Climatepower

Climate Urgency Research Director

Washington, DC, Remote (United States) · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago

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About the role

The Climate Urgency Research Director is expected to be a leader on research strategy for the Climate Urgency campaign and to represent the Research team within the campaign vertical.
Represent the department in organization-wide Climate Urgency campaign meetings and planning.
Monitor developments in the issue area by relevant federal agencies, including FEMA, NOAA, NWS, and USFS.

Primary Responsibilities Work with the Deputy Managing Director of Research to develop and execute overall departmental strategy for the Climate Urgency campaign and opposition research strategy focused on relevant agency heads and key administration officials.
Develop an opposition research strategy focused on relevant agency heads and key administration officials.
Manage and train a Senior Research Associate, directing day-to-day tasks and managing contributions to long-term research projects.
Work across the organization, including directly with the Climate Urgency campaign, to manage research-driven projects in the issue area.
Collaborate with partners on opposition research items and manage consultants' relevant work in the issue area.
Strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities with minimal direct supervision.

Demonstrated experience with opposition research and development of hard-hitting original research.
Must be able to work independently, but also collaboratively with diverse groups of people, communities, and partners.
Strong proficiency in Google Workspace and Airtable preferred.
This position can be located anywhere in the United States, but must be able to work Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm EST, plus weekends and evenings as the work dictates.

Climate Power believes years of experience are a foundational element of equitable pay, and the primary metric used to determine one's salary.
The full salary range for this role is listed below, with a given set of years correlating to a fixed 'step' or placement within a salary range.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Years 7<>8 8<>9 9<>10 10<>12 12<>14 14<>16 16<>18 18<>21 21+ Annual Salary $120,499 $123,376 $126,253 $129,130 $132,007 $134,885 $137,762 $140,639 $143,516
Occasional travel is required as needed, typically 3-4 times per year.

Salary & Benefits Package Climate Power offers a competitive compensation package, including salaries that are commensurate with and directly tied to years of experience.
Salaries are otherwise non-negotiable, and not impacted by merit-based performance evaluations or other flexible and/or subjective factors.
Climate Power also offers a competitive benefits package, including the following:
We're educating Americans about our climate progress, highlighting how clean energy investments benefit local communities, and holding Big Oil accountable for polluting our air and water.
We use data-backed messages to pave a path for bold action and shine a light on the price of ignoring the climate crisis would cost our health, economy, and future generations.

Our Hiring Timeline and Process We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will continue to interview until the position is filled (posting will remain up until position filled).

This listing is sourced directly from Climatepower's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.