Director, Energy Partnerships

Clean Energy Resource Teams; Indonesia; Remote; IDR 1.531.546.000 - 1.714.667.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization is seeking a Director, Clean Energy Partnerships to advance clean energy strategies through strategic partnerships with the clean energy sector. The role involves national outreach and relationship management, focusing on aligning conservation goals with renewable energy development. Ideal candidates will have over a decade of relevant experience, exceptional project management skills, and a commitment to promoting bird conservation. This position is remote, supporting collaboration across various teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in government relations, permitting, and advocacy.
• Exceptional project management skills and ability to manage complex projects.
• Strong commitment to bird conservation and understanding of energy regulatory policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead national-level outreach and relationship management.
• Support implementation of clean energy strategies aligned with conservation goals.
• Represent Audubon in coalitions and external engagements.

Skills

Government relations

Permitting policies for wind, solar, and transmission

Public relations

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Web-based project management tools

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Director, Climate Strategy, the Director, Clean Energy Partnerships will play a central role in advancing Audubon’s clean energy strategy by building and managing strategic partnerships with clean energy and transmission industries, relevant decisionmakers, and non-governmental organizations (national and local NGOs), and other stakeholders. This role will lead national-level outreach and relationship management with existing and prospective partners in the clean energy sector to ensure that Audubon’s goals for bird conservation and climate mitigation are aligned with responsible renewable energy development and transmission capacity expansion.

The Director will serve as a key member of Audubon’s climate team, representing the organization in external coalitions, convenings, and collaborative forums. Working in close coordination with Audubon’s regional and state teams, federal policy team, and habitat leads, the Director will take a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach to advancing clean energy deployment that safeguards important bird habitats and biodiversity.

This position is national in scope and will require a highly collaborative team player who can build trust, communicate effectively across departments and disciplines, and support implementation of clean energy priorities across Audubon’s distributed network.

Posting Date

11/24/2025

Closing Date

12/29/2025

Location in MN

work remotely

Job type

full-time

Salary range based on geo-differentials:

$92,000 - $103,000 / year = National

$103,000 - $116,000 / year = Alaska, CA (not San Francisco), Connecticut, D.C., Chicago, Oyster Bay, NY

$115,000 - $129,000 / year = NYC (not Oyster Bay), San Francisco, Seattle

Primary Duties

Essential Functions

In partnership with the Senior Director, Climate Strategy, support development and execution of Audubon's Clean Energy Initiative strategies aligned with its broader climate and conservation goals.

Identify, cultivate and manage strategic relationships with clean energy and transmission industry stakeholders, utilities, RTOs, and NGOs, identifying opportunities for collaboration and problem-solving.

Represent Audubon in national, regional and state coalitions, working groups, convenings, and other external engagements focused on clean energy and transmission development, including siting, permitting and operation of utility-scale wind, solar, and transmission infrastructure, encouraging best practices by developers that conserve birds and habitat while supporting clean energy.

Collaborate with state and regional Audubon teams to support and inform local clean energy and transmission engagement opportunities, ensuring alignment with national priorities and conservation opportunities.

Serve as a trusted resource and central point of contact for internal staff engaging with the clean energy and transmission sectors, providing coordination, guidance, and strategic insight.

Facilitate knowledge exchange and peer learning across Audubon’s network to support clean energy and transmission engagement and partnership development.

Track and communicate emerging trends in the clean energy industry relevant to climate benefits and conservation of bird species and habitat, including policy development, siting and operation practices and research and implementation of new technologies that support avoiding, minimizing and mitigating impacts.

Support a culture of philanthropy, including public funding efforts in partnership with members of the Climate and Development teams, including proposal development, reporting, and donor engagement.

Work closely with Audubon's communications team to tell the story of Audubon's clean energy and transmission work, translating complex issues for broader audiences including decisionmakers, the Audubon Network of members and supporters including chapter members, and the general public.

Promote an organizational culture and structure that fosters cooperation, communication, collaboration, respect, teamwork, and trust.

Collaborate with colleagues across the Americas including through joint planning and execution of shared priorities.

Maintain and foster culture of safety.

Other job-related duties as assigned.

Experience

Qualifications and Experience:

10+ years progressive, professional experience in federal, state and/or local government relations, permitting policies for wind, solar and transmission, advocacy, public relations, and solid and verifiable conservation or natural resource management on species and habitat, clean energy collaboration, and/or public service. An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

Working knowledge of climate change and federal, state and/or local energy regulatory policy, strong understanding of permitting processes and relevant state and federal agencies, strong commitment to bird conservation, connections with leading experts in the fields and with funders of climate change work is plus.

Exceptional project management skills; including managing complex or multiple projects through to success, meeting project deadlines, and coordinating the work of key staff and partners.

A self-starter, one who is able to work collaboratively with staff at multiple career levels in a matrix organization.

Proven record of building and activating diverse coalitions to successfully advance policy or program outcomes.

Experience working in a decentralized organization that coordinates strategies for national, state and local legislative issues.

Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills that can be adapted to reach a wide range of individuals and used to build consensus. Ability to synthesize and communicate technical and complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other web-based project management products.

Must have a flexible approach to work, with a willingness to travel as needed.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued.

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