Executive Director Job at Equitable Holdings, Inc. in Coos Bay

Rogue Climate – Executive Director Rogue Climate is seeking an Executive Director to support our organization’s next chapter. This role leads a diverse and experienced team of staff and community members organizing for climate justice in Southern Oregon and the South Coast. We are looking for an experienced leader who will nurture an inclusive, equitable, and justice-oriented organizational culture both internally and throughout our region. Our Executive Director will be grounded in Just Transition principles, rooted in low-income communities of color. Understanding that behind every great organization is a supported and well-resourced staff team, our leader will have the self-awareness to empathetically lead this work with vision, decisiveness, adaptability, and integrity. About Rogue Climate Since 2013, Rogue Climate has been building a climate movement in Southern Oregon and the South Coast to achieve solutions to climate change that will result in cleaner energy, sustainable jobs, and a healthy climate. We are a team of 10 staff and dozens of volunteers. Our work is focused on four major programs: Energy Justice & Just Transition – Pass climate policy at the state and local level that ensures everyone in our communities have affordable, reliable and healthy energy while also supporting job creation in rural communities, low-income communities, and communities of color in Oregon. Stopping Fossil Fuels – Rogue Climate recently completed a successful 10-year campaign to stop the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline and is now focused on running local policy campaigns to make new homes fully electric. Resiliency – Support our communities to weather the challenges of climate change in ways that also make them better places to live today. Youth Leadership – Inspire and develop the next generation of climate leaders and community organizers through our biannual internship programs for youth. Our primary strategic goals guiding our work are: Build the power of youth, low income, and BIPOC communities in Jackson, Coos, and Klamath Counties to envision and lead a movement for Climate Justice. Build a strong movement of aligned organizations and partners that can accelerate a just transition across the region. Resist the development of new fossil fuel infrastructure in Oregon. Support a just transition to renewable energy and greater energy justice locally and statewide. Support our communities to be better prepared for the impacts of climate change. A core tenet of our internal operations and our programs is our commitment to working for climate solutions that result in a just transition to clean energy that benefits rural communities, low-income communities, Latino/a/x, Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. What you will do: As the Executive Director at Rogue Climate, you will lead the organization by supporting a strong culture of inclusion, maintaining a focus on strategic objectives, and ensuring the overall viability and sustainability of our climate justice initiatives and organization. This will include: Leadership: Engage internal and external stakeholders grounding in the mission of Rogue Climate. Staff Management and Mentorship: Act as a strategic thought partner for staff and manage staff workload. Fundraising and Resource Development: Lead the organization’s funding strategy to ensure necessary resources. Financial Oversight & Organizational Sustainability: Prepare and oversee the annual budget and monitor cash flow. Governance: Work with the Board Chair to ensure the organization’s governance structure enhances the organization. Who you are, and keys to success: To be successful in this job, you will be skilled in these areas: Nonprofit leadership experience: 5+ years of experience leading organizations and managing a team. Commitment to racial equity and climate justice: Embed equity and justice in all aspects of the organization. Fundraising and grants management: Experience managing grants and writing proposals. Inclusive leadership: Approach leadership with a mindset of "power with" rather than "power over". Outstanding communication skills: Experience communicating with diverse individuals. Organizing & campaign background: Experience with grassroots organizing campaigns. (Desired Skill) Knowledge of the region: Comprehensive knowledge about the Rogue Valley and/or South Coast. Location and Benefits This position will be based out of the Rogue Climate office in Phoenix, Oregon, or Coos Bay, Oregon. The salary for this position is $90,000 with an available $3,000 Spanish language differential and $2,400 student loan repayment stipend. Benefits include a 36-hour work week, employer paid health and dental care, robust vacation, paid family medical leave, paid sick time, and flexible holidays. Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, and People of Color, trans and gender nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, and women are encouraged to apply. Nothing in this job description restricts the Board’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. #J-18808-Ljbffr