Director of State Policy – Government Partnerships

🕒 April 2

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $125k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

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PowerLines

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2024

⚡ Energy

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Energy • Non-profit • Social Impact

PowerLines is dedicated to modernizing the utility regulatory system in the United States to promote affordable, reliable, and clean energy for consumers. With a focus on the roles of state public utilities commissions, PowerLines aims to enhance consumer protection, improve service quality, and advance economic development within the energy sector. Their approach encompasses people, policy, and process to reshape the energy landscape and advocate for effective utility regulation.

📋 Description

• 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