Manager, State Campaigns, Energy Modernization Project

The Pew Charitable Trusts • Washington, DC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Environment Portfolio at The Pew Charitable Trusts has been a significant force for over 30 years in engaging the public and policymakers on critical environmental challenges. With a global reach across seven continents and over 250 professionals, Pew addresses issues like the erosion of large natural ecosystems and marine environment destruction. The program focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions, collaborating with various partners to advance public policy for thriving nature and communities. Their terrestrial work protects vital ecosystems in North America, South America, and Australia, ensuring their resilience and ecological services. The marine conservation program, initiated in the US, has expanded globally to reform fisheries management and establish marine reserves, addressing threats like overfishing, pollution, plastics, seabed mining, and climate change. The Energy Modernization Project specifically aims to advance policies that meet energy demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions through grid modernization, distributed energy resource adoption, and increased clean energy generation.

Requirements

• Generally, a minimum of eight years of applicable experience, including staff and consultant management experience.
• Proven capacity to think strategically and creatively, develop and move multiple priorities forward with a high degree of autonomy, exercise sound judgement in problem-solving, and adjust to changing circumstances.
• Possesses deep knowledge of the power decarbonization and/or grid modernization sector and related emerging issues.
• Aptitude to apply a non-partisan, evidence-based approach to projects and campaigns that require support across the political spectrum, with a high degree of attention to details.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Prior to commencing employment with Pew, candidates who were registered to lobby in any jurisdiction must certify termination of previous registration(s) and provide copies of termination notices to Pew.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with state regulatory processes and policy implementation desired.
• Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills.
• Works productively with a wide array of colleagues, direct reports, partners, and stakeholder groups; understands the needs and motivations of different individuals and institutions.
• Seasoned judgement: makes decisions, justifies recommendations, and develops and manages productive and collaborative relationships while managing and meeting short- and long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.
• Manage and mentor members of the team, including ongoing professional development.
• Collaborate with the Project Director to develop and support day-to-day activities of multiple state policy and advocacy campaigns that lead to grid modernization or distributed energy generation policy outcomes within a creative, fast-paced, action-oriented, and collegial environment.
• Develop and manage productive and collaborative relationships with partners, contractors, external stakeholders, and colleagues to ensure objectives are met.
• Manage a table of external experts and advocates engaged on transmission policy adoption and implementation, including working with external consultants to program regular meetings, monitor state and federal policy developments, and align activities across participants.
• Maintain deep knowledge of the state and federal policies and political landscape related to transmission and distributed energy resources to inform and advance program priorities.
• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Benefits

• comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage
• financial security with life and disability insurance
• opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts
• retirement benefits to help prepare for the future
• work/life benefits to maintain a good balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager