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Program Director, Northeast Communications

U.S. Energy Foundation
Posted January 6, 2025

San Francisco, California

Energy Management

$195,000 - $218,500

Full Time

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Job Description

The Program Director for the Northeast Communications Program at U.S. Energy Foundation is responsible for overseeing a communications-focused grantee portfolio, collaborating with regional teams and partners to advance clean energy policy through strategic communications, capacity-building, and relationship management.

Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with Northeast Regional team and grantees on grantmaking strategy and activities.
  • •Manage and coordinate multiple budgets from internal and external sources.
  • •Oversee a portfolio of grantees and all activities within the grantee lifecycle.
  • •Provide strategic guidance and resources for developing and executing communications strategies.
  • •Develop and execute capacity-building programming for EF grantees and consultants.
  • •Facilitate periodic check-ins and meetings for timely completion of communications activities.
  • •Foster active network learning and disseminate relevant data and trends.
  • •Partner with aligned communicators in the region.
  • •Track communications threats and opportunities in the energy and climate landscape.
  • •Inform and apply EF National, DEI, and other program strategies to regional work.
  • •Provide timely information for rapid-response requests and funder reports.
  • •Maintain regular communications and message guidance to EF grantees and partners.
  • •Engage with key funding partners as needed.
  • •Operate in accordance with EF's brand guidance and risk management procedures.
  • •Identify and seek professional development opportunities.

Requirements

  • •Practical experience in developing and executing strategic communications campaigns, including traditional and digital media projects, with a preference for experience in political, issue advocacy, and or energy policy communications.
  • •Experience developing and facilitating strategy collaboratively across a network of internal and external stakeholders and partnering with others to deliver high-impact outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
  • •Experience in managing budgets and experience creating proposals and strategy documents.
  • •Strong communication skills, able to present complex information in a meaningful way to EF leadership, funding partners, and allies.
  • •A demonstrated ability to manage work across multiple stakeholders in a complex, multi-site, multicultural organization.
  • •Ability to travel four to six times a year in the contiguous U.S. for three to four business days at a time.
  • •A solid understanding of and commitment to the principles and foundation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
  • •Ability to prioritize competing requests while adjusting to rapidly changing media environments.
  • •Commitment to excellent time management and flexibility.

Benefits

  • •Compensation: $218,500 for metro areas and $195,000 for other areas
  • •Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, and retirement benefits
  • •Paid time off
  • •Remote-first work environment
  • •Ability to travel four to six times a year

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