PowerLines

Director of State Policy – Government Partnerships

PowerLines

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $175,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead development of PowerLines’ state policymaker engagement strategy
  • Build relationships with state policymakers, including governors and state legislators
  • Attend policymaker convenings such as National Governors Association (NGA) and National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
  • Develop state policymaker-relevant external engagement strategy for the organization
  • Lead engagement with lobbying partners
  • Oversee policy research and analysis, including tracking of key state policies
  • Identify state-level successes and maintain a catalogue of case studies
  • Lead drafting of materials relevant for state policymaking efforts
  • Build partnerships with a politically diverse set of partners
  • Support PowerLines’ existing partnerships and identify growth opportunities
  • Conduct power mapping and landscape analysis
  • Support leadership and operations of state policy workstream
  • Provide operational support to PowerLines projects
  • Support high-level drafting of fundraising materials
  • Manage additional team members as the team grows

Requirements

  • 7-15+ years of experience in state-level policy, politics, government affairs, government relations, or a related field
  • Experience with energy policy and utility issues is valued, and/or an ability to learn complex, technical utility regulation topics quickly
  • Experience building relationships with policymakers, particularly state-level policymakers
  • An ability to build relationships with a politically diverse set of stakeholders, and a proven track record of building bipartisan relationships or leading bipartisan coalitions
  • Experience engaging with policymaker settings such as National Governors Association (NGA) and National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
  • A “get stuff done” and “whatever it takes” mentality to deliver success and execute strategy
  • Strong project management skills, including an ability to track progress of complex workstreams
  • Strong emotional intelligence skills, including savviness in navigating complex settings with a diverse set of stakeholders
  • Experience managing staff and consultants
  • Strategic thinking and creative problem solving skills, including an ability to think big-picture and translate ideas into strategy
  • Capacity to thrive in an early-stage, fast-paced, dynamic, and uncertain startup environment, including an ability to identify priorities, function independently, and operate with tight timelines
  • A passion for advancing PowerLines’ mission of modernizing the utility regulatory system to lower utility bills and grow the economy through a consumer-centered lens
Benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid holidays
  • Health insurance
  • 401k employer match
  • Sick leave
  • Health and wellness benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
policy researchpolicy analysisfundraisingproject managementlandscape analysispower mappingbipartisan coalition buildingenergy policyutility regulation
Soft Skills
relationship buildingemotional intelligencestrategic thinkingcreative problem solvingnavigating complex settingsindependent functioningprioritizationadaptabilityteam management