Associate Director of Clean Energy
An active, nonpartisan nonprofit science-and-technology policy research and advocacy organization that works on global risk, government capacity, emerging technology, energy, environment, and state and local innovation.
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About Federation of American Scientists
Founded in November 1945 by scientists and engineers associated with the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, and Los Alamos, FAS embeds scientific and technical expertise into government and public discourse. Its current work includes AI and emerging-technology policy, including research on AI-related global risks.
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About the Role
You will lead and expand a clean-energy policy portfolio, advancing evidence-informed policy across levels of government. You will develop legislative and institutional-capacity initiatives, serve as a public subject-matter expert, build stakeholder partnerships, manage budgets and grant deliverables, supervise staff, and grow funder relationships.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of the U.S. clean-energy policy ecosystem
- Technical depth in one or more relevant clean-energy domains
- Understanding of government implementation, institutional capacity, and federal-state-local relationships
- Track record of developing and advancing policy ideas
- Experience building and managing coalitions or multi-stakeholder partnerships
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience managing complex projects, workstreams, budgets, and teams
- Experience supervising or mentoring staff
- Familiarity with philanthropy and fundraising
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including leadership, strategy, management, or senior project ownership
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the clean-energy portfolio
- Develop and advance bipartisan clean-energy legislation
- Design and lead a federal institutional-capacity initiative for clean energy
- Explore and advance novel federal and subnational energy-policy approaches
- Serve as the primary public voice on clean-energy topics
- Build stakeholder partnerships to advance policy ideas
- Develop fundable concepts and lead fundraising strategy
- Manage funder relationships
- Manage projects, budgets, and grant deliverables
- Supervise and mentor staff and contractors
- Align strategy and execution across policy teams and cross-cutting functions
Benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Employee assistance support
- Healthcare and dependent care FSAs
- Commuter benefits