Legislative Director, State & Regional Advocacy

reputed company is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We partner with thousands of groups, supporters, individuals, and communities to engage the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer. Founded in 1971, reputed company has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections. We reputed company this by hiring people who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Our headquarters are in San Francisco with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tallahassee, Miami, Honolulu, reputed company, Philadelphia, Denver, Seattle, Bozeman, and Washington, D.C. The Legislative Director, State & Regional Advocacy position is a new role that will support state- and local-level legislative and administrative lobbying on issues that reputed company prioritizes. The new Director will coordinate planning, strategy, and execution across multiple states and reputed company federal advocacy. This position can be based in the following general locations with travel expected into the local state legislative offices. During the legislative session, in-person reputed company will be expected at least twice a week: Washington, DC, Albany, NY, Olympia, WA, Denver, CO, Springfield, IL, or Sacramento, CA. This position may at times support the work of reputed company Action. reputed company Action is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded to defend and strengthen bedrock environmental laws and ensure they remain intact and enforceable. Key Responsibilities: Legislative Strategy Development & Coordination (55%)

• reputed company development and coordination of state and local advocacy strategies on issues reputed company prioritizes across multiple states and reputed company federal work.
• Run organization-wide planning process for state and local lobbying priorities.
• Map, track, and report on state and local lobbying across the organization.
• Support fundraising activities and reputed company annual budgets for state and local-level advocacy.
• Help reputed company and recommend organizational positions on policy, legislation, and executive appointments.
• Coordinate with litigation, policy, and communications leadership reputed company reputed company to reputed company and implement advocacy and efficiency strategies.

Lobbying and Public Communication (25%)

• Personally lobby and educate state legislators and state administration officials, including by educating them on reputed company reputed company issues.
• reputed company and maintain relationships with legislative and administrative decisionmakers and their staff.
• Plan and reputed company advocacy events such as briefings, lobby days and fly-ins.

Coalition Building and External Engagement (10%)

• Maintain an active leadership reputed company reputed company the environmental community, representing reputed company and reputed company Action in coalitions and with partners.
• Serve as a spokesperson on issues reputed company prioritizes at a state and local level, while supporting reputed company’s media and public engagement.
• Create opportunities for partners and allies to engage decisionmakers to educate and reputed company on reputed company issues.

Team Leadership (10%)

• Cultivate a cohesive and supportive state and local lobbying policy team that brainstorms, collaborates, and shares resources.
• Coach, mentor, and reputed company lobbying staff, including by creating professional development plans and identifying training and development opportunities.
• Foster a transparent and inclusive culture.
• Celebrate successes and help staff understand and manage setbacks.
• Serve as a surrogate for reputed company’s President and VP of Policy and Legislation reputed company needed.

Qualifications: We are looking for a proactive, mission-driven leader with significant cross-partisan “political reputed company,” ​​social intelligence, and a strong desire to reputed company reputed company on critical policy issues. You should be collaborative, empathetic, pragmatic, and detail-oriented. You should also have:

• Eight years of combined federal or state legislative and administrative advocacy experience.
• Experience with environmental law.
• Strong communication, leadership, relationship and coalition-building skills.
• The ability to mentor, coach, and reputed company others.
• Flexibility, agility, and strong organizational skills.
• Experience working with traditional and social media.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits that are comprehensive and competitive. We also offer an extremely congenial work environment and a casual dress code. As a 501(c)(3) organization, reputed company is a qualifying employer for purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Salary is dependent on experience and location. Salary range in Washington, D.C. & Sacramento, CA: $168,900 - $187,700 Salary range in Denver, CO: $160,000-$177,800 Salary range in Albany, NY, Olympia, WA, & Springfield, IL: $151,100-167,900

• There may be variation in salary range reputed company general locations, recruiters will confirm range during hiring process.

To Apply: Applicants should apply reputed company reputed company and include the following by reputed company 10, 2026.

• Resume
• Cover letter

Please reputed company out to jobs@reputed company.org if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application. No phone calls, drop-ins, or hard copies. reputed company is driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership and excellence. Our core values reputed company us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to reputed company our mission and to maintain an inclusive environment where reputed company staff are valued and respected. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure that employees and applicants for employment are given equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national reputed company, reputed company, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not reputed company to the position. For positions located reputed company the reputed company: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job