Regional Director

🔥 16 hours ago

🌽 Illinois, Iowa – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Iowa – Remote

💵 $69k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🤲 Charity

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Charity • Social Impact

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a wildlife conservation organization dedicated to ensuring the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat, and our hunting heritage. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Montana, RMEF focuses on land conservation, habitat stewardship, wildlife management, and advocacy for elk, conservation, and hunting.

📋 Description

• Oversee local volunteer chapters in assigned geographic areas • Organize Big Game banquets, special events, and other grassroots fundraising activities • Recruit, train, and retain volunteers • Oversee the review and recommendation phases of RMEF’s granting program in Iowa and Illinois • Lead, organize, and guide local chapter committees in planning, organizing, and executing successful in-person fundraising activities and events • Meet or exceed annual profit center goals • Work with regional, state, and chapter chairs to ensure compliance with operating policies, procedures, financial reporting, and event execution requirements • Plan and execute an annual in-person volunteer workshop covering grassroots fundraising training and chapter/volunteer recognition • Chair or co-chair the granting process, including solicitation, review, and recommendation of hunting heritage, habitat stewardship, wildlife management/research, and lands projects for RMEF funding • Direct volunteer recruitment and grassroots fundraising training across all chapters within the profit center • Complete, maintain, and submit required records, reports, and paperwork accurately and on time • Respond to inquiries about RMEF activities and programs in the assigned region • Ensure compliance with state nonprofit and charitable fundraising laws, including raffles, drawings, games, and other fundraising activities • Launch new chapters and/or in-person fundraising events to expand RMEF and increase sustainable net revenue growth • Promote RMEF’s mission, goals, programs, and conservation activities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Business, Marketing, Fundraising, Communications, or related field • Five years additional professional experience in a business environment • Experience working with volunteers and fundraising preferred • Must be located in Iowa and Illinois • Frequent weekday and weekend travel • Ability to work any day of the week, including weekends • Ability to work late at night, often until after midnight • Ability to sit for long periods in a car or airplane and stand for intervals of 2–6 hours • Ability to work at a computer terminal for extended periods • Must be able to lift heavy items up to 50 pounds • Valid state driver’s license and acceptable driving record required to operate rental or personal vehicles for business travel • Thorough knowledge and support of RMEF’s mission, goals, organizational structure, activities, and the biological, social, and political elements shaping them • Inclusive understanding of hunting’s role in wildlife management and conservation • Excellent people, organizational, communication, and public speaking skills • Ability to develop relationships with a wide variety of individuals • Self-starter able to direct and motivate volunteers • Ability to identify future chapter opportunities and recruit volunteers • Proficiency in annual fundraising income projections and operating expense budgets • Proficiency in web-based software platforms and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook • Ability to work independently without frequent direct supervision • Ability to work in and foster a team-oriented environment • Ability to resolve conflicts, adapt to changing priorities, and manage multiple priorities simultaneously • Ability to travel extensively and work flexible hours

🏖️ Benefits

• Regional Directors may qualify for a bonus in addition to their annual salary if they achieve all goals that are set for their profit center and are employed for a full calendar year • Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance, including prescription coverage • Medical Savings Account: Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Medical Spending Account available to eligible employees • Retirement 403 (b) Plan with RMEF matching up to 5% of an employee’s contribution; immediate participation and vesting; pretax and Roth options • Paid Time Off (PTO), accruing immediately at 4.92 hours per payday; accrual rates increase with years of service • Extended Illness Bank (EIB), accruing immediately at 4.92 hours per payday • Up to 17 paid holidays per year • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with four free counseling sessions per year for employee and family • Employer-paid life insurance • Employer-paid short-term disability coverage • Employer-paid long-term disability coverage • Remote work arrangement