Junior Talent Partner
Lendable
Policy Director
Advanced Energy United
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $110,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead the development and implementation of strategies, in collaboratively with Advanced Energy United policy team members to accelerate California’s transition to 100% clean energy and electrified transportation and meet short- and long-term policy objectives as part of United's policy portfolio.
- Work with Advanced Energy United member companies to develop policy positions and reach consensus on positions on key issues.
- Manage lobbyist relationships on the ground and their engagement in legislative strategy and execution.
- Organize member opportunities for direct decision-maker engagement including lobby days, legislator and candidate education, earned media, and participation in legislative, regulatory, and administrative processes, as needed.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with coalition partners, allies, and key legislative and administrative staff.
- Engage in coordination and advocacy efforts with coalition allies in support of clean energy goals.
- Create reports, presentations, fact sheets, and other written and visual materials needed for education and advocacy efforts, draft comments, and deliver verbal presentations as necessary.
- Work with our communications team to identify opportunities for Advanced Energy United to seek earned media coverage, including drafting press statements, doing media interviews, writing blog posts, participating in webinars, and creating opportunities to showcase advanced energy.
- Travel on an as needed basis (up to 30%) for advocacy days, meetings with key allies and stakeholders, communications outreach, and other efforts on behalf of Advanced Energy United.
- Manage and mentor junior staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, political science, or public policy preferred, or comparable experience; master’s degree in a relevant area is a plus.
- 7-15 years of professional experience in legislative policy development, campaign work, or organizing in the energy or transportation sector; working with business leaders is a plus.
- Interest in energy and transportation issues and an understanding of the importance of policy advocacy to advance an organizational agenda.
- Entrepreneurial approach, flexible attitude, and ability to operate independently and handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Experience managing and mentoring junior staff.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to independently draft clear, comprehensive, and persuasive written documents appropriate for intended audiences.
- Intellectual curiosity, inquisitive nature, and excellent listening and problem-solving skills.
- Performance-oriented individual with a strong work ethic, demonstrated initiative and commitment to achieving goals.
- Ability to engage members, customers, and funders and sell Advanced Energy United and its value proposition to those audiences.
- Must have a sense of humor, recognize there is always more to learn, and not take oneself too seriously.
- Must be willing to travel.
