Associate Director, MIT Climate Policy Center

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Posting Description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MIT Climate Policy Center Sloan School of Management will lead efforts to elevate and strategically shape climate policyrelevant research across MIT identifying new opportunities aligned with policymaker needs. Reporting to the Executive Director the position helps execute the MIT Climate Policy Centers mission and strategy. Responsibilities include directing proactive and responsive policy engagement ensuring effective external communications and overseeing the creation of reports briefs and other knowledge products. The Director will work closely with research communications and program teams as well as affiliated faculty to coordinate activities enhance visibility of policy-relevant work and ensure timely high-quality outputs that advance the Centers policy impact.

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Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelors degree in a related field of study; a minimum of five years of relevant experience including program/project management policy development and/or policy advisory experience; excellent project management skills and an established record of managing and prioritizing multiple time-sensitive demands; strong writing and analytical capabilities; mature understanding of legislative and regulatory processes including topical jurisdiction and policy ecosystems; and demonstrated excellence at cultivating relationships within an organization and with external constituencies including Capitol Hill federal agencies state legislatures and executive branches NGOs think tanks and other relevant policy stakeholders. PREFERRED: Masters or Doctoral degree in natural sciences social sciences economics or engineering; and significant demonstrated experience with federal and/or state-level government relations and/or policy communications. Local and international policy experience.

2/27/2026

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Posting DescriptionASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MIT Climate Policy Center Sloan School of Management will lead efforts to elevate and strategically shape climate policyrelevant research across MIT identifying new opportunities aligned with policymaker needs. Reporting to the Executive Director the position he...