Description:
Organizes, plans, manages, and coordinates work of staff across multiple projects, activities and functions within the program; establishes program plans and priorities, develops program budget, allocates resources and coordinates staff to carry out program activities; organizes, allocates, and manages financial resources of the program and recommends and oversees consultant subcontracts, major capital purchases, or other external commitments of the organization's resources; establishes and defines standards of quality in program activities and products.
Independently anticipates emerging issues and interprets unusual policy developments, assesses their importance to the states and legislatures, and initiates research, technical assistance or other appropriate program efforts in response; reviews, edits and critiques the substance and quality of research and writing assignments of subordinate staff; manages, delegates or personally handles a wide range of research and writing tasks often involving sophisticated analysis, in-depth evaluation, and interpretation of political nuances.
Manages, delegates or personally handles the most complex meetings and seminars and coordinates the work of subordinate professional staff; plans, assigns, reviews, and coordinates complex, large-scale, multistate technical assistance efforts, sometimes requiring astute political judgments, a high degree of responsiveness to constituents, and a mature sense of organization priorities and concerns.
Coordinates with other program units and other organizations to develop proposals and demonstration projects to carry out activities that cut across program lines; manages, directs, supports and oversees the fundraising efforts of program staff and personally handles most sensitive negotiations and high-level contacts with potential funding agencies; maintains an extensive network of federal agency, foundation, private sector, and interest group relationships with personal contacts at the highest level.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of relevant and progressive work experience. The following work experience or some equivalent combination is preferred: at least 4 years of state policy or legislative experience, 2 years of professional policy experience in the assigned subject area, 2 years of project or research supervisory experience, and 1 year of management experience directing and allocating personnel and budgets in multiple projects or activities. Post-baccalaureate education is preferred, and up to 3 years of graduate education (masters, professional or doctoral degree) may be substituted for the required work experience. Demonstrated success in fundraising and maintaining and expanding collaborative relationships with other organizations; significant experience in the energy field, which includes work/interaction with both state and federal government entities, utilities and energy industry representatives; understanding of the energy industry as it relates to most forms of electricity generation, (including fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable) and transmission; substantial knowledge of state legislatures and intergovernmental policy process; excellence in working effectively with legislators and legislative staff and dealing with politically sensitive constituencies.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, resume, and writing sample by June 30, 2009.
Company
National Conference of State Legislatures
www.ncsl.org
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