The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet’s wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America’s bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our staff of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and internationally from our offices in New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Santa Monica; San Francisco; Bozeman, Montana; and Beijing.
The Midwest Director of Government Affairs serves as key strategist and architect for NRDC’s midwestern state legislative efforts, managing all state legislative affairs. The Midwest Director of Government Affairs reports to the Managing Director of Government Affairs.
Responsibilities
- Designs and executes proactive and defensive legislative plans, engages on emerging legislation, cultivates and maintains strong state relationships throughout the region.
- Coordinates with colleagues across the region.
- Skilled writer and communicator that can easily adapt messaging based on audience. He/she should also be a results-oriented, self-starter with demonstrated ability to distill complex issues into concise talking points, position papers, and slides.
- The candidate will ideally be a team player with an ability to work independently in a fast-paced and demanding environment. Attention to detail is important, as is an ability to multi-task. We are looking for a natural leader and collaborator. The Midwest Director of Government Affairs may be tasked with leading organization efforts on large cross-cutting issues such as state regulatory reform.