Deputy Director, Fertilizer (Campaigns Department)

You'll hold responsibilities that will evolve over time as the team grows and functions are distributed. During your first year, we anticipate:

• Push to move forward at least one pilot project
• Administrative advocacy to develop a state policy roadmap to phase out fossil-based fertilizer
• Coalition building: Recruit and build an aligned and powerful coalition of labor, community, local economic development organizations, farmers, and more
• Research and education: Work with colleagues and external consultants/allies to understand the cost structure of green fertilizer and characterize economic benefits and risks

This role will lead a campaign to jumpstart a distributed, green fertilizer industry in California that's powered by clean electricity, supports good jobs and local economic development, gives farmers reliable local supply while reducing overapplication, and transforms the fertilizer industry for climate, jobs, and justice.

Core Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of increasing responsibility in the field, with proven campaigning and coalition-building track record
• Background in policy development, organizing, or leadership within advocacy or movement spaces
• Experience designing policy campaigns and using tools like power mapping, strategy charts, and narrative development
• Strong familiarity with how state and local agencies and venues function
• Demonstrated relationship-building with grassroots groups, labor, environmental justice organizations, policymakers, and other key players in California
• Proven track record of delivering policy wins and moving ideas from strategy through implementation
• Strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple conflicting priorities
• Cultural competency and emotional intelligence

The salary for this position is $136,000. Industrious Labs has a policy not to negotiate on salaries. We offer competitive benefits, including:

• 100% employer-paid health coverage (medical, dental and vision)
• Work-from-home stipend
• Up to 5% 401k employer match
• 11 paid holidays
• Unlimited vacation (with a minimum of 15 business days)

At Industrious Labs, our mission is to set into motion unstoppable policies, people power, and analysis to make a triple impact on climate, justice, and jobs that drastically reduce dangerous emissions, and make industry accountable to communities and workers.