Policy Analyst

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Description

• The Policy Analyst contributes to efforts to influence and establish state and local policy across the Midwest to advance Rewiring America’s mission. • Critical role on the State and Regional Policy team by developing and supporting campaigns to encourage electrification, cultivating networks with external partners, producing policy analyses and recommendations, and undertaking strategic coordination and project management responsibilities. • Work with the Senior Manager to identify and execute policy campaigns across priority states and localities. • Manage the execution of specific policy campaigns as needed. • Devise new solutions and adapt existing approaches to complicated policy issues. • Provide project management and thought leadership on cross-cutting projects and topics.

Requirements

• 1+ years of relevant work experience, including direct policy and advocacy work in climate, energy, building electrification, environmental justice, and/or other related topics • Strong commitment to the mission, policies, and goals of Rewiring America • Critical thinker with exceptional writing and communication skills, including the ability to distill complicated information for different audiences • Highly organized project manager or coordinator and facilitator adept at collaborating with various stakeholders, both internally and externally • Collaborative work style • Familiarity with technology to support remote teamwork • Ability to travel 10-15% as needed. Travel will primarily be regional with the exception of occasional conferences/trainings and staff all hands meetings.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). • Employees are able to enroll in 401k retirement plan and are eligible for a 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions. • Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. • Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 20 hours of volunteer leave annually. • Employees will also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (13 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). • Office closure between Christmas and New Year. • Eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment. • Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. • Access to professional development resources.