Job Title: AZ LCV Executive Director
Location: Arizona
Posting Date: 11/13/06

Arizona League of Conservation Voters
Executive Director

The Arizona League of Conservation Voters (ALCV), a state-wide nonpartisan environmental advocacy organization with a strong political focus, seeks a dynamic leader to serve as Executive Director. The ALCV is an alliance of a 501 (c) (3), (c) (4), and PAC organizations which seeks to make protection of Arizona’s environment a top priority among candidates and public officials. The successful candidate for the Executive Director will have strong communications, leadership, listening and organizational skills as well as a passion for environmental issues. He/she will be a team builder with high personal integrity. The Executive Director will be hired by and report to the (c) 3 and (c) 4 Boards of Directors.

Responsibilities include: 

• Working with the boards and stakeholders to develop and implement long range strategic campaign plan.
• Working with the boards to raise an annual budget of $400,000 plus, with particular responsibility for major donor cultivation and solicitation.
• Developing and implementing a state-wide electoral strategy.
• Implementing necessary business systems (i.e., budgeting, accounting, personnel policies, etc.)
• Hiring and supervising staff.
• Working collaboratively with other organizations and interest groups to advance the organization’s public policy agenda.

Relevant Qualifications and Experience: 

• Strong leadership skills required.
• Strong organizational development skills required.
• Strong communications, media, public speaking skills required.
• Major donor fundraising experience required.
• Non-profit management experienced required.
• Supervisory and hiring experience required.
• Issue and candidate political campaign experience preferred.
• Experience working with boards of directors preferred.
• Experience with environmental advocacy and environmental issues preferred.
• Lobbying/legislature experience desirable.
• Knowledge of or experience with Arizona environmental issues desirable.

Location: Phoenix

Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits depending on experience and leadership ability, anticipated salary range $50,000 to $60,000 plus benefits.

Send resumes to: Thomas Hulen thulen@dflt.org or to:

Arizona League of Conservation Voters
Attn: Executive Director Recruitment Committee 

2701 N 16^th Street

Phoenix, AZ 85006

For more information, please contact:
thulen@dflt.org