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    Senior Director, Industrial - Washington DC, United States - Natural Resources Defense Council

    Natural Resources Defense Council
    Natural Resources Defense Council Washington DC, United States

    1 week ago

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    Senior Director, Industrial

    Climate & Energy

    NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization.

    We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.

    NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations.

    Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; NRDC creates impact around the world and for a better future, and we're looking for an equally ambitious and skilled Senior Director of Industrial to help us get there.

    NRDC's Industrial Division is dedicated to deeply decarbonizing industry, with an initial focus on cement, steel, and aluminum; supporting the responsible deployment of green hydrogen in targeted applications; NRDC's Industrial Division is seeking to hire a Senior Director to work in one of our five main U.Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President for Climate and Energy, the Senior Director will-in close collaboration with the Industrial Division staff members and particularly the substance leads-refine the strategy for the Industrial Division and lead and operationalize the people, structures, partnerships, and programs to execute the Division's advocacy strategy for maximum impact.

    This role requires a significant amount of collaboration and thought partnership with other internal teams, as we work within a matrixed structure of operation.

    The Senior Director will represent NRDC and the Industrial Division at internal and external events and forums to help elevate our reputation and profile as experts in the sector.

    To advance the Industrial Division's strategy, the Senior Director will effectively manage the Industrial Division's budget and resources, work with Development to cultivate partnerships, support fundraising efforts, and develop an effective communications and campaigns strategies in partnership with the Center for Campaigns and Organizing.

    The Senior Director will be expected, and will be supported, to build this program even further to help meet the urgency of the moment.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disability to perform the following essential functions.
    Lead the Industrial Division, including strategic planning, people management, and administration.

    Collaborate with the Senior Vice President for Climate and Energy to set the Industrial Division's strategic goals in alignment with organizational priorities, develop key performance indicators and work plans to achieve outcomes, and set high performance expectations.

    Responsible for management of the Division's budget, including forecasting and resource allocation to maximize opportunities and outcomes.

    Serve as strategic advisor to the Senior Vice President for Climate and Energy and an expert within the Industrial Division and across NRDC, providing as needed expert level guidance on projects, initiatives, and individual-level projects.

    Close coordination with advocacy place-based teams, other sectoral teams, the Center for Campaigns and Organizing, and institutional strategy and operations support functions is required to ensure alignment across all work.

    Collaborate with Equity & Community Partnerships teams to ensure that equity and justice is embedded in NRDC's Industrial Division goals and workplans; champion community advocacy and help build expertise and capacity among underserved communities.

    help develop foundation proposals, meet with donors, and cultivates philanthropic relationships.

    Work with the Center for Campaigns and Organizing to develop effective external communication and campaigns strategies and formulate opportunities to increase NRDC's visibility and name recognition as a leader in industrial decarbonization, hydrogen, non-CO2 greenhouse gases, and clean energy innovation; serves as an external expert and spokesperson for NRDC's Industrial Division.

    Cultivate and manage strategic relationships and partnerships with external stakeholders such as NGOs, community groups, governments, businesses, and labor to maximize impact and achieve major outcomes.

    Bachelor's degree in sustainability, environmental science, policy, public administration, engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience; advanced degree or equivalent work experience preferred.

    Minimum 10 years' directly related experience, including at least 3 years successfully managing teams toward a common vision and purpose.

    Experience successfully managing budgets, including prioritizing and reallocating funds to make the best use of limited resources for strategic purposes.

    Experience in and deep commitment to incorporating and growing the use of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in strategic goals, work plans, team culture, and operations.

    Proven success in building strong partnerships with national leaders and organizations.

    Proven ability to manage teams, develop and execute large-scale projects and strategic goals, and manage relationships in a complex and matrixed organizational structure.

    Demonstrated ability to analyze, understand, and translate complex scientific, legal and policy matters for advocacy purposes.
    Demonstrated ability to identify, and pursue, research and analysis to fill information gaps to inform and support advocacy.

    Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to connect with a variety of audiences in writing, orally, and through digital means.

    A willingness to travel to advance organizational goals.
    NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace.

    We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

    We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

    We offer NRDCers flexibility, and we ask them to come into the office and spend meaningful time there in collaboration with their colleagues.

    As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis.

    For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law.

    In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations.

    NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.
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