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Director of Public Advocacy and Engagement Position Description<\/p>\n
JOB TITLE
\nExternal Affairs Director I<\/p>\n
JOB FAMILY
\nExternal Affairs<\/p>\n
JOB NUMBER
\n150082<\/p>\n
SALARY GRADE
\n10<\/p>\n
STATUS
\nExempt<\/p>\n
SUPERVISOR
\nState Director<\/p>\n
LOCATION
\nSeattle, WA<\/p>\n
DATE
\n08\/2020<\/p>\n
ABOUT US<\/p>\n
Founded in 1951, the Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. One of our core values is our commitment to diversity. Therefore, we strive for a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. Working in 72 countries, including all 50 United States, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. To learn more, visit www.nature.org<\/a> or follow @nature_press on Twitter.<\/p>\n The Nature Conservancy offers competitive compensation, 401k or savings-plan matching for eligible employees, excellent benefits, flexible work policies and a collaborative work environment. We also provide professional development opportunities and promote from within. As a result, you will find a culture that supports and inspires conservation achievement and personal development, both within the workplace and beyond.<\/p>\n YOUR POSITION WITH TNC<\/p>\n The Washington Director of Public Advocacy and Engagement leads and coordinates a comprehensive program to shape government policy and legislation at the local, state, and federal levels. They lead the Washington Business Unit\u2019s Government Relations team, influencing and learning from community and business leaders, building coalitions, and elevating key issues to advance the Conservancy\u2019s mission and the conservation and policy goals. They drive legislative and administrative initiatives and policies and work with a diverse range of stakeholders, partners, tribal governments, and elected officials to build coalitions to develop and advance key policy initiatives for the state. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS<\/p>\n \u2022 Serving as a senior representative for The Nature Conservancy with elected officials, agencies, tribes, and stakeholder and partner interests; RESPONSIBILITES & SCOPE<\/p>\n \u2022 Manages multi-disciplinary administrative and professional staff with responsibility for performance management, training, and career development. Establishes clear directions and sets stretch objectives. Work Environment and Schedule MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/p>\n \u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree and 7 years of related senior-level work experience, including current and evolving political, legislative and conservation trends on a federal and\/or multi-state level. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS<\/p>\n KNOWLEDGE\/SKILLS:<\/em> COMPLEXITY\/PROBLEM SOLVING:<\/em> DISCRETION\/LATITUDE\/DECISION-MAKING:<\/em> RESPONSIBILITY\/OVERSIGHT \u2013 FINANCIAL AND SUPERVISORY:<\/em> COMMUNICATIONS\/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:<\/em> SALARY INFORMATION<\/p>\n Estimated starting salary: $134,000.00 – $140,700.00\/annually, dependent on qualifications and experience.<\/p>\n TO APPLY<\/p>\n Visit www.nature.org\/careers<\/a> and apply online with cover letter and resume to job #48968 or apply directly here. All resumes and required cover letters must be submitted through The Nature Conservancy\u2019s online application system. The application deadline is September 28, 2020 at 8:59 PM PST. If you experience technical problems with the site or application process, please contact applyhelp@tnc.org<\/a> and include the job opening ID.<\/p>\n ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCIES:<\/p>\n Builds Relationships Collaboration & Teamwork Communicates Authentically Develops Others Drives for Results Leverages Difference Systems Leadership This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required for this job.<\/p>\n The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and cultures. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military or veteran status or other status protected by law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,16,7,8],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34057"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34069,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34057\/revisions\/34069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Washington Director of Public Advocacy and Engagement manages and supports the Government Relations team, ensuring that the program complies with state and federal lobbying laws and regulations, and serves as a member of the Executive Team of the Washington Business Unit.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Developing, supporting and leading regional and statewide policy, advocacy, and public engagement initiatives to advance the mission and goals of The Nature Conservancy;
\n\u2022 Leading the Government Relations Team in collaboration with the conservation teams to develop and advance government policies and programs that support The Nature Conservancy\u2019s mission and the Washington Program\u2019s conservation goals;
\n\u2022 Planning, developing and implementing an annual plan and budget for the Washington Government Relations Program, and supervising Government Relations staff of four;
\n\u2022 Researching, recommending, advocating and lobbing for federal and state programs, policies and funding that support our work;
\n\u2022 Building and maintaining productive relationships and open communications with federal, state and local public officials;
\n\u2022 Assuring compliance with TNC\u2019s values, code of conduct, policies and procedures as well as state and federal lobbying laws and regulations, including responsibility for maintaining, reporting and tracking all chapter state and federal lobbying activities;
\n\u2022 Serving as a member of the Washington Executive Team including chapter-level planning, leadership and management;
\n\u2022 Engaging and inspiriting donors and the Washington Board of Trustees;
\n\u2022 Working across The Nature Conservancy to advance TNC\u2019s national and multi-state policy priorities.
\n\u2022 Acting as the chapter\u2019s lead on ballot initiative campaigns when appropriate.
\n\u2022 Leading the team and the chapter in upholding The Nature Conservancy\u2019s values and the Washington Chapter\u2019s Equity Statement<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Develops and administers departmental budget and has authority to modify budget based on changing circumstances. Operates within budget guidelines to ensure sound financial performance.
\n\u2022 Ensures that public and private funds are raised to meet program needs.
\n\u2022 Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by directives of superiors.
\n\u2022 Ensures that program meets all lobbying, contractual and legal regulations and standards.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Work requires only minor physical exertion and\/or strain. Work environment involves only infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements.
\n\u2022 Work may require regular travel, including overnight and out of state travel.
\n\u2022 Ability to work intensively on campaigns and legislative sessions at critical times.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Fluency in English
\n\u2022 Demonstrated experience building strong relationships across an organization and with partners such as corporations, public agencies, tribes, donors, and\/or volunteers.
\n\u2022 Experience managing and supervising a large multi-disciplinary team and managing a program budget.
\n\u2022 Experience working with current and evolving political, legislative, sustainability, and\/or conservation trends on an international, regional or country level.
\n\u2022 Experience in directing or participating in complex negotiations and presenting to and communicating with government officials, corporate executives, board members and others.
\n\u2022 Experience designing, implementing and directing multiple and multifaceted projects, setting deadlines and ensuring program accountability.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Seven years of experience and success directing legislative and issue campaigns, lobbying elected officials, directing policy initiatives, building diverse coalitions across political and social divides, and engaging business and community leaders.
\n\u2022 Experience with current political and conservation trends and issues in Washington State and the United States.
\n\u2022 Knowledge of state and federal lobbying laws and regulations.
\n\u2022 Supervisory experience including successfully leading and growing a diversifying workforce
\n\u2022 Experience developing, directing and managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
\n\u2022 Experience preparing and presenting proposals to and\/or negotiating with federal, state, county and\/or municipal government representatives, as well as tribal, community, and interest group representatives.
\n\u2022 Ability to work with partners\/government agencies without violating any restrictions related to conflicts of interest, lobbying former employers, or influencing decision makers.
\n\u2022 Ability to communicate and work productively and cooperatively across political, racial, socioeconomic and other differences to achieve results.
\n\u2022 Commitment to The Nature Conservancy\u2019s values, Code of Conduct and the Washington Equity Statement.
\n\u2022 Experience inspiring and engaging trustees, volunteer leaders, and donors
\n\u2022 Demonstrated experience deeply listening to the needs of constituents and end users. Experience applying those learnings in engagement plan and strategy development<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Cultivates the creative ideas of others to identify potential solutions. Experiments to find creative solutions \u2013 thinks out of the box.
\n\u2022 Designs, implements and directs multiple complex projects, setting and meeting deadlines and ensuring program accountability.
\n\u2022 Work is highly diversified and needed courses of action often do not fall under established practices and guidelines.
\n\u2022 Coordinates the efforts of multiple parties (both internal and external) on projects.
\n\u2022 Act as a resource to others to solve problems.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Significant opportunity to act independently within broad program goals.
\n\u2022 Makes strategic decisions based on analysis, experience and judgment.
\n\u2022 Decisions may have program-wide impact.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Develop multi-year public fundraising strategies and goals and implement programs to achieve them.
\n\u2022 Manage multi-disciplinary administrative and professional staff, with responsibility for performance management, training, and career development. Establishes clear directions and sets stretch objectives.
\n\u2022 Responsibility and accountability for meeting departmental strategic goals and objectives.
\n\u2022 Develops and administers departmental budget.
\n\u2022 Ensures that program complies with TNC policies and procedures and external lobbying and legal regulations.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Work and communicate with a wide range of people \u2013 government officials, board of trustees, community leaders, partner organizations, program leadership, volunteers, the public and other staff to develop, negotiate and\/or implement programs and projects.
\n\u2022 Consistently demonstrate professional and approachable attitude\/demeanor and discretion.
\n\u2022 Function productively as a member of a work team.<\/p>\n
\nBuilds productive relationships by interacting with others in ways that enhance mutual trust and commitment.<\/p>\n
\nWorks collaboratively with stakeholders across levels, geographies, backgrounds, and cultures to improve decisions, strengthen commitment, and be more effective.<\/p>\n
\nCommunicates proactively and in a timely manner to share information, persuade, and influence with the appropriate level of detail, tone, and opportunities for feedback.<\/p>\n
\nTakes ownership to help develop others\u2019 skills, behaviors, and mindsets to help them maximize their workplace contributions.<\/p>\n
\nSets challenging goals and objectives based on a strong sense of purpose and high-performance standards and steadfastly pushes self and others for tangible results, while ensuring work-life balance.<\/p>\n
\nDemonstrates commitment to harnessing the power of differences strategically; consistently sees, learns from, and takes strategic action related to difference; and demonstrates the self-awareness and behaviors to work across differences of identity and power respectfully and effectively with all stakeholder. Actively seeks to build and retain a diverse workforce and fosters an equitable inclusive workplace by drawing upon diverse perspectives.<\/p>\n
\nThinks and acts from a broad perspective with a long-term view and an understanding of 1) the dynamic nature of large-scale challenges and 2) the need for integrating five key practices: skillfully engaging appropriate people; providing a clear process for change; taking a holistic view of situations; focusing on a small number of strategic actions, while learning from and adapting them over time; and being aware of how one\u2019s own thinking or patterns of behavior may be limiting change.<\/p>\n