Campaign Manager

Campaign Manager

Permanent

Clean Transportation

Union of Concerned Scientists

Remote

Bargaining Unit Position: No

Our organization

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent nonprofit that puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future. We envision a peaceful, healthy, and just world where science serves people and the planet by guiding policy decisions, reducing risks, and improving lives.

For over five decades, we have been working as scientists, engineers, economists, advocates, and everyday people to create and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet's most pressing problems-from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting disinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war. Values informing our work include:

*Science in the service of people and the planet.

*Justice and Equity for people of all races and incomes-now, and for future generations.

*Courage to take principled, science-based stands in the public arena.

*Integrity to always examine evidence critically, openly, and honestly.

*Democracy to promote a voice for all in government decisions.

*Action inspiring and mobilizing people to build a healthier, safer, and more just world.

UCS's Clean Transportation Program

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is seeking a Campaign Manager.

The Transportation Sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the United States, responsible for 28% of the nation's global warming emissions. Additionally, our current transportation system is responsible for harmful emissions that degrade air quality and public health, and current transportation infrastructure limits transportation options. The Clean Transportation Program works to transform the transportation system to one that protects public health and our climate; provides affordable, convenient access to all; and prioritizes benefits to historically marginalized communities.

The Position

Campaign Managers manage the successful strategic direction in the Clean Transportation team. The Campaign Manager conceives, plans, implements and evaluates strategies that drive toward the campaign's desired outcomes. They ensure the overall inclusive and transparent functioning of the campaign team that draws on the contributions of all members to deliver external impact. The campaign manager is responsible for decisions and/or recommendations to senior leadership on campaign plans, budget and resource allocation, campaign execution and priorities, hiring, and other areas. The Campaign Manager manages campaign staff, interns, and consultants and liaises with communications, development, and regional office teams; advance UCS's thought leadership and profile on issues to the Program's expertise and mission.

UCS employees center their work in UCS's core values of racial equity and environmental justice. They work collaboratively to ensure the effective operations of the program/department, center anti-racism and equity in internal and external work, and foster a welcoming, inclusive, and transparent environment where all staff can thrive and grow.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:

Campaign Management

*Manage Campaign team staff with strong skills of inclusive management, serving as a mentor and coach, strengthening team culture, enhancing project management and communications, fostering learning and professional development, individually, and collectively to achieve results.

*Coordinate with Program team Scientists, Analysts, Outreach staff and Communications colleagues to develop a Theory of Change and help facilitate (with guidance and direction from Program team leadership) the alignment of goals, outcomes, strategies and tactics that advance the campaign.

*Lead the successful development and implementation of a high impact and achievable work plan to achieve Campaign goals.

*Strategically leverage UCS's analytical, technical, outreach, and communications strengths to achieve campaign goals.

*Ensure intersectionality in strategy development and meaningful inclusion of partners' needs and ideas in the creation of analytic and other products and tactics.

*Partner with the Washington Representatives and other members of the Program's interdisciplinary team to ensure integration between advocacy, outreach, analytic and media activities as well as constituency group coordination.

*Strategically manage externally changing conditions, campaign opportunities, and resource constraints. Allocate personnel, budgetary, and other resources to accomplish expected campaign results.

*Serve as a project manager for high priority campaign projects where appropriate.

*Collaborate with other Program team leaders to coordinate policy development, decisionmaker targeting, partner, and stakeholder outreach at federal, state and regulatory levels, where feasible, and facilitate ongoing coordination of strategies and resources, including establishing regular campaign meetings and other processes that engage the team in the necessary review and interaction of strategies and activities.

*Design media and online engagement strategies and coordinate visibility activities across platforms that will strategically educate and put pressure on target audiences.

*Lead the development of campaign narratives and ensure that campaign analytics are meaningfully supporting the overarching communications strategy.

*Identify and positively and proactively resolve conflicts, contradictions, and resource constraints in the planning process and in daily operation.

*Coordinating regularly with campaign analytics and projects leads to ensure integration of analysis, partner engagement, and supporter engagement with high priority campaign needs.

*Liaise with regional offices to coordinate progress toward campaign outcomes.

*Regularly monitor developments in organizing tools, public policy developments and methods for effective public education.

*Provide timely input to the Development team on fundraising proposals and grant reports.

External Engagement Management

*Manage and mentor Outreach colleagues to conceive, develop and support outreach and organizing tactics to advance the campaign goals. Ensure effective strategies and activities for engaging partners, allies, coalitions.

*Ensure campaign strategies include the mobilization of UCS activists, experts, donors, grass top supporters. Mentor and direct Outreach staff to develop initiatives to hone supporters' science, communication and advocacy skills, develop their leadership and deepen their affinity to UCS.

*Oversee the effective engagement and recruitment of UCS Science Network members and other activist partnerships.

*Manage the coordination of event planning including convenings, conferences, trainings, receptions, webinars and briefings for target constituents and decision makers, all aligned to programmatic goals and outcomes.

Assessment and Learning

Understand and value accurate data for the assessment, learning, tracking, and reporting of UCS's impact; routinely track the impact of your work to share with internal and external stakeholders; maintain and safeguard confidential UCS supporter and ally data.

*Develop metrics for the effectiveness of outreach activities and other campaign tactics. Ensure activities are tracked in UCS's databases appropriately, including online communications. Ensure implementation of lessons learned from campaign activities. Share learning with members of the Program team.

*In conjunction with Program Operations, Database Operations, and Communications teams, support your program's efforts to ensure data is captured effectively so that reporting and evaluation is accurate, up to date, and efficient.

*Revisit and adjust strategies, tactics, activities as needed to ensure they remain relevant and impactful in changing environments.

*Act as point of contact for Program Operations, Database Operations. Development, Communications, and Science Network teams regarding questions related to evaluation and measurement.

*Collaborate with Communications, Science Network, Outreach, Program Operations, and Database Operations teams to address reporting gaps and areas for system improvement related to supporter activity and ally tracking.

*In coordination with the Outreach Facilitator, Program Operations, and the Database Operations team, ensures metrics tracking is compatible with outreach processes.

*Analyze data reports to determine efficacy of strategies and tactics and make recommendations for future work and lessons learned.

Campaign Integration Across UCS

*As needed, coordinate campaign work with other UCS programs. Provide support as needed to campaign work led by Western States and Midwest offices.

*Represent Program work in select cross-programmatic working groups, learning and sharing forums, especially those where there is an opportunity for strategic intersection between program campaign developments, management and or/engagement. Effectively leverage relevant work from these programs to advance the campaigns.

Expert Representation and Advocacy

UCS employees in external-facing roles are required to maintain awareness of the role as a representative of UCS, ensure activities and statements enhance the organization's reputation and credentials among press, public, and private sectors, promote UCS, advance organizational objectives, and enhance funding opportunities.

*Represent UCS positions in coalitions pursuing similar goals. Maintain awareness and ensure proper coordination with strategic opportunities in allied efforts that intersect with UCS's campaigns. Ensure regular check-ins with partners to maintain alignment.

*Represent the campaign to the public. Translate technical information into layperson-friendly language. Give speeches, presentations, speak with reporters, and attend conferences.

*Identify and cultivate relationships with new constituents and allies including public health, labor, business and industry, environmental justice communities, racial and social justice organizations - with an emphasis on building and strengthening relationships with BIPOC partners - to exchange information, share resources and engage in collaborative activities.

*Ensure unrepresented voices have seats at the table in coalition meetings and policy processes.

Other Duties As Assigned

Up to 20% of any individual job may contain work that is not specifically listed in this document. This may reflect temporary assignments, individual professional development opportunities (e.g., learning a new set of skills, participating in a professional growth experience), and/or a requirement to serve in an organizational citizenship capacity (e.g., participating in JEDI activities, pitching in/volunteering for extra work, covering for a colleague on leave).

*Support and participate in UCS's internal efforts to create an anti-racist and inclusive work environment. Contribute to creating a culture in which all staff on the team are safe, respected, and heeded, and BIPOC people thrive.

People Management Authority

This position does not currently supervise a team but based on future staffing may manage campaign and outreach staff. People management responsibilities include hiring/contracting, prioritizing and assigning work, supporting professional development, coaching and evaluating performance, managing performance and employee engagement, developing/updating job descriptions and scopes of work.

Position includes project management including teams with outreach staff, campaign analysts, communications staff, administrators and coordinators. Responsibilities may also include hiring and managing consultants, interns, or vendors.

Qualifications and Experience

Comparable training and/or experience can be substituted for degrees when appropriate.

*BA degree in a relevant field.

*7+ years of progressively responsible and relevant experience in developing and leading successful advocacy campaigns; at least 1+ year/s managing staff with demonstrated interest in performance management, coaching and mentoring, individual and small team management.

*Senior Campaign Manager roles require more complex team management experience including managing individuals and teams and coaching for success.

*Demonstrated ability to conceive, plan and implement effective regulatory or legislative focused advocacy campaigns.

*Strong and demonstrated project and team management skills, including a commitment to transparency and inclusivity.

*Innovation skills; ability to develop novel applications for existing data streams.

*Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, internally and with external stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds.

*Ability to collaborate as a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team.

*Demonstrated ability to thoughtfully navigate issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and a deep commitment to advancing these values.

*Excellent writing and public speaking skills and an ability to build relationships with policymakers, technical experts, allies, and UCS colleagues and donors.

*Ability to work both independently and in teams in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines.

*A demonstrated commitment to the application of science to public policy, especially on energy issues, and background in climate change and energy are strongly preferred.

*Knowledge and familiarity with racial equity and inclusion principles and ways that race, and other identities intersect in the work, particularly in scientific, policymaking and environmental communities. Must be comfortable talking about identities such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, ability and its present-day implications.

Physical Requirements

*Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.

*Continuously operate a computer and must have the ability to control a mouse and keyboard.

*Communicate in verbal and written formats with internal staff and external constituents.

Work Schedule

Regular business hours, which may vary depending on time zone. Occasional work outside of standard hours for events, travel, or time-sensitive matters required.

Travel Requirements

Regular domestic travel is required, including to UCS offices, to meet with UCS staff, allies, donors, or to attend conferences or other meetings.

UCS is an equal opportunity employer actively seeking to diversify its staff. We're dedicated to broadening opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences and in environmental advocacy. We're also committed to building an inclusive workplace culture where talented people of widely diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe the inclusion of culturally diverse perspectives will improve our work and produce better societal and environmental outcomes for all, including historically disenfranchised communities.

Details:

This is a full-time remote position. For those who meet all position requirements, the salary is $106,517. UCS offers excellent benefits and a rewarding work environment. *CA Resident Only, we offer a 12% salary differential*

Information about the organization is available at http://www.ucsusa.org.

Comparable training and/or experience can be substituted for degrees when appropriate.

More about the team: Our team is made up of a dedicated group of researchers, scientists, communicators, campaigners, and advocates from wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and a collaborative and supportive work environment where all staff can thrive. We continually strive to create an environment which is a welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, parents, empty-nesters, and people with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds.

To Apply: We know there are great candidates who won't check all these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we haven't considered. If that's you, don't hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. Please upload a cover letter and resume. In the cover letter, please confirm that the listed salary meets your expectations. Upload materials in Word or PDF format only. No phone calls, please.

This position is NOT in the bargaining unit.

Deadline: Until filled.