Oregon Clean Energy Policy Manager

Portland (HYBRID), OR

Full Time

Climate Solutions

Mid Level

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:

Clean Energy Policy Strategy & Implementation

Manage a clean energy policy portfolio to drive progress toward Oregon’s 100% clean energy goals, including through scaling up renewable energy projects and incentives, accelerating siting and permitting, and overcoming other state and federal regulatory and market barriers to an equitable clean energy transition.
Work closely with the Oregon Director and Clean Energy Policy Director to develop, advance, implement, and defend clean energy policy progress through regulatory, legislative, and administrative arenas.
Monitor and respond to emerging state and federal policies impacting Oregon's renewable energy transition.

Stakeholder Engagement & Coalition-Building

Build and nurture trust-based partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including environmental justice, tribal, rural, business, and labor community members, utilities, renewable developers, and policymakers at the state and local levels.
Mobilize and sustain diverse stakeholder collaboration to amplify collective power in legislative and regulatory proceedings and public campaigns.
Advance equitable clean energy policy progress through deep collaboration with coalition and community-based partners, aligning strategies with frontline leadership and issue area expertise.

Cross-cutting Campaigns & Cross-Team Collaboration

Partner with the Communications team to develop strategic communications campaigns that engage and reach diverse audiences – from legislators, labor unions, and utility commissions, to frontline communities and workers.
Design and implement cross-cutting advocacy campaigns that build support for clean energy solutions through strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and grassroots mobilization.

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.

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