Organization
Environment California
Job Description
Environment California is seeking a Clean Energy Advocate to run campaigns to get more clean, renewable energy powering California’s homes, schools, businesses and transportation system.
As our Clean Energy Advocate, you’ll work with the State Director and the national clean energy program team at Environment America to:
- Stand up for rooftop solar and storage so we can catch the sun on more rooftops and save it for later too.
- Go big on offshore wind.
- Reduce energy waste with more efficiency and effective conservation programs.
Key Responsibilities
Our Advocate will work with our Director and other staff on campaigns for more clean renewable energy to powerCalifornia’s homes, schools and businesses with 100% renewable energy. This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Program: Run our campaigns for clean energy in California, including policy development, research and messaging.
- Advocacy: Represent Environment California and advance our strategy in the California State Capitol. Develop strong and collaborative relationships with state agencies, partner organizations, coalitions, legislators and legislative staff on both sides of the aisle, and other stakeholders to advance shared goals. Seek out and identify policy opportunities related to our issue portfolio and make recommendations regarding policy positions and messaging.
- Communications and Media Outreach: Work with your team to develop materials for lawmakers, the public, and the media to help advance our campaigns, including opinion editorials, press releases, letters to the editor, campaign action emails, fact sheets, bill summaries and policy briefs, regulatory comments, analyses, and presentations.
- Fundraising: Fundraise from charitable foundations and individual donors to support our program.
- Build the team: You will be part of a California-based team of advocates and campaign staff working to advance our policy goals. Advocates may serve as mentors or supervisors to less experienced staff, recruit and train new interns and volunteers to increase our impact and build our power, and participate in recruitment of new staff.
Qualifications
Qualifications
You are:
- A campaign advocate, campaign staffer or grassroots organizer with at least 3 years of experience team building and/or coalition building.
- An effective communicator with excellent writing and public speaking skills. Experience with traditional media or digital communications is a plus.
- Creative and effective at solving complex problems; a strategic thinker who can take advantage of new opportunities.
- A people person and good listener with a track record of successful access-building; willing and interested in working with people who think differently than you.
- Well-organized and able to work on multiple legislative and administrative proposals at once.
- Demonstrated commitment to environmental and public interest issues and to citizen-based social change.
- A proven ability to recruit, train and develop staff, raise money, and demonstrated success in building relationships with the full spectrum of environmental and political stakeholders.
Details
Compensation and Benefits
The starting compensation range for someone with 3-5 years of relevant experience is $39,000-$42,000. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. Environment California offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid time off, a commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Location: This position could be based in Oakland, Los Angeles or Sacramento, CA.
Why work with Environment California? Check out 10 reasons: https://environmentamerica.org/why-work-with-us/
Our Mission and Values
Environment California and Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://environmentamerica.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.
FT/PT
Full Time
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