Title: Director of State Partnerships
Department: State Capacity Building
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Vice President, State Racial Justice and Equity
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: Flexible
Union Position: Yes
Job Classification Level: F
Salary Range (depending on experience): $88,000 - $132,000
General Description:
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.
The 30+ Conservation Voter Movement (CVM) state affiliates have committed to building a more racially and economically just and equitable national network. The CVM has embraced a set of racial and economic justice principles to which we intend to hold ourselves and each other accountable. Though we begin with different geographies, cultures, and norms, we agree that we must improve racial equity in our movement, our organizations, and our work as we strive to build a just and sustainable future.
The Director of State Partnerships will lead the creation and implementation of our movement building strategy to expand and deepen authentic, long-term partnerships between the CVM and communities of color, low-income communities, working families, rural towns, and other communities most impacted by climate change and environmental harm to shape community-driven equitable and just policy solutions and action. We seek to develop enduring partnerships centered in a shared vision, goals, and commitment to action grounded in shared power and resources, mutual respect, authenticity, and collaborative decision making. The Director of State Partnerships will work closely with and provide counsel to the executive leaders and staff of the CVM, as well as the Vice President, State Racial Justice and Equity, and other LCV staff working with states. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective leader, who has built multi-racial coalitions and/or partnerships grounded in principles of racial equity and social justice; a creative thinker; and an effective collaborator and coach.
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Qualifications:
To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Director of State Partnerships” in the subject line by October 27, 2020. No phone calls please.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.
LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.
For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.
LCV’s work to protect and advocate for the environment is rooted in our commitment to racial, social and environmental justice. Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution. For this reason, racial justice and equity are inextricably linked to protecting our environment. Within the organization, we are actively building a workplace culture that demonstrates how we value equity and inclusion through more intentional and inclusive practices. We are committed to building an organization that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.