Executive Director

Salt Lake City, Utah

(This Position is on-site and in-person)

Salary: $160,000 – $175,000

The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is made up of members, volunteers, a board, and staff in Utah and across the United States who share the common goal of preserving Utah’s remaining desert wild lands, known collectively as America’s redrock wilderness. Since 1983, SUWA has been the only organization working full-time to defend America’s redrock wilderness from oil and gas development, unnecessary road construction, rampant off-road vehicle use, and other threats to Utah’s wilderness-quality lands.

SUWA’s bold mission is to permanently protect 9.5 million acres as Congressionally-designated Wilderness. SUWA has learned that success requires:

• Tenacity: Taking on big goals and creating the capacity to survive multi-year legal and political fights.

• Impact: Nationalizing our work by building a Protect Wild Utah movement, mobilizing volunteers, and organizing support both in Utah and nationally.

• Risk Taking: Aggressive action creates opportunities. Be bold. When in doubt, lead from the front. Being flexible and nimble when making decisions and prioritizing resources.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Exhaustively researching, mapping, groundtruthing and monitoring proposed wilderness lands. Being flexible and nimble when making decisions and prioritizing resources.

- FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT SUWA’S WEBSITE:

https://suwa.org/

The Executive Director plays a crucial role in SUWA’s success by working with the Leadership Team to ensure that SUWA has the capacity and strategy to achieve its mission of protecting the redrock wilderness. This leader is passionate about protecting public lands and is a fearless and enthusiastic champion of SUWA’s mission, vision and values.  

This experienced individual will continue to sustain an organizational culture of teamwork, mutual respect, and one that encourages diverse viewpoints; they will grow a culture that defines and establishes quality work operations and processes while advancing SUWA’s mission. This is a high-profile position, requiring a dynamic and persuasive individual who will motivate and mobilize both internal and external audiences to support SUWA’s work. This individual must demonstrate success in cultivating authentic relationships with a wide range of constituencies, including SUWA members, other nonprofits and partners, tribal leaders, elected officials, and government agencies.  

SUWA is looking for a candidate who demonstrates an unwavering passion for SUWA’s mission and the lands that the organization seeks to protect! This individual will have progressive leadership and management experience ideally gained while working at an environmental advocacy organization. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to operate effectively within a nonprofit governing environment, including a proven expertise and track record in fundraising and nonprofit management.

This person must have strong verbal and written communication skills that translate into effective communications across a variety of platforms and should demonstrate an ability to navigate a political environment at the local, state, and national levels. The successful candidate, ideally, will have experience working with both the Department of the Interior and federal elected officials on Capitol Hill.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position annually is between $160,000 and $175,000 and will be commensurate with experience. SUWA has a supportive culture, encourages professional development, and is an organization that cares about employee wellbeing. The comprehensive benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexibility Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care FSA, Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), Short- and Long-Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D, and a 3.5% contribution to the retirement plan. Generous Paid Personal, Parental and Bereavement Leave, and Paid Holidays. For each five years of employment, employees are eligible for a two-month sabbatical.

To Apply

If you want to lead this dynamic organization, please submit a current resume and cover letter to Kittleman & Associates. The cover letter is an opportunity to showcase your passion for the SUWA’s mission, as well as organizational impact in current or prior roles.

This role will be filled as soon as possible and the deadline for applications is Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

→ SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO KITTLEMAN ONLINE

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All qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Statement on Equal Employment Opportunity

SUWA is an equal opportunity employer and we seek employees without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. SUWA is committed to hiring personnel on the basis of ability and experience. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

To Apply, visit:

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