The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) seeks qualified candidates for the position of California State Policy Organizer (CSPO). The successful candidate will work remotely from California (CA) and be available for regular travel to/in the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento area. The CSPO will report to the CA State Policy Manager under the direction of the Western States Director.
The BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) is a powerful and unified voice for building an economy that addresses climate change, protects the health of people and the environment, eliminates income and racial disparities, and creates and maintains good-paying, union jobs in communities across the country. BGA brings together labor unions and environmental organizations—representing millions of members and supporters—around a shared agenda and enacts change by advocating at the state and federal level; providing education and engaging union members and environmentalists; and communicating the benefits of this shared agenda for working people, their families, and their communities.
Job Summary:
The California (CA) State Policy Organizer is responsible for maintaining and growing the CA BlueGreen Alliance (BGA) table (a statewide coalition of labor and environmental partners). The CSPO develops and implements organizing strategies to grow public awareness and advance BGA policy initiatives. The coalition’s current strategic priority is making CA a leader in clean industry, manufacturing, energy, and sustainable water use, including the production of low-carbon materials and clean energy, and advancing high road labor policies. The policy organizer’s other outreach and advocacy work will be driven by Table partners' shared interests and capacity. This may include, but is not limited to, tightening safety standards at industrial facilities, growing access to zero-emission vehicles, and promoting high-road labor standards in clean energy development. The CSPO provides organizing, policy, and communications support to the CA State Policy Manager to achieve BGA policy initiatives. The CSPO reports to the CA State Policy Manager and will work with BGA staff, labor unions, environmental groups, environmental justice groups, and other allies.