Senior Director, Cultural Effectiveness & Strategic Initiatives

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About Audubon The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet's health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet. Through a collaborative, bipartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come. Learn more at www.audubon.org and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. Position Summary: The Senior Director, Cultural Effectiveness & Strategic Initiatives is a senior leader within the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB), reporting to the Vice President, EDIB. This role partners with EDIB leadership and cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Learning & Development/L&D, People & Culture/P&C, Marketing & Communication/M&C) to co-create the strategic direction, operating model, and enterprise integration of EDIB learning, engagement, and strategic programs across Audubon, and is responsible for their effective implementation and execution. This position leads the design, evolution, and enterprise adoption of key EDIB initiatives, including the Staff Exchange Program, EDIB learning and consulting services, and the integration of employee engagement insights into organizational practices. This includes leveraging cross-functional staff exchanges to identify scalable best practices, strengthen collaboration, and support a more consistent One Audubon experience across the organization. The Senior Director ensures that EDIB programs are not only executed effectively, but embedded into how the organization operates, develops talent, and delivers on its mission. As a member of the EDIB leadership team, this role provides strategic guidance to senior leaders, shapes enterprise-wide approaches to employee experience and inclusion, and drives alignment across People & Culture, Communications, and business units. The Senior Director is accountable for building scalable systems, strengthening organizational capability, and ensuring consistent, high-impact delivery of EDIB priorities. This role will supervise staff. This role requires a strategic, enterprise-minded leader who can operate at both the systems and execution levels-translating vision into sustained organizational impact. This position is classified as hybrid, in accordance with Audubon's "Where We Work" Policy. Hybrid employees are expected to work in an Audubon office every Monday and Tuesday and an additional two days each month of the employee's choosing. Candidates should be located within commuting distance of one of Audubon's offices, which include locations in: Albuquerque, NM; Albany, NY; Anchorage, AK; Baltimore, MD; Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Columbia, SC; Fargo, ND; Fort Collins, CO; Lincoln, NE; Miami, FL; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Palm Desert, CA; Roseville, MN; Sacramento, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Tallahassee, FL; and Washington, DC.

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