Chief of Staff to the Executive Director

Chief of Staff to the Executive Director

About the Company

Global non-governmental animal conservation organization

Industry
Environmental Services

Type
Non Profit

Founded
1982

Employees
11-50

Categories

• Environmental Consulting
• Fitness
• Food and Beverage
• Forestry
• Health Care
• Renewables & Environment

Specialties

• white-nose syndrome
• global programs
• imperiled species
• bats & wind energy
• grants & scholarships
• bats in bridges
• and caves & mines

About the Role

The Company is seeking a Chief of Staff to partner with its Executive Director and advance key organizational priorities. Responsibilities include serving as the primary day-to-day liaison to the Board, supporting governance, recruitment, onboarding, meetings, and follow-through, and helping translate strategic plans into clear priorities and measurable progress. The role will strengthen executive processes, support leadership alignment, connect work across teams, and move complex initiatives forward. It will also lead cross-functional projects and identify opportunities to use technology, AI, and automation to improve organizational effectiveness. Candidates should bring significant progressive experience in strategy, operations, executive partnership, governance, organizational leadership, or related work. Experience supporting executive leaders and Board relations or senior stakeholder engagement is required, along with the ability to lead complex initiatives and turn strategy into execution. Strong judgment, discretion, communication, relationship-building, and technology skills are essential, as is the ability to influence across teams without formal authority and manage competing priorities. Experience in a mission-driven setting, Board recruitment and engagement, strategic planning, organizational development, or change management is preferred.

Hiring Manager Title
Executive Director

Functions

• Strategy
• Operations
• Non-Profit Management