Climate Policy & Community Engagement Manager

MN350; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MN350 is seeking a Political Manager to bridge policy, organizing, and communications in Minnesota. You will collaborate with the Executive Director, staff, and volunteers to advise on winnable issues in local and statewide debates and to engage policymakers who advance climate justice.

You will lead relationship building across government levels, coordinate strategic meetings, and help translate grassroots campaigns into a focused political agenda that advances just transitions and treaty

Qualifications

• Have 4+ years of professional-level experience in electoral politics, issue advocacy, lobbying, or related field.
• Have 2+ years of political organizing with 2+ years in leadership roles.
• Be highly organized with strength in political analysis and community-based power-building.
• Track record of collaborating across diverse stakeholder groups while working independently.
• Have 2+ years of nonprofit experience and building coalitions.

Responsibilities

• Build power by strengthening relationships and engaging policymakers at city, county, state, and federal levels.
• Arrange political meetings for the Executive Director and prepare written statements as needed.
• Integrate grassroots organizing findings into a winnable political agenda.
• Identify where MN350 should focus energy to advance just transitions.
• Suggest strategies to leverage existing power to push Minnesota toward climate solutions.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director on internal and external communications and messaging.
• Educate policymakers about treaty rights and Indigenous sovereignty with policy and legal teams.

Skills

Organizational skills

Political analysis

Community organizing

Leadership

Written and verbal communication

Analytical thinker

Job description

MN350 is seeking a Political Manager to bridge policy, organizing, and communications in Minnesota. You will collaborate with the Executive Director, staff, and volunteers to advise on winnable issues in local and statewide debates and to engage policymakers who advance climate justice.

You will lead relationship building across government levels, coordinate strategic meetings, and help translate grassroots campaigns into a focused political agenda that advances just transitions and treaty