Do you enjoy solving challenging problems, thinking in numbers, and working in groups? Do you have the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity, and ability to influence others to take action towards building a sustainable energy future? Do you have a passion for making the world a better place? If yes, then join our growing team!
RMI is seeking an Engagement Specialist to support the Corporate Engagement Team. RMI staff bring a variety of skillsets, and we welcome candidates with diverse educational and work backgrounds.
Program overview
RMI’s Corporate Engagement Team leads internal and external coordination of the organization’s corporate network. The team serves across all RMI programs in expanding and deepening their relationships with the private sector through individual outreach, events, visibility raising, connection to influencers and partners, and other engagements.
Working closely with RMI’s Corporate Philanthropy and Strategic Engagement & Analysis teams, the Corporate Engagement team works to build and implement robust internal relationship management protocols and expand the organization’s corporate offerings.
Position Overview
The Corporate Engagement team is hiring an Engagement Specialist to support RMI’s internal relationship management protocols and to lead on tracking, research, and internal coordination for RMI’s Corporate Engagement team.
As the Engagement Specialist, you would sit within the organization’s Strategic Analysis and Engagement team, work closely with RMI’s development team, and across all program teams. In this role, you will be able to support a range of corporate engagement mechanisms and needs across the organization, providing detail-oriented data and research and thinking around new ways to improve how the organization structures and tracks corporate engagement, and managing projects and analysis related to RMI’s corporate work.
You will be part of a new and growing team within a thriving organization as it strategically expands its work with the private sector.
Core Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Location
This position will remain remote through the COVID-19 pandemic and may be able to remain remote thereafter, though candidates who live near or are willing to relocate to Boulder or Basalt, CO; Oakland, CA; Washington, DC; or New York are preferred. This can be discussed further throughout the interview process.
Important Note: As a U.S. federal contractor, RMI must comply with requirements outlined Executive Order Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors. This Executive Order requires that all federal contractors and subcontractors mandate and verify that all U.S. based employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are based in the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of full vaccination status as a condition of employment. You may request an accommodation for medical or religious reasons. If you are based outside of the U.S., this requirement does not apply.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $51,000 - $60,000. Salary is dependent on experience that will be discussed and vetted further throughout the interview process. This role has an additional 5% bonus target!
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
Diversity
Increasing the diversity of thought, perspectives, ideas and opinions within RMI is a critical change element supporting our long-term sustainability and mission to build a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future.
We strive for a level of diversity that reflects the communities we serve. Achieving this—regardless of ability, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, veteran status, socioeconomic class, educational attainment or other social identities—is critical to the success of each RMI staff and collectively as an organization. This ensures that we:
RMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About RMI
RMI is an independent nonprofit founded in 1982 that transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to align with a 1.5°C future and secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all. We work in the world’s most critical geographies and engage businesses, policymakers, communities, and NGOs to identify and scale energy system interventions that will cut greenhouse gas emissions at least 50 percent by 2030. RMI has offices in Basalt and Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Oakland, California; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing.
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