Director of Agricultural Policy

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🕒 May 26

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $140k - $165k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Spark Climate Solutions

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1 - 10 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Science • Social Impact

Spark Climate Solutions is a science-driven non-profit organization focused on mitigating unmanaged climate risks through innovative solutions. The organization collaborates with scientists, policymakers, and peer groups to develop emerging fields aimed at limiting global warming and managing Earth system risks, with the ultimate goal of creating a safer climate. Spark emphasizes reducing methane emissions and other short-lived climate forcers to decrease near-term warming and focuses on research areas such as livestock methane innovation and atmospheric methane removal. By broadening the array of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies, Spark aims to minimize environmental and social risks.

📋 Description

• Lead the U.S. federal policy strategy for the Enteric and Nitrogen programs, in support of the Enteric and Nitrogen Program strategies • Develop multi-year policy plans that support each program's strategy, accounting for the U.S. agricultural policy opportunity landscape and refreshing it as the political environment evolves • Draft policy proposals, legislative language, and supporting analytical memos for federal RD&D and deployment policy, including marker legislation (e.g., CATTLE Act for enteric) and proposals targeting USDA conservation, risk management, and clean fuels programs (EQIP, CSP, RCPP, 45Z, SAFs) for nitrogen • Engage directly with Congressional offices, USDA, EPA, and other federal agencies on annual appropriations authorizing legislation, and rulemaking • Lead trade-association alignment work for the Nitrogen program and support coalition engagement for the Enteric program, including establishing partnerships with new members • Advise on state-level engagement where high-leverage • Advise on international policy engagement opportunities as relevant • Partner with Spark's Senior Policy Manager on cross-program priorities such as SLCP framing and support for broader policy frameworks • Represent Spark in policy convenings, congressional briefings, and partner forums

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of professional experience in agricultural policy, federal government, or related fields; or Master's degree (e.g., MPP, MPA, JD) with 8+ years of experience • Demonstrated track record developing and advancing federal agricultural policy, with examples of policy proposals, legislation, or rulemaking you helped shape • Strong existing network in agricultural policy: Hill, USDA/EPA, trade associations, producer groups, or ag policy NGOs • Excellent writing skills, including the ability to draft legislative language, technical policy memos, and stakeholder-facing materials with limited revision • Ability to translate scientific and technical content (methane mitigation, nitrogen management) into policy proposals that are credible to both technical and political audiences • Sound strategic judgment about when, where, and how to engage; comfortable making and defending recommendations • Collaborative working style; able to operate across program teams with different priorities, voices, and stakeholder bases

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including 90% health coverage and 75% coverage for dependents • 401k matching • Generous PTO • Sick time • End-of-year closure • Parental leave • Annual national park pass