COMPANY: SOUTHEASTERN WIND COALITION

The Southeastern Wind Coalition (SEWC) is a non-profit coalition working with industry, academia, partner NGOs, government, and utilities to advance the land-based and offshore wind industry in the Southeastern U.S. We take a business-minded and economically focused approach to building the case for wind energy, including the wind supply chain. SEWC regularly convenes stakeholders across our 11-state footprint and leads or participates in strategically important initiatives and discussions to bring wind to the region. We are passionate about growing the wind industry in the Southeast.

THE ROLE:

The Program Manager will be an integral part of advancing SEWC’s program and policy priorities in the Carolinas and Virginia. This includes building and leading various outreach and education efforts, establishing relationships with stakeholders, and supporting member communications. You will be a key staff member in a small, energetic, and mission-driven organization with an entrepreneurial culture. Can-do attitudes and self-starters will fit well. This position reports to the Senior Program Manager.

DUTIES:

Short Term

• Build knowledge and expertise on both land-based and offshore wind as it pertains to development in the Central Atlantic and across the Southeast, with a primary focus on Virginia and North Carolina.
• Networking and meetings with stakeholders in the wind space to better understand how groups work together to advance wind.
• Educate and convene stakeholders and decision-makers across a variety of platforms and in-person meetings.
• Build and maintain relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including state lawmakers, state/federal agencies, universities, NGOs, wind industry supply chain companies, developers, utilities, and economic developers.
• Plan and execute SEWC-hosted events.
• Analyze state and federal legislation, state-led solicitations, regulatory docket filings, and conduct any other relevant analyses.
• Support the Communications Manager by managing media and communications for programmatic work, including social media, prepping interviews for print and television, drafting op-eds, and other communication needs.
• Manage all day-to-day needs of the Virginia and Carolinas programs, attend and set agendas for relevant calls and meetings with partners.
• Provide direction, guidance, and support to Associate-level staff.
• Represent SEWC at a variety of speaking engagements, conferences, events, meetings with decision makers, etc., to speak on wind technology, economic benefits, and local opportunities with authority.

Medium to Long-Term

• Lead OSW4NC Coalition of NGOs to expand the wind conversation throughout the state with a wide variety of organizations, constituencies, and viewpoints.
• Annual planning to design and refine strategy for the coalition and subcommittees.
• Keep organizations interested, informed, and engaged on offshore wind.
• Set daily and weekly priorities for the program independently, with longer-term priority guidance in conjunction with leadership.
• Contribute to strategic planning and development with the SEWC leadership team. Be able to think critically and participate in high-level discussions about state, regional, and industry needs.
• Identify and lead potential new initiatives to advance wind energy in Virginia and the Carolinas.