Position Title: Senior Vice President of Policy

Supervisor: CEO

Department/Division: Policy

Role Type: Full-Time, salaried (40 hours work week)

Location: Washington, DC

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Position Overview:

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Policy is a key leadership position reporting directly to the CEO. The SVP will lead clean energy policy, leveraging an influential membership of the world’s largest purchasers of electricity with more than $15T in collective market cap, to accelerate clean energy investment, development and procurement in line with CEBA’s mission of customer-driven clean energy for all.

The SVP will actively collaborate with the CEO and executive leadership to drive strategy, execute short and long-term objectives, and define and meet metrics of impact and accountability. The SVP’s role includes engagement with the CEBA and CEBI governing Boards of Directors and the Advisory Board consisting of key CEBA members informing strategy.

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

Core Responsibilities:

• Establish, implement and oversee policy agenda and engagement to drive clean energy investment, development and procurement in the U.S. and priority markets around the world.
• Monitor market dynamics, policy landscapes, and member activities to inform strategy and communicate trends, forecasts, and impacts internally and externally.
• Develop, execute, and track key U.S. legislative and regulatory opportunities and activities at national and regional levels. Manage a team of registered lobbyists and federal and regional policy professionals. Facilitate relationships with policymakers both in Congress and the Administration.
• Act as CEBA’s lead in Congressional hearings, federal agency rulemakings, and other federal legislative and regulatory proceedings. Act as CEBA’s spokesperson on high-level policy and regulatory developments.
• Work closely with CEO and government affairs function to develop and drive advocacy strategy to accomplish policy objectives
• Work directly and collaboratively with the SVP of External Affairs and Communications to drive policy and advocacy communications.
• Oversee policy positioning for development efforts, including identifying fundraising opportunities, cultivating relationships, and shaping the policy narrative with funders.

• Lead the team in the development of authoritative resources, including guiding principles, primers, white papers, guidance documents, policy principles, and frameworks, as well as thought leadership pieces informed by energy customers and industry experts.
• Act as a primary relationship leader for identified members and stakeholders, including actively engaged energy customers advising on national and regional policy.
• Serve as CEBA’s subject matter expert on how market and policy recommendations can promote best practices for clean energy procurement and investment.

Organizational/Leadership:

• Plan and execute the policy and regulatory strategy, including budget oversight, resource allocation and timeline management. Work collaboratively and closely with the CEO and executive leadership team.
• Use data, analytics, and insights to determine program and initiative success.
• Understand and track the effectiveness of key initiatives, research, programs/events, and overall enhancement of the CEBA member experience.
• Develop, nurture, and maintain a relationship with the CEBA and CEBI Boards of Directors.
• Actively engage with the Advisory Board, an influential CEBA member group informing strategy and driving CEBA’s Policy work.
• Support and grow a team of CEBA policy professionals and consultants.
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration and growth.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 20 years’ experience if no higher education
• 15 years’ experience Bachelor’s Degree
• 12 years’ experience Master’s Degree

Additional:

• Demonstrated industry experience or expertise in at least one programmatic subject matter area including but not limited to energy, sustainability, climate, cleantech, policy, utility engagement, corporate procurement.
• Deep understanding of Congressional lawmaking and federal regulatory processes; Established Congressional and Executive branch relationships that allow for confident interaction with key Hill staff, elected officials, and business executives.
• Superior, executive-level written and verbal communication.
• Project team leadership and people management experience.
• Influential and credible professional network, preferably within clean energy and sustainability.
• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Ability and willingness to work nontraditional hours and travel up to 25% of the time.
• A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and 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. 

To Apply:

To be considered for this opportunity, please provide a resume and cover letter.

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.

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:

Our members come from all walks of life and so do we. Our commitment to a zero-carbon energy system is for everyone and so too is our workplace.

CEBA is committed to maintaining a workplace where all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at CEBA and is an important principle of sound business management.

Inclusion goes beyond diversity. All CEBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems are fostered by respectful challenging of one another’s thoughts and assumptions. CEBA is committed to being open to a variety of cultural practices and norms.

Achieving CEBA’s vision of a resilient, zero-carbon energy system requires creative problem-solving and a wide range of perspectives; CEBA knows that diversity not only makes our organization stronger, but also is foundational to our mission success.

About Clean Energy Buyers Alliance:

Together, the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) and the Clean Energy Buyers Institute (CEBI) form the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, and share a collective vision of customer-driven clean energy for all. The Alliance is an inclusive community of energy customers, clean energy providers, service providers, NGOs, philanthropies, and clean energy thought-leaders. Our aspiration is to achieve a 90% carbon-free U.S. electricity system by 2030 and to cultivate a global community of energy customers driving clean energy.