Job Title: Chapter Communications Manager
Department: Lone Star Chapter
Location: Remote within Texas; Austin, TX preferred
Reports to: Political and Communications Director
Supervises: Chapter Communications Associate (TBA), Chapter Communications Intern (TBA)

Context: At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of togetherness. Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel inequity, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our democracy. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it.

Sierra Club is comprised of staff across the country and a network of local chapters that support our grassroots engagement. We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with two labor unions representing more than half of our employees. We practice the Jemez Principles and center organizational Equity Values within the organizing work.

Scope: Working with a diverse team of national and chapter staff, the Chapter Communications Manager is responsible for creating and managing the Chapter's external communications strategies for external audiences, including, but not limited to, the general public, members, supporters, the media, and policy decision makers. The purpose of these strategies is to convey the overall vision of the Chapter and help meet campaign goals. The Communications Manager is also responsible for managing and supporting communications staff and interns to grow as contributors within the Sierra Club and to achieve campaign communications objectives.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills, experience and competencies:

• Strong cultural and socio-political awareness of the broader Texas advocacy and social justice world, barriers to transformative change, and changing demographics of the state.
• Experience working with teams to create policy, structural and ideological change at the state and local level.
• Proven public/media relations skills and ability to communicate well with writers and editors.
• Strong experience and/or demonstrated ability in managing teams and supervising, developing, training, and coaching staff.
• Excellent oral communication skills and effective written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively across diverse identities, communities, and audiences.
• Operationalizing Equity. You model effective equity analysis and practice and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of how group dynamics impact supervisory relationships, organizational culture, partnerships, campaigns, and coalition work. Your decision-making is consistent, intentional, and committed to creating equitable outcomes at all levels. You have led high-performing and leaderful teams across group identities. You intervene when challenging group dynamics play out, in ways that build understanding, trust, and deeper self-awareness of team members.

The strongest candidates will also demonstrate the following skills, experience and competencies:

• Experience cultivating and maintaining just, accountable partnerships, especially with organizations led by those most impacted by the crises we seek to remedy.
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience using a variety of social media channels to enhance communication strategies and increase engagement.
• Experience in producing communications for different audiences and organizational needs.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Proficiency in the use of a wide range of digital communication and graphic design tools, such as Canva.
• Experience translating highly technical or policy-speak into digestible content for wider audiences.

Depending on location and responsibilities, valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, and proof of auto insurance is required. A background check will be required upon acceptance of the position.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this position is $73,000.

The Sierra Club offers a competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan.

This is a category 4, exempt, non-represented, managerial position.

Sierra Club values the expertise and talents of foreign nationals. Sierra Club sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met, based on immigration laws and organizational needs. Such sponsorship is at the discretion of the Department Head and Sierra Club Human Resources in consultation with the employee's manager. The Sierra Club cannot guarantee the approval of a visa petition. The Sierra Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.

To Apply

This position does not have an undergraduate education requirement. If you choose to include your education history, please remove your schools from your resume. You may leave your degree (e.g., "B.A. Philosophy"), but please remove any undergraduate and graduate school names.

This anonymous process is aimed at opening this opportunity to more candidates, reviewing applicants on performance assessments and mitigating bias in the decision making process.

Lastly, we are intentionally not asking for a cover letter, so please do not send one in with your application.

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