Vice President of Campaigns and Political Strategy

Salary Range: $160,000.00 To 200,000.00 Annually

Position Summary

Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is hiring a Vice President of Campaigns and Political Strategy. This position will lead WRA’s strategic and political work and supervise seven Government Affairs team members. The Vice President of Campaigns and Political Strategy is an executive‐level leadership position that will play a key role in developing strategies that advance an ambitious and focused agenda to fight climate change and its impacts in the Western United States. Serving as one of the organization’s senior staff leaders and executive‐level partner to the President, the Vice President of Campaigns and Political Strategy will develop multi‐faceted advocacy plans and campaigns that leverage WRA’s policy work in clean energy, healthy rivers, and Western lands, throughout WRA’s seven‐state region. The Vice President of Campaigns and Political Strategy will collaborate with teams across the organization to ensure that priority campaign plans and objectives are aligned and oriented towards achievement of the organization’s long‐term goals. This role will also lead effective relationships with decision makers and political partners; and work with other senior organization leaders to cultivate an inclusive climate that promotes excellence and an engaging and supportive organizational culture.

About Western Resource Advocates

WRA fights climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. We respect the different needs of diverse people and partner with them to develop a shared vision for progress—one that advances communities while protecting biodiversity.

Our team of policy experts, scientists, economists, and attorneys has a 30-year history of working where decisions are made, sweating the details, creating evidence-based solutions, and holding decision makers accountable. This on the ground work with policymakers and other advocates advances clean energy, protects air, land, water, and wildlife—and sustains the lives and livelihoods of the West.

Location

This position may work remotely in our seven-state region, in one of our six offices, or a hybrid of the two. Our seven-state region includes Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. WRA has offices located in Boulder, CO; Carson City, NV; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; and Santa Fe, NM. Access to a major airport required, as this position involves some travel.

Salary And Benefits

The salary range is $160,000-$200,000 annually, salary depends on relevant experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range. WRA’s excellent benefits package includes a 401(k)-retirement plan with up to 5% matching and health, dental, vision, and life & disability insurance with 100% of premiums paid by WRA. Annually, staff receive seventeen days paid vacation leave, twelve paid sick days, one paid volunteer day, twelve paid holidays, and WRA is closed for Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day for additional paid time off. Employees are eligible for up to twelve weeks of parental leave, and after five years, staff are eligible for up to twelve weeks of paid sabbatical leave. Colorado staff receive an RTD EcoPass. Position is full-time exempt.

Deadline To Apply: Open Until Filled with priority review beginning on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Diversity and inclusion are a critical component of our business strategy, mission and vision. We welcome candidates from an array of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. Learn more about our commitment here: https://wraoldsite.wpengine.com/#commitment-to-diversity.

Western Resource Advocates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or veteran status.

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