Campaign Manager, Environmental Health & Nature

NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planets wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of Americas bedrock environmental laws including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today our team of more than 700 lawyers scientists economists policy advocates communications experts and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington D.C.

Position Summary:

Reporting to theEnvironmental Health and Nature CampaignsDirector theCampaignManager will develop and implementplansto advance NRDCsenvironmental health and naturepolicy agendas.

The position you are applying forispart of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform thefollowingessential functions:

• Develop and implement federal and regional campaign plans and budgets for advocacy and accountability initiatives in close collaboration with Program Advocacy and Communications partners and with regional and state-based teams.
• Internally and externally direct and organize teams towards a winning strategy on issue campaigns.
• Manage and spend assigned budgets forparticular campaigns.
• Typically engage in 2-3 concurrent priority issue campaigns federally and regionally.
• Organize partnerships as needed with other organizations to achieve campaignobjectives.
• Organize campaign briefings and reports for internal and external interested parties.
• Share ROI from campaigntactics andguidesubsequentdecisions for both internal and external parties.
• Manage campaign consultants and vendors as assigned.
• Occasional out-of-state and in-DC travel (usually a few days or events a month).
• Occasional late night and weekend work with short notice.

Theabove list of duties is not comprehensive butgenerally demonstratesthe types of matters under this positions responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.

MinimumEducation& Experience:

• Bachelors degree in public policy political science or a related field
• Minimum4-7years of relevant experienceinelectoral orissueadvocacy campaigns.
• Manager or director role experience in either issue or candidate campaigns.
• And/or equivalent education and/or experience
  

Skills Abilities Competencies

• Experienced in and adept as both an organizerand asa communication tactician.
• Proven success in building teams and working with coalitions.
• Ability to frame issuesthrough the useofusepolling and other research to guide advocacy communications.
• Proven experience managing internal processes projectteamsand budgettowards a joint plan and strategy.
• Exceptional ability to analyze information formulate plans and convey them in writing and through oral presentations.
• Track recordof cultivating high-level relationships with political non-profit advocacy and philanthropic leaders with a well-established professional network in politics government and non-profit advocacy.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills including the ability to proactivelyidentifyobstacles and propose solutions or recommendations to overcome them.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving multiple people and deliverables and to perform or quickly learn new tasks systemsand technologies.
• Ability to prioritize and efficiently execute tasks follow institutional procedures and work independently with meticulous attention to detail.
• Professional exposure to energy and environmental issues isnot.This rolefirst and foremostrequiresan innovativecutting-edgecampaign and public affairs professional.
• Some professional exposure to Congress is desirable but not.
• Competence with and commitment to diversity and inclusion; ability to be an effective partner with diverse colleaguesleadersand partners.
• Ability to travel to NRDC U.S. based officesapproximately 10-20% annually
• Commitment to NRDCs mission values and DEI principles
• Ability torepresentNRDC with maturity judgment and professionalism.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.

Frequently:Perform desk-based computer tasks

Frequently:Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary

Frequently: Attend planned meetings and collaborate with management and coworkers

Occasionally:Ability to attend events and activitiesin the office or offsite

Work issometimesperformed primarily inoffice.The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations.Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and/or longer hours including nights and weekends whennecessitatedby projects.The job includeswork-related situations such as those involving challenging important urgent time-sensitive or multiple matters.

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salaries excellent benefits and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. Internal equity will be reviewed and considered to determine a final offer. For this position the salary range is $113000 to $124000.

NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees are required to come to the office 8 days per month.

As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.

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