<h3>ABOUT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, and Australia. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade to surface and support as many climate solutions as possible. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (up until recently known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged $1.5 billion in investment, supported over 900 clean energy startups, and launched industry-leading centers for solution collaboration.</p><p></p><h3>ROLE AND OPPORTUNITY</h3><p>We are seeking an experienced creative and quantitative professional to lead Impact, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation for New Energy Nexus California (NEX CA) programs funded by government and philanthropy.</p><p>The ideal candidate is passionate about clean energy, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and understands multiple social and economic benefits of a just energy transition and the potential for social impact and energy equity outcomes that can result from scaling new clean energy technology. She/he/they are a creative and incisive evaluation strategist who is comfortable designing impact measurement and monitoring &amp; evaluation frameworks for complex, non-linear strategies. </p><p>Building on existing tools including templates, an established database, and various reporting formats, we are looking for someone who will play a pivotal role within the NEX CA team to centralize data collection, help bring alignment across new and mature programs, and manage impact evaluations.</p><p></p><h3>A TYPICAL DAY</h3><p>A day in the life of the Impact, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation Manager could include reviewing a rate-payer benefit framework grant deliverable from an early stage startup and entering key metrics into airtable, researching job creation and cost savings on utility bills from scaling grid-scale storage, meeting with the CA Grants Administration Manager to iterate on the design of a new workflow in the Grants Management System, and working with the Communications Manager to draft a blurb for a press release by extracting a key data insight from your ongoing analysis and framing its impact for a public audience.</p><p></p><h3>WORKING AT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>Working at New Energy Nexus California is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the clean energy industry and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. It will offer an innovative and collaborative work environment, fostering networking opportunities and providing diverse roles that allow for personal and professional growth.</p><p>This job is located in Berkeley, CA. New Energy Nexus California offers a flexible work environment with this position being based in Oakland/Bay Area, CA and with an expectation to work out of our physical office minimum 2 designated days a week. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available for this role.</p><p>In addition, candidates for this role should be comfortable with international travel, as the position may involve travel to support New Energy Nexus’s work in the Global South.</p><p></p><h3>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><p><strong>Impact Evaluation</strong></p><ul> <li>Collect data from awardees, including training, managing templates, conducting quality assurance, and support for reporting to funders. </li> <li>Conduct data analysis to connect project outcomes to larger energy transition and economic development trends. Investigate patterns in the data and glean insights that demonstrate environmental, social, and economic impacts. Prepare data visuals, develop content for reporting requirements and communications collateral. </li> <li>In collaboration with Program Leads and Communications Manager, author impact reports for individual programs and NEX CA more broadly. Coordinate content generation, design, and review process across Grants Management, Compliance, Communications, and Program teams.</li> <li>Iterate upon existing metrics to inform our reporting and strategic communication efforts within and beyond NEX CA. </li> <li>Act as lead representative for CA programs on NEX global impact working group to foster organizational alignment. Systems development, management, and best practices</li> <li>In close collaboration with the CA Grants Administration Manager, support the design and development of new and existing information databases related to impact and M&amp;E data. </li> </ul><ul><li>Track progress on core deliverables, and roll information up and down for different stakeholders. Streamline data collection and enable export of quality controlled information.</li></ul><ul><li>Act as the “gatekeeper” of all data being utilized for fundraising and storytelling efforts. Upholds internal controls with attention to accuracy for all qualitative and quantitative data being used in external or internal communications. </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Monitoring &amp; Evaluation Alignment</strong></p><ul> <li>Develop and ensure alignment on shared indicators and metrics used across different programs. Oversee collaborative design and use of quantitative and qualitative grant outcomes and indicators to track progress that demonstrate results and areas of growth.</li> <li>Manage evaluation and learning projects, including managing consultants.</li> <li>Provide measurement and evaluation strategy &amp; leadership for our continuous work on energy equity and social impact: support deepening incorporation of diversity, equity and inclusion racial, social and environmental justice approaches and metrics into NEX CA’s work.</li> <li>Provide subject matter expertise for proposals.</li> <li>Respond to ad hoc requests for reports, memos, slide decks and other materials to communicate with a variety of stakeholders including Fundraising, Head of Partnerships, Events and Brand, NEX Board of Directors, NEX fundraising efforts, funders, and government donors.</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><h3>REQUIRED SKILLS</h3><ul> <li>Undergraduate degree required with 4+ years of relevant, professional experience focused on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.</li> <li>Adept with clean energy impact reporting metrics, e.g. carbon accounting, life cycle assessment, GHG inventories, job creation, cost reduction, race and demographics, with comfort making projections.</li> <li>Strong project manager skilled at quantitative and qualitative data gathering and analysis. Excellent writing, editing, and communications skills.</li> <li>Experience building databases and streamlining processes for compiling information from multiple sources.</li> <li>Experience working in climate change, clean energy, public policy, economic development, and/or racial and social justice in philanthropic, NGO, coalition, legislative or advocacy communities.</li> <li>Collaborative with strong facilitation, interpersonal, intercultural and project management skills, with a record of success in matrix environments where there are not direct reporting relationships.</li> <li>Enthusiastic and natural team player with the ability to work with cross-functional, virtual, and diverse teams. </li> <li>High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, G-Suite, Asana, Databases.</li> </ul><p></p><h3>BONUS SKILLS</h3><ul><li>Experience with government reporting and compliance.</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><h3>BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION</h3><p>Competitive compensation of <strong>$90k-$120k </strong>annually plus generous benefits including, medical, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, paid holidays and 401(K)</p><p></p><h3>TO APPLY, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS</h3><ul><ul> <li>Submit your resume and responses to our application questions. Cover letter is optional.</li> <li>Application deadline: Priority deadline is <strong>January 28, 2024</strong> and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled. </li> <li> Interview process: Qualified applicants will participate in a series of interviews via Zoom. There will be 2-3 rounds of interviews.</li> <li>Accommodation: If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact us with your request.</li> </ul></ul><p></p><p>New Energy Nexus is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of an otherwise qualified individual, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. New Energy Nexus hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply. Unfortunately New Energy Nexus will not be able to support an employment Visa at this time.</p><p></p><p></p>

NEX is the world’s leading ecosystem of funds &amp; accelerators supporting clean energy entrepreneurs, from emerging tech through to clean energy deployment &amp; adoption

Impact, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

<p></p><h3>ABOUT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, and Australia. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade to surface and support as many climate solutions as possible. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (up until recently known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged $1.5 billion in investment, supported over 900 clean energy startups, and launched industry-leading centers for solution collaboration.</p><p></p><h3>ABOUT THE ROLE &amp; OPPORTUNITY</h3><p>New Energy Nexus California (NEX CA) is seeking a candidate who will bring a solid background in Grants Administration Management, specifically in configuring grants management platforms such as SmartSimple, to manage the full life cycle of grant-making programs, from application to contracting, invoicing, reporting, and final project close-out. This is a position that requires technical and project management skills related to coding and system configuration in order to update and improve NEX CA’s existing grant management database hosted on SmartSimple. This role will be part of a Grants Management Team along with other Grants Management and Compliance staff. The successful candidate will have a "roll-up-the-sleeves" attitude, who is inherently hands-on and ready to take the next step forward in their career, and help position us for growth in order to scale our existing and new programs.</p><p></p><h3>A TYPICAL DAY</h3><p>A day in the life of the Grants Administration Manager could include liaising with SmartSimple Technical Support to configure new instances on the grants management database or troubleshoot user errors, developing guides and updating user manuals to train applicants, awardees, or other teammates interfacing with the platform, and conducting quality checks on invoicing and contracting packages with regards completeness and accuracy of data pulled from SmartSimple. There will also be opportunities to attend program events,visit technology development, testing or demonstration sites of awardees and clean energy entrepreneurs.</p><p></p><h3>WORKING AT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>Working at New Energy Nexus California is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the clean energy industry and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. It will offer an innovative and collaborative work environment, fostering networking opportunities and providing diverse roles that allow for personal and professional growth.</p><p>This job is located in Berkeley, CA. New Energy Nexus California offers a flexible work environment with this position being based in Oakland/Bay Area, CA and with an expectation to work out of our physical office minimum 2 designated days a week. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available for this role.</p><p></p><h3>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES </h3><p><strong>Grants Management Systems</strong></p><p>Oversee development and maintenance of grants management databases, specifically, the cloud-based SmartSimple platform to ensure optimal performance for all end-users (internal and external): </p><ul> <li>Manage user accounts, permissions, access rights, system maintenance, and configuration. </li> <li>Full grant-cycle management &amp; tracking, including applications, invoicing, and progress reports. </li> <li>Ensure data quality and manage data retrieval, coding and reporting, particularly with respect to compliance, monitoring and evaluation.</li> <li>Optimize and streamline the user experience, including developing user guidance, streamlining navigation, offering technical support, and providing troubleshooting assistance for internal and external system users.</li> <li>Capacity building and training related to use of grants management database for both internal staff and external users</li> <li>Manage system development in order to meet program needs such as Monitoring &amp; Evaluation, impact measurement and reporting, invoicing and contracting workflows.</li> <li>Serve as the primary liaison with SmartSimple technical support as needed.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Other responsibilities related to grants management systems include:</p><ul> <li>Coordinate with Programs, Finance and Grants Management Teams to develop and improve process workflows related to grants administration</li> <li>Maintain and update filing systems related to contracts and invoices, ensuring that documentation is well organized and easily accessible to relevant stakeholders across the various cloud-based filing systems (Dropbox, Google Drive, and SmartSimple)</li> <li>Stay abreast of industry developments in grants management systems in order to recommend improvements to existing systems and processes or transition to new systems so that NEX CA is well positioned to support new and developing programs</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Grants Administration and Compliance</strong></p><ul> <li>Under the direction of the Director of Program Finance and Compliance, monitor status of program budget spending and work with Program Leads to ensure appropriate spend rate for awardees and contractors</li> <li>Extract, analyze, and organize grants data from grants management systems into coherent and accurate reports that meet reporting requirements of funders</li> <li>Provide support with the grant payment process for awarded grants, including informing and communicating with grantees about contract and payment procedures</li> <li>Ensure applicant and awardee status is tracked, facilitate awardee status checks with Program Leads and consult on actions to take with poor performance</li> <li>Flag potential conflicts of interest and other compliance issues, iterate on and maintain processes for compliance and best practices</li> </ul><ul> <li>In collaboration with Program Leads, support awardees with budget development, contract creation, and execution, serving as subject matter expert on awardee budgets for government grants and overseeing budget amendments</li> <li>Ensure quality control and compliance for invoice packages and contracts</li> <li>Maintain tracking spreadsheets, streamlining files and processes</li> <li>Support grant and program audits as required</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><h3>REQUIRED SKILLS FOR THE ROLE</h3><ul> <li>4+ years of grants administration experience specifically related to administering government funding, complex agreement packages, managing compliance with flow down terms, and participating in clean audits</li> <li>2+ years of experience administering and configuring a SmartSimple grants management database</li> <li>Experience with contract review and revision related to sub-grantees and sub-awardees</li> <li>Experience in providing training for contract administration or grant management processes</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to proactively anticipate needs</li> <li>Ability to complete multiple tasks with competing deadlines and priorities</li> <li>Strong attention to detail, file organization, and project management skills</li> <li>Team player with respect for others and ability to work independently</li> <li>Enthusiasm for and the ability to easily adapt to change</li> <li>Eagerness to grow with the position as the department’s needs evolve</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills, tolerance, flexibility, cooperativeness, and humor</li> <li>Ability to adapt in a fast-paced work environment, prioritize, multitask, and meet competing deadlines</li> <li>Excellent customer service skills with emphasis on respectful and tactful communications</li> <li>Interest in new technologies and the energy transition</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><h3>BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION</h3><p>Competitive compensation of <strong>$105-$120k </strong>annually plus generous benefits including, medical, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, paid holidays and 401(K)</p><p></p><h3>TO APPLY, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS</h3><ul><ul> <li>Submit your resume and responses to our application questions. Cover letter is optional.</li> <li>Application deadline: Priority deadline is <strong>January 28, 2024</strong> and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled. </li> <li> Interview process: Qualified applicants will participate in a series of interviews via Zoom. There will be 2-3 rounds of interviews.</li> <li>Accommodation: If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact us with your request.</li> </ul></ul><p></p><p>New Energy Nexus is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of an otherwise qualified individual, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. New Energy Nexus hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply.</p><p></p><p></p>

Grants Administration Manager

<h3>ABOUT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, and Australia. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade to surface and support as many climate solutions as possible. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (up until recently known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged $1.5 billion in investment, supported over 900 clean energy startups, and launched industry-leading centers for solution collaboration.</p><p></p><h3>ABOUT THE ROLE &amp; OPPORTUNITY</h3><p>New Energy Nexus California is seeking a candidate who will bring a solid background in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial forecasting. The Director of Program Finance and Compliance will be responsible for all daily general accounting-related duties, including a broad range of transactional, reconciliation, and other accounting activities. The successful candidate will have a "roll-up-the-sleeves" attitude, who is inherently hands-on and ready to take the next step forward in their career, and help us plan and strategize for growth in order to scale New Energy Nexus California.</p><p>The Director of Program Finance and Compliance will support New Energy Nexus California as we prepare for continued growth and expansion. The person in this role should bring a high level of grit and curiosity and will work in collaboration with Finance &amp; Operations (FiOps) and CA leadership teams, to ensure that New Energy Nexus California is operating efficiently, effectively and within budget. You will be tasked with providing strategic direction on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning. If you have a passion for clean energy, entrepreneurship, enjoy process design, operational excellence and enabling organizations and people to succeed, this position may be for you! </p><p></p><h3>A TYPICAL DAY</h3><p>The Director of Program Finance and Compliance at New Energy Nexus California plays a critical role in ensuring financial sustainability, transparency, and adherence to legal and ethical standards, making their daily responsibilities essential to the organization's success. A typical day for the Director of Program Finance and Compliance involves managing the organization's financial resources efficiently. They will often handle a wide range of responsibilities, including maintaining financial records, processing transactions, preparing budgets, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Additionally, they will be responsible for grant management, people management, and donor relations. The Director of Program Finance and Compliance will work closely with a small team and even handle many of these tasks independently, requiring adaptability and a hands-on approach to financial management and compliance.</p><p></p><h3>WORKING AT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>Working at New Energy Nexus California is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the clean energy industry and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. It will offer an innovative and collaborative work environment, fostering networking opportunities and providing diverse roles that allow for personal and professional growth.</p><p>This job is located in Berkeley, CA. New Energy Nexus California offers a flexible work environment with this position being based in the Bay Area, CA and with an expectation to work out of our physical office minimum 2 designated days a week. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available for this role.</p><p></p><p></p><h3>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><p>Budgeting, Invoicing &amp; Reporting</p><ul> <li>Prepare and monitor budgets and financial forecasts, analyze deficiencies, and report variances to CA leadership.</li> <li>Ability to build and maintain resource plans (budgets) for the California-based team that is delivering on multiple projects with shared resource allocations.</li> <li>Working knowledge of restricted grant budget management and reporting. </li> <li>Build integrated budgeting and reporting workflows that satisfy multiple reporting objectives (e.g. Budgets to Actual for the team as a whole, for a program etc.) from a given data architecture and source data set.</li> <li>Provide financial analysis and modeling to support strategic and operational decision-making, this includes analyzing and reporting on operational metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.</li> <li>Final review and approval of invoicing packages to ensure quality and compliance in line with funder terms and conditions</li> <li>Project budgeting expert on the team, providing guidance, training, tools, and templates to the CA team for Accounting-related processes including, but not limited to, independent contractor budgetary development and contract execution.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Contracts Compliance &amp; Management</p><ul> <li>Develop, implement, and monitor controls and procedures to manage operational expenses.</li> <li>Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements to CA leadership and executive team as required.</li> <li>Ability to analyze complex fact patterns and distill them into simple and understandable concepts for internal and external stakeholder groups</li> <li>Maintain capitalized tracking ledger.</li> <li>Ability to analyze and solve complex problems with multi-dimensional constraints that require both creativity and attention to detail.</li> <li>Ability and patience to read and comprehend complex contracts and regulations and design smart (resource-efficient/effective) workflows and controls that are additional to or separate from standard organizational processes.</li> <li>Provide guidance to the grants management team for the development of contracts and agreements for sub-awardees, contractors, and vendors</li> <li>Working knowledge of Federal Cost Principles (2 CFR 200) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).</li> <li>Work with external auditors and provide needed documentation and support for the annual audit.</li> <li>Responsible for compliance with all contracted terms and embedded regulations, and preparation of reports, audit trail documentation and end-to-end management of program audits (by funders, government agencies etc).</li> <li>Act as a liaison between New Energy Nexus’ FiOps team and CA staff.</li> <li>Additional financial planning and accounting responsibilities as needed.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Team Leadership</p><ul> <li>Oversee, lead, and manage a grants management and compliance team, fostering a collaborative and motivated team environment.</li> <li>In collaboration with NEX Platform and CA Programs Team develop, update, and streamline grants management processes and workflows.</li> <li>Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to team members.</li> <li>Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and ethical financial practices.</li> <li>Conduct 1:1 and team check-ins and oversee performance reviews for the team</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><p><strong>REQUIRED SKILLS FOR THE ROLE</strong></p><ul> <li>Strong dedication to New Energy Nexus's mission, showcasing a profound understanding and alignment with organizational goals</li> <li>7-10+ years of experience in financial accounting or controller management positions</li> <li>5+ years leading a grants management team responsible for government funding, complex agreement packages, and managing compliance with flow down terms with clean audits</li> <li>Experience overseeing sub-awardee contracting and invoicing</li> <li>Familiarity with cost allocation methodologies</li> <li>Knowledge of GAAP and accounting concepts</li> <li>Have a positive attitude, strong communication skills, and an affinity for numbers.</li> <li>High level of attention to detail, with the ability to analyze and solve problems quickly and creatively with attention to detail</li> <li>Remain flexible in a constantly changing environment and work independently with strong planning and prioritization skills, able to succeed in a regularly expanding environment</li> <li>Ability to navigate ambiguity and find solutions for concurrent conflicting challenges</li> <li>Significant track record of progressively responsible experience in budgeting and forecasting</li> <li>Proven professional experience as an upper-level Accountant, experience working at a medium to large-sized not-for-profit organization a plus</li> <li>Working knowledge of GAAP accounting principles and procedures</li> <li>Prior experience with Single Audits and/or other program audits is a plus</li> <li>Expert in Excel and with prior experience creating financial statements</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal skills to create internal and external communication pieces ranging from detailed audit trails to executive summaries</li> <li>Ability to think through data structures and data integrations of mainstream SaaS solutions with manual interfaces</li> <li>Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures</li> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>WE HOPE YOU BRING ONE OR MORE OF THESE BONUS SKILLS</strong></p><ul> <li>Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline</li> <li>Experience working in IT and cybersecurity</li> <li>Drafting budgets for proposal development</li> <li>Experience in reporting on match share requirements on grants</li> <li>Experience in a global business environment</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p></p><h3>BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION</h3><p>Competitive compensation of <strong>$130 - $155K</strong> annually plus generous benefits including, medical, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, paid holidays and 401(K)</p><p></p><h3>TO APPLY, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS</h3><ul> <li>Submit your resume, cover letter  and responses to our application questions. </li> <li>Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled.</li> <li> Interview process: Qualified applicants will participate in a series of interviews via Zoom. There will be 2-3 rounds of interviews.</li> <li>Accommodation: If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact us with your request.</li> </ul><p></p><p><em>New Energy Nexus is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of an otherwise qualified individual, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. New Energy Nexus hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply.</em></p>

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