States Regional Director

Position: Central States Regional Director
Location: Town of Poland

Location: Remote, based in the Central Region

Status: Full-time, exempt

About CJNRC

The Climate Jobs National Resource Center (CJNRC) is a labor-led organization at the forefront of the fight to combat the climate crisis and reverse racial and economic inequality.

CJNRC is the hub of a growing network of independent labor-led, state-based climate jobs coalitions. CJNRC provides coalitions and union partners with the information, support, and expertise to lead on climate action. The coalitions we support are organizing to build a clean energy economy at the scale and pace that climate science demands, create and expand access to good union jobs in under-resourced communities, and advance equity.

CJNRC and our network of coalitions are at the leading edge of both workers’ rights and climate action, two defining issues of our time. The coalitions have helped pass the nation’s most ambitious climate policies, won the strongest labor and equity standards for clean energy workers in the country, and built winning campaigns for worker-centered and equity-focused climate investments and good union jobs that will transform the future of the US economy.

Position

Description

The Central States Regional Director is responsible for developing and implementing CJNRC’s mission and strategic objectives within a multi-state region. The person in this position is responsible for identifying, building, and maintaining political relationships across the region with state coalition union leaders, coalition Executive Directors, and key local partners in order to support the success and sustainability of Climate Jobs coalitions and effectuate CJNRC’s non-profit purposes.

The Central States Regional Director is a senior leadership position reporting to and working under the direction of the Executive Director.

Responsibilities Coalition Maintenance and Relationship Management

• Serve as the principal for ongoing work with designated state coalition and labor leadership.
• Provide reliable support and strategic counsel to navigate challenges and seize opportunities.
• Identify, build, cultivate, and maintain strong, independent, collaborative, and trust-based relationships with state coalition and union leadership, key coalition members, and staff.
• Ensure that coalition-developed strategic plans are well-conceived, effectively implemented, and achieve desired outcomes by working in close consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including leading the work of CJNRC staff working with those coalitions to achieve the objectives.
• Design, facilitate, and organize high-impact strategic meetings, convenings, and regular check-ins designed to advance CJNRC’s work with state coalitions, strengthen alignment, and maintain momentum on implementation of CJNRC’s programs.

Coalition Building, Support, and Strategic Expansion

• Partner with state coalition leadership to develop and implement strategies for building sustainable, effective union-led state organizations.
• Work closely across CJNRC teams and with partners to continuously assess and analyze the policy and political landscape within the region to identify strategic opportunities, potential partners, and emerging challenges.
• Manage CJNRC budgets in their region, evaluate and determine commitment of resources to drive CJNRC’s program.
• Actively assist state leadership in expanding the reach and impact of their coalitions.

Policy, Political Analysis, and Strategy Development

• Lead the development and execution of state and regional strategies, ensuring alignment with the broader organizational goals, state coalitions, and CJNRC’s mission.
• Collaborate with partners, including the Cornell University Climate Jobs Institute, to research and develop forward thinking campaigns and policy plans.

Programmatic Leadership and Implementation

• Responsible for moving key strategies forward with state coalition leadership and affiliates in each state.
• Ensure effective day-to-day follow-up and communication across state coalition leaders, affiliate partners, internal CJNRC staff and leaders across all departments.
• Coordinate the work of CJNRC staff to ensure state coalitions receive the necessary support and…