Careers

Smart Growth America (SGA) seeks a motivated and mission-driven Senior Advocacy Manager to lead our housing advocacy work in collaboration with SGA staff and leaders from our practitioner coalitions. The role will particularly focus on advocacy and strategy work for LOCUS, Smart Growth America’s coalition of real estate developers, which advocates for smart growth housing policies, and the National Brownfields Coalition. SGA’s housing advocacy work focuses on how policy can advance the development of more housing at the right place, type, and price so that everyone can live in a community that supports them at every stage of their lives.

To apply, please send a resume, a cover letter that describes your interest in smart growth and what you would bring to the position, and two writing samples (1,000 words or less) to [email protected] with “Manager or Senior Manager of Housing Advocacy” in the subject line.

Smart Growth America (SGA) seeks a Membership and Outreach Manager to help grow SGA’s network of members and partners, and to foster collaboration among a diverse range of stakeholders, including local governments, developers, advocacy organizations, and community groups. In this position, the Outreach Manager will provide support and grow the SGA coalitions, particularly LOCUS Developers and the Transportation for America membership, as well as the organization-wide membership strategy. The Manager is a key representative of SGA to external partners and is responsible for staying informed on relevant policies and trends, using this knowledge to inform coalition strategies and initiatives. The successful applicant will have a deep commitment to smart growth, housing access, and multimodal transportation.

To apply, please send a resume, a cover letter that describes your interest in smart growth and what you would bring to the position, and two writing samples (1,000 words or less) to [email protected] with “Membership and Outreach Manager” in the subject line.

Transportation for America (T4America)—a program of Smart Growth America—is seeking a highly skilled individual with deep knowledge, experience, and interest in federal transportation policy development and state/local implementation to help lead the organization’s policy work—with an immediate focus on the ongoing federal reauthorization process.

The ideal candidate will be: intimately familiar with T4America’s three priorities and a credible public voice for them, experienced on Capitol Hill and with transportation reauthorization, a strategic thinker who can create and execute a policy strategy, well connected to transportation policy and practice, able to build productive relationships (with Hill offices of any party, allies, and other stakeholders), confident in leading and developing a team of policy staff, full of creative ideas for research and other content to advance our mission.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] with “T4America Policy Lead” in the subject line. In your cover letter, please indicate how you’ve learned of this opportunity.