Chapter Outings Program Manager

Summary

Join the Sierra Club as a Chapter Outings Program Manager, working remotely within Florida. You will plan and manage chapter outings, coordinate with local groups, manage program finances, and recruit and train volunteer leaders. Responsibilities include developing training programs, managing publicity and marketing, and ensuring safe trip operations. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including public land agencies and vendors. The role requires strong outdoor competencies, community organizing experience, and excellent communication skills. The Sierra Club offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Demonstrate strong outdoors competencies including hiking, canoeing, kayaking, trail and GPS navigation, experience with camping set up and break down, and a strong commitment to sustainability during outdoor activities (ie. zero waste, recycling)
• Possess community organizing experience with a strong desire to engage in collaboration, conduct outreach, and build networks throughout the organization and the state with a particular focus on engaging local groups and new, diverse constituencies in Sierra Club Florida’s outings program
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing
• Be committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility
• Easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate
• See mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey
• Carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage the chapter outings program
• Coordinate and integrate with local group outings
• Define overall trip mix
• Manage Chapter Outings daily operations
• Manage program finances
• Achieve budgeted income and expense goals
• Coordinate with the Development Director to identify fundraising opportunities
• Implement strategies for leader recruitment
• Implement leader training, compliance, and stewardship
• Manage program quality
• Integrate conservation themes on trips
• Coordinate all interactions with leaders and public land agencies
• Develop and manage the outdoor activity training program
• Define training objectives
• Oversee development of curriculum and materials
• Deliver training
• Adhere to local and Sierra Club National training requirements
• Work extensively with local group outing leaders and group executive committees
• Work extensively with volunteer trip leaders and committee/subcommittee members
• Develop and maintain outside contacts with public land agencies and a variety of outside vendors and service providers
• Seek to conduct the program in a way that recruits new members, identifies potential leaders, and works with organizing and program staff to integrate new leaders into Sierra Club Florida campaigns
• Identify the mix of trips that best meet organizational financial, program, recruitment, and equity objectives by working with volunteer subcommittees and group leaders
• Manage trip promotion and budget development
• Review trip itineraries for potential problems or conflicts with existing policy
• Implement new leader recruitment activities
• Define leader training requirements and implement stewardship activities designed to retain qualified leaders
• Work with organizing and program staff to identify volunteers who can become leaders for Sierra Club Florida campaigns
• Develop a plan to diversify the volunteer base through non-traditional, culture-based trips in coordination with the Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (EIJ) Committee
• Plan and develop leader training programs to ensure quality and risk management standards for all trips in an integrated manner with local groups
• Coordinate the development of publicity materials, including appearances in the state newsletter, The Pelican, with the Chapter Communications Director
• Coordinate with the Communications Director on contact with the media, and the maintenance of ready-to-use, in-depth media packages
• Develop and implement marketing strategies to increase trip participation for both traditional SCFL membership and non-traditional constituencies
• Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activities
• Manage all aspects of the Florida Chapter Outings program
• Manage participant and leader complaints to maintain trip quality and reduce legal risk
• Coordinate flow of information and materials to volunteer leaders and is responsible for ensuring that budgeted income is achieved and expenses are controlled
• Establish policies and procedures for the safe operation of trips, in compliance with industry standards and insurance carrier requirements
• Respond appropriately to trip incidents
• Support implementation of the Chapter's efforts to cultivate an environment that benefits from a broad coalition of identities reflecting the richness of cultures across Florida
• Seek and create opportunities to affirm the belonging of partners and members through political and policy work

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess knowledge of Florida’s natural landscape and a deep knowledge and understanding of Florida’s unique natural landscape and the geographical presence of our volunteer base
• Have experience in community organizing and engagement with a deep understanding of how organizing through outings can build power - experience with frontline and minority communities is a plus
• Have first aid training such as CPR or lifeguard certification
• Speak Spanish as a first or second language

Benefits

• Salary range of $75,000 - $80,000 a year
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings 401(k) plan