Job announcements: Chapter director, major-gift officer, and community organizer

As part of the San Francisco Bay Chapter's multi-year plan to expand Chapter services and increase our environmental grassroots work, the San Francisco Bay Chapter is taking applications to fill three positions.

Senior Chapter director

Manages a 20-person office and $1.5 million budget. The director:

• develops and implements all programs, policies, and initiatives for the Chapter;
• performs long-range planning, making appropriate recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding short- and long-term priorities and strategies to develop and strengthen the effectiveness of the Chapter.

Qualified candidates must have:

• a proven track record and commitment to grassroots environmental and political organizing;
• substantial experience in major-gift fundraising and managing donor relations;
• strong communication skills with professional experience in media and public relations;
• the ability to work cooperatively with an elected Executive Committee and to manage a quickly growing office and outreach program.

For full job description, send an e-mail to

Include "Chapter Director" in the subject line.

Major-gift officer

Responsible for planning, managing, and implementing the Chapter's major-gift campaign. The major-gift officer establishes and maintains a personal portfolio of individual donors who are among the Chapter's most significant prospects and supporters. This position requires direct participation in 8 - 10 visits each month with current and prospective donors as wells as support and coordination for volunteer leaders to cultivate prospects and conduct solicitations without the major-gift officer. Qualified candidates must have:

• professional experience working with individual donors who have made gifts of five and six figures;
• the ability to work well with chapter volunteer leaders;
• the ability to develop and implement cultivation and solicitation strategies for individual major gifts.

For full job description, send an e-mail to

Include "Major Gift Officer" in the subject line.

Community organizer

Help coordinate volunteer campaigns to elect local environmental leaders and pass local environmental legislation.

Knowledge and skills:

• 1 - 2 years of full-time, professional experience managing volunteer grassroots efforts;
• strong interest in environmental and grassroots politics;
• commitment to the democratic and electoral process;
• strong written and oral communication skills;
• preference for experience with grassroots fundraising.

Annual salary range begins at $33,000, with full benefits including competitive medical and dental. Send cover letter and resume to or byfax: (510) 848-3383

The Sierra Club is an equal-opportunity employer.