Communications Associate

Position Title: Communications Associate
Reports to: Sr. VP of Communications and Policy Outreach and Deputy Director of Communications
Position Status: Fulltime exempt

Salary and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $70000$88000. EFIF offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical vision and dental insurance; 401k with a 5 match and 3 autoenroll; life and longterm disability insurance; pet insurance; and a pretax Flexible Savings Account Health Savings Account and parking and metro benefits. We have generous annual paid time off including 15 days of vacation 10 days of sick leave plus all federal holidays and the week between December 25 and January 1.

About EFI Foundation
The EFI Foundation is a Washingtonbased registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the power of technology and policy innovation to accelerate the clean energy transition. Led by a senior team with decades of experience and proven track records in government academia and the private sector the EFI Foundation conducts objective factbased and rigorous analysis supported by a multidisciplinary network of experts.

EFIF was founded by Ernest J. Moniz who served as the thirteenth United States Secretary of Energyduring the Obama Administration. Former Secretary Moniz also serves as the cochair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and holds a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Former Secretary Moniz and other principals of EFIF also are principals of EJM Associates LLC a Washingtonbased business consultancy.

Summary
The EFI Foundation is seeking a Communications Associate to assist the EFI Foundation Senior Vice President of Communications and Policy Outreach the Deputy Director of Communications and the Communications Team in activities to promote the work of the EFI Foundation to energy stakeholders and the general public.

Candidates must have at least four years of relevant communications experience after college graduation in a paid position. The EFI Foundations work includes thought leadership and analytical research on topics such as hydrogen nuclear power carbon dioxide removal natural gas and offshore wind power.

This is a hybrid position and candidates must be in or willing to relocate to the Washington D.C. area for at least three days a week in the office.

Your Responsibilities Include:
Write and edit news and featurestyle blog posts email marketing content event promotional materials report summaries media alerts website content social media and fact sheets.
Help copyedit written materials produced by other team members according to EFIFs Style Guide to catch grammatical and punctuation errors and to ensure clarity accuracy and effective framing.
Assist in managing schedules for report publication and other projects.
Build relationships with congressional staffers and leverage existing connections.
Help create and maintain databases for strategic contacts and content distribution to energy stakeholders and influencers reporters and U.S. policymakers and their staff.

Prepare and promote EFIF webinars including sending out invitations amplifying on social media and tracking RSVPs learnings lead the run of show and serve as MC when needed.
Support the communications and research team in and planning of private events (roundtables workshops etc.
Lead the identification and interview process for the Communications Internship/Fellowship and build lasting relationships with universities to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates.
Contribute your expertise to overall strategic communications planning to ensure that EFIFs work reaches and resonates with target audiences (policymakers nonprofits energy industry stakeholders etc. and to increase the impact of EFIFs work.

General Time Breakdown
Communications team support (event support internship hiring administrative tasks etc. approx. 40
Writing copywriting and editorial support approx. 35
Congressional relationshipbuilding and tracking approx. 25

Who You Are
High attention to detail. You can be trusted to create accurate messaging and maintain brand consistency.
Proactive problemsolver. You identify problems and you take the initiative to resolve them.
Strong interpersonal skills. Youre comfortable interacting with all types of people from the press to senior leadership to highlevel officials.
Creative. You can think outside the box to engage a broad range of audiences.

What Youll Need
Bachelors Degree (in Communications or related)
47 years of experience of postgraduation professional experience in communications.
Excellent writing skills are crucial.
Experience working with research/technical teams to produce strategic communications content.
Copy editing skills and experience (AP Style correcting grammar and punctuation).
Strategic communications mindset and experience (preferably including campaigns to energy stakeholders) and experience communicating to various audiences.
Experience with public and private event planning social media email marketing tools (Constant Contact or MailChimp) and CRM tools (Hubspot or Salesforce).
Highly preferred: Previous work experience in a Congressional office and/or background in clean energy specifically within energy communications.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Dont meet every single requirement

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. EFIF is dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

EFIF is dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

TO APPLY: Use this link and include:
Short letter of introduction (Cover letter)
Resume
Communications writing sample(s) (e.g. news article news feature social media etc. that prove your expertise in daytoday communications tasks; dont submit an academic paper; writing samples on energy topics are a plus)
Finalists will be required to provide two personal references

Our Values
EFIF is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women people of color LGBT individuals people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities foreignborn residents and veterans are encouraged to apply. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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