Advisor, Housing and Energy Finance

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Position Summary

NRDCs Green Finance and Economic Development (GFED) team is seekinganAdvisorfor Housing and Energy Financewith a preference for working in our WashingtonDCor New York City officebut working from other NRDC officeswill be consideredThis role will report to theGFEDsManaging Directorand willbe responsible forleading NRDCs engagement on housing and energy finance initiatives growing out of NRDCs work in 25 cities across the country. TheAdvisorwillbe responsible fordeveloping and implementing scalable place-based initiatives at the intersection of housing and energy affordability supply sustainability and resilience. TheAdvisorwillcollaborate closely with colleagues in GFEDs Economic Development division as well as city leaders a bench of technical assistance providers financial institutions and other stakeholders to launch innovative citywide housing models that integrate energy efficiency electrification health/safety repairs and resilience investments while connecting programs to sustainable funding and finance streams.

The successful candidate is flexible thrives in collaborative and diverse environments embraces solving complex and nuanced problems holds a record of results implementing city projectspossessestechnical financeexpertise(housing or energy finance) and has excellent communication and collaboration skills. Most importantly the successful candidate willdemonstratea genuine alignment with the values of NRDC andseekto apply their passion and skills entrepreneurially to achieve meaningful positive impacts on people andplanet.

The position you are applying forispart of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).

This is a limited term 18 month position

ProgramDesign Management and Implementation

• In partnership with city leaders TechnicalAssistanceproviders and other NRDC colleaguesleadthe designmanagement and implementation offunding and financingmodelsfor a citywidewhole-home retrofit program modelthat integrates energy efficiency electrification health/safety repairs and resilience upgrades.
• Developand pilot modelsin specific partner cities including frameworks that captureeligibilitycriteria financing mechanisms and delivery models(e.g. one-stop-shop or bundled service delivery).
• Coordinate with local partners (e.g. green banksCommunity Development Financial Institutions housing departments utilities community organizations) to refine project delivery pathways with a particular focus onsustainable funding andfinancing approaches.
• Assistwith developingmetrics andimpacttracking systemsto measure program success (e.g. energy savings affordability improvementsgreenhouse gasreductions job creation).

Strategy Development

• Support the development of aprogrammatic modellinking home retrofitsand other city-based housing and energy initiativesto community finance and scalable investment vehicles.
• Createclearand compelling materials for city audiences that use existingnationwidelandscape scanstosynthesizestepwiseexamples of effective city-level retrofit or home-repair programs.
• Identifyand support the development of potentialfunding sources (public philanthropic and private capital) and financingmodels/structures that maximize programmaticimpact.
• Provide input into strategic plans that position NRDC toexpand its role in the pro-housing andequitabledecarbonization movement.
• Helpidentifykey leverage points for aligning housing affordability climate and community developmentobjectives.

Advocacy

• Support coalition-building and partner engagement efforts within thepro-housing and green finance ecosystems.
• Help develop talking points policy summaries and briefing materials for external advocacy and city engagement.
• Track and analyze relevantlocal state and federal policy developmentsimpactinghousing affordability and finance.
• Represent the organization in select stakeholder meetings coalitions or working groups toadvanceequitable scalable housing retrofit solutions.

Thought Leadership

• Contribute tocase studies or replication frameworksdocumenting financing models lessons learned and best practices across cities.
• Draft memos blogsand/or presentations highlighting the organizations role and insights in advancingequitablehousing retrofit and finance solutions.
• Contribute to internal and external communications articulating avision for scalable inclusive and investable city retrofit programs.
• Support synthesis of learnings from partner cities and national networks to generatereplicable frameworks or policy briefs.
• Participate in cross-team discussions to ensure the NRDCs housing finance strategy reflectscutting-edgepractice and field trends.

• Minimum of10yearsof experience in housing and/or energy finance or development in addition toabachelorsdegreein a related field (e.g.Policy Finance Business Economics Sustainability).Advanced degree preferred.
• Experiencein one or more sectors preferred.Developer government corporate investor or non-profit.
• Strong experience and record of results implementing projects within city government or working as a local or regional partnerfunderor technicalassistanceprovider on city project implementation.
• Demonstrated experience andexpertisein leading and managing complex projects that require both cross-partner and inter-organizational coordination communication and collaboration.
• Knowledge of and experience in a range of funding and financing mechanisms for building retrofits and energy investments including utility mechanisms bonds loans etc.
• Demonstrable alignment and deep commitment to NRDCs mission and purpose with an ability to communicate this passion to others with a positive and high-energy attitude integrity and a commitment to working collaboratively with peers and colleagues.
• Visionary forward-looking and strategic thinker with a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. Demonstratedtrack recordof working across disciplines (environmental financial legal scientific etc.) withabilitytoleveragediverse methods from those fields.
• Strong anddemonstratedcommitment to working toward moreequitableracial and economic outcomes.
• Deep understanding anddemonstratedcommitment to and competency in racial equity diversity inclusion and justice principles including contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment and experience withadvancing DEIJ.
• Strong project management planning skills and capacity to handle and prioritize multiple tasks set priorities and meet deadlines underfrequentlychanging circumstances.
• Experience with public speaking on technical and non-technical topics with an ability to communicate successfully with a wide variety of audiences and constituencies.
• Excellent interpersonal and active listening skills with a collaborative working style.
• Experience managing and supervisingstaffa plus.
• Exceptional writing communicationorganization and analytical skills.
• An entrepreneurial spirit rooted in creativity resourcefulness flexibility and humility.
• Passion to solve complex and unstructured problems collaboratively.
• A good sense of humorlistens to others and accepts different opinions; is cooperative and able to build bridges.
• Ability to travel when necessary.

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.Pursuant tothe San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We offer competitive salariesexcellent benefits and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scaleandiscommensuratewith skills and experience.Internal equity will be reviewed andconsideredtodetermineafinal offer.For this position the salaryrangeis $150000to $170000.

NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employeesare required tocome to the office 8 days per month.

As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to helpcontainthe COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemptionin accordance withstate and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine.In accordance withstate or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.

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