Regional Director Field Operations & Member Engagement
HybridIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Coach regional managers to provide clear expectations and practical resources while building trusted relationships with county presidents, boards, and volunteers. Develop staffing structures that recruit active members and strengthen leadership development, succession planning, and local issue work across the state. Create strategies to engage uninvolved members and design resources that support local goals without increasing volunteer burden. Serve as a connector between field operations and statewide teams to translate local challenges into practical improvements. Approximately 75% of time involves in-state travel for farm visits and committee meetings, with the remainder spent at the Indiana Farm Bureau home office or remotely.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in agriculture, business, organizational leadership, communications, nonprofit management, public affairs, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Experience coaching, supervising, training, or supporting staff, volunteers, local boards, or member-led organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence outcomes in environments where authority is shared, indirect, or volunteer-led.
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate across teams, and translate strategy into practical tools and action plans.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly and support occasional evening or weekend meetings, trainings, and events.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of agriculture, rural communities, grassroots advocacy, membership organizations, and county Farm Bureau operations.
- Experience working with autonomous local organizations, volunteer boards, county leaders, or community-based leadership structures.
- Experience developing leadership training, member engagement strategies, onboarding resources, or volunteer support tools.
- Ability to analyze feedback from members, county leaders, and staff and convert common themes into practical recommendations.
- Credibility with agricultural audiences and an understanding of the time, capacity, and succession challenges facing volunteer-led organizations.
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