Ohio State Policy Manager

OPPORTUNITY

The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) seeks qualified candidates for the position of Ohio State Policy Manager (OSPM). The successful candidate will reside in Ohio and travel regularly throughout the state. This is a full-time, exempt, remote position represented by the United Steelworkers Local Union, 2022-22.

The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) is a powerful and unified voice for building an economy that addresses climate change, protects the health of people and the environment, eliminates income and racial disparities, and creates and maintains good-paying, union jobs in communities across the country. BGA brings together labor unions and environmental organizations—representing millions of members and supporters—around a shared agenda and enacts change by advocating at the state and federal level;

providing education and engaging union members and environmentalists; and communicating the benefits of this shared agenda for working people, their families, and their communities. As a hybrid remote organization with offices in Minneapolis and Washington DC, BGA strives to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture of cohesive teams collaborating across the United States.

The Ohio State Policy Manager (OSPM) leads the development, coordination, and execution of BGA’s policy and program work in the state. BGA’s Ohio state table of labor and environmental partners is an active, committed group with ambitious goals and strong member support; one of the OSPM primary roles is to organize, focus, and drive the table’s collective efforts. Reporting to the Senior Midwestern States Director, the OSPM will manage the implementation of programs that educate and mobilize OH partners to action;

build long term alliances to promote clean and efficient energy solutions; and work with labor unions, environmental, and community organizations to effectively advance Ohio state policies that build the clean energy economy in ways that reduce emissions, create quality, family-sustaining jobs, and promote shared sustainable prosperity.