Executive Director

Executive Director, Wyoming Hunger Initiative

Position: Full-time, salaried, exempt, W-2
Reports to: Board of Directors
Work arrangement: Remote, with statewide travel
Salary range: $80,000–$110,000 annually
Healthcare benefit: Up to $12,000 annually through a compliant benefits arrangement

About the Role
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative (WHI) seeks a mission-driven Executive Director to lead
its strategy, operations, programs, partnerships, fundraising, and communications.
Working remotely, the Executive Director will supervise regional directors and serve as
the public face of WHI.

The successful candidate will be a strong organizer and communicator, comfortable
managing a distributed team, building community relationships, and using budgets and
financial information to guide decisions. The role also includes hands-on responsibility
for developing and coordinating the organization’s communications and marketing
content, in collaboration with WHI’s graphic designer.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead WHI’s organizational strategy, priorities, operations, and programs.
• Supervise, support, and coordinate regional directors and other staff.
• Represent WHI with communities, partners, funders, media, and other
stakeholders.
• Build relationships with food-relief organizations, schools, businesses, funders,
and community partners.
• Develop fundraising strategies and pursue grants, donations, and other
resources.
• Develop and monitor the annual budget, review financial performance, and
support responsible financial practices.
• Oversee program implementation, evaluation, and reporting.
• Lead WHI’s communications, public engagement, and marketing, including
planning and creating social media content and other organizational messaging.
• Draft and coordinate press releases and other public-facing communications,
working with the graphic designer to develop, prepare, and distribute content.
• Maintain effective administrative systems and ensure compliance with applicable
requirements.
• Travel throughout Wyoming for meetings, site visits, events, and partner
engagement.
Qualifications
• Experience in nonprofit leadership, organizational management, community
engagement, or a related field.
• Experience supervising staff; experience leading a remote or regional team is an
asset.
• Background in fundraising, grant development, donor relations, and partnership
building.
• Ability to understand budgets and financial reports and use them to inform
decisions.
• Excellent organizational, project-management, writing, communication, and
relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing communications or marketing content, including social
media and press releases, is preferred.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and follow-up.
• Familiarity with food systems, hunger-relief networks, or community-based
nonprofit work preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting and travel statewide as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.

Work Schedule
This is a full-time position with a flexible schedule. The role may occasionally require
work outside normal business hours or on typical workdays, including evenings or
weekends. When additional hours are needed, the Executive Director and Board Chair
will make reasonable adjustments to the work schedule or provide compensatory time,
consistent with applicable law and organizational policy.

Compensation and Benefits
The annual salary range is $80,000–$110,000, based on qualifications. Benefits include
up to $12,000 annually for healthcare through a compliant arrangement, plus 15
vacation days, 6 sick days, and 3 personal days per year. WHI reimburses approved
business travel and may support pre-approved professional development.
Employment is full-time, exempt, W-2, and at-will, subject to applicable law and WHI
policies.