Policy Coordinator (full time)

Remote And More; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is seeking a full-time Policy Coordinator to join our dynamic team working for climate justice, systemic change, and women’s and feminist leadership in global climate solutions. This remote role supports the Executive Director and coordinates policy campaigns, research, and educational materials.

The position works across WECAN’s campaigns—fossil fuel resistance, divestment, and Just Transition—and involves coalition building, policy analysis,

Qualifications

• 3+ years demonstrated policy advocacy experience in climate justice or related field
• Experience and knowledge of government regulations and policy processes at national and international levels
• Experience and knowledge of climate finance issues
• Strong background in environmental and climate justice topics (Indigenous rights, fossil fuel resistance, Just Transition, divestment)
• Excellent project management, research, writing and copy-editing skills

Responsibilities

• Implement, develop, and advance WECAN’s policy campaigns and advocacy work
• Produce policy research, papers and background writing for campaigns
• Spot opportunities and strategize policy interventions in relation to campaigns
• Represent WECAN in national and international coalitions and maintain relationships with partners
• Provide outreach and networking support for policy work and campaigns
• Collaborate flexibly with the WECAN team

Skills

Policy advocacy

Project management

Research and writing

Coalition building

Policy analysis

Independent work

Job description

The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is seeking a full time Policy Coordinator to join our dynamic team working for climate justice, systemic change, and women’s and feminist leadership in global climate solutions.

The Policy Coordinator will work remotely, with the support of WECAN’s Executive Director, to coordinate ongoing policy campaigns and advocacy efforts. This will include conducting research; analyzing policy strategies; writing reports, briefs, and educational materials; and supporting WECAN campaigns and coalition building to push forward progressive policies within a climate justice framework.

The Policy Coordinator will work across WECAN’s diverse campaigns, including fossil fuel resistance and divestment work; stopping fossil fuel expansion and deforestation by governments and financial institutions; policies that implement human rights, Indigenous rights, Rights of Nature, and a Just Transition; and policy work collaborating with various coalitions uplifting a feminist climate lens.

This is a remote position located in the United States with compensation starting at $70,000 and includes a benefits package.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement, develop, and advance WECAN’s policy campaigns and advocacy work
• Produce policy research, papers and background writing for WECAN campaigns and advocacy efforts
• In collaboration with the WECAN Executive Director, spot opportunities, develop, and strategize policy interventions in relation to ongoing campaigns and the broader climate justice movement
• Represent WECAN in national and international coalitions. Deepen and maintain relationships with frontline and coalition partners.
• Outreach and networking support for WECAN policy work and campaigns
• Other flexible collaboration with the WECAN team

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years demonstrated policy advocacy experience, preferably in the climate justice field.
• Experience and knowledge of government regulations and policy processes at the national and international level.
• Experience and knowledge of climate finance issues.
• A clear political understanding and developed background in the current climate justice/environmental justice landscape and knowledge and experience with sevearl of the topics and campaigns central to WECAN’s work, including: environmental and climate justice, Indigenous rights, environmental racism, fossil fuel resistance, forest protection, Just Transition and divestment, false-solutions critiques, regenerative economies, and protection of land defenders.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to coordinate many tasks at once.
• Superb research, writing, and copy-editing skills, with demonstrated contributions to policy research and briefs. A real love and skill for writing is essential.
• Highly self-motivated and happy working independently with a remote team.
• Enjoyment and ease with working collaboratively.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Passion for advancing economic, racial and gender justice within a climate justice and Just Transition framework.
• Reside in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications (not required, however the ideal candidate will have some or all of these skills):

• Professional level Spanish competency.
• Previous work experience with a climate justice, women’s rights, Indigenous rights, and/or human rights focused organization.
• Demonstrated personal commitment to climate justice and care for the Earth.

We suggest candidates carefully review our website, newsletters, and social media accounts to ensure alignment before applying.