Policy Associate

Location

United States

Posted

9 days ago

Salary

$63K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

Bachelor Degree

Job Description

Policy Associate

Advanced Energy United

Role Description Advanced Energy United is currently seeking a candidate with strong project execution skills and excellent writing and communications skills with interest and/or experience in policy advocacy for an entry-level Associate position. The Associate will support a variety of activities across the organization, including: - Decision maker meeting and event planning and execution - Educating decision-makers about advanced energy - Tracking regulatory policy developments using the Insight Engine software platform The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with an interest in policy and clean energy, strong interpersonal and communications skills, and attention to detail. Candidates should be creative and flexible, with the ability to move between projects as needed to support Advanced Energy United’s work in a wide variety of areas. Candidates will need to have the ability to travel to meet with Advanced Energy United members and decision-makers. Responsibilities - Contribute to Advanced Energy United project teams in executing priority projects. - Prepare and assist in the execution of meetings and events. - Assist in the drafting and creation of conference panels, presentations, and other written and visual materials, and deliver verbal presentations as requested. - Act as project manager on a variety of tasks, create and track tasks, ensure teammates have resources they need to accomplish work. - Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Advanced Energy United staff, members, partners, as well as key decision makers. - Track, analyze, and summarize regulatory policy developments around the country, providing intelligence and insights. - Execute research on assigned topics and deliver clear and concise results to inform decision-making. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience - 0 to 3 years of applicable work experience - Experience with the advanced energy industry is a plus - Strong interpersonal skills required; candidates must be able to successfully develop and maintain productive relationships with members, industry stakeholders, policymakers, and other key contacts - Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit; candidates must be very comfortable working in an environment with remote colleagues, creating new projects, building their own calendar, and delivering on high expectations - Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, required—inclusive of public speaking - Intellectual curiosity, inquisitive, and excellent listening and problem-solving skills - Strong project planning and execution skills, including attention to detail - Comfort working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects at the same time - Experience in advancing a policy agenda and/or working with business leaders is a plus - Willingness to travel as needed (up to 25%) Physical Requirements The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - The employee is regularly required to use hands and talk or hear. - The employee is required to sit for long periods of time; reach with hands and arms; may need to balance, stoop, kneel or crouch, walk up and down stairs. Benefits - Remote work and flexible schedule - Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families - Medical premiums covered for employees at 100% - Flexible spending plans for health care and dependent care - Profit sharing opportunities and annual merit-based compensation increases - $75/month personal wellness reimbursement - $50/month phone stipend - Up to $200 reimbursement for home office set-up - Accrued Paid Time Off, 11 federal holidays, and an annual end-of-year closure - Parental Leave - Professional development reimbursement - 401(k) plan (with matching incentives) - WMATA Transit Smart Benefits (DC, MD, VA employees)

Related Categories

Related Job Pages

More Director Jobs

Function Health logo

Associate Creative Director, Copy

Function Health

At Function, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, ancestry, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, Veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Join the Function Health team and become a part of our mission to build a healthier future for all. Discover more about us and how we're changing the face of healthcare at Function Health. Important Notice: Legitimate communication from the Function Health team will always come from an email address ending in @functionhealth.com. Function Health will never request personal information such as banking details or payment during the hiring process. Please be cautious of communications or job offers that come from other email domains, instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls. If you ever have doubts about the legitimacy of a communication, please reach out to us directly at talent@functionhealth.com.

Director9 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 11-50

Role Description We're seeking an Associate Creative Director to help lead the conceptual and executional direction of Function Health's brand. This role sits at the intersection of big-platform thinking and hands-on craft—someone who can develop ideas from the first brief all the way through final execution across every surface where Function shows up. - Drive the creative development of campaigns, social content, brand moments, and hero executions. - Bring a strong conceptual point of view and a sharp understanding of what resonates on social. - Translate Function's mission into work that is clear, compelling, culturally relevant, and built to perform across platforms. - Concept, script, and create ideas that feel native to the way audiences engage with content today. - Manage and mentor junior creatives, providing clear direction, thoughtful feedback, and a creative environment where great work can thrive. - Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand, Marketing, Clinical, and Production teams to ensure creative work is aligned, on-strategy, and executed with precision. - Stay ahead of cultural trends, platform shifts, creator behaviors, and competitive creative to ensure Function's work remains fresh, relevant, and category-leading. Qualifications - 8–10+ years of experience in creative roles at an agency, in-house brand team, or content studio. - Portfolio that demonstrates exceptional conceptual thinking, strong storytelling, and platform-native execution. - Proven experience developing campaigns and content specifically built for social. - Strong conceptual foundation: ability to develop a platform idea, script compelling creative narratives, and extend concepts across multiple formats, channels, and moments. - Demonstrated experience creating social-first content and creative systems that balance brand storytelling with audience engagement and platform behavior. - Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring creative talent, with a track record of elevating team output. - Fluent across both copy and art direction. - Exceptional presentation and communication skills. - Ability to move fast without sacrificing quality. Requirements - Ruthless Prioritization: We don’t let perfect get in the way of progress. - Member-First, Always: We design and deliver like we’re caring for someone we love. - One Team, Moving Fast: We are aligned in purpose, prioritization, and speed. - Radical Ownership, Relentless Execution: We don’t just ship– we own outcomes and drive results. - Mission Over Ego: We are ruthlessly aligned to our mission– and leave ego at the door. - Sustained Integrity in Every Detail: We earn trust by obsessing over accuracy, quality, and clarity in everything we do. Benefits - Competitive salary and benefits package. - Flexible working hours. - Dynamic work environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged.

United States
Full TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000H1B No Sponsor

• Manage a national portfolio of 25-40 ultra‑high‑net‑worth donors and prospects with the capacity to make seven‑figure gifts. • Lead partners through the full principal gift engagement cycle—qualification, cultivation, solicitation, commitment, and stewardship—resulting in transformational philanthropy. • Design and execute customized, donor‑centric strategies that align partner passions with World Relief’s mission, strategies, and funding priorities. • Secure principal‑level outright gifts that advance national, global, and programmatic initiatives through accountability to lead indicator targets and revenue goals. • Integrate personal faith in Jesus Christ into donor relationships with authenticity, humility, and pastoral sensitivity. • Engage partners spiritually as appropriate, recognizing philanthropy as both a calling and an invitation into faithful Kingdom participation. • Demonstrate pastoral care and spiritual leadership in conversations with partners, particularly as they discern significant generosity. • Embrace and model World Relief’s fundraising values, including those articulated in Henri Nouwen’s The Spirituality of Fundraising, treating donors as partners—not means to an end. • Partner closely with the CEO, VP SED, and senior leaders in developing cultivation and solicitation strategies for top‑tier partners. • Prepare and deliver high‑impact proposals, briefings, cases for support, and stewardship reports appropriate for a principal gift audience. • Facilitate authentic, purpose‑driven interactions between partners and senior leaders that strengthen long‑term commitment. • Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on principal gift strategy, donor discernment, and philanthropic engagement. • Identify, qualify, and cultivate new principal gift prospects through national networks, referrals, peer fundraisers, board connections, and strategic events. • Build and manage a robust principal gifts pipeline with clear strategies, projections, and next steps. • Collaborate with prospect research and peer fundraisers to prioritize high‑capacity opportunities across regions and portfolios. • Help support the whole of the Strategic Engagement team through equipping frontline fundraisers to pursue principal gifts in their own portfolios. • Represent World Relief with excellence at national donor gatherings, small group experiences, and relationship‑building events. • Steward principal gift partners with integrity, transparency, and gratitude, reinforcing trust and long‑term partnership. • Maintain accurate donor strategies, records, and activity reports in accordance with organizational and database standards. • Participate in principal gifts portfolio reviews, forecasting, and goal‑tracking processes. • Collaborate across the Strategic Engagement Division to ensure donor engagement aligns with enterprise‑wide fundraising priorities and culture.

Maryland
$115K - $140K / year
The Outreach Team logo

Field Director-Voter Phones Program

The Outreach Team

The Outreach Team is the national engine of campaigners and organizers powering the progressive movement. With an on-the-ground presence in communities all across the country, our world-class team runs successful civic engagement campaigns on behalf of progressive organizations.

Director9 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 201-500

Role Description The Outreach Team is hiring Lead & Deputy Directors to manage our remote voter contact offices. Directors will: - Recruit, train, and manage a team of remote callers and texters. - Educate potential voters about candidates in the upcoming election. - Help get voters out to vote in November. - Build an office to scale from the ground up. - Train staff while leading by example. - Communicate long and short term goals to staff. - Manage campaign reporting. Positions are available starting in early July through November 2026. This is a remote role; candidates must: - Work from home. - Be comfortable spending significant time on camera in meetings. - Have a strong wifi connection and cell service. We cannot hire candidates in the following states: AL, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, SD, UT, WV. Management Responsibilities - Manage a team of 40-50 hourly staff calling or texting voters. - Set goals and hold staff accountable. - Train and provide ongoing motivation and support to staff. - Identify, promote, and train a leadership team. - Build a diverse team fostering a culture of equity and justice. - Implement quality control measures to ensure integrity of the work. - Make calls or send texts a few days a week to lead by example. - Maintain a healthy and safe working environment for all staff. - Manage administrative duties, including reporting data, record keeping, processing payroll, and distribution of materials. Qualifications - Experience leading calling or texting operations, ideally for a political program. - Leadership experience with the ability to motivate, grow, and manage a large team. - Eagerness to lead from the front and call or text several days a week. - Extreme attention to detail and a proven ability to instill that quality in others. - Self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills. - Strong passion for community organizing and fostering civic engagement. - Track record of equity and inclusion. - Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends. - Comfortable working remotely over Zoom. Requirements - Experience managing staff remotely (nice-to-have). - Community or issue-based campaign experience (nice-to-have). - Experience running paid canvasses or managing paid employees (nice-to-have). - Experience working in underserved or marginalized communities (nice-to-have). - Facilitation experience (nice-to-have). - Experience with phone- and/or text-banking software (CallHub is a plus) (nice-to-have). Benefits - Salary range: $1,057 - $1,412 per week. - Generous benefits package, including paid vacation and sick leave. - Health insurance. - Hands-on training. - Opportunities for advancement and bonuses at the end of the campaign. Company Description At The Outreach Team, we prioritize equity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage: - Black, indigenous, people of color. - Women. - People with previous felony convictions. - Members of the LGBTQIA+ community. - Others who identify with underrepresented groups to apply. To Apply: Visit: https://theoutreachteam.applytojob.com/apply

United States
$1.1K - $1.4K / week
OpenMined logo

Director of Global Policy, Research

OpenMined

Building the public network for non-public information

Director9 days ago
Full TimeRemoteTeam 11-50Since 2017H1B No Sponsor

• Direct OpenMined's policy and research agenda, aligning it with engineering goals and organizational priorities • Spend meaningful time with engineering leadership to ground policy work in what OpenMined is building, and identify opportunities where our protocols can serve public-interest outcomes • Lead and manage members of the policy and research team • Develop and publicly communicate policy positions on priority topics, including data access and privacy-preserving AI • Build and maintain relationships with policymakers, civil society organizations, standards bodies, and adjacent networks across the world • Represent OpenMined in select external venues, including policymaker convenings and major AI governance forums

New York