Position Title: Director, Siting Campaigns
Department: Siting Campaigns
Reporting To: VP, Grid Campaigns
Key job duties:
Campaign Leadership & Strategy
- Lead day-to-day execution and long-term strategy for the Siting America campaign, ACORE's multi-state effort to defend and advance pro-renewable energy siting policy.
- Serve as the primary liaison between ACORE and the campaign's regional partner organizations.
- Assist Local Siting Organizers (LSOs) embedded in priority states, ensuring their work is coordinated and connected to national resources.
- Develop and track campaign success metrics in partnership with regional partners and siting allies, adjusting strategy as conditions evolve.
Partner & Stakeholder Coordination
- Cultivate and maintain trusted working relationships with allied siting groups.
- Facilitate regular convenings - virtual and in-person - bringing together LSOs, regional partners, siting allies, and renewable energy developers to share intelligence and co-develop strategy.
- Work with ACORE's membership and regional partners to develop greater transparency between project developers and siting advocates, including best-practice guidance on community engagement.
- Represent ACORE and the Siting America campaign to external audiences, including at conferences and with philanthropic partners.
Research, Communications & New Assets
- Oversee development of new siting-related collateral, including fact sheets, polling, model ordinances, and communications materials for use by LSOs and partners.
- Oversee local and state earned media strategy, including management of public affairs contractors and placement of opinion content, event creation, and news stories in priority markets.
- Ensure LSOs and regional partners have access to and training on key siting databases and advocacy tools.
Budget & Grant Management
- Manage the Siting America campaign budget, including subgrants to regional partners and discretionary resources for cross-state tactics.
- Work with ACORE's Development team to maintain and grow philanthropic funding for the campaign, including stewardship of key funders and support for grant reporting.
- Work with the Manager, Membership & Development to ensure subgrant agreements with regional partner organizations are executed, compliant, and aligned with campaign goals.
The Must-Haves:
- 8-12+ years of experience in advocacy, issue campaigns, or public affairs, with meaningful exposure to energy, land use, or rural community engagement.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-partner, multi-state campaigns - including managing staff or contractors across geographies.
- Strong understanding of state and local political dynamics, particularly in rural or politically mixed environments.
- Experience with or knowledge of renewable energy siting, permitting, and/or land use policy, whether from an industry, advocacy, or government perspective.
- Excellent written and verbal communicator, with the ability to represent ACORE with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience managing budgets, grants, or sub-grant agreements.
The Perks of Working at ACORE:
- Robust health care options.
- Generous vacation policy with 15 vacation days in your first year.
- 11 federal holidays, plus the week between Christmas and New Years.
- Hybrid work schedule with three days a week in office.
- 401(k) retirement plan that includes an employer contribution.
- Educational assistance program.
- Talented team members who care deeply about our mission and one another.
Compensation: $135,000-$160,000
