Climate Change

Clinton Foundation/Clinton Climate Initiative

Location: Flexible, Latin America preferred (willingness to travel)

President Clinton launched the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative (CCI) in August 2006 with the mission of applying the Foundation’s business-oriented approach to the fight against climate change in practical, measurable and significant ways. Announced in May 2007, the Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program (EEBRP) is CCI’s first major climate change program. CCI is working with 40 of the world’s largest cities (www.c40cities.org) and their leading private building owners to promote the wide-scale adoption of scalable, low-cost business models for energy efficiency projects in existing buildings. In Latin America, the C40 partner cities are: Bogota, Buenos Aires, Curitiba, Lima, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and Sao Paolo. The EEBRP will be assisting public and private-sector building owners to launch large-scale building efficiency projects to reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings.

We seek a candidate that is motivated by the climate change mission and experienced in energy services project development and procurement. An ideal background would include buying or selling energy services, including strategic sourcing and procurement, supplier relationship management, project management, and service contracting. Knowledge of the energy services supply chain, capital budgeting and building systems technology is desirable, but not required. Energy Services Project Development Managers must be able to work collaboratively with CCI colleagues over great distances, willing to travel extensively, and operate independently.

Job Description:

The Energy Services Project Development Manager will work in partnership with CCI local city staff to originate and manage EEBRP projects in the Latin American C40 cities. This person will be responsible for working with local City Directors to identify and approach government, institutional, and private building owners to educate them about the program, remove project barriers and facilitate project action. In addition, this person will work with other CCI and external technical resources to support building owners in all aspects of planning of EEBRP projects, including creating compatible energy services procurement processes, drafting and reviewing international tender and contract terms and conditions, recommending processes for selecting vendors and evaluating vendor performance. The Energy Services Project Development Manager is expected to have an understanding of the energy services procurement process in order to provide or source technical training for planning and implementation of energy efficiency projects.

The Energy Services Project Development Manager will also advise CCI staff supporting project development on the overall assessment of client needs, including identifying and overcoming organizational, legal, financial barriers to large-scale building efficiency project implementation. The Energy Services Project Development Manager will leverage and work closely with EEBRP industry and professional partners to deliver this support.

Key Responsibilities:

* Work with CCI City Directors to identify, develop, and manage EEBRP projects in Latin American C40 Cities
* Assess projects for technical support needs in all areas of energy services procurement, including creating and reviewing project and contract documentation, sourcing and qualifying vendors, and performance evaluation and identifying and deploying CCI or external resources to support projects where needed.
* Build a local technical support team including experts in specific skills (such as legal, engineering, architectural, etc.)

Skills:

* Minimum of 10 years experience and a proven track record in the business and project development of energy services
* Experience with energy services procurement processes in the public or private sector
* Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, meet deadlines
* Background in working with senior management and / or government officials
* Strong collaborative skills including; diplomatic and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to navigate complex processes with multiple players and achieve consensus
* Willingness to travel as needed
* Fluency in English and Spanish required, Portuguese a plus

Experience and Education:

A related degree and/or job experience in business and project development of energy services or building technology. A graduate business degree is desirable.

TO APPLY: Please send an e-mail with letter of interest, resume, and names of three references to ccijobs@clintonfoundation.org. Please indicate where you saw the advertisement and include the title “Energy Services Project Development Manager: Latin American Region” in the subject line.

President Clinton launched the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative (CCI) in August 2006 with the mission of applying the Foundation’s business-oriented approach to the fight against climate change in practical, measurable and significant ways. Announced in May 2007, the Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program (EEBRP) is CCI’s first major climate change program. CCI is working with 40 of the world’s largest cities (www.c40cities.org) and their leading private building owners to promote the wide-scale adoption of scalable, low-cost business models for energy efficiency projects in existing buildings. In Europe, the C40 partner cities are: Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Heidelberg, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Stockholm, and Warsaw . The EEBRP will be assisting public and private-sector building owners to launch large-scale building efficiency projects to reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings.

We seek a candidate that is motivated by the climate change mission and experienced in energy services project development and procurement. An ideal background would include buying or selling energy services, including strategic sourcing and procurement, supplier relationship management, project management, and service contracting. Knowledge of the energy services supply chain, capital budgeting and building systems technology is desirable, but not required. Energy Services Project Development Managers must be able to work collaboratively with CCI colleagues over great distances, willing to travel extensively, and operate independently.

The Energy Services Project Development Manager will work in partnership with CCI local city staff to originate and manage EEBRP projects in the European C40 cities. This person will be responsible for working with local City Directors to identify and approach government, institutional, and private building owners to educate them about the program, remove project barriers and facilitate project action. In addition, this person will work with other CCI and external technical resources to support building owners in all aspects of planning of EEBRP projects, including creating compatible energy services procurement processes, drafting and reviewing international tender and contract terms and conditions, recommending processes for selecting vendors and evaluating vendor performance.

The Energy Services Project Development Manager is expected to have an understanding of the energy services procurement process in order to provide or source technical training for planning and implementation of energy efficiency projects.

The Energy Services Project Development Manager will also advise CCI staff supporting project development on the overall assessment of client needs, including identifying and overcoming organizational, legal, financial barriers to large-scale building efficiency project implementation. The Energy Services Project Development Manager will leverage and work closely with EEBRP industry and professional partners to deliver this support

Key Responsibilities:

* Work with CCI City Directors to identify, develop, and manage EEBRP projects in European C40 Cities
* Assess projects for technical support needs in all areas of energy services procurement, including creating and reviewing project and contract documentation, sourcing and qualifying vendors, and performance evaluation and identifying and deploying CCI or external resources to support projects where needed.
* Build a local technical support team including experts in specific skills (such as legal, engineering, architectural, etc.)

Skills:

* Minimum of 10 years experience and a proven track record in the business and project development of energy services
* Experience with energy services procurement processes in the public or private sector
* Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, meet deadlines
* Background in working with senior management and / or government officials
* Strong collaborative skills including; diplomatic and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to navigate complex processes with multiple players and achieve consensus
* Willingness to travel as needed
* Fluency in English required, additional language capability preferred

Experience and Education:

A related degree and/or job experience in business and project development of energy services or building technology. A graduate business degree is desirable.

TO APPLY: Please send an e-mail with letter of interest, resume, and names of three references to ccijobs@clintonfoundation.org. Please indicate where you saw the advertisement and include the title “Energy Services Project Development Manager: European Region” in the subject line.

ClimateWorks is a new global philanthropic network organized to win the battle against climate change.
Its goal is to ensure that global average temperatures do not increase by more than 2o C – a threshold many scientists describe as a dangerous tipping point. ClimateWorks’ method is to work in the top-emitting nations to build low-carbon energy policies and to reduce the rate of deforestation in the world’s largest, most threatened tropical forests.
To carry out its goals, ClimateWorks will develop a network of institutions with two broad archetypes: Regional Climate Foundations and Best Practice Networks. The Regional Foundations will drive campaign-style grant making steeped in the local context and politics, like the existing Energy Foundation and China Sustainable Energy Program, in each of our priority countries/regions – U.S., Europe, China, India, and Latin America.

The Best Practice Networks (BPNs) are to be vehicles for collecting, developing and distributing sector-specific best practice information and assistance to key decision makers globally, with an emphasis on our priority countries/regions. Up to ten BPNs are envisioned in total, including: vehicle and fuel standards; transportation and urban systems; building codes; appliance standards; utility reform; industrial efficiency; and, carbon capture and storage.

ClimateWorks seeks two highly skilled and motivated Program Officers in the areas of Energy Efficiency and Transportation to provide institutional development and sector-based strategy support for the ClimateWorks Network. The Energy Efficiency Program Officer will focus on design and implementation of building codes, appliance standards and utility reform to incentivize demand-side management. The Transportation Program Officer will focus on design and implementation of vehicle efficiency standards and low carbon fuel standards, and the design of transportation and urban systems which aid mobility while reducing car use.

These Program Officers will provide support to the ClimateWorks sector-based Best Practice Networks as well as the Program Officers focused on these sectors residing at the ClimateWorks Regional Foundations.
Most immediately, the Program Officers will help build new or expand existing institutions to serve as the Best Practice Networks including the development of strategic plans, operational plans, staff and governance plans and mechanisms which increase the organizations access to and impact in influencing key decision-makers. Over time, the Program Officers will provide support to the entire network on these topics, helping to develop and refine sector-based strategies and research, convene key decision-makers to increase the understanding of and commitment to implementing energy and transportation policies, and facilitate exchange between internal and external groups to uncover and address new issues within the sectors.

-Primary Duties and Responsibilities

More specifically, the Program Officer will:
Work with external organizations and/or experts to develop or establish institutions to serve as ClimateWorks’ Best Practice Networks, including the development of strategic and operational plans, hiring of staff, establishing Boards of Directors, setting up new offices, establishing partnerships with other relevant organizations, and providing outreach to the decision-makers these Networks will be looking to influence;
Oversee a grant portfolio and budget (approximately $10 million to start) for the Best Practice Networks to accomplish targeted policy goals, as well as providing guidance to and monitoring of the portfolio of grants managed by the Regional Climate Foundations;
Solicit, review, and recommend strategic plans for funding;
Write dockets for board consideration;
Monitor the impact of individual grants;
Maintain relationships with the ClimateWorks Network, grantees, other funders, and other experts and leaders in the field;
Initiate strategy calls and meetings as needed;
Engage directly in the field as needed; and,
Help prepare compelling proposals and reports for the ClimateWorks Foundation’s funding partners and broader stakeholders.

-Professional Qualifications and Personal Attributes

The successful applicant will have the following minimum qualifications:
A deep commitment to the mission and values of the ClimateWorks Foundation.
Extensive experience in building new institutions or programs, including the development of strategic and operational plans, hiring staff and developing Boards of Directors, and building organizational partnerships.
At least five to seven years’ experience in the fields of energy or transportation policy, either in policy development or execution.
Comfort with qualitative and quantitative energy and transportation policy analysis.
A strong track record of applying sound political and strategic judgment in complex situations.
Experience in working or living abroad, particularly in developing countries.
An insightful, independent analytic mind.
Strong facilitation, convening and negotiation skills.
Experience negotiating with government officials or business leaders.
Experience creating collaboration among networks of organizations or companies.
Proven ability to initiate and manage projects.
Outstanding written and verbal communications skills.
Ability to work well in a team; enthusiastic personality; sense of humor.
Willingness to travel.
Multilingual preferred.
Masters or other advanced degree preferred.

Compensation and Benefits
The expected start date for this position is in August 2008. The position will be located in San Francisco, California. ClimateWorks Foundation offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to:
Melissa B. Clack
Search Coordinator
Email: ClimateWorksPO@ceaconsulting.com
Please specify your interest in either the Energy Efficiency or Transportation position. Please also let us know where you where you learned of this posting.
No phone calls, please.
ClimateWorks Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.