Climate Jobs Oregon

Executive Director

For covering Oregon

 

Job Title: Executive Director
Work Location: State of Oregon 
Reports to: Climate Jobs Oregon Board of Directors 
Classification: Exempt
Status: Full-time
Employee Type: W-2
Start Date: As soon as is reasonably possible; flexibility for mutual agreement 

To Apply:
Send résumés and any questions to: jobs@oraflcio.org, with “Climate Jobs Oregon ED Application” in the subject line.

About Climate Jobs Oregon:
Climate Jobs Oregon (CJOR) is a non-profit coalition of labor organizations advocating for a pro-worker, pro-climate agenda in Oregon. A state affiliate of the Climate Jobs National Resource Center (CJNRC), Climate Jobs Oregon is united around a shared goal of combating climate change while reversing income, racial, and economic inequality, and elevating underrepresented and rural communities. Our mission is to advocate for a clean energy economy at the scale climate science demands, create good union jobs, and support more equitable communities. The coalition represents hundreds of thousands of workers in Oregon who are the best trained and skilled to build Oregon’s new clean-energy economy from the ground up. This important work, combined with labor standards—such as prevailing wage and project labor agreements, with union apprentice-trained workers—provides a pathway to a strong middle class in Oregon. By focusing on the construction and manufacturing of clean energy technologies as a way to combat the climate crisis, Climate Jobs Oregon offers a compelling new approach to creating an equitable and clean economy. Building a clean energy economy is an opportunity for the labor movement to lead in climate by creating high-quality, family-sustaining jobs that spur economic development while reducing carbon emissions.

Overview of Job Responsibilities:
Under the direction and guidance of the CJOR Board of Directors, the Climate Jobs Oregon Executive Director coordinates the coalition’s organizational structure, development and implementation of campaigns, and support for communications work. The Executive Director is responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, motivating, directing, managing, lobbying, and fundraising for all of CJOR’s designated priorities.

Description of Duties:

• Lead organizational development, including building out and formalizing CJOR.
• Work with the Board of Directors, staff, members, and allies to develop comprehensive state/local legislative and other campaigns that prioritize labor and equity standards to ensure that efforts to decarbonize the economy take labor and job quality standards seriously. 
• Meet with elected officials, community members and organizations to tell the Climate Jobs Oregon story and to gain support for Climate Jobs Oregon priorities.
• Organize outreach to unions to formally join as dues-paying members. 
• Support the development of the CJOR Board.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with foundations, corporations, labor unions, governmental entities, individuals, and community organizations to secure major planned gifts and grants, allowing Climate Jobs OR to become financially sustainable.
• Support educational work within the labor movement about the climate and inequality crises, their impacts on workers’ lives, and our response.
• Develop strong knowledge of current employment and industry trends in Oregon and opportunities for Climate Jobs participation by consulting with unions and employer partners, conducting independent research when necessary.
• Coordinate campaigns to win legislative and policy changes to address the climate crisis, raise labor standards, and create good union jobs in Oregon.
• Support federal efforts on federal climate jobs initiatives.
• Support the organization’s external-facing communications, including online communications and traditional media.
• Supervise and support other CJOR staff and contractors.
• Work with other CJOR staff and members on aspects of organizational development, fundraising, organizational campaigns, special projects, trainings, and meetings.
• Collaborate with the Board of Directors to establish the annual budget and to maintain sound financial procedures, reporting, and performance.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with leading employers, workforce entities, and labor unions across multiple industries throughout Oregon.
• Engage and collaborate with CJNRC, the Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) at Cornell University, and other national partners as needed and as campaigns warrant. 
• Ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and guidelines governing non-profit organizations and lobbying.
• Perform all other duties incidental to the duties of an Executive Director and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the CJOR Board of Directors.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Proven track record of success in a leadership position overseeing operations of an organization or program with exposure to foundations, while maintaining solid relationships with staff, board, donors, and community. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and diverse personalities simultaneously with careful attention to details in a fast-paced environment.
• A solid knowledge of accounting, budgeting, financial management, and marketing.
• Experience in leading the process of ongoing strategic planning. 
• Extensive experience in public speaking/public relations. 
• Experience developing and implementing public-private partnerships to achieve community-wide social and economic goals. 
• Cultural competency and sensitivity to diverse cultures, backgrounds, and communication styles.
• Proven ability to think strategically and analyze power dynamics, and to incorporate those factors into plans for action.
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience (i.e., 3 years’ experience working at a union or in coalition with major union stakeholders, running legislative, community, and electoral campaigns; 5 years’ experience in leadership position managing and overseeing operations of a non-profit organization while maintaining strong relationships with staff, board, donors, and community allies.) 
• Strong experience with legislative and policy advocacy at all levels of government, preferably in Oregon. 
• A working knowledge and demonstrated commitment to the labor movement, with knowledge of the Oregon landscape for social and political movements. 
• Experience in campaigns involving workforce development and/or unions preferred but not required.

Compensation
Compensation ($110,000 to $140,000) is commensurate with experience and includes a strong benefit package, including employer provided health insurance and a retirement plan. 

Candidate Guidelines 
Candidates should submit a résumé and a cover letter that describes how their qualifications and experience match the needs and mission of Climate Jobs Oregon, along with salary expectations. 

To Apply
Application materials should be sent to: jobs@oraflcio.org, with “Climate Jobs Oregon ED Application” in the subject line.

A Note to Potential Candidates
Studies have shown that women, trans, non-binary folks, and Black, Indigenous people, people of color (BIPOC), are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every single one of the qualifications as described in the job description. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization and are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. That candidate may be one who comes from a background less traditional to our field of work, and that’s okay. We would strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.

Climate Jobs OR is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and actively seeks to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for professional advancement without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and citizenship.