Oregon Clean Energy Policy Manager

 
Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid)
Reporting To: Oregon State Director
Compensation: $85,000 to $97,000 plus benefits 

About Climate Solutions:  

Climate Solutions is a Northwest-based nonprofit driving clean energy solutions to address the climate crisis. Our mission is clear: accelerating clean energy solutions to the climate crisis. We focus on championing transformational policies, catalyzing powerful partnerships, and communicating innovative strategies to meet the urgency of this moment with solutions grounded in climate science.

About the Opportunity: 

Reporting to the Oregon State Director, the Oregon Clean Energy Policy Manager will manage a clean energy policy portfolio to drive progress toward Oregon’s 100% clean energy goals, build partnerships and deepen collaboration with coalition and community partners, and design and implement cross-cutting advocacy campaigns.  

KEY PRIORITIES DURING YOUR FIRST YEAR

What You’ll Achieve:

Who You Are:

• You believe in Climate Solutions's Mission to accelerate clean energy solutions to the climate crisis and champion transformational policies and market-based innovations across Washington and Oregon.
• You Understand the Clean Energy Policy Landscape. You have a strong grasp of clean energy policy, utility regulation, and the regulatory process.
• You Are a Big-Picture Thinker. You understand and deploy a full range of advocacy tools, tactics and strategies–from media campaigns and grassroots activation, to regulatory engagement and direct lobbying–to build power and advance clean energy progress. 
• You CultivateTrust-Based Relationships. You cultivate collaborative, trust-centered relationships with decision-makers and diverse stakeholders by practicing cultural humility, listening actively, and connecting partners to resources that strengthen clean energy efforts.
• You Center Equity & Inclusion. With cultural humility, you navigate complex dynamics and create space for voices historically marginalized—ensuring they are heard, valued, and prioritized throughout your work.
• You Are a Coalition-Builder. You unite diverse stakeholders–organizations, community leaders, businesses, policymakers–to amplify collective power. 
• You Are Adaptive and Resilient. You stay focused amid shifting priorities and perspectives, guiding clean energy initiatives with clarity, collaboration, and a long-term view.

TRAVEL: This is a hybrid role based in Portland, OR, with a combination of remote and in-person internal meetings (2-3x/week) and external partner meetings, events, and trainings. There is flexibility in how you structure your travel and days. 

BENEFITS: Climate Solutions provides 100% employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision, 6 weeks of PTO and 14 flexible holidays, and access to an Employment Assistance Program (EAP), health care flexible spending and dependent care spending accounts, and voluntary life insurance. In addition, Climate Solutions covers 100% of eligible employees' short- and long term disability insurance, as well as life insurance. See Benefits Overview (here). 

Application: Please submit your resume, written response to one question, and a one-way video interview with three questions to respond to. You can access the one-way video interview questions (here) ahead of your interview. 

Nominate a leader: Submit a nomination and a recruiter will personally reach out to nominees.
 

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