Senior Manager, Policy – Wings Lands

Position: Senior Manager, Policy – Wings Over Working Lands
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** Position Summary**:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Wings Over Working Lands, the Senior Manager, Policy is a key member of the Working Lands Habitat Initiative team and will be responsible for developing and implementing robust elements of Audubon’s Healthy Birds, Healthy Planet policy agenda to advance Audubon’s bipartisan conservation within the U.S., working primarily with Congress and federal agencies. The Wings Over Working Lands Initiative is a key element of the Habitat Milestone under Flight Plan, Audubon’s strategic plan.

This role will provide critical policy research, analysis, writing and strategic guidance while serving as a highly visible representative of Audubon with congressional offices and committees, federal agencies and partner organizations. The Senior Manager also works closely with the Senior Director to provide guidance and helpful tools to distribute across Audubon’s network, including background materials for consultants and other relevant content for internal communications.

This position is classified as hybrid preferred, remote within the United States considered, in accordance with Audubon’s “Where We Work” Policy. Hybrid employees are expected to work in an Audubon office every Monday and Tuesday and an additional two days each month of the employee’s choosing. Candidates should be located within commuting distance of one of Audubon’s offices, which include locations in:

Albuquerque, NM;
Albany, NY;
Anchorage, AK;
Baltimore, MD;
Charleston, SC;
Chicago, IL;
Columbia, SC;
Fargo, ND;
Fort Collins, CO;
Lincoln, NE;
Miami, FL;
New Orleans, LA;
New York, NY;
Oakland, CA;
Palm Desert, CA;
Roseville, MN;
Sacramento, CA;
Salt Lake City, UT;
Tallahassee, FL;
Tampa, FL; and Washington, DC.Compensation:

Salary range based on geo-differentials:* $92,000 - $103,000 / year = Albuquerque, NM;
Charleston, SC;
Columbia, SC;
Fargo, ND;
Fort Collins, CO;
Lincoln, NE;
Miami, FL;
New Orleans, LA;
Salt Lake City, UT;
Tallahassee, FL;
Tampa, FL* $103,000 - $116,000 / year = Albany, NY;
Anchorage, AK;
Baltimore, MD;
Chicago, IL;
Palm Desert, CA;
Roseville, MN;
Sacramento, CA;
Washington, DC* $115,000 - $129,000 / year = New York, NY;
Oakland, CA
** Additional

Job Description
**** Essential Functions
*** In coordination with the Senior Director, assess opportunities and identify policy priorities to advance to goals of Audubon’s Wings Over Working Land Initiative and Audubon’s Healthy Birds, Healthy Planet Policy Agenda.
* In partnership with policy and government affairs staff across the organization, develop and implement strategies in support of policy goals and objectives, providing leadership on issues that specifically support working grassland and forest ecological systems.
* Monitor the legislative and regulatory developments of key congressional committees and relevant agency actions.
* Prepare high quality policy analysis, fact sheets, position papers, testimony and other materials necessary to support Audubon’s policy priorities.
* Represent Audubon with national issue-based coalitions and partner organizations, monitoring their developments and contributing to coalition-based legislative and administrative efforts.
* Identify and mobilize key allies and stakeholders to help amplify Audubon…