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The Wilderness Society. |
| Categories: |
Sales/Marketing
Fundraising/Development Executive/Management |
| Travel Required: | 5-15% |
| Job Type: | Full Time |
| Preferred Degree: | Bachelors |
| Experience Required: | 4-5 years |
| State/Province: | DC - District of Columbia |
| City: | Washington |
| Salary: | n/a |
| Job Description: |
The Wilderness Society (TWS) is seeking an experienced, energetic and creative Vice President of Communications & Marketing to serve as the senior staff member leading the organization's strategic communications program. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President for Conservation, this position is responsible for directing all communications related to the organization's national and regional advocacy campaigns, infusing the TWS brand into every aspect of its internal and external activities, marketing the organization broadly, breaking new ground in the use of new media to support conservation, providing strategic communications counsel to the staff and Governing Council, and positioning TWS as the most important and effective public lands organization in the world. Founded in 1935, The Wilderness Society is the leading national land conservation organization dedicated to the preservation and proper stewardship of the nation's 683 million acres of public land: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and vast western territories overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. The organization's primary purpose is to protect the wilderness values of these lands. TWS does this by promoting designation of the wildest portions as wilderness, the highest form of land protection in this country, and ensuring careful conservation management of surrounding lands by the federal land management agencies and the American public. To achieve its long-term goals, TWS has committed itself to building a geographically broad and diverse base of support far beyond the traditional environmental community. In addition to educating and activating an assortment of grassroots constituencies drawn from every demographic group, the organization is dedicated to developing highly effective and strategic alliances with local communities, non-traditional partner groups, and political leaders from across the spectrum who will help move forward a strong land protection agenda. The Wilderness Society has more than 500,000 members and supporters, an annual operating budget of $28 million, and is overseen by a 36-member Governing Council. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., it operates nine regional offices around the country and has 175 staff, including policy analysts and legislative experts, ecologists, foresters, economists, campaign organizers, attorneys, fund-raising professionals, and communications specialists. The Society accomplishes its mission through advocacy on Capitol Hill and with the federal agencies, research and analysis, public education and outreach, and coalition building. Its goals include a better-informed and more actively engaged public; more vigilant legislators and public land managers; more effective laws, regulations and land management practices; an enhanced understanding of the consequences of various land-use strategies and decisions; and increased protection for all wilderness resources. The primary duties of the Vice President for Communications & Marketing include the following areas of responsibility: * In concert with the senior leadership team and conservation program staff, establish a strategic communications agenda that advances The Wilderness Society's priority conservation programs in the short term and positions its issues for maximum impact in the long term; Professional Qualifications & Personal Characteristics The Vice President of Communications & Marketing should ideally possess the following professional qualifications and personal characteristics: * A demonstrated and extensive record of leadership in the development and implementation of comprehensive communications programs in a complex, multi-layered, intellectually charged work environment; Education Requirement Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Public Policy, or a related field is required; Master's degree is strongly preferred. The Wilderness Society is an equal opportunity employer, and diversity is a core value. The Wilderness Society offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Please submit resume and cover letter via e-mail to: staffing@tws.org with the words "Vice President Communications" in the subject line.
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| Post Date: | 08/31/2010 |
