Executive Director (RAN)

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) preserves forests, protects the climate, and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through frontline partnerships and strategic campaigns. With a budget of approximately $9 million and an international staff of roughly 50 (based from San Francisco to New York to London to Jakarta), RAN works toward a world where the rights and dignity of all communities are respected and where healthy forests, a stable climate, and wild biodiversity are protected and celebrated.

RAN accomplishes this through :

• Peaceful, direct action
• High-profile, direct communication
• Coordinated media and social media campaigns
• Highly researched and detailed reports
• Collaborative partnerships with allies and grassroots organizations
• Relentless follow-up to ensure promises are kept

RAN values diversity in race, class, gender, culture, and religion, and implements programs internally to ensure that staff, board, and activists understand and adopt anti-oppression principles . Additionally, RAN adheres to a policy of nonviolence .For more information about RAN’s history, culture, and philosophy, please visit RAN’s website .

Executive Director

RAN seeks a proven, passionate, and dynamic leader to advance its mission. The ideal candidate is a movement-oriented activist who is visionary, strategic, and able to expand upon RAN's strong reputation and successful history of real-world impact. This is a highly influential position in both the national and international environmental and human rights communities.

Primary Responsibilities

The Executive Director will perform the following and other duties as assigned :

Profile and Qualifications

The successful candidate will have the following characteristics and qualifications :

Compensation and Location

RAN offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience. The target salary range for this position is $165,000–180,000 based off a competitive San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit. The final salary will be determined based on candidate experience and overall qualifications.

Benefits include full health coverage for the employee and their partner / family (plus an employer-funded Health Savings Account), vision and dental insurance, four weeks paid time off (increases to five weeks after two years), and a SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with a 3% fully vesting employer match. Additionally, after five years, staff becomes eligible for a three-month, fully paid sabbatical.

This position will be located in San Francisco, CA. International travel on a regular basis is expected.

To Apply

CEA Recruiting is assisting RAN with this search. To be considered for this position, interested candidates must follow the link below to submit a resume, cover letter, and salary requirements through CEA’s job portal. Please direct all applications and inquiries to CEA Recruiting. This position will remain open until filled.

RAN provides all people with equal employment and volunteer opportunities and is committed to providing accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. We encourage applicants of color to apply for this position.

CEA Recruiting works with leading environmental nonprofits, foundations, and businesses to recruit top talent and design effective organizational staffing strategies. For more information, visit www.cearecruiting.com .

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