Legislative Advocate

• • Track and analyze legislation.
  • Write position letters for legislation.
  • Support the legislative team with identifying key targets in the legislature.
  • Work with other staff at EnviroVoters on drafting communications messaging around legislative priorities.
  • Participate in, and at times lead, legislative advocacy meetings related to EnviroVoters and EnviroVoters Education Fund priorities.
  • Serve as lobby lead for some legislative priorities.
  • Initiate and develop relationships with legislators and Capitol staff, deepening their commitment to environmental justice and the environmental movement.

• • Organize regular network meetings.
  • Organize the annual Green California Advocacy Day in partnership with event planning staff at the organization, including scheduling about 100 advocacy meetings, assembling materials, arranging receptions, and planning logistics.
  • Solicit Green California membership dues and event sponsorships.
  • Identify areas for strategic improvements that maximize the effectiveness and impact of the network’s meetings and events.

• Serve as the main representative for EnviroVoters in coalitions that the organization is engaged in to maximize our impact and build strategic alliances.
• Develop a strong understanding of an array of key environmental and environmental justice and good government policies and identify opportunities for the organization to act or lead on such issues.
• Identify areas for and create innovation around advocacy, engagement, and coalition-building.
• Regularly update staff on relevant, critical, and timely information pertinent to passing legislative priorities.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

MUST HAVES

To be successful in this job, you must possess the following qualities and experience:

• An interest in building a career in climate advocacy.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Experience organizing coalition meetings and events.
• Exceptional relationship cultivation, communication, networking, and interpersonal skills.
• Exercises sound independent judgment and decision making.
• Thrives on teamwork in a fast-paced, high-stakes political environment, balancing strategic planning with real-time responsiveness while remaining professional, focused, and solutions-oriented in the face of political conflict, setbacks, and opposition from powerful interests.
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadline-driven projects.
• Detail oriented and meticulously organized.
• Strong commitment to racial, social, economic justice and equity
• Strong commitment to solving the climate crisis and building toward a more representative democracy.

California Environmental Voters offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including a 4-Day Work Week (4DWW) policy, 12 days of PTO and 12 Federal and State holidays, plus a paid week off at the end of the year, 4 days of bereavement leave, health and dental benefits, a 401(k)-retirement program with up to 3% employer match; flexible spending account (FSA) for health care expenses; subsidized commuter program; and optional life insurance.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At EnviroVoters, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workspace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this role or other roles.

EnviroVoters and EnviroVoters Ed Fund has a deep commitment to equity and fostering a culture of inclusion. EnviroVoters invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our organization.

As part of this commitment, we will ensure that people with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions, please contact envirovotersjobs@envirovoters.org.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, and a pleasant working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and commensurate with experience.