Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer
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08-04-2025
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$ 202812 - 241552
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
08-04-2025
Job Description
Type of Position Fulltime exempt
Team Executive
Reports To Executive Director
Salary Range $202812 $241552 based on experience
Tier Chief or Deputy ED
Tier Description Sets organizational priorities & strategic vision; Managemultiple staff contractors; Manage crossteam strategies; Lead a larger team; Set priorities for each team based on organization priorities; Fundraising; Manage organizational budgets and structure; Requires significant specialized experience in management team leadership and in individual issue areas.
Minimum RoleSpecific Experience 12 years
Preferred People & Project ManagementExperience 7 years
About Climate Power
Climate Power is a strategic communications organization focused on winning the politics of climate. Were educating Americans about our climate progress highlighting how clean energy investments benefit local communities and holding Big Oil accountable for polluting our air and water. We use databacked messages to pave a path for bold action and shine a light on the price of ignoring the climate crisis would cost our health economy and future generations.
Its our job to tell the story of how climate action and clean energy investment are rebuilding our economy lowering energy costs and protecting our planet for future generations. We call out disinformation from bad actors like the Big Oil lobby and make the climate stakes real for voters.
Learn more about our organization and work here: Climate Power: Who We Are!
About This Role
Reporting to the Executive Director the Chief Operating Officer (COO) will provide strategic leadership management planning and enhancement of Climate Powers internal and organizational systems and infrastructure. The COO will have a strong daytoday leadership presence and serve as a steward of Climate Powers values supporting high performance staff morale and have an unfailing dedication to the mission of the organization. The COO will oversee and have direct supervision over the operations and administration of the organization including People and Culture Finance IT administration and compliance. The COO will be a member of the Executive Team.
The ideal candidate will be thoughtful highly adaptable and strategic ensuring that this is reflected in the organizations lived values and culture. A politically relevant nimble rapid response organization like Climate Power needs systems that flow smoothly and can withstand quick changes while maintaining compliance. The COO will have strong analytical capabilities including the ability to think critically and to propose and implement change successfully. They will lead the structural cultural and financial durability of the institution within and across all departments.
Primary Responsibilities Organizational leadership
- Manage largescale change and innovation across the organization including organizational design alignment of strategy and management practices
- Partner with the rest of the Executive Team to mobilize and align organization resources in furtherance of Climate Powers mission with ownership of talent and financial strategy
- Set and drive progress towards Climate Powers culture goals within the Executive team and across the organization
- Manage the organizations overall risk and compliance within a complex multientity environment
- Support the Executive Director as a liaison to the boards of directors and relevant committees such as audit or finance on operational and financial matters
- Advise and collaborate with the members of the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams on the overall operations of the organization DEI finance and policy
- Cultivate a work environment that embraces datadriven decisions collaboration transparency open communication and accountability
Primary Responsibilities Operations
- Oversee all work of the Operations Department including People and Culture Finance IT administration and compliance working in close partnership with Managing Director(s) to set direction and vision for the efficacy of the department in meeting the organizations needs and goals
- Steward relationships with vendors including consultants contractors auditors bankers landlords and insurance companies among others as needed and with Operations Department leadership
- Oversee insurance policies to mitigate institutional risk; coordinate with legal counsel to manage liability where needed
- Hire and supervise direct reports as the organization grows
Primary Responsibilities People Culture & Talent
- With the Executive Team ensure organizational culture and employee relations are valuesaligned including working with the People & Culture team to update and refine human resources systems processes and policies
- Spearhead a development and training curriculum with a focus on staff development building a cohesive highperforming team and one that meets any compliance requirements
- Oversee internal human resources functions including hiring and onboarding processes annual performance management personnel policies and practices and mediating employee disputes and incidents
Primary Responsibilities Finance
- Collaborate with the Executive Team to manage fundraising revenue and programmatic cash flow needs over the year and align budgets as required
- With Executive and Finance teams develop and implement strategy for an operating reserve
- Work with Finance team to evaluate financial performance identify trends and offer recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness all with a focus on achieving excellence in financial outcomes
- Provide financial analysis to the Executive Director to support strategic decisionmaking
- Manage Finance team leadership to ensure compliance with all financial regulations tax laws and reporting requirements identifying and mitigating financial risks through robust internal controls and policies
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as need and capacity dictate.
Essential Qualifications
- 12 years of relevant experience in progressively responsible operations roles at least partially within nonprofit organizations
- Experience in multientity compliance environments preferably including c3s c4s and PACs and during election cycles
- Strong financial acumen including expertise in budgeting financial planning forecasting and financial analysis. Experience with fund accounting and managing diverse funding sources like grants donations and sponsorships is highly valuable
- Experience with standard human resource functions including benefit management people management training and development and payroll
- Demonstrated leadership abilities including team management strategic planning and decisionmaking skills
- Excellent communication skills to effectively convey financial information to diverse stakeholders including board members staff donors and external partners
- Experience leading culture and belonging initiatives in large diverse organizations
- Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships and collaborations
- Strong leadership and team management skills enabling collaboration excellence and inclusion within teams
- Commitment to the mission of Climate Power
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and Google Workspace
If you do not meet all of the requirements and believe you are a good fit we encourage you to apply but be sure to uplift all experience that aligns with both our essential and desired qualifications.
$202812 $241552 a year
Compensation
Climate Power offers a competitive compensation package including experienced based salary (please ensure that all relevant experience is included on your resume) and comprehensive benefits including the following:
Medical Dental and Vision insurances100 paid for employee50 for their dependents; Unlimited Paid Time off including every other Friday and extended summer fall and winter breaks401(k) with 5 match; Education Assistance including student loan repayment program; Sabbatical Leave; Employee Assistance Program; Monthly Tech Allowance; Cell Phone Stipend; Work From Home Stipend for home office furniture; Employee Wellness & Treat Yourself Funds.
The terms of your benefits and any applicable waiting period(s) are governed by relevant plan documents and any and all applicable policies and are subject to change or discontinuation by the organization.
Location & Hours of Operations
Climate Power is a remotefirst organization based in Washington DC. This position can be located anywhere in the United States but must be able to work Monday Friday 9 am 6 pm EST plus weekends and evenings as the work dictates. Occasional travel is required as needed typically 34 times per year.
Our Hiring Timeline and Process
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and will continue to interview until the position is filled (posting will remain up until the position is filled).
An ideal start date would be by June 2025.
Our interview process generally involves 3 rounds of interviews ranging in length from 3060 minutes. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meets or Zoom. Successful candidates that move forward in the hiring process will be invited to complete a skills assessment activity (for which they will receive compensation) and will undergo a vetting process including reference and background check.
Climate Power is committed to fostering cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity equity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race color creed national origin ancestry sex marital status disability religious or political affiliation or sexual orientation.
Additionally Climate Power is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment Climate Power will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the interview and hiring process.
If reasonable accommodation is needed in the interview process please . Requests for updates in the hiring/interview process or other solicitations should not be sent to this email.
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Employment Type
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