Title:Regional Campaigns Director

Department:Campaigns

Status:Exempt

Reports to:Vice President, Campaigns

Positions Reporting to this Position:None

Location:United States

Remote Work Eligibility:Yes; Regular Remote Work

Travel Requirements:Up to 15%

Union Position:Yes

Job Classification Level:E

Salary Range (depending on qualified experience):$92,041 – $112,041

General Description:

The League of Conservation Voters, Inc. (LCV), a non-profit organization, builds political power to protect people and the planet. We envision a world in which tackling the climate crisis, confronting environmental injustice, and strengthening our democracy lead to cleaner and healthier communities, good, well-paying jobs, and a more just, equitable, and sustainable planet for all.

For more than 50 years, LCV has fought for solutions to the interconnected threats our environment and democracy face. We do so by working with and holding elected officials accountable, mobilizing, organizing, and building grassroots power in communities, electing candidates who share our values, and partnering with and supporting our 30+ state affiliates across the country.

LCV is hiring a Regional Campaigns Director to support our issue advocacy and electoral programs. The Regional Campaigns Director will manage programs for approximately 16 states in coordination with state affiliates and national allies, in consultation with the Vice President for Campaigns and working closely with a second Regional Campaigns Director. The ideal candidate will be able to implement federal program strategy and collaborate with state affiliates on state and local priorities, while centering racial justice and equity, with the goal of building a stronger Conservation Voter Movement (CVM) that includes federal, state and local wins.

This position is classified asRegular Remote Work, which means the position is not assigned to an office and can work remotely full-time.

General working conditions:

• Operate in a professional office or home office environment, and routinely use standard office equipment including, but not limited to, computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems.
• Largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Communicates with internal and external stakeholders using electronic platforms.

Applicants must be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. Applicants must reside in the location listed above.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute plans for federal independent expenditure campaigns, issue campaigns including clean energy and climate change, federal and state level accountability projects, and ballot initiative engagement, collaborating as appropriate with program staff across LCV departments as well as state affiliates to ensure our collective programs are strategically aligned, planned and executed.
• Work with an assigned set of state affiliates to identify key races and develop cutting edge, efficient and winning campaign plans at the state and local level.
• Manage budgets for accountability programs as well as federal and state-level electoral work.
• Work with departmental staff to achieve annual racial justice and equity goals, including, but not limited to, expanding and deepening our partnerships with organizations, vendors and coalitions that are working to elevate racial justice and equity.
• Ensure timely and accurate compliance and reporting of all LCV and LCV Victory Fund electoral activities in collaboration with Legal and Finance departments.
• Support the grants program awarded to state affiliates and interface directly with a subset of LCV board members regarding funding recommendations.
• Oversee the development and approval of select federal campaign materials, including television and radio ads, direct mail, and phone scripts, ensuring that materials are culturally competent and center racial justice and equity and are developed in consultation with state affiliates.
• Work closely with state affiliates to identify partnership opportunities at the intersection of shared state and federal priorities.
• Identify opportunities to amplify electoral and policy campaigns from our state affiliates and support their efforts to build political power.
• Review and author memos for internal and external audiences. Develop and maintain tracking documents and systems to catalog LCV and LCV Victory Funds investments.
• Support efforts to raise funds for non-federal candidates on GiveGreen, working closely with staff from GiveGreen, state affiliates, NRDC and other partners.
• Support Campaigns and Development department staff in fundraising for electoral and other programs to LCV Victory Fund and other entities.
• Communicate with potential funders about LCV Victory Fund and state affiliate programs, in consultation with the SVP of Campaigns and the VP of Campaigns.
• Travel up to 15% of the time for staff retreats, conferences, and professional development opportunities, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Work Experience:RequiredAt least five years of issue and/or electo…