, and improves resource protection.
Advance significant regional priorities, including securing funding and staffing for park operations, defending park landscapes from harmful development, protecting resources in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds, advancing clean air, clean water and climate policies, and interpreting America's history.
Cultivate relationships with Members of Congress, state and local officials, and NPS leadership to build champions for national parks.
Engage the political power of large and diverse communities of advocates.
Develop benchmarks and capture stories and results to report on progress and impact.
Lead, mentor, and empower Mid-Atlantic staff, ensuring a positive, supportive, productive, and team-oriented work environment.
Foster collaboration, shared campaign strategy, and joint learning between the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast teams.
Champion professional development for self and staff, and build and manage a diverse and professional team.
In partnership with Development, Foundation Relations, Corporate Partnerships and Executive Office colleagues, identify, cultivate, secure and steward gifts from current and prospective supporters.
Draft fundraising proposals and reports and be accountable to grant and donor deliverables and expenditures.
Participate in major donor initiatives, mid-level donor cultivation and local fundraising events.
Maintain regular contact with and encourage appropriate involvement of Board members, Regional Leadership Council members and other key NPCA leaders in the region.
Prepare and manage the regional budget, track expenses, and ensure adherence to internal administrative and procedural requirements.
Provide administrative oversight and direction of the region's grants, contractors and resources.
Ensure policies, practices and systems that support a high-performance team.
Play a leadership role in the regional director cohort and actively participate in organizational calls.
Generate media coverage on park issues and serve as a spokesperson for regional and national priorities.
Support NPCA teams and our justice, equity, diversity and inclusion efforts.
Support organizational campaigns that speak to the greater good.
Spend time in the field with staff and partners to listen and learn, building grassroots understanding.