Community Energy Resilience Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• The Director of Community Energy Resilience spearheads the Community Energy Resilience (CER) Initiative, aiming to establish a cleaner, more dependable, and resilient electricity system for California, with an emphasis on advancing clean energy in vulnerable communities that are most affected by air pollution and power outages.

• Key responsibilities encompass fundraising, budgeting, strategic planning, communications, policy recommendations, and collaboration with staff and contractors across the following domains:

• Legislative: Overseeing pertinent legislation under consideration by the California legislature and the US Congress; drafting and advocating for California legislation to promote CER objectives; collaborating with in-house and contract lobbyists as well as partner organizations to ensure initiative priorities navigate through the legislature and receive gubernatorial approval;

• Regulatory: Keeping track of relevant California Public Utility Commission proceedings and California Energy Commission developments and programs, while directing The Climate Center (TCC) involvement in CER-related proceedings, including drafting and submitting comments to the relevant agencies;

• Coalition Building: Establishing and sustaining coalitions of organizations that support Community Resilience and CER legislative and regulatory policy objectives; organizing in-person and virtual meetings as necessary;

• Policy Development: Monitoring industry trends and the activities of relevant coalitions and partners, proposing policies that align with the goals of Climate-Safe California; analyzing policies from key partners; creating factsheets, FAQs, flyers, position papers, and white papers that elucidate CER policy priorities;

• Communication: Supporting the communications team by crafting blogs, social media updates, bill summaries, op-eds, and generating webinar and event content focused on Community Resilience and CER; Project Development: As needed, enhancing or showcasing TCC policy priorities, building the capacity of local community efforts in community energy resilience planning that leads to the construction of community energy resilience projects in at-risk communities;

• Accountable for the annual workplan and budget for the Community Energy Resilience initiative;

• Assisting in the writing, execution, and reporting for public and private grants;

• Additional tasks assigned by the Chief Program Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent along with a minimum of seven years of relevant work experience

• In-depth knowledge of the distributed renewable energy landscape, including vehicle-to-grid integration, as well as associated policies and technologies

• Proven expertise in climate science, policy, and principles of environmental justice

• Familiarity with the California legislative and regulatory framework and experience in policy advocacy

• Capacity to think strategically and plan according to desired outcomes

• Experience in coalition work and partnership building towards a common objective

• Background in the clean energy sector

• Strong research and analytical capabilities

• Exceptional written, interpersonal, and verbal communication skills

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage competing priorities

• Self-driven with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team

• Highly organized with a keen attention to detail

• Experience in fundraising or grant writing is a plus

• Proficient in Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and online tools essential for a remote work setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid vacation starting at 3 weeks per year

• 7 designated holidays, plus a winter break (Dec. 25-Jan. 1) and 2 floating holidays

• Paid sick leave totaling 13 days per year

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (100% of employee premium and 50% of dependent premium covered by The Climate Center)

• 401k retirement savings plan with annual employer matching, subject to budget availability

• Life insurance