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Program Manager, Campaigns, Energy Action Fund

ABOUT ENERGY ACTION FUND

Energy Action Fund (EAF) is the strategy and funding hub for America’s state and local climate politics. EAF is the 501(c)(4) sister organization to U.S. Energy Foundation, and the organization’s goal is to advance clean energy in the U.S. by winning top policy priorities through lobbying and accountability. EAF provides lobbying and accountability resources to deliver significant legislative victories, cultivate bipartisan policy leadership, and support successful lobbying strategies from the most powerful voices for change: business, conservative, equity, labor, environmental, or other impacted advocates. Our funding also supports consultants who manage coalitions, design and execute political strategies, and support communications strategies. Having tripled our budget in the past two years, we are currently a $30+ million organization, and growing quickly.

EF and EAF are headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and our more than 100 staff members are based in locations throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Western regions, where they can best serve our programs, partners, operations, and other functions.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Program Manager, Campaigns (PM), will manage the day-to-day execution and tracking of EAF’s Campaigns Program. The PM will support the EAF Program Director, Campaigns, in managing the 501(c)(4) campaign strategies—both political and legislative—that enable us to meet our climate and clean energy policy goals. This person will work with colleagues at EAF and EF, as well as with grantees and consultants, to shape effective campaigns, track the status of campaigns over the course of the year, and communicate these strategies and updates to EAF staff and to our funders and partners. 

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in either legislative or political campaigns, bringing sharp instincts around what it takes to win campaigns and capable of guiding choices about everything from high-level strategy to detailed tactics. They must also be able to succinctly and clearly analyze, summarize, and communicate those complex campaigns in a compelling manner.

The PM must also be deeply collaborative, as this job requires developing and maintaining durable relationships with an assortment of partners internally and externally—including both grantees and funders—and they must have a solid understanding of and commitment to the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and EAF’s climate equity goals. 

As EAF grows, the scope of the PM’s work may grow and evolve, as well, so the successful candidate needs to be capable of evolving as a leader and taking on new responsibilities in the event that the position expands.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Support the day-to-day execution of EAF’s Campaigns Program, including maintaining an ongoing knowledge of campaign status/budgets as well as potential new opportunities throughout the year. Develop efficient systems and processes for tracking this information. 
  • Synthesize and analyze EAF’s campaign strategies and activities for broader communication. This may include consolidating reports or preparing visual presentations for funders on behalf of the team. 
  • Make our whole organization better at campaigning, including organizing trainings for staff on understanding campaign vocabulary and metrics, connecting experts in the field with in-house campaign staff to keep skills sharp, and participating in staff processes to infuse campaign-style thinking and timing considerations.
  • Research, document, and disseminate campaign best practices across states and regions, across EAF and EF, and with our funders and partners in the field to promote shared learning as the program expands.   
  • Produce written materials for a variety of audiences, including board members, funders, and other stakeholders.
  • Support the Program Director, Campaigns, in determining goals and metrics for EAF’s programmatic work, evaluating the impact of our work, and making recommendations that will improve our work and maximize our impact in the field.
  • Support and engage in cross-team collaboration and build a reputation internally as a thought partner in refining EAF’s strategies, particularly with a focus on meaningful engagement within our joint DEI efforts.
  • Provide ongoing support for program expansion and development. 
  • Use project management and communications tools, such as Asana and Slack, to facilitate complex workflows.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Team And Culture
  • Maintain collegial, collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues. Contribute to a positive working environment.
  • Recognize that we are stronger when we are diverse and inclusive, and embody these values in internal and external EAF work.
  • Generate and implement ideas for systems, program, and operational improvement.
  • Uphold EAF’s values of community, equity, learning, service, and transformational impact in both internal and external work.
  • With assistance from the supervisor and others, formulate your own learning and development plan. Identify and seek out professional development opportunities, including networking, information interviews, training, projects, etc.  
QUALIFICATIONS

We recognize that no one candidate will have all of the following qualifications and encourage people to apply with that in mind. 

  • Practical experience in developing and tracking successful issue campaigns at the state level, with a preference for experience with both electoral and legislative campaigns.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and work experience in one or more of the following areas: energy, climate, candidate or policy campaigns. 
  • Hands-on experience in the non-profit advocacy community, ideally in relation to campaign design, creation, and implementation.
  • Technical skills: intermediate skill level using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferably in a Mac environment; willingness to engage in budget planning and management processes using Excel and internal systems; familiarity with Google Drive/Google docs and project management software. 
  • Project management: experience advancing multiple projects that involve various stakeholders and deadlines to a successful completion. 
  • Skilled at coping with unexpected events, prioritizing and handling several projects simultaneously, and developing clear and realistic action plans with a strong attention to detail.
  • Brings an orientation toward service, inclusion, collaboration, and clear communication, understanding that supporting others is fundamental to success in the role. Team player who is able to establish rapport internally and with funding partners, grantees, consultants, and other stakeholders.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills. Able to present complex information clearly, succinctly, and in a meaningful way to the EAF/EF leadership, funding partners, and allies.

SUPERVISION

This position reports to the EAF Program Director, Campaigns.

COMPENSATION

This is a full-time position. The target salary for this position is $139,500 for a candidate based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and $126,000 for candidates in other areas of the U.S. EAF provides a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement benefits and paid time off.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel three to four times a year for three to four business days at a time. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to spend extended hours at the computer.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

EAF is a remote-first work environment. This position may work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

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