Climate and Clean Energy Program Manager

Job Title:

Climate and Clean Energy Program Manager

Advocacy Director

Full-time, Exempt

This is a hybrid position, some in-person work required. Anchorage, Eagle River, Matsu-valley.

$60,000-$65,000

The Alaska Center engages, empowers, and elects Alaskans to stand up for clean air and water, healthy communities, and a strong democracy. We are working to transition our state from an extractive economy to an equitable, just, and clean energy economy in which all Alaskans can thrive. We advocate for the protection of salmon habitat, clean energy solutions in the face of rapid climate change, and amplifying Alaskans’ voices in the public process.

Our sister organization The Alaska Center Education Fund provides education and leadership development for children and youth, and promotes civic engagement.

The Alaska Center envisions a thriving, just, and sustainable Alaska for future generations. Our “Clean Energy for All Alaskans” initiative advances equitable climate policies, supports clean energy programs, defends against harmful legislation, and amplifies Alaskans’ voices in public processes around energy democracy, while centering those who are most impacted by climate change.

The CCE Program Manager oversees the design and implementation of advocacy strategies and campaigns around climate and clean energy for The Alaska Center and The Alaska Center Education Fund. They track and engage on issues in a variety of venues, including electric cooperative utilities, regulatory agencies, and the state legislature. They work collaboratively with the Advocacy Director to create campaign plans, manage and track campaign metrics, draft relevant grant proposals and reports, and hold leadership positions within coalitions.

The CCE Program Manager is one of the leads on climate and clean energy issues facing Alaskans and works collaboratively with the Political Director around policy and legislative recommendations. The Program Manager ensures that campaigns and field plans engage community members who are closest to the issues and incorporate robust volunteer leadership development throughout the year. They build coalition relationships, hold leadership positions amid our coalitions, and manage organizational relationships with community leaders and energy experts.

• Role model behavior and expectations to support cohesive, inclusive, impactful team culture.
• Help with annual and long-term priority and goal setting, and troubleshoot organizational issues that require a cross-departmental perspective as part of the Management Team.
• Provide input to develop and help track Advocacy budgets relating to climate and clean energy.
• Help draft grant proposals and reports related to climate and clean energy.

• Advise on what campaigns and issues AKC/EF should engage in and plan strategically for that engagement.
• Help develop and implement strategies to mobilize Alaskans to take action on climate and clean energy issues using a variety of tactics: community events, 1:1’s, calls, letters, petition signature gathering, canvassing, phone banking, in-person meetings, celebrations, etc.
• Help draft and track quantitative goals for monthly events, weekly volunteer contact and recruitment, and provide regular updates on campaign progress to staff, funders, and other interested stakeholders.
• Work with the Political Director to elect Utility Board Directors who share our values, manage organizational relationships with those elected leaders, and engage with Utility Board operations year round.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with volunteers, AK Center Members, and the communities we serve, with a focus on communities most impacted by the issues we work on, including Alaska Native, people of color, youth, and low‑income communities;
• Represent The Alaska Center at community events and in coalition spaces to raise visibility and support for campaigns.

• Develop and strengthen relationships with volunteers, AK Center Members, and the communities we serve, with a…