Regional Campaigns Director

Title: Regional Campaigns Director

Department: Campaigns

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Vice President, Paid Communications and Elections

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 campaigns. 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 Paid Communications and Elections 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 or 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.

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 on the Government Affairs and Community & Civic Engagement teams 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 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 state and federal level.
• Work with the Clean Energy For All (CEFA) team, dedicated to advancing clean energy policies at the state level, to evaluate and support state legislative policy campaigns.
• 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 to catalog LCV’s investments.
• Support efforts to raise funds for non-federal candidates on Give Green, working closely with staff from Give Green, 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 SVP of Campaigns and Vice President, Paid Communications and Elections.
• 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.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Regional Campaigns Director” in the subject line by April 20, 2025. No phone calls please.

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 hr@lcv.org.