Deputy Executive Director, ACLU of North Dakota, South Dakota & Wyoming

ABOUT THE JOB

The ACLU seeks a full-time position of Deputy Executive Director at the ACLU of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming Chapter in Jackson, Wyoming. This role is located in Jackson, WY.

We are taking our organization to the next level by strengthening our legal firepower, building legislative strength, expanding communications methods, and creating winning issue campaigns. To meet these objectives, the ACLU of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wyoming has adopted a “campaign” approach for its work. Work is focused on pursuing specific integrated advocacy campaigns to achieve measurable goals that will expand civil liberties and civil rights while building the long-term power of the ACLU and the civil liberties’ movement. The ACLU of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming is a Chapter of the ACLU.

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Dakotas/Wyoming Chapter, the Deputy Executive Director is a senior leadership position that will operationalize the Executive Director’s vision for the organization, which has been developed in close and continuous consultation with the Senior Leadership Team. They assist the Executive Director in managing and leading the ACLU of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, to include: staff supervision; building an effective, culturally competent, and values-aligned organizational culture; ensuring high-impact program work via alignment across departments with the Chapter's strategic plan; oversight of staff compliance with organizational policies and relevant laws; and driving day-to-day progress on the creation of an ACLU WY affiliate.

The Deputy Director is responsible for ensuring that the Chapter operates smoothly, staff understand expectations and priorities, and facilitating a collaborative, strategic, efficient workflow among multiple departments.

YOUR DAY TO DAY

Strategic Leadership, Supervision, and Collaboration

• Lead the Chapter’s annual budget process in collaboration with the Executive Director; ensure fidelity to the budget throughout the course of the year and work with department staff to proactively anticipate and plan for budgetary needs.
• Provide thought-partnership and support to the Executive Director regarding the creation of an independent WY affiliate.
• Supervise staff as assigned.
• Assist with development and fundraising as assigned.

 

Organizational Alignment and Impact

• Collaborate and lead as appropriate on the creation and evolution of the Chapter’s strategic plan.
• Create systems and structures to ensure work under the chapter-wide strategic plan is goal-oriented and implemented effectively. Lead periodic reviews of and changes to the plan.
• Develop and implement systems for tracking and measuring the organization’s programmatic impact and alignment with the strategic plan.
• Ensure planning, coordination, and alignment across departments and states to maximize programmatic impact.

Organizational Culture

• Lead the Chapter’s ongoing culture work by building an effective and value-aligned organizational culture. Lead staff in strengthening cultural competency related to communities the organization serves.
• Working with the Senior Leadership Team, create, promote and protect a respectful, equitable workplace of belonging, including staying apprised of and implementing best practices in equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB)
• Develop systems for recruiting, onboarding, and continued training of staff that enhance the organization’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Spearhead internal communications strategy keeping staff appraised and maintaining strong culture of connection.
• Manage staff issues as assigned, including ensuring staff have professional development plans and effective performance management and consulting with the Executive Director as appropriate.

 

Compliance

• Oversee compliance with Chapter and ACLU National organizational policies and relevant laws.
• Interface with the National ACLU on campaign finance and lobbying laws and rules.
• Ensure staff are accountable for meeting deadlines and submissions of monthly programmatic and finance reports and other deliverables.

FUTURE ACLU'ERS WILL 

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving o