Summary
Description
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters
Trenton, New Jersey
People. Planet. Politics.
The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (New Jersey LCV), New Jersey’s statewide political voice for the environment, seeks a strategic and mission-driven Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer to lead this dynamic family of organizations into its next chapter of impact at a pivotal moment in environmental policy for New Jersey and the nation. A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, New Jersey LCV focuses on electing environmental champions, holding elected officials accountable, and advocating for policies that protect clean air, clean water, and open space.
New Jersey LCV was established in 2010 as New Jersey’s state affiliate of the broader League of Conservation Voters movement, which itself was founded nationally in 1970 to bring environmental advocacy directly into the political and electoral arena. Over the past decade and a half, the organization has grown from a relatively small statewide effort into one of New Jersey’s most visible and impactful environmental advocacy and electoral organizations with a $4.5 million budget, a growing staff, and increasing political influence across the state. Sitting at the intersection of advocacy, politics, coalition-building, and public engagement, New Jersey LCV is uniquely positioned. Unlike many traditional environmental nonprofits that focus primarily on education or litigation, New Jersey LCV was built to exercise political influence: endorsing candidates, mobilizing voters, shaping legislation, and building durable public support for environmental priorities.
With a new strategic planning process ahead, this is a compelling opportunity for the next Executive Director and CEO to partner with the boards and staff to develop a strong vision and future direction for the organization. In alignment with the organization’s missions and values, the next Executive Director and CEO will bring a strong track record of strategic executive leadership, fundraising success, coalition-building, and leading high-performing teams within complex advocacy, political, nonprofit, or mission-driven environments.
They will galvanize this high-functioning team, the boards, external partners, and political leaders, bringing diverse groups together for a shared purpose and honoring community leadership. Experience with strategic planning, team management, internal culture, external engagement and partnerships, and fundraising, revenue generation, and financial management will be pivotal to the success of the Executive Director/CEO and New Jersey LCV. This position calls for a people-first leader with outstanding abilities in communication and collaboration, as well as proven organizational management skills, who will invest in talented environmental advocacy leaders within the New Jersey LCV team and across the broader movement.
The opportunity is not simply to lead an environmental nonprofit. It is an opportunity to lead a mature, increasingly influential institution at a moment when securing clean energy, preserving parks and open spaces, protecting clean water and air, advancing environmental justice, and promoting democratic engagement are converging in powerful ways across New Jersey and the nation.
Combining advocacy, electoral strategy, coalition leadership, communications, and public policy work in a way that few statewide environmental groups do, New Jersey LCV’s evolution from a young affiliate organization into a recognized political and policy force reflects both the scale of environmental challenges facing New Jersey and the growing expectation that environmental leadership must operate effectively in government, elections, and public life simultaneously.
New Jersey LCV has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search.
COMPENSATION AND LOCATION
Compensation for this position will be competitive, with an anticipated salary range between $180,000 – $220,000. Information about New Jersey LCV’s benefits, employee programs, and organizational culture can be found here.
APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS
Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/new-jersey-league-conservation-voters/executive-directorchief-executive-officer
Donna Cramer, Partner
Kennedy Kearney-Fischer, Managing Associate
Karson Freeman, Associate
Ryan Smillie, Managing Search Coordinator
Isaacson, Miller
New Jersey LCV is an equal opportunity employer. The organization is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, genetics, disability, age, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, civil union status, pregnancy, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait status, or veteran status.
This document has been prepared based on the information provided by the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters. The material presented in this leadership profile should be relied on for informational purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, the original source documents and information provided by the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters would supersede any conflicting information in this document.
