Director of Clean Energy Finance bei University System of New Hampshire

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The Director of Clean Energy Finance will report to the Director of Strategic Initiatives within the Center for Impact Finance, which is affiliated with the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. The Director of Clean Energy Finance will oversee the planning, management and implementation of the clean energy finance activities of the Center for Impact Finance, with a focus on financial solutions for the clean energy transition, climate mitigation and adaptation, and community sustainability and resilience in low-income and underserved communities. The Director of Clean Energy Finance will play a key role in helping CIF meet its core mission of facilitating access to capital for underserved communities and its strategic priorities of conducting rigorous and timely research, training and mentoring the next generation of development finance practitioners and helping to establish a community-focused clean energy lending ecosystem.

The Director of Clean Energy Finance is considered essential staff, because this person is urgently needed to assist the Director of Strategic Initiatives in advancing its strategic goals of conducting clean energy finance research, curriculum development and training of community lenders, and facilitating collaboration across the impact finance and community development field to ensure that the benefits of a transition to a clean energy economy are shared by low-income communities. CIF has recently received multiple philanthropic grants to conduct this work, but without an experienced thought leader in the clean energy finance field, we will face significant challenges meeting the objectives outlined in our grant proposals.

Duties/Responsibilities 

(50%)

• Direct the Center’s climate equity finance capacity building and training agenda.

• For the Center’s existing climate finance training program, this work includes overseeing the development of new courses and workshops as well as their delivery, and building and maintaining relationships with training partners.

• The Director also would seek to build support for technical assistance programming, for example working with community groups engaged in solar project development, or with mission-driven lenders seeking to build a green lending program.

(25%)

• Work with the Director of Strategic Initiatives to develop strategy for the Center’s clean energy finance research activities, convening thought leaders from Community Development Financial Institutions and other leaders within the field of clean energy finance to craft a research agenda that advances innovative and impactful practices within the field.

• The Director of Clean Energy Finance will develop and oversee workplans, review work of team members on research projects, author reports and publications, and deliver presentations.

(25%)

• This position is expected to exercise leadership in bringing together two historically disparate movements – the community development movement and the environmental movement – to promote holistic thinking to enhance community sustainability.

• To do so, the Director of Clean Energy Finance will be expected to build relationships with other thought leaders in the field, including funders, investors, practitioners, regulators and academics, to increase the visibility of the Center, secure resources to support its research and capacity building agenda, and ensure the ongoing relevance of its work to key external stakeholders, including playing a lead role in organizing convenings and conducting collaborative research efforts with other institutions.

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Terminal or Master’s degree in a field relevant to climate and community development finance such as public policy, public health, community development, environmental studies, business, law, or urban planning.

• Academic training in environmental studies is a plus.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• At least seven years of experience in clean energy finance, community development, environmental sustainability, or related field.

• Strong research and data analysis skills.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze technical and quantitative information, particularly related to clean energy finance and/or environmental sustainability, and to synthesize findings for decision making.

• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks in real-time in a diversity of team settings.

• A record of excellent financial analysis, writing, and verbal skills.

• Experience in delivering and facilitating training, including online training, preferably on topics relating to climate and clean energy.

• Good organizational skills, detail orientation, and the ability to prioritize and multi-task.

• Commitment to the community development sector and the critical role of nonprofit organizations in driving social change.

• Knowledge of and experience in working with organizations that promote sustainable energy

• Demonstrated leadership skills, such as roles in organizational governance or leadership, participation in leadership trainings, and volunteer leadership work in public service

• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with co-workers and representatives from the nonprofit, corporate, philanthropic, and public sectors, and with a diverse range of individuals and organizations.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work collaboratively with a primarily remote team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on clean energy finance/environmental sustainability at the state or local level.

Applicant instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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