Cement Campaign Director

About Us

Heavy industry is the foundation of modern society. We need materials like cement, steel, and aluminum more than ever to rebuild our bridges and roads, construct wind and solar projects, and manufacture electric vehicles and heat pumps that will undergird our future. But industry needs a second revolution. For as much as industry made the middle class and ushered in a remarkable era of prosperity for many, it also threatens our climate, reinforces environmental racism, wastes valuable materials and energy, and leaves communities and workers behind. 

At Industrious Labs, our mission is to set into motion unstoppable policies, people power, and analysis to make a triple impact on climate, justice, and jobs that drastically reduce dangerous emissions, and make industry accountable to communities and workers. 

About the Position

Industrious Labs exists to transform industry for climate, jobs and justice. We seek an entrepreneurial leader to direct our growing campaign to transform the cement industry. Industrious Labs is fully remote. You'll report to Partner and Campaigns Director Evan Gillespie.

You're a highly skilled strategist with the expertise to effectively establish programs that span both the U.S. and the Global South. And you're energized by climate, union jobs, and environmental justice. While you don't need a background in cement, enthusiasm for the sector (and fluency with the range of puns, from “cement is the foundation of global development” to “concrete outcomes”) is vital. A background in industrial policy, international development, and/or building effective coalitions is also helpful.

This is a public-facing role, managing a team working to decarbonize cement in the Global South, while building a program stateside in the U.S. We’re seeking an equity-centered leader with a solid track record of building programs, winning campaigns, and raising funds to resource the work. You will immediately manage one Senior Campaign Strategist. Periodic domestic and international travel is expected (4 to 6 times per year). Given the global nature of the work, some early morning or late evening meetings will be needed to speak with partners around the globe.

We are open to both U.S.-based and non-U.S. based candidates, but non-U.S. based candidates will need to demonstrate the logistical feasibility of coordinating with U.S.-based colleagues and occasionally traveling to the U.S.

What You'll Do

You'll hold responsibilities that will evolve over time as the team grows and functions are distributed. In year one, the role will include: 

• Oversee the development and execution of the Global Cement Network, ensuring strong strategy and effective implementation in partnership with the Field Building Department.
• Build a U.S. campaign strategy that integrates the organization’s strengths with a policy and power analysis. 
• Determine, help raise, and manage the campaign budget. This includes leading funder engagement, ensuring cost effectiveness, and reporting to funders.
• Oversee the learning and impact evaluation of the campaign, tracking progress and benchmarks against strategic plans and proactively producing reports and analyses to inform strategies and improve results.
• Oversee the management of campaign staff, and help drive an effective cross-functional team, ensuring a strong team culture that is strategically focused to build power in the Global South and US. 

Other key responsibilities include: 

• Identifying research needs and working with our analytics team to execute. 
• Identifying earned and owned media engagement needs and working with a communications team to execute.
• Occasionally serving on internal teams that support the health and functioning of the whole, including work to build a more inclusive organization.

Who You Are

You're committed to Industrious Labs' mission and values, with the leadership chops and entrepreneurial spirit to direct this dynamic, growing campaign. You're a strategic thinker, strong collaborator, and skilled campaigner who can work across lines of difference and lead with humility and purpose. You may not have a background in cement decarbonization, climate, or global development - or you may! - but you definitely have a passion for those topics, and you can transfer your own skills and experience to transformation of the cement industry.

Core Qualifications

• At least 10-15 years of increasing responsibility leading teams to accomplish a shared goal.
• Background in policy development, organizing, or leadership within advocacy or movement spaces. Specifically: 
• Experience designing policy campaigns and using tools like power mapping, strategy charts, and narrative development.
• Comfort working with a diverse set of stakeholders to build strategic relationships, including grassroots, labor, international organizations, environmental justice, elected officials, and more.
• Demonstrated experience building programs with a robust analysis of structural and political power that cultivate a clear focus, ambition, and high-functioning teams. 
• Ability to identify the policies and venues that can deliver the best outcomes in line with our organizational values and goals.
• Demonstrated cultural competency working with people from diverse regions and backgrounds. 
• Demonstrated ability to learn and master the details of policy.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to balance different portfolios, set priorities, and focus on high-impact opportunities. 
• A record of leading advocacy that has resulted in policy change, implementation, and sustainable wins.
• Experience raising funds to support the program’s budget needs and for partner organizations. 
• Experience building and managing high-functioning teams and mentoring direct reports
• A strong desire to build technical expertise on cement decarbonization specifically from a campaign/power-informed perspective, as well as to grasp the subtleties of campaign environments, especially power dynamics between Global North and South partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfort in a matrixed work environment and skill with cross-functional collaboration.
• Scrappiness and resourcefulness, with a bias toward action and a "figure it out" mindset.
• Entrepreneurial spark - you've build things before and thrive in fast-moving, dynamic environments where you don't have all the answers.
• You’ve got opinions, not an ego - you're someone who can lead big, inspiring projects and still laugh at your own typos.

Industrious Labs Core Qualifications

Below are the qualifications expected of all Industrious Labs staff. 

• Deep alignment with our mission, values, and goals.
• Highly collaborative work style and service as a peer and thought partner.
• Commitment to learning, curiosity, and personal growth.
• Strong communication skills - able to break down complex issues into clear strategies and decisions.
• Excited by the unknown and eager to build.
• Proven leadership and commitment to equity, transparency, and team culture.
• Demonstrated experience working across lines of race, class, gender, and geography.
• Skill within a dynamic, fast-paced environment and moving between solo efforts and teamwork.
• Commitment to giving and receiving direct, compassionate feedback.

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is $156,000. Industrious Labs has a policy not to negotiate salaries. Rather than rely on negotiation, we offer transparent pay aligned with experience, responsibilities, and organizational values.

We offer competitive benefits, including 100% employer-paid health coverage (medical, dental, and vision), a work-from-home stipend, up to 5% 401k employer match, 11 paid holidays, and unlimited vacation (with a minimum of 15 business days).

Our Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Climate Justice

We believe that diversity isn’t just a value - it's essential to solving the climate crisis. If you're excited by this job, even if your experience doesn't match every bullet point, we hope you apply. We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds and with skills that may be transferable. Industrious Labs is an equal-opportunity employer committed to equity in hiring, advancement, and workplace culture. If you need accommodations during the application process, contract Heather Beckford at heather@industriouslabs.org.  

 How to Apply

Please submit a resume and cover letter that answers the following:

1. What attracted you to this position?
2. How do you describe power? How have you built power with others?
3. Have you led or contributed to a successful international advocacy campaign? Briefly tell us the story and your role.
4. For non-U.S. based candidates only: How do you propose to collaborate seamlessly with colleagues and a team that are largely U.S.-based?

We will also ask you to please summarize your answers to these questions in the job application, in addition to addressing your points in the cover letter.

This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, starting immediately. The process typically includes a phone screen, panel interviews, and a thought exercise. Our searches generally take 3-4 months. Employees who reside in the United States must have eligibility to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.