Greenpeace USA is hiring a Climate Policy Lead (California) to join our California campaign team. This highly experienced campaigner will help Greenpeace develop and implement bold campaigns that build independent political power alongside our partners to stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry and create real solutions commensurate with the urgency of this planetary crisis. The Climate Policy Lead (California) will lead an ambitious campaign centered on people power, developing strategies based on informed analyses of power with an eye toward harnessing people power at all levels - online and offline - to move targets and reach diverse audiences to ensure politicians, agencies, and companies in California demonstrate real climate leadership.
This campaign will work to build public pressure for California to be a “first mover.” Stopping oil and gas expansion and implementing a phase-out, starting in the most impacted communities, in one of the largest oil-producing states in the country and fifth biggest economy in the world can redefine what is seen as possible and create political momentum for a broader fossil fuel phase-out, while Greenpeace continues to call for a responsibly managed fossil fuel phase-out, and an equitable transition nationally.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate familiarity with local or state-level issues in California and a proven track record of developing and delivering high impact, people-powered campaigns, sound political analysis and understanding of the policy and political landscape in California. The Climate Policy Lead (California) will also exhibit strong strategic campaign planning and team leadership skills, and will exhibit exceptional project management, relationship-building and coalition-building skills.
This Climate Policy Lead (California) is a full-time, exempt, benefits-eligible, hybrid position, based in California and will report directly to our Policy & Legislative Director.