Program Lead, Local Power

ABOUT ENERGY FOUNDATION

U.S. Energy Foundation's (EF) mission is to secure a clean and equitable energy future to tackle the climate crisis. We envision a healthy, safe, equitable economy powered by clean energy. We believe a thriving clean energy economy can create sustainable opportunities, spur innovation, and protect our climate-for today and future generations.

EF supports education and analysis to promote non-partisan policy solutions thatadvance renewable energy and energy efficiency while opening doors to greaterinnovation and productivity-growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. For more than 30 years, EF has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.

At EF, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are top organizational commitments. We are working daily to uproot racism and other forms of oppression and create equitable systems that support people to flourish. We aim to bring humility, transparency, respect, and an appreciation for others' lived experiences to our interactions with colleagues, grantees, and partners.

EF is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and our more than 100 staff members are based in locations throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Western regions, where they can best serve our programs, partners, operations, and other functions.

POSITION SUMMARY

EF's Local Power Program aims to accelerate the build-out of large-scale wind, solar, and storage at the local level across an array of critical states in a way that keeps the U.S. on track to build 500 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2030 and does so in a way that maximizes local community benefit. The Local Power Program seeks to coordinate, resource, and support both new and existing grantees to do the vital work of building the social license for clean energy progress at the local level while also informing and serving the field of philanthropy. The Local Power Program aims to achieve this in no small part by working in a highly collaborative way across the breadth and depth of the whole EF.

The Program Lead will support work across the Local Power Program's entire portfolio. The Program Lead's primary responsibility is to advance the work of the Local Power Program through grantmaking, contract administration, budgeting, strategy development, project management, coordination, collaboration, and advancing DEI. The Program Lead also will lead designated grantee and funder networks to deliver on the program's goals.

EF actively seeks to expand DEI within our organization and through our work. We encourage people of color and candidates with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS

• Five or more years of workplace experience.
• Successful progression through the Program Associate and Senior Program Associate roles at EF.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with:
  • Complex project management,
  • Customer/partner relations,
  • Matrixed organizations, and
  • At least an intermediate knowledge of clean energy and climate subject matter.
• Technical skills: Advanced skills using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferably in a Mac environment; familiarity with Google Drive, Box, Docs, and Sheets. Experience using cloud-based relational database systems, such as Salesforce, preferred.
• Multitasking: Experience supporting multiple priorities and juggling a variety of tasks for one or more individuals in a team environment. Superior time management and prioritization skills.

Pluses include:

o Experience managing a budget

o Experience working on DEI

o Experience organizing and facilitating meetings, events, and networks

o Internet savvy, including digital and social media, online survey tools, etc.

SUPERVISION

Reports to the Program Director, Local Power.

COMPENSATION

This is a full-time position. The target salary for this position is $117,000 for a candidate based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and $103,500 for candidates in other areas of the U.S. EF provides a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement benefits and paid time off.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel four to six times a year for two to four business days at a time.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to spend extended hours at the computer. This position requires moderate levels of domestic travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

EF is a remote-first work environment. This position may be based in either of EF's offices in San Francisco or Washington, D.C., or may work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

The office environments include some shared workspace, some individual offices, and shared kitchen facilities, with moderate noise levels and a collegial atmosphere. On occasion, there are activities or events after work hours.