CatalystMobility - State Policy Director

• Bachelor’s degree required. An advanced degree in public policy, law, business, or engineering strongly preferred • 8 years of experience in clean transportation, sustainability, and/or policy advocacy and a passion for advancing the commercialization of clean transportation technologies • Expertise in California clean air, climate, and/or transportation policy • A comfort level working and communicating with diverse stakeholder groups • The ability to be a “bridge” between policymakers and leaders from the environmental community and industry • Strong ability and desire to find common ground and “win-win” policy solutions that advance the clean transportation industry • Strong interpersonal communications skills, that include listening and understanding the positions of various groups, as well as speaking/presenting in different situations • Ability to effectively communicate with technical industry stakeholders, policymakers, and environmental stakeholders, including public speaking experience/skills • Strong written communications skills, including experience with formal written comments (legislative, regulatory) as well as more general writing (white papers, policy memos, short fact sheets, etc.) • Ability to communicate effectively with executives • Ability to manage multiple projects and processes simultaneously in a fast-paced environment • Comfortable learning about, understanding, and discussing new vehicle and fuel technologies • Strong facilitation skills with the ability to develop and manage events and workshops • Ability to use legislative and statutory research tools • Knowledge of state agency regulatory dockets • Knowledge of state agency “rule of practice and procedure” • Knowledge of CA legislative procedures, timelines, etc. • A passion for the CALSTART mission of working with industry to make air healthy to breathe and to protect the climate and environment • Experience with writing proposals and securing grant funding from foundations, government • Experience working with and securing funding from state agencies • Experience working with California Agencies, such as California Air Resources Board • Experience advocating for Low Carbon or Clean Fuel Standards • We're a tight-knit team of world-class innovators, business minds, and change agents who believe passionately in our mission and put our team ahead of self. We are committed to the continued development and growth of our employees and invest in your success! • We care about your personal well being as much as your professional success and offer generous benefits to full time employees including: 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance, Retirement plan with generous company contributions, FSA for Health and Dependent Care, 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more! • Our inclusive environment focuses on making decisions based on merit without regard to race, color, hair texture, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, LGBTQIA+ status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. • Please be aware of recruiting scams! • All legitimate communication from our recruitment team will come from an official calstart.org or catalystmobility.org email address via email, we will not text you about a role you have not applied to or shown interest in. We will not perform any interviews via text or Zoom chat. • Catalyst Mobility does not ask for any fees or personal information such as social security numbers or bank details during the recruitment process.