Director of Climate Risk & Resilience

Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of Sustainability, City of Cambridge, seeks a Director of Climate Risk to lead risk management and resilience initiatives across City departments. You will guide programs grounded in the Climate Vulnerability Assessment, Resilient Cambridge Plan, and Risk Mitigation efforts, coordinating staff and external partners.

You’ll drive multi-year strategies, budget processes, and reporting while ensuring equity and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Eight years’ experience managing complex policy development and program management in government or similar setting, including five years supervisory.
• Master’s degree in climate science or policy, engineering, emergency management, urban planning, or related field.
• Experience in policy and program development related to equitable climate resilience.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic planning and program design for Cambridge’s climate risk management and resilience programs.
• Providing leadership to assigned climate risk staff and consultants including managing consultant teams, fostering professional development and an inclusive team culture, setting work plans and priorities, conducting regular check-ins and performance evaluations, resolving staff concerns.
• Advising on project strategy in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and coordinating team meetings and program-level planning.
• Convening cross-departmental working groups to develop and institutionalize climate risk management strategies.
• Developing multi-year strategies and annual work plans and budgets; track and coordinate budget, procurement processes, and required reporting; and support development of budget documents and presentations for City leadership across operating and grant funds.
• Setting goals and measuring outcomes including supporting an annual strategic planning process to evaluate progress toward climate mitigation goals.
• Supporting community and stakeholder engagement processes

Skills

Strategic planning

Community engagement

Communication

Public presentation

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

Eight years experience in policy/program management

Master's degree in climate science or policy, engineering, emergency management, urban planning, or related field

Equivalency considered

Job description

Office of Sustainability, City of Cambridge, seeks a Director of Climate Risk to lead risk management and resilience initiatives across City departments. You will guide programs grounded in the Climate Vulnerability Assessment, Resilient Cambridge Plan, and Risk Mitigation efforts, coordinating staff and external partners.

You’ll drive multi-year strategies, budget processes, and reporting while ensuring equity and stakeholder engagement.