Program Manager – Workforce Development

Type: Full-time; exempt
Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications
Location: Remote; flexible

Reports to: VP of Workforce Strategy & Innovation
Benefits: Health, dental, vision insurance, retirement contribution, personal time off, flexible work schedule

About the Position

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) seeks a passionate leader to advance change at the intersection of clean energy, equity, and inclusion. You will be a core member of IREC’s Workforce Development team, collaborating with colleagues and a broad range of partners and stakeholders on national and regional efforts to improve clean energy workforce recruitment, training and education, and job placement outcomes. You will manage day-to-day operations for projects focused on accelerating the growth of a highly qualified and diverse workforce, and ensuring that clean energy offers high quality, family-sustaining career pathways. Initial tasks will focus on recruitment of clean energy learners and workers and development of educational and career exploration resources for underrepresented communities, veterans, opportunity youth, and others, as well as engagement with industry partners and development of related resources to support employer recruitment and retention efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with colleagues and partners to increase awareness of clean energy careers and improve job placement outcomes in the clean energy sector

• Create outreach materials in a variety of formats to promote clean energy careers, workforce best practices, and information about IREC projects and programs

• Conduct outreach and engage employers, education providers, and other stakeholders to identify and address workforce development needs

• Support the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs according to scope, schedule, and budget

• Support project management tasks such as project planning, partner coordination, research and data collection, grant reporting, budget oversight, etc.

• Build and nurture relationships with clean energy stakeholders throughout the United States

• Conduct research, surveys, and analysis in support of program goals

• Support programmatic fundraising activities and grant applications

• Support internal initiatives to further strengthen IREC’s workplace culture and organizational impact

IREC team members collaborate primarily in the virtual environment, leveraging remote meeting, project management, and other collaboration tools to stay connected and on task. 

Knowledge, Skills, Experience, and Qualities for This Role:

Required 

• Passion and enthusiasm for clean energy, climate, environment, and/or education, workforce development, and career support work

• Experience delivering clean energy and/or workforce development programs in a non-profit, government, education, private business, or organized labor setting

• Experience working on complex, multi-year projects, including: partner oversight, project communications, assisting with on-time attainment of project deliverables, and remote meeting and webinar support

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to establish measurable goals to demonstrate impact and inform adjustments to strategy and approach

• Ability to work independently and with a geographically distributed team to meet deadlines

• Willingness to be flexible, adapt to new technologies, learn, and shift course as needs arise

Preferred

• A bachelor’s degree and 2-3 years of relevant work experience, associate’s degree and 4-5 years of relevant work experience, or a master’s degree and 1-2 years of relevant work experience; four additional years of work experience can be substituted for a bachelor’s degree

• Educational background in environmental studies, economics, sociology, public policy, law, business, communications, sustainability, or another related field

• Understanding of the workforce development ecosystem

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA)

Apply with: Cover letter, resume, and at least three professional references who have worked with you directly in the past five years. All application materials must be submitted in English.

About IREC

IREC is a nonprofit working toward a 100% clean energy future that is reliable, resilient, and equitable. Our mission is to build the foundation for rapid adoption of clean energy and energy efficiency to benefit people, the economy, and our planet. IREC provides independent leadership and trusted clean energy expertise.

IREC has approximately 30 employees across 13 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. IREC operates virtually with small offices in Albany, NY, Washington, DC, and San Juan, PR.

IREC Foundational Values

• We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, perspectives, and thoughts and believe they result in better outcomes and greater organizational impact.

• We value the uniqueness and dignity of each individual and their right to be their true and complete self.

• We believe in the potential of the clean energy transition to advance equity in our nation.

IREC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and embracing a workplace with diverse voices and perspectives. We strongly encourage and seek applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Applicants are not discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical conditions, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Applications accepted on a rolling basis until August 25th or until the position is filled.