This position will lead a program area within CEBA’s Transaction Acceleration Group (TAG) and contribute to the Clean Energy Buyers Institute’s work to bring new energy customers into the voluntary clean energy movement, enabling greater commercial and industrial (C&I) activation towards a 90% decarbonized grid. This team is focused on solving market barriers currently limiting access to the C&I clean energy market and working with energy customers and other stakeholders to develop targeted solutions that can be demonstrated and deployed at scale.

In addition to leading this program area, the Manager will advise other grant-funded workstreams that are based out of the Clean Energy Buyers Institute and support the cultivation and management of related philanthropic fundraising. The candidate will bring strategic thought leadership, industry expertise, and impactful communication experience.

• Build, manage, and execute a project plan for the industrial program area and ensure deliverables stay on time and budget, effectively managing through uncertainty and delivering against a shared standard of excellence.
• Oversee stakeholder engagement and cultivation, focusing on collaboration and inclusivity while ensuring strong communication.
• Develop, support, and facilitate stakeholder meetings and workshops to elicit generative solutions and/or stakeholder buy-in.
• Cultivate and empower energy customers to utilize the new practices developed by the team and, working with Marketing & Communications, support amplification “campaigns” to build a knowledge base about the opportunities that exist for impactful procurement processes.
• Provide thought leadership on the relevant clean electricity transaction barriers and sectors that we have sight to, for example: steel and aluminum producers, sub-investment grade companies, small to medium sized businesses, manufacturers, etc.
• Support cultivation and management of philanthropic funders and contribute to the strategic development of the program.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Industry experience is highly preferred in at least one of the following: clean or renewable energy transactions, industrial commodity decarbonization, and clean energy project finance.
• Experience engaging and/or collaborating with corporate, public sector, and NGO stakeholders, including executive leaders, and managing complex interactions fluidly.
• A track record in project management and demonstrated ability to structure, plan, budget and manage projects from small to large with strong attention to detail and consideration of strategic goals, available resources, and a shared standard of excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, anticipate modifications from changing priorities, and provide suggestions on ways to improve processes and solutions.
• Innovative and highly effective problem solver, able to identify, balance and incorporate new information, synthesize trends, think in numbers and communicate solutions or recommendations in a logical and persuasive manner.
• An experienced communicator with the ability to develop impactful resources, deliver compelling presentations and facilitate sessions to support multi-stakeholder dialogue and innovation.
• Supervisory experience preferred and a willingness to provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff and colleagues, including the ability to readily accept and provide feedback to/from multiple sources.
• Highly collaborative, strong team player with an ability to adapt to new situations and changing priorities, work in a fast-paced environment, and drive oneself and others toward meaningful results.
• Shared passion for CEBA’s bold ambition for a 90% carbon-free electricity system and commitment to CEBA’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence (RISE)

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Travel may be required, though infrequent
• Communicate verbally and in written form with great facility and must be able to be understood

To be considered for this opportunity, please provide a resume and cover letter.

Our Salary and Benefits
We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that aims to develop a world-class team by holistically supporting the individual. CEBA also offers eligibility to participate in our annual bonus/ incentive plan based on both organizational and individual performance. CEBA believes that supporting all employees to have a full life, inside and outside of work, results in a team that feels personally engaged in CEBA’s success.

CEBA strives for salary equity based on the job, and the candidate’s experience, skills, education, and (once hired) performance at CEBA—not based on a candidate’s negotiation skills, gender, race, sexual orientation, or any other non-skills-based attributes.

Benefits We Offer You:

• Highly Flexible PTO
• Re-charge Friday, once a month to encourage work life integration
• Annual L&D Stipend to spend at your learning leisure
• Quality Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, with substantial employer subsidy, including domestic partners and dependents
• 401(k), with employer match
• Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Generous Parental and Guardianship Leave
• Commuter and Wellness Benefits
• Casual Work Environment, with flexible hours
• Earned sabbatical policy
• Employee Assistance Program

At CEBA You Belong

Our members come from all walks of life and so do we. Our commitment to a zero-carbon energy system is for everyone and so too is our workplace.

CEBA is committed to maintaining a workplace where all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at CEBA and is an important principle of sound business management.

Inclusion goes beyond diversity. All CEBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems are fostered by respectful challenging of one another’s thoughts and assumptions. CEBA is committed to being open to a variety of cultural practices and norms. We strive to ever increase our understanding and unveil our unconscious biases so we can counteract them.

Achieving CEBA’s vision of a resilient, zero-carbon energy system requires creative problem-solving and a wide range of perspectives; CEBA knows that diversity not only makes our organization stronger, but also is foundational to our mission success.

About Clean Energy Buyers Alliance

Together, the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) and the Clean Energy Buyers Institute (CEBI) form the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, and share a collective vision of customer-driven clean energy for all. The Alliance is an inclusive community of energy customers, clean energy providers, service providers, NGOs, philanthropies, and clean energy thought-leaders. Our aspiration is to achieve a 90% carbon-free U.S. electricity system by 2030 and to cultivate a global community of energy customers driving clean energy.

The Clean Energy Buyers Association is a business association with a mission to activate a community of energy customers and partners to deploy market and policy solutions for a carbon-free energy system. The Clean Energy Buyers Institute is a public benefit charity with a mission dedicated to solving the toughest market and policy barriers to achieving a carbon-free energy system.

Our guiding values and tenets are: we value respect in our treatment of people and the planet; integrity in how we conduct ourselves; service to our mission, stakeholders, and colleagues; and excellence in our programs and work. The core tenets that CEBA strives to foster include: Mission oriented, grounded by strategy, a spirit of partnership inside and outside of CEBA and innovation and entrepreneurship through healthy and respectful discord. We know that diversity is critical to realizing our vision of customer-driven clean energy for all because innovative solutions come from great minds who do not think alike.

CEBA provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, caregiver status, and past, present or prospective service in the military in addition to any other protected categories required by state, federal or local regulations. Equal employment opportunity, applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, discipline, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.