Sr. Officer, Community

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Valid8 Financial, Inc. seeks an experienced grant program manager to oversee Climate United's Predevelopment grant program. This role is critical in ensuring equitable access to clean energy resources, focusing on Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in grant management and a strong commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Responsibilities include monitoring subgrantees, providing technical assistance, and engaging in community outreach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in managing grant programs focused on Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities.
• Experience creating capacity building resources.
• Proficient in communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the Climate United Predevelopment grant program.
• Monitor a portfolio of subgrantees and provide technical assistance.
• Develop webinars, workshops, and other resources for stakeholders.

Skills

Grant management

Technical assistance delivery

Capacity building

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint proficiency

Communication skills

Job description

Climate United will use funding from the EPA under the Inflation Reduction Act to rapidly deploy low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services to all American communities in order to (1) reduce GHG emissions and other forms of air pollutants; (2) bring direct benefits to American communities in the form of energy security, energy savings, cleaner air, and quality jobs; and (3) transform the capital markets so they can drive an equitable clean energy transition at scale. Visit Climate United (weareclimateunited.org) for more information. Climate United will focus its investments in Distributed Power Generation and Storage, Building Decarbonization and Electric Transportation. Calvert Impact, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (“Calvert Impact”), is the sole member of Climate United. The successful candidate will be employed by Calvert Impact or one of its subsidiaries.

Team Description

The mandate of the Community team at Climate United is to create effective on-ramps for underserved communities for Climate United products and services, ensuring an equitable clean energy transition. This team will ensure that Climate United reaches its equity goals (60% invested in Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities; 20% rural communities; and 10% in Native communities) through effective community engagement and accountability strategy. The team will center beneficiaries in our program and product design, create and maintain relationships with trusted community infrastructure for capital deployment, and create community feedback loops to both listen and iterate based on shared learning.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in the design, structure, and creation of the Climate United Predevelopment grant program and associated governance, including:
• Application processes
• Monitoring and compliance tools
• Qualitative and quantitative tracking of the program impact
• Monitoring a smaller portfolio of 12-20 subgrantees of the broader Climate United Predevelopment grant program, including performing occasional on-site visits
• Identify capacity building themes across our subgrantees to develop capacity building resources, such as toolkits, and assist in the development of these resources in partnership with the Community and Investments teams
• Implementation and delivery of training and technical assistance for grantees related to the development and capitalization of clean energy projects in the Climate United portfolio
• Assist in the development of webinars, workshops, listening sessions, conferences and convenings, including: PowerPoint presentations
• Written materials such as invitations, announcements, press releases, agendas, session descriptions, assessments, and evaluations

Other

• Support the cross-functional work of the Community Team, which includes impact measurement and management, capacity building, community outreach, as well as stakeholder engagement and communication
• Be a positive contributor to our high-performing, self-starting, no-ego, mission-driven culture
• Engage with colleagues on the team and across the organization on special projects as needed
• Be flexible and responsive to new opportunities as they arise

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing a grant program and portfolio of grantees in partnership with Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities, preferably in areas of economic or climate-related justice
• Has experience delivering technical assistance and creating capacity building resources
• Passionate about the mission and work of Climate United, Calvert Impact, and our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Has a well-rounded set up professional skills and is comfortable in an entrepreneurial, flat working environment
• Has a customer service orientation (respectful, responsive) in all aspects of work, including with internal and external people and partners
• Is a self-starter and is able to drive large and complex projects and programs from start to finish in coordination with a broader team
• Is proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and is systems-minded
• Is intellectually curious, combined with a good sense of humor, high integrity, and team orientation (“We” vs “I” mentality)
• Is an effective and respectful communicator and listener, both orally and in writing, with strong proficiency in English
• Has a positive, “can-do” attitude focused on implementing solutions
• Is willing to travel up to 25%, including a variety of conferences and engagement with local communities.