Associate

Title: CELI Fellowship Associate - Energy Leadership

Primary Location: Preferably located in one of the fellowship cities: Bay Area, DC, NYC, Chicago; remote possible with the exception of up to four Saturdays throughout March - June, 2022

Reports To: Director of Energy Leadership

Application Deadline: Rolling - to be ?lled as soon as possible

Term: Short-term, limited time contractor for six months in 2022, 10 - 15 hrs/week, February - July 2022. Includes weekly evening sessions, potential evening meetings, and maximum four weekend Saturdays during March - June.

The CELI 2022 Fellowship will be delivered from March 1 - June 29, 2021, and will be mostly virtual with up to four in-person Saturdays. January and February would be time for CELI to train and on-board Fellowship Associates, and July is reserved for Associates to complete any final reporting, as required.

During March 1 - June 29, Fellowship cohort participants meet once a week virtually for two hours in the evenings to receive topical trainings from experts in the field and engage in exercises with their peers. The energy literacy curriculum modules cover Electricity Markets, Clean Energy Finance, Technologies, Policy, and Deep Decarbonization. In 2022, CELI will offer four in-person Saturday sessions covering energy justice, leadership development, and skills-building sessions.

Fellowship Associates will have a passion for driving learning about the clean energy ecosystem, climate change adaptation, mitigation and resilience, and energy justice issues. Fellowship Associates should have some experience facilitating teaching and learning, and they should bring exceptional interpersonal skills to their work with volunteers and Fellows from diverse backgrounds. Fellowship Associates will thrive in fast-paced environments and should be strong managers of many moving parts. Fellowship Associates will be oriented towards providing the highest quality of support to CELI's volunteer Leadership Team in execution of the fellowship program and to the Fellows. Fellowship Associates must be detail-oriented, able to manage an email inbox well, and show up as reliable team players to be successful in this position.

Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:

Assist with the execution of CELI's ?agship Fellowship program in 2022 and take care of related logistical and administrative tasks
Reliably attend and support weekly Fellowship sessions (once a week, held virtually in the evenings), and attend and support once a month, in-person, on Saturdays
Work closely with the Leadership Team, the Module Leads, Curriculum Advisers, and other CELI volunteers to deliver the best CELI experience possible
Successfully manage informational flows, track of multiple work items, such as agendas, speaker confirmations, informational emails, calendar invites, zoom meetings, attendance, and other details
Prepare and liaise with weekly guest speakers
Ensure that the check-in calls with the invited speakers take place, making sure that the speakers are informed about their session topics and logistics
Organize and disseminate weekly agendas and exercise materials
Monitor weekly session flow and ensure that the parties adhere to the meeting agenda
Be prepared to facilitate weekly sessions in case the leadership team is not available
Support Fellows during the weekly sessions, and, generally, work to create a strong cohort experience.

Experience and Quali?cations

Preferably pursuing a course of study focused on clean energy, climate crisis mitigation, sustainability, energy justice or a related field;
Passionate about CELI's mission of developing the next generation of clean energy leaders;
Extremely well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to self-manage deadlines and tasks;
Ability to work with a large number of CELI volunteers;
Advanced knowledge of different Zoom functions (breakout rooms, scheduling, screen share, recording) and Google suite of google docs, google sheets, etc., and the Microsoft Office Suite;
Willingness to learn how to use additional online platforms (e.g. Slack, salesforce);
How To Apply

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are critical to CELI's Mission. We strongly encourage leaders of color and those who identify as LGBTQ+ to apply. CELI does not discriminate based upon race/ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a veteran, status as an individual with a disability, and any other characteristics. Please submit your resume, and a brief cover letter detailing relevant experience and interest in the position via email to opportunities@cleanenergyleaders.org. The applications review will begin immediately.