Director of Policy, Land

Carbon180 is seeking a director of policy to lead our growing land-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) work around soil carbon storage in agriculture, forestry, and other approaches. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing Carbon180’s federal land policy strategy in partnership with the executive and managing directors. Additionally, they will manage and lead a team of policy experts to propose and draft new policy ideas, identify where Carbon180 can have the greatest impact, engage with coalitions, and perform direct outreach and advocacy to policymakers and agency leadership. The director of policy, land will collaborate with the science and innovation team to ensure policy development is rooted in the best available science and addresses real-world barriers faced by on-the-ground practitioners, environmental justice team to ensure land policies are equitable and just, and government affairs and communications teams to educate policymakers and other key audiences. This role is also responsible for developing and managing yearly and quarterly policy goals and an associated budget. The director of policy will report to the executive director at first and ultimately report to a managing director.