Description

The Atlantic Council seeks a talented, dynamic and entrepreneurial individual for a full-time Assistant Director position to serve in its Global Energy Center.

Reporting to the Center’s Senior Director, the Assistant Director’s main responsibility will be to support the Center’s programming on the geopolitics of the energy transition, energy/climate policy, and clean energy technologies, including research, writing, administrative, and logistical assistance, in close coordination with Center leadership. The Assistant Director will be particularly responsible for coordinating the Center’s Veterans Advanced Energy Program, including its annual Veterans Advanced Energy Summit. Furthermore, the Assistant Director will support and help coordinate the Center’s regular events and programming agenda.

The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, superb communication skills, and enjoy the complexity of helping to build a rapidly growing program. The candidate should have a background in energy and environmental studies, political science, international relations, economics, history, area studies, or a related field. The position requires excellent administrative and communication skills, superior writing ability, extraordinary attention to detail, and a proven aptitude to make sound judgments, assume responsibility and work independently in a fast-paced Center with tight deadlines and competing priorities.

The successful candidate for this position will be committed to the Atlantic Council’s core mission to renew the Atlantic community for global challenges and Global Energy Center’s commitment to help the United States and its partners take the lead in navigating the challenges of the changing global energy landscape. This position will be located in Washington, DC on a hybrid schedule. Pay is commensurate with experience, education, and organizational equity, with offers starting at $55,000.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and execute the Global Energy Center’s Veterans Advanced Energy Project, including the Veterans Advanced Energy Fellowship and annual Veterans Advanced Energy Summit.
• Support and coordinate the Global Energy Center’s work on the geopolitics of the energy transition, energy/climate policy, and clean energy technologies, including (but not limited to) organizing events; liaising with the office of external relations and other relevant programs at the Atlantic Council; coordinating travel arrangements as needed; preparing briefing materials and talking points; stakeholder outreach; research and writing assistance; and writing published material.
• Work with Center leadership to develop new bodies of work and projects, in line with the Center’s mission.
• Conduct research as needed to support Center projects and activities, including briefings on current events, key stakeholders, and emerging issues.
• Lead independent writing and research initiatives to support the Center’s thought leadership on key energy policy and sustainability issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, in energy and environmental studies, political science, international relations, economics, history, area studies, or other relevant fields. Master’s degree preferred.
• Superb organizational skills, attention to detail, and demonstrated initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including an ability to work well in a team and to communicate effectively with others ranging from interns to government and business leaders in the United States and abroad.
• Interest in geopolitics, energy policy, energy security, and climate policy.
• Experience in organizing and staging events is highly desired.
• Superior English language writing skills and analytical ability. Foreign language proficiency preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; photo-editing, web-editing, and social media skills are highly desired.