Conservation Program Director

Title: Conservation Program Director

Department: Government Affairs

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Federal Advocacy Campaigns Director

Positions Reporting to this Position: Senior Government Affairs Advocate, Conservation

Location: Washington, DC

Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Union Position: No

Job Classification Level: M-I

Salary Range (depending on experience): $84,728 - $108,000

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.

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 is hiring a Conservation Program Director who will lead LCV’s policy work to protect our public lands and oceans, make access to nature more equitable, and to advance nature-based climate solutions. The Conservation Program Director is in charge of setting the vision, goals, and strategies of the program, raising the resources for this work, and ensuring that the program’s work reflects LCV’s commitment to advancing racial justice and equity. The program consists of overseeing a policy advocate, leading a cross-departmental team whose members dedicate part of their time to conservation issues, and harnessing the power of the Conservation Voter Movement to achieve our conservation policy goals.

Responsibilities:

• Set the vision, goals, strategies, and at times execute the tactics of our cross-department and cross-Conservation Voter Movement efforts to conserve land and water.
• Manage and oversee effective execution of the conservation program budget and work with the development department to identify funder prospects and maintain relationships to raise resources for the conservation program.
• Manage and mentor the Senior Government Affairs Advocate, Conservation.
• Ensure that the conservation program is increasingly applying a racial justice and equity lens to the policies we support, who we work with as our primary stakeholders, and the process we go through in determining our priorities.
• Serve as the conservation program’s lead public spokesperson, including with the press and at public events.
• Serve as our primary strategist on conservation issues, including with respect to Congressional and administrative strategy and high-level engagement with champions in Congress, senior hill staff, and administration officials.
• Assist in the production of the National Environmental Scorecard.
• Travel up to 10% for staff retreats, trainings and conferences, including funder engagement, and work with state partners.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Work Experience:
  • Required - Must have at least five years’ experience handling public policy issues, which could include working in a legislative office, in the executive branch, or at an advocacy or political organization. Must have prior experience overseeing a budget and managing a program. Demonstrated ability to apply a racial justice and equity lens to policy analysis and advocacy. Experience managing and supervising volunteers or staff.
  • Preferred - Experience in land and ocean conservation policy issues.
• Skills:
  • Required - Policy analysis and research, federal government relations, coalition-building, project management, excellent written and oral communication skills, including developing campaign plans and delivering public presentations. Organized and attentive to details; commitment to teamwork and community; ability to handle multiple tasks, effectively prioritize and thrive in a fast-paced setting. Strong interpersonal and communications skills with an ability to develop relationships with individuals representing a rich mix of race, gender, talent, experience, and background. Demonstrated ability to apply a racial justice lens to policy analysis.
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice, culture, and management philosophy. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems.
• Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. The person in this position frequently communicates with partners/elected representatives/journalists/major donors and must be able to exchange accurate information. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Conservation Program Director” in the subject line by July 31, 2022. No phone calls please.

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.

https://www.lcv.org/careers/lcv-job-openings/conservation-program-director/