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Operations Director, NOLS Rocky Mountain
Lead wilderness course operations for NOLS Rocky Mountain, including route planning, land-use permits, scheduling, and crisis response. Supervise three departments and help shape leadership, culture, and operational decisions.
विवरण
- Direct daily operations and help establish the leadership culture for NOLS Rocky Mountain.
- Develop long-range operational plans for NOLS Rocky Mountain and related campuses.
- Plan course routes and oversee more than 30 commercial land-use permits across seven western states.
- Cultivate working relationships with land management agencies.
- Administer permit allocation and usage to preserve NOLS user days.
- Complete pre-season documentation and year-end land-use reports.
- Address permit violations and related operational challenges.
- Schedule courses for the upcoming season and plan course calendars up to two years ahead.
- Monitor direct course costs and land-use fees.
- Coordinate route planning, including re-ration logistics.
- Develop, assess, and improve course routes using feedback from field faculty and students.
- Participate in leadership, culture development, and organization-wide decision-making.
- Manage three departments based in the Rocky Mountain region.
- Assist with and periodically lead evacuations, urgent incidents, and crisis-response efforts.
- Strengthen partnerships with government agencies, local staff, instructors, and community organizations.
आवश्यकताएँ
- Professional-level experience instructing or guiding extended backcountry expeditions in remote settings for varied client groups.
- Deep knowledge of trip planning and backcountry travel.
- Knowledge of the Wind River Range, Utah canyons, the Absarokas, and the Bighorn Mountains is preferred.
- Strong prioritization skills and the ability to adjust to urgent needs, team support, and deadlines.
- Proven ability to build effective relationships and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to make and carry out decisions with incomplete information.
- Interest in working within a close, dynamic, collaborative team.
- Willingness to maintain a flexible schedule that may include long days, weekends, and holidays.
- Technical proficiency and the ability to learn complex systems quickly.
- Commitment to understanding and practicing NOLS' mission, values, and educational philosophy.
- A criminal background check is required.
- Submit a combined resume and cover letter as a single PDF.
लाभ
- Employee and family discounts on courses.
- Medical insurance coverage.
- Dental insurance coverage.
- Vision insurance coverage.
- Flexible paid-time-off policy.
- Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- NOLS participates in applicable employment verification systems.