JR1238 Senior Policy Manager, Western Water

• Provide input to the Policy Director, Water and Senior Director, Water for Birds and People, on development of Audubon’s water policy agenda. • Develop and implement strategies to support the efforts of policy staff working across the Western United States on federal, regional, and state water policy initiatives. • Support a multi-organizational group of NGOs working for federal funding and policy focused on building resilience for the Colorado River Basin. • Lead coordination efforts and participate in advocacy activities in Congress, as well as federal and state administrative branches and agencies, to advance conservation objectives. • Review, analyze, and write comments on environmental documents, proposed regulations and policies. • Collaborate with Audubon’s D.C. government affairs and policy teams and Audubon’s relevant consultants on Western Water related policy issues and develop strong and effective working relationships with staff across the Audubon network, including state and regional offices. • Work with communications and policy staff to support Audubon’s Western Water policy conservation priorities to include writing public policy position documents, fact sheets, articles, newsletters, action alerts, press releases, and social media posts. • Build and maintain working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including NGO partners, federal legislative offices and officials, and federal and state agencies. • Collaborate with Audubon’s development team on grant report, deliverable, and proposal writing, as appropriate. • Support a culture of philanthropy, including public funding efforts. • Collaborate with colleagues across the Americas including through joint planning and execution of shared priorities. • Maintain and foster a culture of safety.