Campaign Manager

About Spring Street Climate Fund

Spring Street Climate Fund runs strategic issue campaigns to win world-leading climate policy in New York that can make a difference on a global scale.

We believe that a key path to winning climate progress in the current moment is to organize constituencies of people who benefit directly from the policies we hope to win: not only climate activists, but also utility ratepayers, tenants, co-op owners, parents, and other groups of people who can benefit in immediate, tangible ways from success in our priority campaigns.

Strong campaigns, and strong organizing for the long-term, can lead to big wins and durable results. We use a growing toolkit to help win our priority campaigns, including press and media work, public opinion research, training and support for activists and movement staff, and grassroots organizing of key constituencies who share our goals.

We are delighted to be hiring for this senior role on our campaigns team.

The Campaign Manager Role

The new Campaign Manager will take a leadership role in the organization, working to win compelling, focused and strategic policy campaigns for climate progress. This person should be oriented toward winning clear policy outcomes and be excited to spend time and energy working with grassroots activists and partners to develop and execute successful campaigns.

We seek a Campaign Manager who has experience in all aspects of winning grassroots issue campaigns, including community organizing, coalition work, legislative engagement, and developing and executing press-savvy campaign tactics. This person should be ready to help win policy victories that will make a difference in people’s lives - in New York and worldwide.

Core Responsibilities:

• Organize powerful constituencies
  • Organize people directly affected by today’s status quo into a powerful, cohesive group organized around winning concrete change that will improve people’s lives
  • Engage directly with community members and coalition partners to win support for a policy agenda, and to win accountability from our elected leaders
• Run strong campaigns
  • Help to identify and select priority campaigns that meet our criteria: winnable, meaningful opportunities where winning change in New York can make a difference on a global scale.
  • Develop and execute on campaign plans, set strategy, and win outcomes
• Represent the organization to partners and in public
  • Build collaborative relationships with allies in the climate and environmental justice movements in New York.
  • Represent Spring Street in coalitions, bringing Spring Street’s resources and capacity to support the efforts of priority campaigns.
  • Speak compellingly in public settings about our campaign goals and constituents’ needs, including with elected officials and in the news media.

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 5-10 years of relevant professional experience, with a preference for individuals who have held issue campaign leadership roles.
• A demonstrated understanding of what will move elected officials and decision makers to support campaign goals.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships with allies, activists, and partner organizations.
• Experience organizing in communities with racial, ethnic, and class diversity, and a commitment to supporting leaders of color.
• Fun thinking creatively and strategically about compelling campaign tactics.
• Experience working on small, dynamic teams.
• Experience managing multiple tasks with an eye for detail and organization.

Job features:

• Salary $100,000
• Full-time position. The position will require some evening and weekend engagements.
• This position is based in New York City and is expected to work from our New York City office at least 3 days per week.
• Full benefits: excellent health, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off.

How to apply:

• Send resume and cover letter with [Your Name – Campaign Manager] in the subject line to jobs@springstreetclimate.org.
• Applications are considered on a rolling basis; early applications are encouraged.
• Spring Street Climate Fund is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, political orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.