Director of State Policy – Government Partnerships

Role Overview

• Lead development of PowerLines’ state policymaker engagement strategy
• Build relationships with state policymakers, including governors and state legislators
• Attend policymaker convenings such as National Governors Association (NGA) and National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
• Develop state policymaker-relevant external engagement strategy for the organization
• Lead engagement with lobbying partners
• Oversee policy research and analysis, including tracking of key state policies
• Identify state-level successes and maintain a catalogue of case studies
• Lead drafting of materials relevant for state policymaking efforts
• Build partnerships with a politically diverse set of partners
• Support PowerLines’ existing partnerships and identify growth opportunities
• Conduct power mapping and landscape analysis
• Support leadership and operations of state policy workstream
• Provide operational support to PowerLines projects
• Support high-level drafting of fundraising materials
• Manage additional team members as the team grows

Requirements

• 7-15+ years of experience in state-level policy, politics, government affairs, government relations, or a related field
• Experience with energy policy and utility issues is valued, and/or an ability to learn complex, technical utility regulation topics quickly
• Experience building relationships with policymakers, particularly state-level policymakers
• An ability to build relationships with a politically diverse set of stakeholders, and a proven track record of building bipartisan relationships or leading bipartisan coalitions
• Experience engaging with policymaker settings such as National Governors Association (NGA) and National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
• A “get stuff done” and “whatever it takes” mentality to deliver success and execute strategy
• Strong project management skills, including an ability to track progress of complex workstreams
• Strong emotional intelligence skills, including savviness in navigating complex settings with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Experience managing staff and consultants
• Strategic thinking and creative problem solving skills, including an ability to think big-picture and translate ideas into strategy
• Capacity to thrive in an early-stage, fast-paced, dynamic, and uncertain startup environment, including an ability to identify priorities, function independently, and operate with tight timelines
• A passion for advancing PowerLines’ mission of modernizing the utility regulatory system to lower utility bills and grow the economy through a consumer-centered lens

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• 401k employer match
• Sick leave
• Health and wellness benefits