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Form of workEnvironment Maryland Climate Solutions Advocate
Department: State
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Baltimore, MD
Compensation: $32,500 - $42,000 / year
Description
Environment Maryland is seeking a Climate Solutions Advocate to run campaigns to expand clean, renewable energy in Maryland and power our homes, schools, and businesses with clean efficient electricity.
As our Climate Solutions Advocate, you'll work with our state and national clean energy program team at Environment America to:
Representative Responsibilities
This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Qualifications
You are:
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
The starting compensation range for this position is $32,500-$42,000 and depends on relevant experience, education, and location. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. Environment Maryland offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid time off, our commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Our Mission and Values
Why work with Environment Maryland? Check out 10 reasons: https://environmentamerica.org/why-work-with-us/
Environment Maryland and Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://environmentamerica.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.
Environment Maryland is an equal opportunity employer.
COVID-19: We take COVID-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our COVID safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law.
Department: State
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Baltimore, MD
Compensation: $32,500 - $42,000 / year
Description
Environment Maryland is seeking a Climate Solutions Advocate to run campaigns to expand clean, renewable energy in Maryland and power our homes, schools, and businesses with clean efficient electricity.
As our Climate Solutions Advocate, you'll work with our state and national clean energy program team at Environment America to:
- Follow through on Maryland's goal of reducing Maryland's global warming emissions 60% by 2031 and to net-zero by 2045.
- Transition Maryland's buildings including homes, libraries, schools and businesses to efficient electricity.
- Codify Governor Moore's commitment to 100% clean energy generation by 2035.
Representative Responsibilities
This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Program: Run our campaigns for electrification in Maryland homes, schools and businesses, including policy development, research and messaging.
- Advocacy: Represent Environment Maryland and advance our strategy in the Maryland State Capitol. Develop strong and collaborative relationships with state agencies, partner organizations, coalitions, legislators and legislative staff on both sides of the aisle, and other stakeholders to advance shared goals. Seek out and identify policy opportunities related to our issue portfolio and make recommendations regarding policy positions and messaging.
- Communications and Media Outreach: Develop materials for lawmakers, the public, and the media to help advance our campaigns, including opinion editorials, press releases, letters to the editor, campaign action emails, fact sheets, bill summaries and policy briefs, regulatory comments, analyses, and presentations.
- Fundraising: Fundraise from charitable foundations and individual donors to support our program.
- Build the team: Recruit and train new interns and volunteers to increase our impact. Participate in recruitment of new staff.
Qualifications
You are:
- A campaign advocate, campaign staffer or grassroots organizer with at least 2 years of experience.
- An effective communicator with excellent writing and public speaking skills. Experience with traditional media or digital communications is a plus.
- Creative and effective at solving complex problems; a strategic thinker who can take advantage of new opportunities.
- A people person and good listener with a track record of successful access-building; willing and interested in working with people who think differently than you.
- Well-organized and able to work on multiple legislative and administrative proposals at once.
- Demonstrated commitment to environmental and public interest issues and to citizen-based social change.
- A proven ability to recruit, train and develop staff, the ability to raise money, and demonstrated success in building relationships with the full spectrum of environmental and political stakeholders.
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
The starting compensation range for this position is $32,500-$42,000 and depends on relevant experience, education, and location. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. Environment Maryland offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid time off, our commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Our Mission and Values
Why work with Environment Maryland? Check out 10 reasons: https://environmentamerica.org/why-work-with-us/
Environment Maryland and Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://environmentamerica.org/core-values/ for things you should know about our network when you apply.
Environment Maryland is an equal opportunity employer.
COVID-19: We take COVID-19 safety very seriously. Employees must follow our COVID safety protocols and be fully vaccinated and boosted. Accommodations are provided to the extent required by law.
