Northeast Division Climate and Energy Director, The Nature Conservancy

Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Une organisation dynamique recherche un directeur de la climat et de l'énergie pour diriger les initiatives de politique climatique et énergétique dans la région du Nord-Est. Ce poste de haut niveau implique la collaboration avec des partenaires variés pour favoriser la transition vers une énergie propre tout en tenant compte des enjeux socio-économiques et d'équité. Le candidat idéal aura une riche expérience en politiques énergétiques et en gestion de projet ainsi qu'une capacité à inspirer et à collaborer efficacement avec des équipes diversifiées.

Qualifications

• 10 ans d'expérience dans le développement des politiques énergétique et climatique.
• Compétence avérée dans la gestion d'équipes diversifiées.
• Expertise en politique énergétique et collaboration avec des publics variés.

Responsibilities

• Diriger les politiques énergétiques et climatiques de la division.
• Développer des stratégies d'énergie propre et équitable.
• Collaborer avec des équipes internes et externes pour l'implémentation des projets.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Gestion de projets

Engagement communautaire

Education

BA/BS en climat et énergie ou domaine connexe

MA/MS en politique énergétique/climatique ou domaine connexe

Job description

Northeast Division Climate and Energy Director, The Nature Conservancy

Organization/Grantor:The Nature Conservancy

Position/Title/Fund:Northeast Division Climate and Energy Director

Type/Term:Full-time, Permanent

Location:Remote

Salary:$100,000 - $140,000 annually

Description:

The Climate and Energy Director will serve as the lead climate and energy staff person for the Northeast Division, directing our overarching energy and climate policy and program delivery and expanding TNC's role in driving a clean, green, and equitable transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.

The Northeast Division includes 11 states & the District of Columbia, from West Virginia northward to Maine, not including NY but with close coordination with this team. The Division works closely with the Appalachian team, which leads conservation strategy, including climate mitigation, throughout the Appalachian region, from Alabama into Canada. This position will work with colleagues across TNC, including leading collaboration with and between State Business Unit’s within the division, the Appalachian team, peers in other North America divisions, and the North America Climate Mitigation Program, to develop cross border and regional approaches to accelerate a clean energy transition, including advancing policy and practice to ensure rapid transmission expansion and clean energy project approvals necessary to achieve ambitious renewable energy goals. The director will do this work with the dual goal of meeting TNC's ambitious 2030 Goals for greenhouse gas mitigation and biodiversity conservation.

The Climate and Energy Director will identify and lead collaboration on the Northeast Division’s most important contributions toward TNC’s North America Region climate mitigation strategies and TNC’s climate mitigation goals by developing and leading execution of a multi-year workplan to support and accelerate clean energy deployment and ambitious emissions reductions across the Northeast Division. They will provide communications and serve as a liaison on the Northeast Division’s activities and resource needs to internal audiences such as national and regional leadership, boards of trustees, and donors. They will be expert in internal and external engagement and will work to build a cohesive and effective team of climate, clean energy and policy experts dispersed across Northeast States into a collective, effective force for the delivery of our state, divisional, and regional goals. They will take into consideration the landscape and regional socio-economic-equity complexities of a geographic region with multiple actors, to influence clean energy development, including Independent System Operators, state governments, and utilities. They will provide subject matter expertise related to energy and climate policy, clean energy deployment, energy markets & finance, and energy transmission to Northeast Division leadership and state-based climate and energy policy and program staff. They will provide oversight and input, and work collaboratively with TNC business units, on the development and drafting of public comments, factsheets, and communications with external partners, and will often serve as the public face of climate and energy work in the Northeast Division to engage, inform, and shape public perception, policy, and regulatory approaches. As Program Director they will strive to work with internal and external stakeholders and experts to ensure equitable outcomes for engaging tribal communities, local communities, and energy communities in transition while promoting overall energy transition to clean, low carbon, and renewable sources. As needed, this position will engage and manage consultants with expertise needed to carry out responsibilities and may be asked to engage with their counterparts across the Conservancy on national or global level cooperative work.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in a field related to climate and energy and/or 10 years experience in development of state, federal or local energy and/or climate policies or regulations; renewable energy, development, and management; energy markets & finance; electricity transmission and electrical grid management; or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working, collaborating, presenting to, and communicating with a wide range of audiences, including elected officials, government and regulatory agency staff, tribal members, executive-level individuals within the energy sector, professional and trade associations, clean energy advocates, and other community and/or environmental organizations and coalitions, and the media.
• Experience managing complex or multiple projects, including managing budgets & finances and coordinating the work of other professionals and partners.
• Managing large and/or dispersed team in a matrixed organization to develop visionary and innovative strategy and work plans to take cross border and collective strategy implementation and
• Experience with collaborative strategy development and implementation as well as developing and maintaining partnerships and coalitions.

Preferred:

• Proven experience/expertise engaging in energy markets and transmission policy, especially connected to ISO-NE and/or PJM grids and interconnected resources.
• Experience/expertise in energy generation or transmission development, preferably including siting &/or financing of projects
• Proven experience/expertise working and collaborating with representatives of economically diverse populations, community groups, tribal governments, environmental justice organizations, and similar populations including presenting information and demonstrating an ability to engage, involve, and work toward equitable solutions with diverse stakeholders in complex, potentially controversial, situations and decision-processes.
• MA/MS in energy/climate policy, energy markets, environmental policy, or related
• Strong team leader and player with listening skills, collaboration and diplomacy, and ability to influence without
• Excellent systems management