Position Overview
The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of governors securing Americaโs net-zero future by advancing state-led, high-impact climate action. The Alliance Secretariat helps its members accelerate climate solutions by providing a broad range of technical, analytical, policy, and capacity assistance and resources. For more information on the Alliance, visit www.usclimatealliance.org.
The Associate Policy Director is responsible for working alongside the Policy Director in overseeing the Secretariatโs policy team and shepherding deployment of direct technical and policy assistance to help states and territories develop and implement climate solutions. Specifically, this new position will supervise and support a cohort of policy advisors in advancing climate policies across a subset of the coalitionโs policy priority areas; help execute policy team goals; contribute to team membersโ growth and development; and directly manage at least one policy priority area. This role will also help develop and steer coalition-wide and multi-state partnerships and initiatives, ensure Working Groups are delivering high-impact results, and facilitate collaboration on comprehensive cross-sector policy solutions that touch on multiple sectors.
The Associate Policy Director reports to the Policy Director and will be expected to work as part of a broader team that includes Alliance states, consultants, and external partners. The position is part of the Energy and Climate team at the United Nations Foundation, which houses the U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat.
This position is based in Washington, DC (hybrid schedule) with consideration for remote work in the contiguous United States.
Essential Functions
Support strategic planning and execution efforts across the Allianceโs policy team.
Selection Criteria Bachelorโs degree with 7+ years of relevant experience. Masterโs degree preferred.Strong preference may be given to candidates with experience working in, with, or around state-level government.Previous supervisory or team management experience is preferred.Demonstrated success in leading strategy implementation to drive results, with a record of seeing processes through from idea to execution.Understanding of organizational management, talent management, and monitoring and evaluation protocols.Experience managing active contracts and grant agreements, developing project budgets, and managing vendors.Strong written, verbal, and analytical skills designed to convey complex material to senior leadership.Experience in fundraising is preferred.Proficiency for anticipating and avoiding problems.Aptitude for grasping and adding value to the organizational vision and mission, helping to develop and deliver on high-level goals and priorities.Organizational, political, and emotional intelligence and ability to use discretion around sensitive information.Ability to work well under pressure.Benefits & Compensation
For full-time, benefit eligible employees, UNF offers an excellent range of benefits, including: a choice between two health plans through UnitedHealthcare (PPO or HDHP with HSA)dental insurancevision insuranceflexible spending accounts403b retirement savings plan with a generous matching contributiongroup term and supplemental life insuranceshort-term disabilitylong-term disabilitycommuter subsidyback-up careemployee assistance programAdditionally, all benefit eligible employees have 12 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 weeks of family leave care.