Chaloner has partnered with the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) on their search for a Director of Corporate Communications.

The Director of Corporate Communications is a key senior leadership position reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications. The Director will support CEBA’s brand, helping to build it into the preeminent voice for clean energy buyers on business practices and policy across the globe. The successful candidate will execute a comprehensive communications strategy that supports internal operations, members, stakeholders and key audiences.

Particularly at this moment when explosive growth in energy demand is the leading global energy public narrative, the Director will help position CEBA to strongly influence this national conversation - creatively, constructively, and positively for our 400+ members and their movement.

The Director will actively collaborate with executive leadership to drive strategy, execute short and long-term objectives, and define and meet metrics of impact and accountability.

This position is critical to the fulfillment of CEBA’s mission as we execute our strategy in line with our global aspirations.  

Core Responsibilities:

• Establish, implement, and oversee strategy to build brand influence, convey key messages across audiences, maximize earned and paid media, engage members and stakeholders, and drive impact.
• Protect and enhance the brand through CEBA’s member platform, the CEBA website, social channels, and CEBA’s relationships with national, DC, energy & environment, and trade press.
• Lead media relations, including leveraging established relationships with key journalists and media outlets and build and maintain new relationships; monitor market dynamics, policy landscapes, and member activities to inform strategy and communicate trends, forecasts, and impacts internally and externally.
• Oversee the distribution of content across all channels including press releases, op-eds, social media, newsletters, reports and website content.
• Oversee design, production, and effective multi-channel distribution of CEBA and CEBI’s messaging, communication, advertising, and promotional campaigns, including amplifying members’ achievements.
• Use analytics to adjust strategies and develop proof of performance reports and to support the SVP in creating data-driven market intelligence that is proactive, global and unique.
• Work closely with the communications functions of key member companies to highlight major new clean energy transactions and technological and business model innovations and coalitions.
• Support policy, government affairs, and clean transaction acceleration efforts and develop strategies to leverage CEBA’s member voice to influence key decision-makers and influencers.
• Work directly and collaboratively with the Policy, Government Affairs, and Development teams to convey CEBA’s policy and advocacy impact to philanthropic donors.
• Develop corporate crisis communications plan in collaboration with the SVP, Corporate Communications.
• Supervise and mentor staff and establish internal communications channels and content to foster employee engagement and transparency and ensure clarity of marketing.
• Manage outside vendors and consultants and associated budgets.
• Oversee external events and engagements strategy, directing when, where, and how CEBA shows up; identify and maximize opportunities to amplify the brand through media, events, and partnerships.

Qualifications

Required:

• 17+ years’ experience if no higher education, or 12+ years’ experience and bachelor’s degree, or 8+ years’ experience and master’s degree
• Project team leadership and people management experience.
• Ability to work in the DC office at least three days per week and availability to attend DC area events during the work week.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Additional:

• At least 12 years of a combination of brand management, marketing, strategic communication, events, external affairs (government, alliances, partnerships etc.), digital and corporate communication experience.
• Demonstrated industry experience or expertise in at least one programmatic subject matter area including but not limited to politics and policy, sustainability, climate, clean tech, utility engagement, corporate procurement, or energy.
• Superior, executive-level written and verbal communication.
• Influential and credible professional network, preferably within clean energy and sustainability.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and CEBA’s core values of respect, integrity, service and excellence (RISE).

Role Demands:

• Ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours and travel up to 25% of the time.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Communicate verbally and in written form with great facility and must be able to be understood. 

To Apply:

Chaloner Associates, a national search firm is leading this search. To be considered for this opportunity, please apply with a resume and cover letter at www.chaloner.com.

Our Salary and Benefits 

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that aims to develop a world-class team by holistically supporting the individual. CEBA also offers eligibility to participate in our annual bonus/incentive plan based on both organizational and individual performance. CEBA believes that supporting all employees to have a full life, inside and outside of work, results in a team that feels personally engaged in CEBA’s success.  

The compensation range for this role is $150,000-$175,000 plus a generous discretionary bonus package.

CEBA strives for salary equity based on the job, and the candidate’s experience, skills, education, and (once hired) performance at CEBA—not based on a candidate’s negotiation skills, gender, race, sexual orientation, or any other non-skills-based attributes.     

Benefits We Offer You (generous policy, not comprehensive)

• 401(k), with 5% employer match
• Highly Flexible PTO
• Quality Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, with substantial employer subsidy, including domestic partners
• Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Generous Parental and Guardianship Leave
• Wellness Benefits
• Casual Work Environment, with flexible hours

At CEBA You Belong:

CEBA knows that inclusiveness not only makes our organization stronger but also is foundational to our mission success because innovative solutions come from great minds who do not think alike. Our commitment to inclusiveness is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at CEBA and is an important principle of sound business management. All CEBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems are fostered by respectful challenges of one another’s thoughts and assumptions.

CEBA provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, caregiver status, and past, present or prospective service in the military in addition to any other protected categories required by state, federal or local regulations. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, discipline, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training. All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

About the Organizations

The Clean Energy Buyers Association is a business association with a mission to activate a community of energy customers and partners to advance low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions free global energy systems. The Clean Energy Buyers Institute is an affiliated public benefit charity that advances low-cost, reliable, carbon emissions free global energy systems. 

Our guiding values and tenets are: we value respect in our treatment of people and the planet; integrity in how we conduct ourselves; service to our mission, stakeholders, and colleagues; and excellence in our programs and work. The core tenets that CEBA strives to foster include: Mission oriented, grounded by strategy, a spirit of partnership inside and outside of CEBA and innovation and entrepreneurship through healthy and respectful discourse.