Associate, Innovations

Role    Associate, Innovations Program

Organization REBA and the REBA Institute 

Location    Washington, DC or Boulder, CO 

Position Overview

This position will support an exciting new initiative for the REBA Institute called the Next Generation Carbon-Free Energy Procurement Initiative (NextGen Procurement Initiative). The NextGen Initiative aims to expand the suite of energy procurement options for energy consumers to optimize decarbonization impact of their electricity procurement choices. To do so, this initiative seeks to:

• Drive higher-impact procurement decisions by ensuring access to consistent, time- and location-relevant data on clean energy usage and GHG emissions.
• Galvanize buyer demand across a broader portfolio of zero-carbon options by spurring the creation of new contracting and accounting mechanisms, as well as new recognition programs.
• Evolve the prevailing narrative around grid decarbonization and buyer impact.

This role will be supporting a small execution team developing and running the program in collaboration with external partners, such as the Clean Air Task Force, and a large set of multi-sector stakeholders.  As such, this role will need to demonstrate executive-level coordination with strong written communication, demonstrate strong technical and analytical skills, be comfortable with the inherent ambiguity of creating a new program and be able to maintain a simultaneous focus on implementation tasks and the overall project objectives. 

Core Responsibilities:

1. Build strategy to activate communities of practice – convene key stakeholders and build coalitions in support of key reforms, including NGOs, industry groups, and thought leaders.
2. Develop and support strategy to educate and engage energy buyers on procurement and advocacy opportunities – identify needs and gaps; drive alignment on priority areas; develop criteria, principles, and frameworks for engagement; and facilitate opportunities to propose solutions.
3. Lead 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.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and 2 + years’ relevant experience or undergraduate degree and 5+ years’ relevant experience or equivalent professional experience. 
• Ability to understand and get up-to-speed quickly on complex problems and develop insightful analyses using quantitative and qualitative approaches; ideally familiarity and/or experience in GHG emissions accounting and reporting and energy attribute certificate markets.
• Willingness to support a new initiative and demonstrate flexibility to easily adjust priorities when new information is presented. 
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to listen actively and effectively, and present key points clearly and accurately, both verbally and in writing with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain and sustain relationships across a diverse group of constituents and stakeholders, support multi-stakeholder workshops, and come up with proposed solutions to solve differences in opinions.
• Strong team player but also ability to work independently, identify risks and challenges, and proactively seek support, as needed.
• Ability to develop high quality products, with strong attention to detail

Desired professional attributes:  

• Industry knowledge of energy and carbon accounting protocols, frameworks, and recognition programs.
• Direct experience with corporate procurement and reporting of renewable energy and/or other carbon-free technologies.
• Experience with/exposure to multi -stakeholder consultation processes that seek to remove ambiguity within strategic, system-level challenges. 
• Experience in developing educational resources, tools and events, ideally related to procurement of carbon-free energy. 

About the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance and REBA Institute
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is 501c6 association of large clean energy buyers, developers, and service providers who, together with NGO partners, are unlocking the marketplace for all energy buyers to lead a rapid transition to a cleaner, prosperous, zero-carbon energy future.  REBA’s vision is a resilient zero-carbon energy system where every organization has a viable, expedient, and cost-effective pathway to renewable energy.  More about REBA:  https://vimeo.com/326858011 

The REBA Institute, is a 501c3 non-profit that leads transformational research and education to ensure all organizations have a viable, cost effective path to drive a resilient, zero-carbon energy system.  

Our Salary and Benefits 
We offer competitive compensation plus a comprehensive benefits package that aims to develop a world class team by holistically supporting the individual.  REBA believes that supporting all employees to have a full life, inside and outside of work, results in a team that feels personally engaged in REBA’s success.  

Our Associate salary band ranges from $68,000 - $103,500, with a 5% bonus opportunity. REBA strives for salary equity based on the job, and the candidate’s experience, skills, education, and (once hired) performance at REBA—not based on a candidate’s negotiation skills, gender, race, sexual orientation, or any other non-skills-based attributes.     

Benefits: 

• Quality Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, with substantial employer subsidy
• 401(k), with employer match
• Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Generous Parental Leave for both all parents to bond when new children enter a family
• Commuter and Wellness Benefits
• Casual Work Environment, with flexible hours 
• Highly Flexible PTO
• Earned sabbatical policy

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

REBA is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which 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 REBA and is an important principle of sound business management. 

Inclusion goes beyond diversity. All REBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems is fostered by respectful challenging of one another’s thoughts and assumptions. REBA will strive for inclusion also by being open to a variety of cultural practices and norms. We will strive to ever increase our understanding and unveil our unconscious biases. 

REBA 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 your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.