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Senior Climate Program Director

Oregon Environmental Council (OEC) is seeking a Senior Climate Program Director to lead in developing, delivering, and implementing ambitious climate policies, programs and partnerships in Oregon. The Senior Climate Program Director sets the strategic direction for OEC’s climate work, which includes a cross-cutting portfolio focused on advancing the equitable, rapid decarbonization of buildings, transportation, electricity, and industry in Oregon and promoting community resilience. This includes policy research and development, extensive relationship building, advocacy, analyzing data, campaign management (that includes strategies such as coalition management, grassroots mobilization), and strategic communications. The Senior Climate Program Director will build and manage OEC’s climate team and work closely with diverse partners to provide expertise on policy advocacy, programs, and partnerships and guide campaign strategy. This position facilitates effective coordination with other OEC program staff around intersections between climate and transportation, public health, and water management issues. The Senior Climate Program Director also leads development of additional, innovative climate mitigation strategies and projects that suit the organization’s strengths and promote equitable outcomes.

Roles & Responsibilities

The ideal candidate is motivated to accelerate an equitable clean energy transition. You are a strategic thinker, know how to leverage public policy, and a people-person who is excited about advocacy, supporting community resilience, and clean economic development. You are an adept and intuitive team leader who fosters a collaborative and growth-oriented team culture. You are a creative campaigner who understands coalitions and how to build bridges to get things done. You don’t shy away from technical conversations and you are ready to be creative about climate policy mitigation and adaptation strategies. You are a strong communicator who is excited to build the climate movement, activate new partners, be a spokesperson, serve on advisory bodies and positively influence statewide climate proposals. You understand how climate interacts with transportation, public health, housing, and economic opportunity. You are passionate about ensuring Oregon stays on track to achieve its climate goals and helping Oregon communities and local economies thrive.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and Manage Climate Initiatives; Advocacy and Implementation (~35%)

  • Develops programs, partnerships, policy proposals and other recommendations to advance program goals
  • Crafts and implements campaign strategy plans to achieve strong climate outcomes
  • Ensures strong implementation and defense of existing climate policies through regulatory advocacy and oversight, strategic communications and outreach, and (where needed) defense against legal challenges.
  • Formulates projects to advance program goals; develops and executes project implementation
  • Ensures that policies and projects are evaluated for equity implications
  • Investigates and analyzes issues germane to program; reviews relevant professional materials and communications on a continuing basis
  • Prepares and presents public comments and testimony; lobbies Oregon Legislature and other elected officials; coordinates with legislative director to inform advocacy strategy
  • Monitors and weighs in on administrative and regulatory processes that relate to program goals; serves on statewide advisory councils, including agency rule-making committees
  • Determines and communicates the organization’s position on external policy proposals that relate to our goals

Develop and Manage Climate Team (15%)

  • Develops job descriptions for new positions; leads hiring processes
  • Manages and empower team members; leads work planning; supports skill-building, professional development

Relationship Building (~25%)

  • Cultivates and maintains collaborative relationships with key interest groups and individuals, including policymakers, statewide officials and agency staff
  • Engages authentically with culturally specific and community-of-color led organizations, organizations representing rural interests, and other organizations that bring a social and environmental justice perspective
  • Fosters alliances; develops, manages, and participates in diverse and influential stakeholder coalitions and networks in support of program goals
  • Maintains and expands relationships with regional and national organizations

Outreach and Education (~15%)

  • Builds broad public support for program goals and project objectives
  • Produces reports, fact sheets, opinion pieces, toolkits, and other communication tools to advance program objectives, with support from our marketing and communications team
  • Engages in public speaking to diverse audiences
  • Represents OEC in the media, in collaboration with our Communications Director
  • Serves as an ambassador for OEC, building OEC’s public presence
  • Educates and engages OEC members and supporters through website communications, electronic and written communications, and personal interactions
  • Occasionally develops public education and “things you can do” campaigns

Fundraising and Organizational Health (~10%)

  • In collaboration with our development team, writes and reviews program-related grant proposals and progress reports
  • Occasionally participates in fundraising meetings and events with donors and foundations
  • Participates in organizational budget setting, staff meetings and retreats as a team leader for the OEC Climate Program
  • Actively supports co-workers
Type of Work:
Full time
Location:
Oregon
Compensation:
$90,000-$115,000

How to Apply

You will be asked for a cover letter & resume, our simple intake form usually takes less than two minutes to complete. Applications are reviewed on a two week rolling basis, and this position will remain open until filled

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