Senior Director, Government Relations

About Rewiring America

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes and communities. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.

Position Summary

Rewiring America is hiring a Senior Director of Government Relations to lead our federal engagement strategy and help shape the policies and partnerships that advance nationwide electrification. This new role sits within our External Affairs team, which unites Policy, Communications, and Research & Data Science to drive systemic change at the federal and state levels.

The Senior Director will build and manage relationships with government officials, advocates, businesses, and community groups, identifying opportunities and risks in the federal landscape. They will collaborate across teams to inform and advance our policy agenda, represent Rewiring America within Power Forward Communities, and help steward our role as a federal grantee. This role reports to the Head of Policy.

What You’ll Do

As our Senior Director, Government Relations you will: 

Lead Rewiring America’s federal government relations strategy

• Develop and execute a comprehensive federal engagement strategy, including managing the Electrification Caucus and representing Rewiring America in the Power Forward Communities coalition.
• Build and maintain bipartisan relationships with elected officials, appointees, advocates, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to advance Rewiring America’s agenda and safeguard its role as a federal grantee.
• Collaborate with coalition partners, congressional offices, and ecosystem allies to expand support for innovative electrification policies and mitigate risks to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
• Provide updates and strategic guidance to senior leadership on federal legislation, regulation, and oversight.
• Partner with Policy, Research and Data Science, and Communications teams to formulate and execute  data-driven policy and movement-building campaigns at the federal level., 

Demonstrate team leadership and internal collaboration

• Manage contracts with federal lobbyists and consultants; may supervise members of the External Affairs team.
• Collaborate across departments to align strategies and support organizational goals, while contributing to the success of teams and external partners.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture that supports innovation, empowers team members, and drives results.
• Partner with the Investment team to shape and support Rewiring America’s fundraising strategy.

Requirements

Who You Are

The incoming Senior Director of Government Relations will be driven by a commitment to Rewiring America’s values, vision, and mission. Through their track record as a leader, manager, relationship-builder and skilled facilitator of collaborative engagement with external stakeholders and elected officials, the successful candidate embraces the idea that we can do big things, and demonstrates humility, curiosity, and a learner’s mindset. They recognize that the stakes of what we are trying to accomplish depend on a passionate, high-functioning, and reliable team.

You will join an organization that operates with a sense of urgency and a track record of success across the fields of science, technology, business, policy, and politics. As our Senior Director of Government Relations you must be agile and curious as we shape a new market for electrification.

The successful candidate demonstrates enthusiasm for making electrification easy, and models excellence and integrity in all they do. The selected candidate will also possess the following Core and Preferred qualifications and characteristics: 

Core qualifications: 

• Strong commitment to the mission, policies and goals of Rewiring America.
• 10+ years of experience in federal government relations, including work on Capitol Hill and/or in the Administration.
• Proven success advocating for policy priorities on behalf of nonprofits, government corporations, associations, or service organizations.
• Strong understanding of federal decision-making, including legislative, budget, appropriations, and administrative processes.
• Knowledge of and adherence to state and federal lobbying laws, ethics rules, and compliance requirements.
• Established relationships with congressional and/or executive branch staff and a track record of building ethical, effective partnerships.
• Skilled in coalition-building and stakeholder engagement across diverse groups.
• Strong writing skills, with experience developing reports, testimony, and policy materials.
• Adaptable and collaborative, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in positioning a federal grantee organization for success. 
• Skill in legislative advocacy, negotiation, and persuasion. 
• Experience in the climate movement and/or clean energy advocacy with an understanding of the current landscape and players.
• Content knowledge in demand-side electrification and/or renewable energy.

Benefits

Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Rewiring America values diversity in all its forms and is committed to inclusive and transparent recruitment, hiring and promotion processes. Candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Hiring Statement

Rewiring America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Rewiring America is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $160,000 - $200,000 USD, commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

Rewiring America is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families). 
• 100% employer-paid short term and long term disability insurance and life insurance policies.
• Employees automatically receive a 6% safe-harbor employer contribution to their 401k retirement plan, regardless of their own contributions. 
• Employees are also eligible for pre-tax transportation benefits. 
• Full Time Employees will receive 160 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of health leave, up to 2 days of casual leave, and 24 hours of volunteer leave annually. 
• Employees will also receive 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year (13 days during Presidential and Congressional elections). 
• We have an office closure between Christmas and New Year. 
• Regular, full-time employees and part-time employees are eligible to take up to sixteen weeks of parental leave, in all cases related to birth, adoption, or foster care starting from the first day of employment. 
• We offer access to professional development resources including up to $2000 per calendar year to use towards your growth and development.

Application Procedure 

To apply or nominate a candidate, please submit an application and resume via the Rewiring America page at Workable.This position is open until filled, and we are moving quickly to fill this position -- apply as soon as possible. Candidate review and phone screens begin immediately and will be conducted throughout the search period.

E-Verify 

Rewiring America, Inc.  participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the United States. Job candidates and employees authorized to work may not be discriminated against on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.