What You’ll Do

• Shape Strategy: Partner with boards, staff, coalitions, affiliates, policymakers, and contracted resources to set vision and execute long- and short-term plans.
• Drive Governance: Support four boards and seven committees, guide member-driven programs, and foster transparent decision-making.
• Lead Finance: Fiduciary to oversee budgeting, investments, audits, and fiscal responsibilities to maintain financial health.
• Build Teams: Manage human resources for 15 staff—recruit, develop, and inspire a high-performing culture of customer service.
• Advocate & Influence: Represent the forest contract operations sector in policy voice, lead lobbying efforts, cultivate coalition partnerships, and serve as spokesperson.
• Grow Membership: Drive membership retention and recruitment through customer service, program innovation, benefit value, partnerships, marketing, and recognition.
• Deliver Member Value: Continuous improvement of new or improved member benefit programs.
• Optimize Group Income: Ensure quality, efficacy and profitability of group income programs.
• Direct Communications: Oversee good communication among members, partners, and teams.

Manage Organizations: Lead the association’s four entities with confidence in a fast-paced arena.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public policy, forestry, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 12+ years progressive leadership experience, with 6+ years in supervision or executive management.
• Experience with non-profit board governance or trade associations is preferred.
• Experience with advocacy, government affairs, or public policymaking is preferred.
• Experience with small business or trades contracting is preferred.
• Experience with western forest management and forest sector business is preferred.
• Strong communication with effective writing, presentation, and public speaking skills.
• Strong financial acumen, fiduciary knowledge, and budgeting skills.
• Strong strategic thinking, vision, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
• Ability to become proficient with small business insurance and employer regulation.
• Demonstrated team leadership for personnel management and motivation.
• Previous collaborating success within diverse people, businesses, coalitions, and interests.
• Demonstrated integrity and initiative qualities.
• Commitment to invest time or travel to meet stakeholders when and where they are.