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Description
As one of the initial projects stemming from the Baltimore Sustainability Plan, the Baltimore Office of Sustainability, in partnership with the Baltimore Community Foundation, is launching the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge (BNEC) to motivate households to reduce their energy use. In its initial phase, BNEC will be a 9-month pilot program in 6-8 Baltimore communities designed to raise awareness, reduce residential energy use, stimulate demand for energy conservation services, and learn lessons on how to motivate behavior change related to reducing residential energy use.
After the pilot, we hope to use what we learn to expand BNEC citywide and connect the program to other efforts aimed at creating jobs to make Baltimore homes healthy and energy efficient. BNEC has the potential to be a national model of community mobilization, social marketing, and verifiable energy use and greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Position Overview:
The BNEC Coordinator will be responsible for pulling together all project components needed to successfully launch and grow this national model program. Working in collaboration with the Baltimore Office of Sustainability, the Baltimore Community Foundation, and a steering committee comprised of key partner organizations, the Coordinator will be the primary point of contact and organizing force behind BNEC.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain public project web interface
- Coordinate energy use data gathering, tracking, and analysis
- Research best practices in residential energy conservation and social marketing
- Gather and maintain energy efficiency incentives & services clearinghouse
- Develop outreach materials
- Coordinate neighborhood volunteers
- Manage and nurture partnerships among neighborhoods, nonprofit organizations, local institutions, and private entities
- Work with neighborhood leaders to nurture program
- Assist with on-the-ground logistics planning in partnership with neighborhoods
- Assist in supervision of AmeriCorp volunteers
- Convene team meetings with partner organizations and advisory groups
- Maintain metrics to track growth and success of program
- Compile and author project reports and evaluations
Qualifications:
- Minimum of BS/BA and 3 years work experience in related field
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to manage many facets of project coordination
- Knowledge of residential energy conservation and related programs
- Demonstrated commitment to sustainability
- Ability to work well with leaders from a diverse set of Baltimore communities
- Attention to detail
- Experience managing budgets
- Ability to meet and manage deadlines
- Strong analytical skills
- Track record of being a team player
- Motivated self starter with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Passion for community outreach, energy efficiency, and making Baltimore more sustainable
Compensation: $50,000 plus benefits
Anticipated Start Date: Late Spring/Early Summer 2009
Schedule: Full-time for at least 1 year with the potential for continuation based on the availability of funding. Normal working hours with some flexibility required for evening and weekend meetings.
Deadline: Accepting applications on a rolling basis through May 8th
To Apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter describing why you are qualified for this position and why you are passionate about helping this start-up initiative grow and succeed to Sarah Zaleski. No phone calls please.