With a clear vision, high-leverage strategies, and significant and sustained financial support, Rewiring America is growing rapidly. We are seeking a Director of Federal Policy to lead the organization's efforts to defend, implement, and expand federal policies supporting residential electrification. This includes pushing for electrification advancement via federal agencies, state-federal partnerships, budget reconciliation, and/or federal legislation. You will cultivate relationships in agencies, legislative offices, and with partner advocacy groups and contribute to organizational growth and strategic planning. This position reports to the Senior Director of Policy.
Requirements
What You'll DoPolicy Expertise and Execution:
Organizational leadership and collaboration:
Outreach and stakeholder engagement:
The incoming Director of Federal Policy will be driven by a commitment to Rewiring America's values, vision, and mission. The successful candidate embraces the dynamism of doing big things, and demonstrates appetite for tackling ambitious goals alongside a sense of humility, curiosity, and a learner's mindset. We are looking for a flexible thinker and experienced doer who thrives on collaborating and executing.
The successful candidate demonstrates enthusiasm for making electrification easy, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications and characteristics:
Core
Preferred
Benefits
Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity and InclusionRewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
Hiring StatementRewiring America is a project of Windward Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Windward Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Windward Fund 's work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.
Compensation and BenefitsThe salary range for this position is $130,000 - $170,000 USD, commensurate with experience.
Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. Employees will also receive 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (15 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). We have an office closure between Christmas and New Year. Employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment. Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. We offer access to professional development resources.
Application ProcedureTo apply or nominate a candidate, please submit an application and resume via the Rewiring America page at Workable.This position is open until filled, and we are moving quickly to fill this position apply as soon as possible. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the search period.
E-VerifyWindward participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees' Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.
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