Chaloner has partnered with the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) on their search for a Deputy Director, Policy and Advocacy Communications.

Position Overview

This Washington, DC based role is part of the Corporate Communications team at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), a business association that represents the largest energy buyers in the world.

A successful Deputy Director will play a crucial role in advancing the organization’s mission of low-cost, affordable, carbon emissions free grids by developing and implementing effective communication strategies to support federal, regional, and international clean energy advocacy efforts. As a proactive leader with strong strategic and project management skills, the Deputy Director is responsible for making communications a robust element of all policy and advocacy priorities across the organization.

The role will be the lead writer on the Corporate Communications team and candidates must possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Core Responsibilities:

• Create and execute clear, persuasive policy communications to support CEBA’s strategic priorities and to influence key policy, regulatory, and global decision-makers
• Work collaboratively and constructively with the US and Global policy teams to provide direction and develop messaging. Create storytelling opportunities and draft talking points. Write speeches and remarks to advance CEBA’s position with decision-makers and influencers and enhance credibility and visibility across media outlets and industry events
• Work collaboratively to develop, manage, edit, and position CEBA thought leadership and market insights
• Identify, vet, develop, and execute external engagements and opportunities, including conferences, panels, and seminars; build out session proposals and develop talking points and messaging
• Build long-term relationships with key press members, assist in managing daily responses to media inquiries, develop media engagement materials, and help position CEBA executives and senior leaders as thought leaders featured in media interviews
• Work with CEBA members and their policy teams to leverage members’ impact to advance CEBA’s vision
• Create supporting materials including talking points, testimony, statements, and a library of organizational and contextual position papers 
• Direct and help manage external communications experts and consultants
• Motivate and mentor the team, ensuring they are set up for success and are successful in their roles
• Provide insights to help inform CEBA’s thought leadership and development efforts
• Other duties as assigned

Supervisory responsibilities

This role does not have any supervisory responsibilities currently, but as the team grows the Deputy Director will be expected to lead and develop a team

Qualifications:

Required:

• 15+ years’ experience if no higher education
• 10+ years’ experience and bachelor’s degree
• 6+ years’ experience and master’s degree

Additional:

• Strong understanding of energy policy and general knowledge of the legislative process
• Strategic communications, marketing, or public relations experience, preferably in a trade association, agency, clean energy company or organization, or corporate environment
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver impactful communications campaigns, including revenue generation and brand building
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills with the ability to lead development of bold narratives complementing organizational messaging
• Strong project management skills, including ability to manage multiple projects with varied timelines
• Self-motivated and dynamic workstyle
• A commitment to CEBA’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence (RISE)

Role Demands:

• 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
• Be present in the DC office according to CEBA’s return to work policy

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, and writing samples at www.chaloner.com. Policy writing samples are required.

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 $135,000 to $155,000 plus a generous discretionary bonus package up to 20% of base salary. 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.