Organization: League of Conservation Voters
Point of Contact at League of Conservation Voters: LCV Human Resources
Organization Address: 740 15th St NW suite 700, Washington, DC 20005
Title: Regional Campaigns Director
Department: Campaigns
Status: Exempt
Reports to: Vice President,
Campaigns
Positions Reporting to this Position: None
Location: United States
Remote Work Eligibility: Yes; Regular Remote
Work
Travel Requirements: Up to 15%
Union Position: Yes
Job Classification Level: E
Salary Range (depending on qualified experience):
$92,041 – $112,041
General Description:
The League of Conservation Voters, Inc. (“LCV”), a
non-profit organization, builds political power to protect people and the
planet. We envision a world in which tackling the climate crisis, confronting
environmental injustice, and strengthening our democracy lead to cleaner and
healthier communities, good, well-paying jobs, and a more just, equitable, and
sustainable planet for all.
For more than 50 years, LCV has fought for solutions to the
interconnected threats our environment and democracy face. We do so by working
with and holding elected officials accountable, mobilizing, organizing, and
building grassroots power in communities, electing candidates who share our
values, and partnering with and supporting our 30+ state affiliates across the
country.
LCV is hiring a Regional Campaigns
Director to support our issue advocacy and electoral programs. The Regional
Campaigns Director will manage programs for approximately 16 states in
coordination with state affiliates and national allies, in consultation with
the Vice President for Campaigns and working closely with a second Regional
Campaigns Director. The ideal candidate will be able to implement federal
program strategy and collaborate with state affiliates on state and local
priorities, while centering racial justice and equity, with the goal of
building a stronger Conservation Voter Movement (CVM) that includes federal,
state and local wins.
This position is classified as “Regular
Remote Work”, which means the position is not assigned to an office and can
work remotely full-time.
General working conditions:
- Operate in a professional office or home office
environment, and routinely use standard office equipment including, but
not limited to, computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual
systems. - Largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for
prolonged periods. - Communicates with internal and external
stakeholders using electronic platforms.
Applicants must be located in and
legally authorized to work in the United States. Applicants must reside in
the location listed above.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute plans for federal independent
expenditure campaigns, issue campaigns including clean energy and climate
change, federal and state level accountability projects, and ballot
initiative engagement, collaborating as appropriate with program staff
across LCV departments as well as state affiliates to ensure our
collective programs are strategically aligned, planned and executed. - Work with an assigned set of state affiliates to
identify key races and develop cutting edge, efficient and winning
campaign plans at the state and local level. - Manage budgets for accountability programs as well
as federal and state-level electoral work. - Work with departmental staff to achieve annual
racial justice and equity goals, including, but not limited to, expanding
and deepening our partnerships with organizations, vendors and coalitions
that are working to elevate racial justice and equity. - Ensure timely and accurate compliance and
reporting of all LCV and LCV Victory Fund electoral activities in
collaboration with Legal and Finance departments. - Support the grants program awarded to state affiliates and interface
directly with a subset of LCV board members regarding funding
recommendations. - Oversee the development and approval of select
federal campaign materials, including television and radio ads, direct
mail, and phone scripts, ensuring that materials are culturally competent
and center racial justice and equity and are developed in consultation
with state affiliates. - Work closely with state affiliates to identify
partnership opportunities at the intersection of shared state and federal
priorities. - Identify opportunities to amplify electoral and
policy campaigns from our state affiliates and support their efforts to
build political power. - Review and author memos for internal and external
audiences. Develop and maintain tracking documents and systems to catalog
LCV and LCV Victory Fund’s investments. - Support efforts to raise funds for non-federal
candidates on GiveGreen, working closely with staff from GiveGreen, state
affiliates, NRDC and other partners. - Support Campaigns and Development department staff
in fundraising for electoral and other programs to LCV Victory Fund and
other entities. - Communicate with potential funders about LCV
Victory Fund and state affiliate programs, in consultation with the SVP of
Campaigns and the VP of Campaigns. - Travel up to 15% of the time for staff retreats,
conferences, and professional development opportunities, as needed. - Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Work Experience: Required – At least five years of issue and/or electoral
campaign experience, particularly with message development, campaign
plans, paid media and voter contact. Experience drafting political plans,
including explicit and culturally competent engagement of people of color
and young voters. Experience developing plans with consultants and
external partners. - Preferred – Experience managing budgets. Experience working with a national
organization who has state affiliates or chapters. Experience working
with state and/or local level campaigns and/or organizations. Experience
working with multiple coalition partners. Experience with independent
expenditure work. - Skills: Proven ability to support strategic and creative issue and/or
electoral campaigns. Able to execute voter persuasion, engagement and
contact plans in collaboration with the campaigns team. Sound political
judgment. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Highly
collaborative. Excellent listener. Instinctually inclined to engage others
while also being able to successfully drive a project to a timely
conclusion. Passionate about protecting the environment and communities
impacted by climate change and environmental injustice. Ability to connect
electoral strategy to non-electoral campaign work. Values team building.
Works well in a fast-paced environment and is able to multitask without
sacrificing quality of work. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
and meet deadlines. Proven track record of successfully working across
lines of race, ethnicity, language, class, gender and other identities and
experiences. Interest in electoral politics and understanding of how the
electoral landscape affects policy advocacy. - Racial Justice and Equity Competencies: Demonstrated
awareness of how one’s life experiences influence one’s personal
attitudes, biases, and assumptions. Demonstrated commitment to continual
learning and ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive
services. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice
and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism,
economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working
to dismantle these systems.
LCV offers a comprehensive and
competitive benefits package that includes vacation, sick and parental leave,
personal days, paid holidays, health insurance (two plan options for staff to
choose from), dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance
(short- and long-term), Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with
company matching contribution, commuter benefits program, sabbatical, and
student loan assistance.
Apply Here: Candidates
must apply through our job portal by January 29, 2026. No phone
calls please.
All applicants must include the month and year for the
experience provided on their uploaded resume. Final resumes must be completed
and submitted at the time of application, and should include all relevant
experience to meet the minimum requirements and for salary considerations.
Applications are reviewed by humans; we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI)
in the hiring process.
Pre-employment Screening
All employment is contingent upon the completion of a
background check, employment verifications and reference checks.
LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a
racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is
committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation
for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and
activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the
employee selection process, including, completing the application,
interviewing, or pre-employment testing, please contact [email protected].