Legislative & Government Affairs Manager

Summary

Join Clean Power Alliance (CPA) as their Legislative and Government Affairs Manager, supporting the Senior Director in Sacramento legislative engagement and serving as the primary liaison for at least five member communities. This role demands managing legislative analysis and strategy, agency relations, stakeholder management, coalition building, and community engagement. You will work closely with various CPA departments and external stakeholders, including elected officials and community organizations. The position offers hybrid or remote work options with a competitive salary and benefits package. Success requires excellent communication, analytical, and political skills, along with experience in legislative affairs and community engagement. Apply through CPA’s Career Page.

Requirements

• Candidate must have a bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in outreach and community engagement required
• Experience working on legislative issues required
• Ability to work at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods

Responsibilities

• Manage the legislative analysis and strategy initiatives
• Perform legislative analysis and provide written and verbal rapid response for bills that impact CPA operations or customers
• Lead advocacy, lobbying, and coalition-building efforts to support CPA initiatives and lead these activities on select bills, as appropriate/assigned
• Manage communications and coordination efforts with CPA member agencies
• Manage member agency staff requests, communicating key organizational priorities to member agencies (local governments), preparing content and presenting CPA updates to City Councils, promoting CPA’s customer programs, and participating in public outreach events within these communities
• Serve as the primary CPA liaison for a minimum of five local government agencies, including the County of Los Angeles
• Establish and enhance relationships with California legislative stakeholders and experts, including elected officials and key agency staff
• Manage communications processes to continuously inform stakeholders of CPA policy positions and the impacts of proposed policies on CPA, CPA customers, and other CCAs
• Manage the coalition building process to continuously foster and enhance relationships, communications, and processes with board members, Community Advisory Committee members, Southern California elected officials, and other stakeholders who share CPA’s mission to build coalitions of support for CPA’s local and statewide legislative proposals and interests
• Provide recommendations for legislative actions or positions and related potential impacts
• Manage organizational and event sponsorship requests
• Serve as primary liaison and represent CPA to broader stakeholder audiences (i.e. industry associations and local government organizations)
• Manage engage activities and processes with community-based organizations that can assist CPA in communicating CPA’s priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on energy and environmental issues is strongly preferred
• Experience working on California legislative issues strongly preferred
• Ability to speak Spanish or Mandarin is a plus
• Availability to work nights and weekends approximately 2-4 times a month at offsite meetings or events, with certain months exceeding that limit

Benefits

• Health care
• A 401(k)-like match program
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave