Senior Program Strategist

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Beyond Petrochemicals: People Over Pollution is seeking a Senior Program Strategist to assist the Deputy Executive Director in driving the coordination, execution, and strategic alignment of complex, cross-campaign projects. This is an excellent opportunity to support a leadership role in a national effort to stop the build-out of the petrochemical industry and support the movement of grassroots advocates committed to a healthier, climate-safe environment. 

This position reports to and directly supports the Deputy Executive Director but may provide additional support to the Executive Director as needed. The Senior Program Strategist will help shape and deliver projects that guide the campaign’s major bodies of work. Operating across the organization’s pillars of campaign, communications, legal, data and research, and policy, the Senior Program Strategist ensures that initiatives move forward on schedule and in alignment, and the organizational goals translate into measurable progress.  

The ideal candidate brings deep project and program-management experience within philanthropic issue-based or mission-driven environments, excels at tracking progress related to initiative development and implementation, and is skilled at coordinating across a highly matrixed organization. The Senior Program Strategist will serve as a bridge between strategic vision and day-to-day execution, helping the Deputy Executive Director drive deliverables, troubleshoot challenges, and support Directors and staff in advancing the organization’s impact. 

A successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced setting and bring proactive problem-solving skills, exceptional judgment, communication, and organizational skills, as well as strong relationship-building skills 

ABOUT BEYOND PETROCHEMICALS

Beyond Petrochemicals is a fiscally sponsored project of the Resources Legacy Fund (RLF), launched in September 2022 by Bloomberg Philanthropies after seeing unprecedented growth in the petrochemical industry, which contributes to climate change and its detrimental impact on the health of the communities.

Drawing on the success of Bloomberg’s Beyond Coal and Beyond Carbon campaigns, Beyond Petrochemicals is turbocharging existing efforts led by frontline communities to block the expansion of more than 145 proposed petrochemical projects concentrated in three target geographies – Louisiana, Texas, and the Ohio River Valley. Beyond Petrochemicals is also working to establish stricter rules for existing petrochemical plants to safeguard the health of American communities.

The campaign identifies opportunities for grassroots activation, strategic communications, capacity-building, research, and policy advocacy to drive US petrochemical production into permanent decline.

This role will not involve supervising direct reports, but it will require a highly skilled relationship builder who can work collaboratively with Directors and staff across the campaign.

ABOUT RESOURCES LEGACY FUND

Beyond Petrochemicals is a fiscally sponsored project of Resources Legacy Fund (RLF). RLF delivers transformative outcomes for our planet and its people through trusted partnerships and creative campaigns. Rooted in California and expanding across Western North America and beyond, we have a 25-year track record of supporting initiatives at every scale. We host fiscally sponsored projects that reach across the globe, reinforcing the efforts of change makers worldwide. To learn more about Resources Legacy Fund, visit https://resourceslegacyfund.org.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Strategic Project Leadership

• Translate high-level strategic priorities into detailed project plans, timelines, and workflows.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that require integration across teams, ensuring alignment and consistent progress toward campaign milestones.
• Partner with the Deputy Executive Director to set project goals, define scopes of work, and monitor organizational performance across all pillars.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; anticipate roadblocks and develop solutions to maintain momentum.
  

Project Management

• Oversee day-to-day project coordination and ensure activities are on schedule, within scope, and consistent with organizational priorities.
• Track, analyze, and report on the implementation of strategic plans and project performance using relevant data and metrics.
• Identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement and recommend course corrections.
• Produce high-quality written reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership and external partners.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, project controls, and overall best practices. 
  

Cross-Team Coordination and Staff Support

• Serve as a strategic partner to Directors, Senior Program Associate, and other staff, providing guidance on project design, sequencing, and execution.
• Facilitate cross-programmatic collaboration by convening teams, clarifying roles, and removing obstacles that impede progress.
• Represent the Deputy Executive Director in internal meetings as needed, ensuring continuity of direction and decision-making.
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent the Deputy Executive Director with external partners, coalition members, and other key stakeholders as needed, ensuring consistent communication and alignment. 
• Serve as a point of contact between the Executive Leadership team and organizational leadership, synthesizing information, surfacing issues, and ensuring timely follow-up.

Note: These qualifications are guidelines, not hard and fast rules, so if you have 75% of the qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply. Experience can include paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work that helped you to build the competencies, knowledge, and skills needed for this position. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered. Strong candidates will offer:

• At least six years of professional and/or volunteer experience in issue or electoral campaigns, philanthropic, or mission-driven organizations.
• Experience in project management of fast-moving and complex campaigns, programs, and operations across departments and geographies.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information across diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills, including data interpretation and metrics tracking.
• Exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple workstreams, timelines, budgets, and other project resources.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with proven capacity for creativity, risk assessment and decision-making in fast-moving environments.
• Proficiency in project management software and other relevant tools. Strong time management and planning skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and sound judgement.
• Ability to respond rapidly and appropriately to changing priorities, objectives, and situations; self-starter with a sense of initiative.

TRAVEL

This position is for a remote domestic location within the U.S, with up to or approximately 50% travel required. 

LOCATION, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Location is within the US with a preference for the East Coast timezone. Starting salary of $105,000 - $115,000. RLF offers an alternate Fridays off work schedule (employees work 40 hours one week, 32 hours the next week) and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan with a 5% match, and generous paid time off. RLF also offers a technology allowance, student loan repayment assistance, the Calm app, and approximately 16 paid holidays per year.

RLF participates in E-Verify, potential candidates can review the information here and here. 

COMMITMENT TO NONDISCRIMINATION 

We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination, where all team members feel valued, respected, and included. We know that our work is enriched by the varied voices and perspectives of every staff and board member, so we are committed to making an earnest effort to recruit, welcome, train, develop, and retain talented individuals from all backgrounds. We believe that a welcoming culture expands our creative capacity to do our work and achieve greater outcomes for people and the natural world.