Indigenous Leadership Program Manager

Summary

Join Ecotrust's Indigenous Leadership Program as a Program Manager and leverage your project management, communication, and research skills to amplify Indigenous voices. You will play a key role in planning and executing the annual Indigenous Leadership Awards, producing a webinar series, and developing future initiatives. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, experience working with Indigenous communities, and a passion for promoting Indigenous leadership. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible hybrid work schedule. Ecotrust is committed to equity and diversity, and encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented groups. Apply through the careers page on JazzHR, including a cover letter highlighting your relevant skills and experience.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Pacific Northwest Indigenous and Southeast Alaska Native history, cultures, and protocols
• Direct knowledge of contemporary needs, issues, and opportunities facing rural and urban Indigenous communities
• 5 years of experience managing medium to large-size projects, developing and managing budgets, and delivering outcomes on time and on budget
• A minimum of 2 years experience successfully navigating tribal governments and working closely with Pacific Northwest Indigenous and/or Alaska Native leaders within Ecotrust’s region of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and Southeast Alaska, and through the award British Columbia
• Highly organized with strong task management and attention to detail as well as impeccable follow-through
• Excellent communication skills, both in writing and in person. The writing must be clear, persuasive, and illuminating
• Excellent research skills, with the ability to translate what is learned into accessible action plans while maintaining the confidence and trust of community sources
• Experience working with software such as Asana, Google Drive, Microsoft Office, Zoom, and experience monitoring data through other software and/or project management tools
• Exhibits a high degree of autonomy and resourcefulness
• Passion for Ecotrust’s mission to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity, and environmental well-being
• Commitment to advancing racial equity and the goals of Ecotrust’s strategic plan
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively across racially diverse teams, partners, and experiences, and to understand and communicate clearly about why and how to apply a racial equity lens

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan, and execute all aspects of the Indigenous Leadership Awards (ILA), including coordinating nominations and selection, leading the ILA internal planning team, event planning and promotion, and budget management
• Assist in the development and promotion of the Indigenous Leadership Briefings, an annual four-part webinar series
• Support fundraising efforts, including grant writing and identifying opportunities to support a bioregion-wide Indigenous leadership initiative
• Coordinate the ILA social media and blog campaigns in collaboration with the Ecotrust communications team
• Manage the master tribal contract list, including Indigenous Leadership Award recipients, and communicate stewardship opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess a wide network consisting of Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, community members, content specialists, and others committed to supporting Indigenous leadership
• Knowledge of fundraising processes and experience writing clear and persuasive fundraising and sponsorship proposals also includes building and maintaining partnerships with funders such as foundations, businesses, and individual donors
• Experience with event planning, execution, and event facilitation
• Experience collaborating with teams in hybrid office/virtual environments

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employee contributions scaled to income
• Tax-deferred and Roth retirement plans with employer base contributions
• Term life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Investment in employees' professional development and personal growth
• Plentiful paid time off
• Retreats
• Summer fun days
• Flexible hybrid working schedule available: remote (from home in the Portland Metro area) and/or in-office in SE Portland (open cubicles)