Vice President of Development
With public investments in clean energy transition accelerating, the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund established a new, independent institution in 2024 to expand the collective impact of the growing and dynamic ecosystem of grassroots organizations we support.
Poised for significant growth, the Equity Fund is growing its executive leadership structure and operating model to lead effective strategy, systems, and culture for the team. To that end, we are inviting nominations and applications for the position of Vice President of Development, a role that will provide important executive leadership to both our 501(c)(3) and our 501(c)(4), the Climate Equity Action Fund, and the field of climate philanthropy.
We have partnered with NPAG on our candidate search. For details on this new position and how to apply, please visit the NPAG website.
Director of Finance
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Director of Finance to join our management team at the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund. This full-time, exempt position reports to the Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President of Operations and Strategy and plays a pivotal role in overseeing the Equity Fundʼs finance and accounting operations.
In partnership with the Chief of Staff, the Director of Finance is responsible for managing the Equity Fundʼs financial health, including revenue, expenditures, cash flow, and asset management. Working closely with outsourced finance and accounting partners, this role ensures the efficiency and integrity of all financial operations, including the timely and accurate disbursement of grant funds.
This is a unique opportunity for a mission-driven finance professional to support impactful grant-making efforts and help advance equity in the climate and clean energy space.
Director of Communications Accelerator
This position is responsible for leading the development and execution of communications strategies that support the Equity Fund’s grantee partners. Specifically, the Director of Communications Accelerator will lead our work to advance power building and equitable climate solutions by developing communications strategies that support community organizing, civic engagement, and issue and policy campaigns to advance climate equity. The Communications Accelerator director will work closely with our Strategic Partnerships, Policy Accelerator, and Grants and Powerbuilding teams to coordinate and align strategies that support and strengthen the impacts of the Equity Fund’s mission and goals.
This role requires senior-level experience working in the nonprofit, public or philanthropic sector as well as the ability to travel domestically 10-15% annually.
You’ll find a detailed job description, position requirements, and submission instructions at the link below. Please submit your resume and cover letter with your salary requirements and an overview of your relevant experience to our online portal:
Development Manager
The Development Manager is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of work that contributes to the implementation of key goals and deliverables for the Equity Fund’s development (fundraising) and strategic partnership goals and workstreams. This includes meeting deliverables related to cultivating and managing new and existing funder relationships, helping expand our resources, and leading the implementation of a multi-year strategy to grow and deepen philanthropic partnerships.
Successful Development Manager candidates will have demonstrated expertise in funder portfolio management and be able to travel domestically up to 15% annually to offsite meetings and other Equity Fund events.
You’ll find a detailed job description, position requirements, and submission instructions at the link below. Please submit your resume and cover letter with your salary requirements and an overview of your relevant experience to our online portal:
Field Landscape Consultant, Ohio
The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund is inviting proposals from qualified consultants to assist in developing a detailed assessment of grantmaking opportunities that would advance the Equity Fund’s theory of change in Ohio. This assessment would be utilized to inform recommendations for potential philanthropic investments that support organizations building power in Black, Latinx, AAPI, immigrant, and multi-racial communities to advance climate equity, clean energy transitions, and civic engagement in the state of Ohio.
Anticipated start date is February 24, 2025 and is expected to continue until July 31, 2025.
Click here for a detailed overview of consultant activities and requirements as well as how to submit a proposal:
Funder Landscape Consultant, Ohio
The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund is inviting proposals from qualified consultants to conduct a detailed assessment of the philanthropic landscape for investments to advance climate equity in Ohio, and to contribute recommendations on grantmaking opportunities that would advance the Equity Fund’s theory of change in the state.
The Equity Fund will consider applications for consultants to either conduct both funder and field assessment scopes of work (see above), or to exclusively conduct the funder landscape scope of the project detailed in this RFP.
Anticipated start date is February 24, 2025 and is expected to continue until May 30, 2025. Click here for a detailed overview of consultant activities and requirements as well as how to submit a proposal: