Deputy Director, Fertilizer – Campaigns Department
Industrious Labs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $136,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Hold responsibilities that will evolve over time as the team grows and functions.
- During the first year, anticipate a push to move forward at least one pilot project.
- Administrative advocacy to develop a state policy roadmap to phase out fossil-based fertilizer.
- Recruit and build an aligned and powerful coalition of labor, community, local economic development organizations, farmers, and more.
- Assess the industry landscape, identify strengths, current players, and gaps, and engage key leaders, organizations, and industry partners.
- Collaborate in developing comprehensive campaign plans.
- Develop our policy platform and build the case with the Governor’s office and key stakeholders.
- Work with colleagues and external consultants/allies to understand the cost structure of green fertilizer.
- Characterize the economic benefits and risks of transforming the fertilizer industry.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of increasing responsibility in the field, with a proven campaigning and coalition-building track record.
- Background in policy development, organizing, or leadership within advocacy or movement spaces.
- Experience designing policy campaigns and using tools like power mapping, strategy charts, and narrative development.
- Strong familiarity with how state and local agencies and venues function.
- Demonstrated relationship-building, including with grassroots groups, labor, environmental justice organizations, policymakers, and other key players in California.
- Proven track record of delivering policy wins and moving ideas from strategy through implementation.
- Strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple conflicting priorities.
- Cultural competency and emotional intelligence—this could be demonstrated by experience leading multicultural teams, building alignment across divergent viewpoints, etc.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health coverage (medical, dental and vision)
- Work-from-home stipend
- Up to 5% 401k employer match
- 11 paid holidays
- Unlimited vacation (with a minimum of 15 business days)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
policy developmentcampaign designproject managementcost structure analysiseconomic benefit assessmentnarrative developmentpower mappingstrategy charts
Soft skills
relationship-buildingcultural competencyemotional intelligenceleadershipcoalition-buildingadvocacyorganizational skillscommunication