[Hiring] Policy Specialist @National Wildlife Federation

Role Description

To support our mission, we are seeking a Policy Specialist to join our Water and Coasts team. In this role you will help guide and implement the team’s federal policy strategies and campaigns, with a focus on resilient coasts and floodplains, including pre-disaster mitigation efforts and post-disaster recovery.

• Serve as a NWF policy representative with decision-makers, partners, and in key coalitions.
• Collaborate with and support government affairs staff to represent NWF policy positions on Capitol Hill.
• Conduct policy research and provide support and coordination assistance for Water and Coasts team priorities as needed.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of relationships with partner organizations.
• Conduct Congressional and Administrative tracking.
• Develop educational and advocacy materials (e.g., reports, factsheets, action alerts, blogs, etc).
• Be an NWF expert on national flood insurance and disaster policy, and coastal resilience policy.
• Assist with team coordination activities, including scheduling, note-taking, and facilitating meetings.
• Support other Water & Coasts team projects (including clean water campaign priorities) on an as-needed basis.

Qualifications

• Some familiarity with flood/disaster and coastal resilience policy required.
• Experience collaborating across teams to accomplish shared goals, including working with coalitions or NGO partnerships.
• Experience working with or for Congress and/or conducting Congressional outreach.
• Ability to manage a multitude of projects and meet deadlines.
• Fast and detail-oriented learner.
• Ability to communicate positions clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Self-starter – Able to prioritize workflow and anticipate needs with minimal oversight.
• Strategic thinker – Able to see the big picture and develop an adaptive strategy to accomplish a goal.
• Five years or more of work or equivalent experience in related policy, advocacy campaigns, or another relevant field.
• A Master’s or other advanced degree in a relevant field can count towards experience.

Requirements

• Detailed policy knowledge in the flood/disaster and coastal resilience space, including familiarity with FEMA and NOAA programs.
• Proven track record of developing and achieving Federal policy reforms, including through Congressional action.
• Experience writing detailed comment letters on technical policy issues.
• Experience with fundraising, grant writing, and/or grant reporting.

Benefits

• Paid time off: Vacation that starts off at three weeks accrual, unlimited wellbeing time, and 11 holidays.
• Paid winter break between December 25 to January 1.
• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid Family and Medical Leave.
• Low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Therapist available at no cost.
• Pet insurance and discount perk program.
• Annual wellbeing allowance.
• Retirement plan with immediate match and vesting.
• Annual year-end retirement contribution.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Adoption and Surrogacy assistance.
• Pet adoption stipend.
• Student Loan management.