Government Relations Manager

Government Relations Manager

Conservation Voters of South Carolina is the political voice of South Carolina's environmental community. CVSC is a bipartisan, non-profit organization that, along with its sister organization the CVSC PAC, passes laws that protect our environment, elects pro-conservation candidates, and holds elected officials accountable. A separate organization, the CVSC Education Fund, also works to educate and engage South Carolinians “to protect the South Carolina we love.”

We effectively fight for our air, land, and water through bipartisan and pragmatic political action.

CVSC seeks a driven and capable individual to join our Policy and Government Relations team as a Government Relations Manager to advance conservation policy at the local government level.

The position must be based in South Carolina (non-negotiable), but may be performed remotely from within the state. This position will involve frequent day and occasional overnight travel. CVSC has a physical office in Columbia and co-work space in Charleston.

• Build and maintain a diverse set of positive working relationships local elected officials and staff, conservation partners, community leaders, state agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Work with policy staff and partners to identify conservation and environmental policies that help to tackle systemic environmental, racial, and economic inequities.
• Collaborate with coalition partners to identify campaign needs and develop strategy.
• Track, monitor, and analyze local ordinances and policies, attend hearings, council meetings, and other public engagement events.
• Identify and leverage opportunities between local and state elected officials to advance conservation policy.
• Track and report on activities and metrics, capture success stories for grant reporting and funding proposals.
• Represent CVSC within state and local government and in public settings and model behavior and expectations that support a cohesive, inclusive, impactful team culture
• Performs other duties as needed in accordance with the successful operation of a non-profit organization.

• 2+ years professional experience with advocacy campaigns, including outreach, campaign planning, lobbying, and coalition-building.
• Experience with grassroots and grasstop advocacy and how these efforts can amplify and support local government engagement efforts.
• Ability to professionally represent CVSC in written and oral communications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adjust strategies and workplans in real time.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, negotiating, and public speaking skills. An ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner in person, over video conferencing, and over the telephone.
• Strong attention to detail, fast and willing learner, strong organizational skills and ability to follow up and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well within a team and with individuals, both internal and external, from diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Shares our commitment to increasing racial justice and equity in our movement and organization, integrating these principles into all of the work we do and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture.
• A personal approach to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice that values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ability and socio-economic circumstance.

• Knowledge of local government operations, an…