Climate Task Force Senior Operations Manager

Overview

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 people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing.

The NRDC Action Fund is an affiliated but separate 501(c)(4) organization from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) with an annual budget of over $20,000,000. The NRDC Action Fund’s mission is to build political support in the United States for protecting the planet and its people. We mobilize influential constituencies, experts, community leaders, and others to advocate for clean air and water, public health, biodiversity, and a stable climate. We support candidates who stand up for environmental protection, and we expose those who side with polluters rather than the public good.

NRDC is seeking a Climate Task Force Senior Operations Manager to work with the Center for Policy Advocacy and NRDC Action Fund teams in our Santa Monica, CA office.

Position Summary

The Climate Task Force (CTF) Senior Operations Manager will provide administrative and logistical support for a new, Los-Angeles-based grasstops advocacy group that will serve to advance the local, state, and federal climate policy goals of NRDC and the NRDC Action Fund. The Senior Operations Manager will manage member communications, meeting and event planning, development of materials, expenses, and coordination with relevant NRDC programs and staff in order to leverage the group’s collective access to the political and business leaders whose partnership and support are critical to climate action. This position will report to NRDC’s Climate Task Force Program Director.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute eight CTF meetings per year, as well as lobby trips in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Washington, DC, and other events and trips as needed.
• Responsible for managing and tracking ongoing communication with donors and NRDC staff to coordinate in-person meetings, calls, trips, etc.
• Prepare briefing materials for meetings, lobby trips, and other events as needed.
• Manage CTF program budget and expenses. Coordinate with finance for purposes of budget creation and maintenance and any grant-related responsibilities.
• Coordinate with CTF Program Director, CA Government Affairs, and Federal Affairs to develop CTF goals and strategies.
• Travel for staff retreats, donor engagement, and lobby trips as needed. 

Qualifications

• Commitment to NRDC’s mission and values.

Work Experience

• Must have at least five years’ experience in event planning, office management, or other operations experience.
• Must have prior experience managing a budget.
• Must demonstrate ability to manage high-profile personalities. 

Required Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly organized and attentive to details.
• Ability to be flexible and handle multiple tasks;
• effectively prioritize and thrive in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills with an ability to develop relationships with and manage influential individuals. 

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. For this position, the salary is $ 105,000 to $120,000. Internal equity considerations will be reviewed before making a final offer.

Since March 2020, NRDC’s offices have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will be associated with one of our offices, but until circumstances allow us to re-open, we will continue to support NRDCers with remote working arrangements.

As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.

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