Position Announcement:​ Director, Policy Programs 

Full-time; based in Washington, D.C. (US-based remote possible) 

ABOUT DEPLOY/US 

DEPLOY/US is an accelerator of climate leadership. Through convening, infrastructure, and grantmaking,  we scale the capacity and impact of the field of climate-forward civic enterprises leading and engaging right-of-center constituencies. Everything we do builds the foundations or bridges required to achieve bipartisan breakthroughs on climate-change mitigation policy. DEPLOY/US is a strictly nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

Director, Policy Programs will orchestrate a program of research and research funding that enriches the menu of climate-policy options available to lawmakers.   

You will guide funding to nonprofit institutions, especially think tanks and academic centers, to bring more rigorous and useful scholarship to right-of-center climate and decarbonization policy. You will develop a program to fund and harmonize research agendas across partner-grantee institutions. 

You will also lead and publish research from DEPLOY/US. This research will relate less to specific policy instruments than to delivering products broadly useful to an array of allies, partner-grantees, or lawmakers.

You will lead bridge-building efforts among scholars, institutions, and Congressional Staff, to strengthen ideas and relationships that unlock bipartisan cooperation on climate (e.g., ad hoc tables and occasional conferences, including among Ecoright and Environmental Justice constituencies and scholars). 

DEPLOY/US is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse experiential and demographic backgrounds to apply. 

LOCATION 

Washington, D.C. We may consider a remote hire willing to travel to Washington, D.C. regularly. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Field-facing duties (i.e., allies and partner-grantees) 

  • ​Guide DEPLOY/US funding to research efforts.  

  • Convene allies, partner-grantees, and Hill staff to identify and harmonize efforts to create impact wherever research is a limiting reagent for advances in climate lawmaking or policymaking. 

  • Support, facilitate, and sometimes lead collaborations among allies and partner grantees.

Internal DEPLOY/US duties 

  • Develop and lead the strategic program encompassing  all policy-related work and grantmaking at DEPLOY/US.

  • Produce regular reporting products​ for partners and, separately, for DEPLOY/US supporters. 

  • Support DEPLOY/US communications programs with occasional research products and frequent policy counsel. 

  • Lead and publish occasional policy-related research products from DEPLOY/US. 

  • Develop and execute methods for measuring and monitoring progress to goals. 

EXPECTATIONS 

  • Travel 5-15% (higher if based remotely). 

  • "Tell the truth. Don't blame people. Be strong. Do your best. Forgive. Stay the course. All that kind of thing." — President George H.W. Bush. 

QUALITIES 

  • Dedication to DEPLOY/US’ goal of ambitious and bipartisan U.S. climate policies. 

  • Strong strategic and systems thinking, combined with a get-it-done attitude. 

  • Outstanding analytical, research, and project management skills.

  • Strong interpersonal skills.

  • Exceptional ability to develop and maintain complex interorganizational processes. 

  • Ability to earn the trust of a diverse network of partners. 

  • Supreme reliability with a say-to-do ratio approaching 100%. 

  • Willing to sweep the floors if that’s what needs to be done. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Established networks on Capitol Hill are helpful.

  • Established track record of quality research products and, ideally, also of supervising quality research products. 

  • Expertise in energy and climate-change policy. 

  • Staff experience with conservative lawmakers is helpful. 

  • Credibility and strong relationships with right-of-center leaders and scholars.

  • Credibility with environmental and clean energy leaders. 

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States. 

CULTURE 

DEPLOY/US is a mission-driven culture. We run a mostly virtual office that requires a commitment to accountability, including project management. Our team works hard and adjusts well to fluctuating work volume and priorities. We value personal time off to recharge and a healthy work-life balance. 

COMPENSATION 

Competitive salary and generous benefits package. 

PROCESS 

Please submit the following materials to Alex Bozmoski, abozmoski@deployus.org 

  • Cover letter in which you share your views on how to overcome the limiting factors to durable, bipartisan climate change policy, as well as your salary requirements. 

  • Resume or CV (PDF format). 

  • Research samples and/or materials conveying relevant skills (e.g., press articles, papers, talks etc.) in PDF format, or links to current online articles or videos.

  • Contact information for a minimum of 3 references, including at least one direct supervisor from a previously-held position.