Federal Policy Fellow

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc • Annapolis, MD

just now • $69,000 - $72,000

About The Position

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks a Federal Policy Fellow in the Advocacy and Restoration Department to be based at the Philip Merrill Environmental Center located in Annapolis, MD.

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION
Established in 1966, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest regional nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to saving the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers and streams, and the wildlife that call it home through education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration. Since 2010, CBF has engaged in a focused effort to defend and implement the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, a binding federal and state collaborative agreement aimed at reducing pollution to the science-based, legally-affirmed levels established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Blueprint is expected to be fully implemented by 2025. If the states and the federal government achieve Blueprint goals, the Bay will finally after decades of failed efforts be removed from the Clean Water Act s impaired waters list. Successfully implementing the Blueprint depends on a well-informed, engaged, active, and diverse constituency of members, advocates, and volunteers who speak up and take action to save the Bay.

CBF has a staff of approximately 230 employees working in offices in Annapolis, Maryland; Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C. as well as 14 field education program locations. Our staff and volunteer corps work throughout the region educating students and adults, advocating for clean water policies, restoring waterways, and litigating when necessary.
CBF's headquarters office in Annapolis, Maryland is the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, the world s first U.S. Green Build Council s LEED platinum building. In 2014, CBF opened the Brock Environmental Center one of the world s most energy efficient, environmentally smart buildings in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
CBF has an annual budget of approximately $30 million and is supported by over 200,000 members and e-subscribers. For more information on CBF, please visit cbf.org.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
Advocacy and Restoration
Advocacy and Restoration department defends and restores the Chesapeake Bay by protecting the Bay s natural resources from pollution and other harmful activities by fighting for strong and effective laws and regulations; restoring the Bay s essential habitats and filtering mechanisms; and involving citizens in CBF s environmental efforts by recruiting, training, and incorporating them as effective partners and leaders.

CONTEXT OF THE POSITION
The Policy Analyst plays a key role in tracking and analyzing federal legislative and regulatory policies impacting the Bay watershed including within the state/federal partnership committed to saving the Bay. This person will coordinate and share information across the organization on federal policies impacting our organizational priorities.
This is a two-year, term-limited position with the potential for extension into a third year.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree plus at least two years of policy experience, including on Capitol Hill, in a federal agency, at a government relations firm or a nonprofit or advocacy organization, or a comparable combination of experience, knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, track and analyze federal legislation relevant to saving the Bay including watch and provide summaries of hearings and markups, review appropriations bills, and maintain an awareness of ongoing policy priorities as well as identify emerging policy issues.
• Monitor, track and summarize actions by federal agencies including reviewing the President s budget request and the regulatory agenda.
• Support the federal and communications teams in preparing substantive policy materials including letters to the administration, federal agencies, and Congress, issue briefs, blogs, fact sheets and talking points to advocate for our position with different audiences.
• Attend and provide written summaries of meetings for the state/federal partnership and coordinate and disseminate information to internal teams.
• Collaborate and coordinate across the organization on federal regulatory and legislative policies impacting the Bay, including participate in internal calls, research and analyze policies on the federal level, and help develop strategies for address them.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees