Community Engagement Specialist-Central Idaho

Full Time
Environment
Ketchum, ID

Supervisor: Central Idaho Director

Salary: Starts at $51,000

Classification: Full-time exempt

Location: Ketchum, Idaho (in-person)

Key responsibilities:

  • Serve as the primary lead on engagement and advocacy for ICL’s statewide public lands program.
  • Assist with ICL’s Snake River Campaign through community outreach and engagement strategies.
  • Oversee the recruitment, training, and management of volunteers for ICL’s Wilderness Stewards Program and attend to overall management of the program.
  • Organize and participate in webinars and in-person community events, in order to connect ICL with members and supporters and offer them ways to help advance ICL's strategic goals through volunteerism or advocacy.
  • Work with members of the engagement team to advance organizational priorities and support effective advocacy efforts.
  • Assist the Development team by growing ICL’s membership in Central Idaho, assisting with donor-related events and meetings, and making gratitude calls to donors as needed. Use Salesforce (ICL’s Customer Relationship Manager system) to track activity records and notes on contacts in the donor portfolio.
  • Grow ICL’s relationships with partners, conservation groups, tribes, and other allies.
  • Participate in ICL’s efforts to build a more diverse and inclusive environmental movement that is responsive to marginalized and underrepresented communities.
  • There will be some travel and periodic work on evenings/weekends associated with this position.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have: 

  • An ability and desire to communicate with and engage a wide variety of individuals, groups, and audiences.
  • Professional experience advocating for or organizing environmental, conservation, social justice, or other efforts to make meaningful change.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Professional experience in the nonprofit sector.
  • A passion for the environment and the communities of Idaho.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and social and environmental justice.
  • Availability to work occasional nights and weekends to support events, ICL staff meetings, etc.

Application process:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three references, combined into one PDF document to ICLjobs@idahoconservation.org and include Central Idaho Community Engagement Specialist in the subject line. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and we will be reviewing applications every 2-3 weeks. The position is open until filled.

Idaho Conservation League
Location
110 W. 5th Street, Suite 201, Ketchum, ID 83340