Job Title: Chief Operating Officer
Department: Financial Operations
Location: Oakland, CA; Washington, DC; or Remote
Reports To: Deputy Executive Director
Supervises: 4-6 Staff Members

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 volunteer leaders and 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.

Scope: The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will provide strategic day-to-day direction for the organization, and oversee operations and internal systems to ensure Sierra Club is well positioned to achieve its strategic goals and future growth opportunities. Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director, the COO will be a key member of Sierra Club's senior leadership team. The COO will participate in the development and execution of the organization's strategic goals as well as lead key functions including optimization of revenue strategies, continued internal innovation, internal systems, risk management, and safety. The COO will play an essential role in ensuring the Sierra Club community is equipped with the infrastructure and resources they need to deliver on the goals within our Strategic Framework while adhering to our values.

Job activities include but are not limited to:

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

• Exemplary track record and professional experience in operations and risk management, finance, budget leadership, public policy, non-profit leadership, public administration, or business management. Significant senior-level supervisory/administrative/management experience, preferably in a dynamic, complex, growing organization.
• Sophisticated business, financial and operational acumen; including knowledge of business analysis methods, identifying revenue streams, concepts relating to data analysis, strategic planning, performance analysis, and reporting.
• Familiarity with applicable federal, state, and city legal requirements for internal policy, and systems management.
• Ability to plan, direct, and manage a diverse staff of professionals and support personnel to accomplish the activities necessary to achieving an organization's short and long-term strategic goals.
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills, including ability to inspire, and experience and enthusiasm for coaching/professional development.
• Movement Building with Equity. Model effective equity analysis and practice, have a track record of operationalizing and leading on equity, and have developed and/or led organizational and/or movement level equity and justice change strategies.

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

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Track record of driving change across complex organizations
• Familiarity with traditional HR functions, payroll, and benefits management.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $275,000 - $300,000 non-negotiable.

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 1, exempt non-represented, confidential, managerial position.

Sierra Club is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. Sierra Club employees are not eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

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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