ABOUT U.S. ENERGY FOUNDATION

U.S. Energy Foundation’s (EF) mission is to secure a clean and equitable energy future to tackle the climate crisis. We envision a healthy, safe, and equitable economy powered by clean energy. We believe a thriving clean energy economy can create sustainable opportunities, spur innovation, and protect our climate—for today and future generations.
EF supports education and analysis to promote nonpartisan policy solutions that advance renewable energy and energy efficiency, while opening doors to greater innovation and productivity—growing the economy with dramatically less pollution. For more than 30 years, EF has supported grantees to help educate policymakers and the general public about the benefits of a clean energy economy. Our grantees include business, health, environmental, labor, equity, community, faith, and consumer groups, as well as policy experts, think tanks, universities, and more.
We are working daily to create equitable systems that support people to flourish. We aim to bring humility, transparency, respect, and an appreciation for others’ lived experiences to our interactions with colleagues, grantees, and partners.
EF’s Fundraising Philosophy

As EF’s primary clients and partners are our funders and grantees, EF commits to acting as a strategic thought leader for our current and prospective funding partners and the field by:

• Collaborating—and co-creating, where feasible and desired—on strategy development, including hosting or managing funder collaboratives
• Highlighting the opportunity for climate philanthropy to maximize benefits to disadvantaged communities and those most impacted by climate change
• Offering excellent, responsive service by providing proactive, compelling, and timely updates and information

EF is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and our more than 100 staff members are based in locations throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Western regions, where they can best serve our programs, partners, operations, and other functions.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Policy Associate (PA), Clean Power, will support our Clean Power team to make and administer grants and work with advocates and other partners to execute strategies and projects. Much of the PA’s time is focused on the administration of grants and contracts. The PA will arrange meetings with grantees, consultants, and funders; track and manage the program budget; review grant proposals; draft reports; and at heart, serve as “air traffic control” for incoming communications and requests to the team. Other key duties include organizing routine funder meetings, managing projects within and outside the team, providing administrative support to the team (e.g., scheduling, drafting communications), developing and implementing systems and processes to facilitate internal and external collaboration, and maintaining budgets.

The PA will work with:

• Cross-programmatic teams, including Policy, Strategic Communications, and States and Regions teams;
• Cross-functional teams, including Operations and Strategic Partnerships; and
• External grantees, funders, and partners.

EF values diversity, equity, and inclusion across our organization and our work. We encourage people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to apply.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly organized with keen attention to detail.
• Exceptional time management.
• Apt written, verbal, and digital communications skills.
• Proficient at handling multiple demands: experience supporting multiple priorities and juggling a variety of tasks for one or more individuals in a team environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in customer service and ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and prioritize competing obligations.
• Interest in one or more of the following areas: the philanthropic sector, the non-profit sector, issue campaigns, public policy, strategic communications, or renewable energy and the electric grid. A pre-existing knowledge or interest in clean energy or climate is not required.
• Pluses include:
• Experience working on diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Project management experience
• Grants management experience
• Internet savvy (e.g., digital and social media, online survey tools)
• Understanding of and appreciation for the opportunities and challenges of transforming and decarbonizing the electric grid
• Technical skills: intermediate or advanced skills using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, preferably in a Mac environment; familiarity with Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets, and the Box platform. Experience using cloud-based relational database systems, such as Salesforce, is also a plus.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel two to four times a year for three to four business days at a time.