Executive Director, Energy Action Coalition – Washington, DC

Organization: Energy Action Coalition

Position Title: Executive Director

Location: Flexible; Washington, DC preferred

Hours and Compensation: Full-time

 Application Deadline: Open until filled; Potential start date December 1, 2014

Description: Energy Action Coalition is a growing youth-led coalition with 20 coalition partners and a staff team of ten. We are looking for a young, dynamic leader to lead coalition efforts into the next phase of our development. We’ve just developed new online organizing capacities that will allow us to rapidly scale up our work supporting grassroots campaigns and are currently in the midst of organizing the largest climate march in history. We are looking for someone who can support our team and coalition partners to run hard-hitting and strong grassroots campaigns that will fundamentally shift the power of our country, and put young people at the center of driving a new clean energy economy.

Responsibilities:

Driving Strong Campaign Work With Staff and Partners:

• Work with staff team and coalition partners to plan and execute strong grassroots campaign and programs.
• Deliver the coalition’s campaign messages throughout the media, as a spokesperson and writer.
• Manage the evaluation and debrief of all aspects of EAC campaigns, project, and communications to ensure we’re constantly learning and improving.
• Ensure all campaign work continues to advance Energy Action Coalition’s core Mission and Theory of Change.

Coalition and Community Relations:

• Works with coalition and allied organizations to build a diverse grassroots youth climate coalition.
• Manages internal communication processes including periodic written and/or verbal updates to all staff and Coalition partners about campaigns and changes to policies and structures.
• Oversees an annual re-granting process where partners receive funding from the Energy Action Coalition for strategic coordinated efforts.

Staff Management and Human Resources:

• Coordinates a fast-paced, nimble team that includes campaign, communications, partnership and operations staff.
• Works with the Senior Management Team to create a dynamic, collegial, inclusive organizational and workplace culture grounded in respect and personal and organizational development.
• Chairs regular Senior Management Team meetings, provides team leadership, support, and feedback to the Senior Management Team members.
• Ensures that hiring, staff evaluations, and terminations align with organizational policy and conform to current laws and regulations.

Anti-Oppression, Environmental Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion: 

• Advances the work of Energy Action Coalition’s commitment to anti-oppression, environmental justice, diversity, and inclusion within the staff team and broader coalition space.
• Helps develop ongoing educational opportunities for staff and coalition partners.
• Works with staff and coalition partners to ensure that campaigns and programs actively integrate a systemic analysis of race and class into their development, implementation and evaluation.
• Helps create and maintain a climate that attracts, retains, and motivates a diverse staff of top talent.

Fundraising

• Ensures that Energy Action Coalition is growing our donor base through both grant-based and grassroots fundraising.
• Builds relationships and communicates with donors on behalf of Energy Action Coalition.
• Works with staff on drafting and submitting funding proposals and oversees grant documentation and administration.

Public Relations: 

• Demonstrates leadership in promoting and maintaining the public profile of Energy Action Coalition by representing the organization with the general public, youth base, media, government, and other organizations.
• Represents Energy Action Coalition to national print, online, radio, and television media outlets.
• Writes for publication in online and print media.

Financial and Legal Management: 

• Ensures that EAC is fiscally sound and manages both financial and legal risks to the organization.
• Works closely with operations and Board on annual and long term financial planning, quarterly/annual fiscal statements, budget tracking, and fundraising.
• Ensures that the organization meets all its legal obligations. Liaises with legal corporate related to various legal matters.

Policy and Political Liaison: 

• Represents the youth climate movement to key political figures and government offices.
• Works with the staff and coalition partners to run campaigns that pressure key political figures to act on climate.
• Provides political updates for staff team and coalition partners.

Board of Directors Support: 

• Directs, oversees and ensures implementation of Energy Action Coalition partners and Boards’ directives and the reporting of work of all departments to the partners and Board, including regular liaison with the Chairs of the Board.

The Executive Director reports to and is managed by the Coalition’s Board of Directors.

How to Apply: To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and references to [email protected]. No calls, please. 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, interviews will begin in early to mid-October and interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible in order to be considered for the first round of interviews. We will begin interviewing candidates in mid-October.