Responsibilities

• Executive Communications
• Follow key industry news and work with staff to identify trends in the renewable energy space to craft LinkedIn posts and op-eds for the CEO.
• Closely track internal impact updates across meetings, team Slack channels and weekly reports to identify key wins and develop a proactive plan for communicating our impact in advance.
• Identify and pitch speaking opportunities for the CEO and other leaders in key renewable energy, political and funder spaces.
• Prepare monthly impact updates for the Board of Directors to keep abreast of the programs and impact across the organization.
• Develop creative, visual ways to demonstrate our impact that can be used across communication channels (LinkedIn, social media and blogs, email and SMS communications to our network, funder communications, media, and more).
• Funder Communications
• Manage, produce and implement development communications including creating and project managing a monthly newsletter, providing support for one-off impact updates for funders, and spearheading quarterly funder webinars.
• Collaborate with the Research and Experimentation team to ensure that the public-facing and member-only research pages are up to date on the latest research and communicate out the findings of our research across key audiences.
• Translate program data, experimentation results and non-linear impact into clear, compelling narratives that build funder confidence and support long-term investment.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of experience in impact communications, including funder engagement or media and public relations, preferably in the political or renewable energy field.
• Strong writing skills, creative approaches to communicating impact and ability to adapt tone based on audiences, key messages, and communication vehicles while maintaining message discipline.
• Ability to communicate and adapt messages across audiences, including funders, renewable energy developers, elected officials and media.
• Awareness of and ability to communicate the economic impacts, drivers and motivators of the renewable energy transition.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize inputs from multiple teams into cohesive narratives that align leadership, staff, Board members and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail with an antenna to absorb high volumes of information and distill impact into clear, cohesive, strategic communications.
• Ability to collaborate closely across departments, juggle and think through multiple angles, and ensure message discipline across communications.
• Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Competency in utilizing CRMs (Salesforce), web platforms (WordPress) and design tools (Canva) to leverage communications.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to set priorities, complete work with minimal supervision, and meet deadlines.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403b retirement savings plan
• Vacation
• Sabbatical
• Paid Parental Leave
• 2 Floating Holidays
• 2 Community Service Floating Holidays
• sick time