Climate & Energy Advocate

Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) and CVNM Education Fund are seeking a full-time Climate and Energy Advocate to join our team. The Climate & Energy Advocate develops, coordinates, implements, and lobbies for climate and energy initiatives that advance New Mexico’s leadership in proactively addressing climate change, development of clean energy resources, and transition away from carbon emitting sources of energy. The Advocate also works to build political will for policy passage through public and decision-maker education, press engagement, earned media, and other strategies. The Climate & Energy Advocate incorporates the values of racial equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in the organization’s day-to-day systems and work, and provides key support for collaboration across internal departments, external audiences, and organizational partnerships.

This job may be a good fit for you if you:

• Have passion and knowledge of the climate and energy issues impacting New Mexico and the policy process, and consider yourself to be a quick learner
• Believe that pragmatic policy progress and public civic engagement are necessary to address the climate crisis
• Are a self-starter able to do the research needed to make informed and strategic decisions while also working as a part of a fast-paced team
• Are comfortable working in an organization with clear decision-making structure and hierarchy
• Believe in the power of movement building, and have a desire to work with other nonprofits, advocate organizations, and justice movements to advance policy wins
• Value building authentic and trustworthy relationships with your peers, the media, and elected officials
• Are comfortable working in a high-profile and high-visibility political organization
• View equity and diversity as a life-long learning and growth process that all of us must participate in
• Are comfortable and able to work nights and weekends, as needed, and during busy work seasons, like the legislative session or election season

• 401k plan
• Life leave and 12 weeks parental leave
• 100% employer-covered health, dental and vision insurance
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year and ample paid sick leave
• 15 days of vacation per year, increasing to 20 days at three years of employment
• 6 weeks paid sabbatical leave at 5 years of employment, increasing to 12 weeks paid sabbatical leave following 10 years of employment
• 35-hour 4-day work week outside of legislative session and election season