Now Hiring – Clean Grid Campaign Director

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Who We Are:

Oregon Environmental Council (OEC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan environmental organization with deep roots dating back to 1968. Our work is grounded in fostering equitable, forward-thinking solutions to the environmental challenges facing us today - and tomorrow. We envision a future where every Oregonian enjoys equitable access to the healthy air, water, climate and community needed to thrive. To realize this vision, we've built a team of champions to support policies and practices centered in environmental protection and justice.

We're in it for the long haul - but we're not in it alone. We partner with coalitions and organizations across the state to actualize real change. Together, we're charting a course toward a world where our environment is protected, communities flourish, and the planet is cherished for generations to come. Join us in our mission to safeguard Oregon's natural legacy, and create a more sustainable future for all. We build teams, celebrate successes, launch impactful campaigns and have fun along the way.

The Oregon Clean Grid Collaborative (CGCD)is a group of environmental justice, conservation, labor, tribal, clean energy, and ratepayer advocacy organizations from across Oregon. Collectively, we are advocating to ensure Oregon transitions quickly, efficiently, and equitably to clean energy. The OCGC seeks to ensure that regional energy markets and transmission planning processes and investments are aligned to deliver benefits for Oregon's communities, workers, economy, and climate. By expanding our collective understanding, supporting capacity-building, and bringing diverse voices to the table, we're working toward outcomes that maximize the grid's power, distribute energy equitably and affordably, and support meaningful job creation across the region. Together, we're committed to transforming how Oregon powers our lives.

Position Summary:

As our Clean Grid Campaign Director, you'll lead in developing, executing, and overseeing advocacy campaigns to advance the Oregon Clean Grid Collaborative's values and priorities through the Oregon legislature, state agency, and regional proceedings. You'll collaborate closely with OCGC member organizations to support our shared goals related to regional energy markets and transmission development, and promote capacity-building for Oregon-based public interest organizations. You'll lead the coordination and execution of OCGC advocacy and capacity-building campaigns, monitoring progress, evaluating tactics, and keep relevant stakeholders informed. You'll also lead OEC's clean energy advocacy efforts, including writing comments, providing testimony, and supporting organizational communications.

Campaign and Coalition Management (~35%)

• Develop and implement comprehensive campaign plans for advocacy initiatives to advance OCGC goals, collaborating closely with OCGC coordinating committee, community stakeholders, and other coalition partners.
• Solicit and evaluate information and feedback from organizations and community leaders to inform the design and implementation of OCGC advocacy campaigns and capacity-building efforts and develop strategies to effectively influence key decision-makers.
• Lead regular OCGC coordinating table meetings; collaborate with OCGC table co-leads to develop agendas, facilitating meetings when needed.
• Identify and engage partnerships and outreach to stakeholders and coalition partners to achieve campaign objectives.
• Facilitate outreach and onboarding to bring in new OCGC members.
• Support fundraising efforts.

Relationship Building, Outreach and Education (~20%)

• Cultivate and maintain collaborative relationships with key interest groups and individuals, including utilities; state agencies; policymakers; and business, tribal, labor, and environmental justice leaders.
• Foster alliances; develop, manage, and participate in diverse and influential stakeholder coalitions and networks in support of campaign goals.
• Maintain and expand relationships with regional and national organizations.

Policy Advocacy (~35%)

• Advance campaign priorities through direct advocacy in legislative and regulatory proceedings, strategic communications, and stakeholder outreach.
• Stays current with relevant clean energy, transmission, and regional grid development research, publications, and other professional materials.
• Develop positions, monitor and weigh in on administrative and regulatory processes that relate to campaign goals; prepare and present public comments and testimony on behalf of OCGC and OEC.
• Represent OEC in PUC and other proceedings beyond OCGC priorities.
• In coordination with OCGC members and with support from communications colleagues, produce reports, fact sheets, opinion pieces, toolkits, and other communication tools to advance campaign objectives.

Administrative Support (10%)

• Develop tools, systems, and processes to support coordination and campaign efficacy.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for OCGC advocacy campaigns and projects.
• Develop meeting agendas, track action items and schedule follow ups.
• Provide campaign-specific administrative support, including but not limited to meeting scheduling, document formatting, and copy-editing.

Qualifications:

Required Experience and Education

• Minimum four years of professional experience in policy/politics, advocacy, campaign and/or project management.
• Familiarity with clean energy and/or transmission issues.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. Equivalent professional experience may include 4 years or more of campaign management, relevant policy, and/or advocacy experience.

Required Skills, Abilities and Qualities

• Proven ability to successfully advocate, organize, and implement campaign tactics
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, capable of managing multiple projects while maintaining a strategic perspective.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with diverse stakeholders, including political, non-profit advocacy, and other leaders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach and positive, flexible attitude; ability to empathize with and engage a diverse range of stakeholders.
• An understanding of environmental, institutional, and structural racism and bias, and a commitment to navigating these inequities through the lens of those most impacted. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take an entrepreneurial approach.
• Analytical skills with the ability to formulate plans and strategies.
• Detail-oriented with high standards for accuracy.
• Commitment to OEC's Values , Mission, and Team Charter and OCGC's Values .
• Ability to occasionally travel to Salem, statewide, and out of state.

Desirable

• Experience leading major issue advocacy or statewide political campaigns.
• Existing relationships with Oregon and regional decision-makers, climate, environmental justice, BIPOC, tribal, rural, labor, public health, and/or business stakeholders.
• Experience implementing equity tools.
• Experience working in a nonprofit setting with a mission-driven staff and board.
• Relevant advanced degree or equivalent work experience.

Additional Information

Travel: This position requires some travel around the state. OEC encourages travel by sustainable modes, e.g., walking, bicycling, taking transit, and carpooling.

Work Schedule: Our office hours are Monday through Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM, however this role requires the ability to be flexible about one's schedule and work hours. This role may occasionally require excess hours in order to achieve deliverables.

Physical: This job operates in a professional open-floor office environment with a moderate level of noise associated with personal conversations and office machinery. The employee must be able to see, hear and talk and have the physical ability to move around, lift light objects, and use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets.

Salary and Employment Benefits: The full salary range for this position is currently $75,000 - 101,250 per year. Starting salaries are usually in the first half of the full range. Offers are made based on an assessment of the candidate's skills, experience, and abilities in relation to the job description, and also in relation to peer roles in the organization. OEC endeavors to increase all staff wages annually to account for cost of living as well as to recognize and honor experience gained over time. We review and adjust the organizational pay scale every 2-3 years. Employees can expect to move up in the range for their position's pay grade as they gain more experience in their roles. OEC offers a collaborative, team-oriented, flexible, family-friendly workplace. Excellent benefits include:

• Generous paid leave, including 4 weeks of vacation (3 in first year), Fridays off in August, 11 fixed holidays, 4 personal days, and 12 sick days annually
• 401k contribution (up to 6% after the first year)
• Employer-paid medical and dental coverage for employee, with significant employer support for dependents' coverage

At OEC, you will learn a lot, laugh a lot, and feel great about helping Oregon communities become better, healthier places to live. To Apply: Please complete an application via our website HERE. We will start to review applications on May 6th, three weeks after the initial posting date. This position will be open until filled.

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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