Organization: National Wildlife Federation
Title: Vice President of People
Salary: $160,000
Location: Remote, Reston, VA headquarters, or Washington, DC

About National Wildlife Federation:

Founded in 1936, the National Wildlife Federation (“NWF”) has grown into America's largest and most trusted grassroots conservation organization with 53 state/territorial affiliates and more than six million members and supporters. The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to unite all Americans to ensure wildlife thrive in our rapidly changing world. The National Wildlife Federation believes that to save wildlife and ourselves, we need to ensure that all Americans have access to clean air and water, safe communities, easy and equitable access to nature, and protection from the ravages of climate change. These basic needs, equally necessary and urgent for all people, are foundational to bringing the conservation movement and ethos into the 21st century.

For our new Vice President of People, this is an opportunity to transform the employee experience at the National Wildlife Federation to establish people practices and support our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion work. This role will report directly to our Chief Executive Officer and serve as a leadership team member. The VP of People will provide strategic human resources guidance and serve as a critical thought partner for work that impacts the entire organization. You’ll lead the People team (including the Associate Vice President, Senior Director of Total Rewards, and the Senior Coordinator), co-creating a vision for a culture of wellness and learning and providing guidance on project prioritization and resources, demonstrating excellence in management, team building, and delegation in a highly matrixed organization with nine offices throughout the United States.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversee all HR responsibilities including continuously identifying and implementing impactful people strategies, workforce processes, modern technologies, and effective workflows that will help NWF grow and maintain an excellent experience to drive strategic decision making, assess best practices, and identify areas for improvement.
• Lead and serve as a strategic advisor to the leadership team in developing and scaling a people and performance culture that demonstrates improvement in organizational accountability, aligned with NWF’s values.
• Lead the efforts to create and implement innovative HR processes and policies across NWF’s operations that promote racial equity and establish organizational succession plans that support the organization's strategy.
• Collaborate closely with the VP of Equity and Justice to develop and implement initiatives guided by NWF’s strategic plan for equity and justice. For example, support and develop Employee Resource Groups as envisioned in the plan.
• Develop comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plans to meet the staffing needs of the organization’s strategic goals and align with the organization’s equity and justice goals.
• In coordination with the office of the General Counsel, ensure NWF’s policies and procedures are in compliance with all legal and organizational requirements, standards, and procedures.
• Develop and implement comprehensive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract and retain well-qualified professionals.
• Provide consultation and advice to managers and staff regarding a wide range of employee issues, resolving employment-related concerns and disputes.
• Ensure effective internal communications about the human resources activities of NWF.
• Create and administer all employee performance planning, performance feedback, performance evaluation, and training and development systems.
• Plan and deliver effective employee, manager, and team development programs and strategies
• Develop strategies to evaluate and advance employee engagement.
• Oversee the design and operation of human resources information systems that provide the data necessary for the organization to plan, evaluate, and monitor information related to staffing.
• Lead organizational change efforts and center equity in all aspects of organizational change.

The Ideal Candidate Profile

• Possesses a Bachelor’s degree; with a preference for a Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration
• At least ten years of HR experience with at least five years of executive HR management experience
• Exceptional management skills, with an understanding of the difference between leadership and management and the ability to exercise both
• An entrepreneurial mindset that combines intellectual curiosity with analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and sensitively with a broad range of diverse groups
• Exemplify NWF’s core values of collaboration, mindfulness, empowerment, inclusivity, and mission focus
• High ethical standards, compassion, and the ability to make fair and credible conclusions and determine appropriate actions
• Practices and models behaviors that contribute to an organizational culture in which each person’s full humanity is recognized and affirmed
• Excellent judgment and negotiation skills in order to translate strategy into relationships and unparalleled results
• Strong presentation and group facilitation skills
• Demonstrated success with driving employee engagement and culture
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Possesses a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Awareness of privilege (both personally and externally) and a commitment to self-transformation, improvement, and ongoing learning and development
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including effective engagement with the CEO, leadership team members, and other stakeholders
• Provides positive and developmental feedback to support learning, excellence, and personal growth
• Practices clear and direct communication with colleagues across the organization, proactively working to resolve conflict and misunderstandings

Location & Travel Requirements

This position can be remote or based at our Reston, VA headquarters, or Washington, DC office. The position requires approximately 15% of work travel to various offices during the month across the country, including the NWF’s Headquarters in Reston, VA.

Benefits

In addition to your salary, NWF offers the following benefits:

• Low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting
• Annual year-end retirement plan with vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan platforms
• Adoption assistance
• Pet adoption stipend
• Pet insurance and discount perk program

We offer these supports to help you manage your mental, emotional, and physical health:

• Paid Leave: Vacation that starts at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing (wellness time if you, a partner, family member – including pets – are sick), 10 holidays, and 3 floating holidays
• Family and Medical Leave: Up to 16 weeks of fully paid benefits
• Half-day Fridays while we navigate the pandemic
• NWF’s offices and operations are closed between December 25 to January 1 to recognize end-of-year stress and time for reflection, rejuvenation, and planning for the holiday

We strive to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all elements of our work and with our partners to support the interdependent needs of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are invited to learn more about National Wildlife Federation’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at nwf.org/equity.