Policy Principal - DMEE
About Advanced Energy United
Advanced Energy United is a national industry association representing businesses that provide the full range of advanced energy and transportation solutions. Our team works to educate, advocate, and activate in decisionmaker venues across the country.
We advocate for public policies that enable competition and work alongside our member companies to create economic opportunity, lower consumer costs, and bolster energy reliability and resilience across the country. We work with decision makers at every level of government as well as regulators of energy markets to build progress toward an economy built on advanced energy.
If you’re an entrepreneurial, innovative, analytical and thoughtful person looking to make an impact in the clean energy space, United might be the perfect place for you to share your talents. Team members at United are given the trust and responsibility to make big things happen, and myriad opportunities to learn new skills, explore new issue areas, and work with a broad cross section of the clean energy community. Being a team member at United also means working with a talented and diverse group of people, some who bring decades of experience spanning advocacy, philanthropy, clean tech, government and more—and our collaborative approach means we get to learn from each other, expert and novice, every day. And while our organization is fully remote, we are proud of the people-focused culture we have built and the connectedness of our team.
We work on serious issues, take our mission seriously, but never take ourselves too seriously.
Position Description
Advanced Energy United (United) is currently seeking a Policy Principal to help shape political strategy on our Decisionmaker Education and Engagement team (DMEE).
The DMEE team builds relationships with governors, state regulators, state energy officials, and policymakers to equip them with the information and resources to understand advanced energy products, services, and business models – as well as the policy and political solutions we need to unleash them. Through political events, conferences, and business roundtables, United engages key decision-makers around the benefits that advanced energy technologies and services can provide to their constituents and helps to solve the challenges in obtaining these benefits.
Reporting directly to the Policy Senior Director, the Policy Principal will cultivate relationships and inform strategies to help achieve the DMEE team’s goals.
The ideal candidate is energized by thinking about how political dynamics and relationships affect energy policy decisions. Successful applicants must have experience related to political and/or advocacy campaigns, bolstered by exceptional project management, relationship building, and communication skills. While you do not need to be a state energy policy expert to be considered for this role, strong candidates will possess an interest in energy policy issues and be comfortable with communicating with decision-makers regarding United’s state policy priorities. The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, proactive, comfortable with ambiguity, and flexible. Candidates will need to travel to meet with key stakeholders approximately 1-2 times per quarter.
Responsibilities
- Own the political strategy for building relationships with key decision-makers in a portfolio of Midwest states
- Develop effective communication strategies that incorporate state-specific energy outlooks and political landscapes and deploy those strategies to represent United in front of state decision-makers
- Build, maintain, and own relationships with key stakeholders, including policymakers, advocacy groups, coalitions, industry experts, and regulators
- Use project management tools and systems effectively to deliver success on both short and long-term goals.
- Maintain and organize information to contribute to program knowledge management and retention
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