Growth Solutions Consultant
Vericast
Director of State Mobilization
Building Decarbonization Coalition
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $170,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Create comprehensive issue-based campaign strategies in collaboration with state managers and sr. regional managers and manage overall execution aligned with BDC north stars.
- Translate campaign concepts and strategies into actionable plans with focus on data-driven strategies and measurable OKRs.
- Mentor jr. staff on development and execution of state campaigns, coalition participation, researching the issue, creating viable policy solutions, and proposing political strategy and messaging.
- Coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders across multiple teams to incorporate expertise at all levels.
- Drive development of resources such as fact sheets, memos, reports, and one pagers for policymakers and partners.
- Ensure state priority work and strategies are well memorialized and accessible across the organization.
- Develop ambitious state-by-state engagement campaign strategy integrated across State Mobilization team and organization.
- Manage pace, sequencing, and execution of strategic plans for national growth and scale.
- Identify and map internal strategies to close gaps and course correct objectives.
- Identify and pursue high-leverage growth and positioning opportunities for BDC in emerging states, including leveraging policies, partnerships, industry value propositions, and consumer awareness campaigns.
- Cultivate relationships with and advise staff of state associations and multi-state partnerships, leveraging BDC resources and expertise.
- Maintain relationships and seek opportunities to leverage BDC’s resources in historically worked states, including NESCAUM states.
- Stay apprised of evolving building decarbonization/electrification ecosystem and participate in network-building and learning opportunities.
- Set standard for bridge-building across departments to ensure organizational priorities are leveraged.
- Lead development of team structures, procedures for alignment, strategic planning, implementation plans, staffing and growth strategies with clear objectives and benchmarks.
- Lead ongoing and annual internal planning, evaluation and learning to refine operating plans and provide quantitative and qualitative data in reporting.
- Oversee build out of team including recruitment, hiring, onboarding and support of program staff and manage up to four direct reports.
- Continuously refine team design and structure focusing on excellence in execution, learning, and impact.
- Ensure ongoing mentorship and professional development for State Mobilization team.
- Contribute to values- and purpose-driven, team-centered, inclusive organizational culture and support DEI efforts.
Requirements
- 8+ years of work experience in building decarbonization policy, energy or environmental regulation, appliance standards, or in a related field.
- Experience working within or alongside state agencies, especially agencies that promulgate energy or environmental regulations.
- Demonstrated success convening and facilitating challenging discussions with diverse interests, including manufacturers, policymakers, industry groups, and advocates to develop policy and/or regulations.
- High level of confidence and poise appropriate to collaborating with senior state policymakers and major market actors on complex, high-stakes projects.
- Knowledge of appliance standards, building codes, and third-party ratings (ENERGY STAR, NESCAUM, ASHRE, etc.).
- Familiarity with the technical fundamentals of building electrification, especially regarding space heating, air conditioning, and water heating systems.
- Existing knowledge or ability to get up to speed on the ways in which the technical challenge of building electrification strategies and approaches differs between states based on climate and building stock characteristics.
- Experience with environmental justice issues and stakeholders.
- Outstanding project leadership and management skills.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree (preferred).
