Senior Program Manager, Climate Leadership Initiative

The Resource Innovation Group, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit affiliated with the Institute for a Sustainable Environment at the University of Oregon, seeks a senior program manager for its Climate Leadership Initiative (CLI).

Solutions to climate change require whole new ways of thinking that lead to innovative means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the impacts of global warming that are now inevitable. The CLI assists federal, state, and local governments, non-profits and private businesses to design and implement innovative organizational and institutional policies and programs to achieve these ends. Please see our website for examples of current work.

Position Overview: This is a senior management position with responsibility for overseeing all aspects of CLI activities including policy development, research, and technical assistance focused on climate mitigation, preparation (adaptation) and sustainable economic development.  The program manager will report to the director and supervise three staff in addition to contractors and UO student interns.

Specific Responsibilities:

* Manage program and project specific development and evaluation.
* Manage all CLI fundraising including grant writing, professional services contracts and other sources of funds.
* Develop and manage climate policy and program research projects.
* Develop and manage climate policy development and technical assistance projects.
* Supervise professional staff.
* Provide service-learning opportunities for University of Oregon graduate students.
* Work cooperatively with the executive director, associate director and other staff within The Resource Innovation Group to coordinate efforts between programs.
* Work cooperatively with university faculty, staff, and students on administrative and programmatic issues.

This is not a state funded position. It is a grant-funded program with a non-profit affiliated with the UO. Continued employment after a start-up period will depend on the ability of the manager to raise funds.

Qualifications:

• An entrepreneurial mind frame and proven ability to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Social science background with experience in energy, water or other natural resource or climate policy and program development.
• Successful fundraising experience with foundation, government, private and other funding sources.
• Demonstrated experience in managing professional staff and teams.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with diverse people, including university, government, business, foundation, non-profit and rural and urban community representatives.
• Ability and desire to work with university students.
• Graduate degree required.

Location: The position will be located in Eugene, Oregon.

Salary: Commensurate with experience, including excellent benefits.                        

To Apply:

Email or mail a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references.  Review of applications begins on February 1, 2008. Please email Peg if you have questions, no calls please.

Administrative Director,
Resource Innovation Group,
P.O. Box 51182,
Eugene, Oregon 97405