Manager – State Campaigns

Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 13

The Environment Portfolio at The Pew Charitable Trusts  

For more than 30 years, Pew has been a major force in engaging the public and policy makers about the causes, consequences, and solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our environment work spans all seven continents with more than 250 professionals working at the local, national, and international levels to reduce the scope and severity of global environmental problems, such as the erosion of large natural ecosystems that contain a great part of the world’s remaining biodiversity, and the destruction of the marine environment. Pew’s global environmental program focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions to help protect the planet and people. We work in partnership with governments, Indigenous rights holders, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, local stakeholders, scientists, and other researchers to advance public policy so that nature and communities can thrive.  

Since 1990, Pew has worked in North America, South America and Australia to protect large and critically important terrestrial ecosystems, including rivers and other freshwater resources, coastal temperate rainforests, interior mountain ranges, the northern boreal forests, Australia’s Outback, and Chilean Patagonia. We work to ensure these natural systems remain bountiful, functioning, and resilient, providing essential ecological services such as clean air and clean water, sustenance and food security for local communities and more broadly for the welfare of current and future generations. Our work relies on the sciences of conservation, sociology, biology, and economics to advocate for practical and durable solutions to the loss of biodiversity.    

In the sea, reforms to how our oceans are managed are essential to address overfishing, pollution, and loss of habitat. Pew began its oceans program in the United States, focusing on ending overfishing and protecting fragile marine habitat. Starting in 2005, Pew’s ocean conservation program expanded around the world and played a significant role in reforming marine fisheries management in the European Union and on the high seas and creating large scale marine reserves around the world. Our work is grounded in the best available science and pursues domestic and international conservation measures that are long-term and provide permanent, durable protections for marine ecosystems. We also work to address systemic threats to the ocean, including from plastics, over-and-illegal fishing, seabed mining, and climate change. 

The Energy Modernization Project 

The Energy Modernization Project aims to secure policies that help meet increasing energy demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by modernizing the transmission grid, accelerating adoption of distributed energy resources such as solar and batteries, and increasing clean energy generation. 

Position Overview  

The Manager, State Campaigns, Energy Modernization Project, plays an important role executing the project’s work to secure state-level regulatory and legislative policies that will modernize the transmission grid and accelerate the adoption of large-scale and local distributed energy generation. Reporting to the Project Director, State Campaigns, the manager supervises two staff and supports the development and implementation of state campaign strategies across priority states and policy areas. The manager will also manage a coalition of experts and advocates engaged on clean transmission policy adoption. 

Located in Pew’s Washington, D.C. office, this position participates in Pew’s hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework “flex weeks” per year.   

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. 

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.  

Key attributes and preferred experience 

• Experience with state regulatory processes and policy implementation desired. 

• Strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills. cWorks 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. 

Travel 

This position requires domestic travel to meetings and conferences, including up to 20% of the time during key periods. 

Work Authorization 

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Salary Range

United States Pay Range: $129,200 - $144,400

The salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on Pew’s commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and business need.

Total Rewards

We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: 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; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

Pew is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, or any other protected characteristics.