Clean Energy Workforce Development Manager - Long Island, NY

Cornell Cooperative Extension • New York, NY

2d • $70,000 - $80,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Clean Energy Hub (Hub) provides education and outreach to residents and small businesses in the Long Island Region (Nassau and Suffolk Counties) - with a focus on disadvantaged communities - helping people learn about ways to reduce their energy use, and transition to clean energy for heating, cooling and powering their homes, buildings, and transportation. In addition, the Hub helps elicit input from community members on state energy programs and policy, as well as support workforce development efforts in the region focused on clean energy jobs. The Clean Energy Workforce Development Manager will lead initiatives to strengthen clean energy workforce opportunities in the Long Island region, particularly for disadvantaged communities. This role involves collaborating with employers, training providers, community organizations, and government agencies to build a diverse and inclusive clean energy workforce pipeline. This position will support existing workforce development programs across Long Island to design and implement programs as needed, promote awareness of clean energy careers, and support individuals in accessing training and employment opportunities. A key focus will be on job creation for underemployed individuals and those facing language or cultural barriers to employment, ensuring equitable access to economic opportunities in the clean energy sector. In addition, this position will represent the Hub in meetings with funders and partners; serve on a leadership team and help provide direction to Hub staff and subcontractors; coordinate quarterly plan development related to workforce development, and track progress to predetermined milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years of related volunteer or work experience in workforce development, job training programs, or economic development.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively support and manage a team.
• Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read and write proficiently) in English, and to do so effectively and with tact.
• Ability and willingness to work with diverse audiences and maintain cultural sensitivity, including low-income and underrepresented populations.
• Ability to relate effectively to co-workers, advisors, community and professional leaders.
• Ability to develop new partnerships and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to work with a high degree of integrity, accuracy, organization, sound professional judgment, and the ability to handle confidential, sensitive information.
• Ability to organize, manage, and prioritize multiple tasks, deadlines, requirements, and priorities to complete work in a timely manner and within established deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize computer technologies for educational, management and communication purposes, including Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to work creatively in an environment with a degree of ambiguity, and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to reflect on experience, derive insights, and refine program based on a process of action-reflection.
• Ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to meet acceptable background check standards.
• Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Background in energy-related field, or experience with energy efficiency, renewable heating, solar, electric vehicles, as well as home construction, etc.
• Experience with team management software (such as Microsoft Teams) and customer relationship management software.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with local and state agencies, government, nonprofit organizations, community resources, partners, and community stakeholders, especially those with limited income.
• Experience implementing strategies and educational programs that influence community change.
• Strong understanding and commitment to addressing environmental and economic inequities through solution-based approaches.
• Familiarity with state and federal workforce policies and clean energy incentives.
• Experience in fund development or fundraising; experience writing/implementing grants and proposals.
• Foreign language fluency (especially Spanish), with deep experience living in and/working in disadvantaged communities abroad or in the United States.
• Ability to recruit, train, and support diverse volunteers.
• Experience with graphic design, using programs in the Adobe Creative Suite or other design programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to strengthen clean energy workforce opportunities in the Long Island region, particularly for disadvantaged communities.
• Collaborate with employers, training providers, community organizations, and government agencies to build a diverse and inclusive clean energy workforce pipeline.
• Support existing workforce development programs across Long Island to design and implement programs as needed.
• Promote awareness of clean energy careers.
• Support individuals in accessing training and employment opportunities.
• Focus on job creation for underemployed individuals and those facing language or cultural barriers to employment, ensuring equitable access to economic opportunities in the clean energy sector.
• Represent the Hub in meetings with funders and partners.
• Serve on a leadership team and help provide direction to Hub staff and subcontractors.
• Coordinate quarterly plan development related to workforce development.
• Track progress to predetermined milestones.

Benefits

• The Association may make reasonable accommodations to enable applicants to participate in the hiring process and employees to perform their essential functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level