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About the Role

The State Affairs program leads EDF’s efforts to achieve policy goals through legislative, regulatory, and political engagement at the state and local levels. The Senior Manager, California State Affairs will lead the development and implementation of key aspects of EDF’s California-based work, including collaborative design and implementation of education and policy advocacy campaigns. This role requires managing consultants, coordinating workstreams, owning stakeholder relationships, and representing EDF in Sacramento.

Responsibilities

Lead the collaborative design and implementation of effective education and policy advocacy campaigns to support EDF’s major workstream priorities in California.
Manage consultants, coordinate among multiple EDF workstreams and experts, and coordinate with partner organizations.
Own relationships with key stakeholders, influential decisionmakers, and/or government agencies.
Represent EDF and organizational positions to external stakeholders.
Serve as a key "on the ground" presence for EDF and EDF Action in Sacramento.
Track policy for specific subject areas and coordinate with relevant EDF experts, external stakeholders, and policymakers.
Manage 1-2 junior staff members.
Independently guide and manage specific projects.
Serve as the main point of internal and external contact for discrete projects or campaigns.
Work with the Senior Director, California to identify political and policy objectives and design and implement strategies for effective state policy engagement.
Lead collaborative efforts across EDF programs, departments, and the national political team to implement specific strategies and outcomes.
Develop and manage strategies to enhance EDF relationships and advocacy with decision-makers.
Develop and manage the execution of strategic communications, in partnership with Marketing and Communications staff and consultant(s).
Manage the development of new political constituencies and oversee implementation of outreach and advocacy strategies.
Lead key elements of EDF’s advocacy strategy in California, including helping to manage the state political consulting and lobbying team.
Represent EDF on essential committees, workgroups, and coalitions in support of priority policy goals.
Manage junior staff and/or interns.
Participate in advancing EDF Organizational Effectiveness and Culture (OEC) goals.
Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum of eight years’ experience working to effect change in California.
Demonstrated history of success in state environmental policy through engagement with industry, regulators, elected officials, and other public-interest stakeholders.
Experience with California legislative process and politics.
Solid understanding of the political dynamics surrounding a broad range of environmental issues and the wider political context in which they operate.
Understanding of state and federal policy making and political processes.
Demonstrable people and project management skills.
Ability to represent and speak for EDF in public and with the press.
Demonstrable written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrable negotiation skills with the ability to garner consensus between disparate groups with conflicting priorities.
Capable of working with a variety of concerned parties, including government agencies, grassroots organizations, and private firms, within strategic coalitions.
Demonstrates self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Flexibility and willingness to learn and develop functional subject matter expertise in climate change, clean energy, forestry, water, and/or clean transportation.
Independent judgement is required to plan, prioritize, and organize workload.
Submit a cover letter and writing sample demonstrating ability to communicate effectively with a non-technical audience.

Skills

Policy advocacy
Legislative engagement
Regulatory engagement
Political engagement
Campaign design and implementation
Stakeholder management
Relationship building
Strategic communications
Outreach and advocacy strategy
Political consulting
Lobbying
Public speaking
Press communication
Negotiation
Consensus building
Coalition building
Written communication
Oral communication
Project management
People management

Location

Sacramento
San Francisco Bay Area (with frequent travel to Sacramento)

Work Type

Fixed-term (three-year)
Possibility of extension

Experience Level

Senior Manager
Minimum of eight years’ experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, in science, policy, economics or law in areas related to the environment.
Master’s degree or equivalent may substitute for up to two years of work experience.

Salary/Compensations

110,000 - 120,000 USD

Benefits

Full benefits
Competitive salary
Robust benefits
Professional development opportunities

About the Company

The State Affairs program of the Political Affairs department leads EDF’s efforts to achieve our policy goals through legislative, regulatory, and political engagement at the state and local levels.
Our lobbyists, communicators, organizers and experts work together to achieve progress on our priority issues.
EDF Organizational Effectiveness and Culture (OEC) goals in which people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included, and empowered to address the environmental and organizational challenges in alignment with EDF values.
We offer a strong total rewards package encompassing competitive salary, robust benefits, and professional development opportunities consistent with a modern global organization.
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