About REBA

REBA’s Vision and Mission:

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is an alliance of large clean energy buyers, developers, and service providers who, together with NGO partners, are unlocking the marketplace for all non-residential energy buyers to lead a rapid transition to a cleaner, prosperous, zero-carbon energy future.  REBA’s vision is a resilient zero-carbon energy system where every organization has a viable, expedient, and cost-effective pathway to renewable energy.

REBA’s Theory of Change:

Large energy consumers have the buying power and collective voice to change markets, and they have a unique, critical role in driving a zero-carbon energy future. REBA offers these large energy buyers one organization to support them in planning and meeting their energy needs with clean, affordable renewable energy. Within this overarching theory of change, REBA:

·         Provides transactional education and support to energy buyers

·         Connects a U.S. and global network of renewable energy buyers

·         Provides thought leadership

·         Evolves markets through policy and advocacy

·         Drives market and technology innovations

REBA’s members include over 300 companies, including over 180 large clean energy buyers, who, together, announced about 6.5GW of renewable energy deals in 2018, 100% of which included at least one REBA participant.

Our Brief History

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance was founded in 2014 by four prominent non-profit organizations—Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), World Resources Institute (WRI), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)—in collaboration with a group of leading corporate renewable energy buyers.  In July 2018, the four NGOs have decided to spin out their respective US-based REBA initiatives to form the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance of today.  For a short overview, visit:

https://vimeo.com/298421561/58db1907be
https://vimeo.com/297348509/a48f4d998a

Our Values:

·         Service: to colleagues, members, and REBA’s mission

·         Respect: in our treatment of people and the planet

·         Excellence: in our programs and our work

·         Integrity: in how we conduct ourselves

Our Career Development Philosophy:

We believe that supporting our team members in their career goals and professional growth leads to a highly engaged organization that contributes to REBA’s success. We are committed to offering guidance, mentorship, and access to education and growth opportunities that allow team members to enhance current skills, develop new capabilities and participate in learning experiences that help them advance their career at REBA and in related fields. 

Our Commitment to Diversity
Diversity of our workforce is one of our core beliefs at REBA and we strive to achieve a level of diversity within our organization that reflects the communities that we serve. Achieving this diversity—whether of race, gender, sexual orientation, or ability—is critical to our long-term success.  

Overview

REBA’s Market and Policy Innovations team  

The REBA Market and Policy Innovations team helps REBA members achieve their goal of 60GW of renewable energy by 2025 and expanding the market of renewable energy buyers to thousands of companies.  This team seeks to:

• Continually innovate to drive the future in market innovations including market structures, contracting structures and technological innovations.
• Ensure public policy, legislation and regulation support clean energy markets. Overcome policy barriers and promote clean energy policies. Provide a central point for REBA members to understand public policy and engage

Core Responsibilities

The Senior Director of Market and Policy Innovations will have responsibility for creation, implementation, and oversight of all policy and market innovation programs.  The individual will both innovate and execute, and REBA is seeking candidates with demonstrated success at driving significant, non-incremental change in markets, as well as proven experience in educating fast-followers to accelerate scale of existing market solutions.

As a direct report to the CEO, the individual needs to demonstrate professional maturity, flexibility in a fast-changing environment, and independence.  The role will:

 Develop and execute market innovations strategy

·         Speed up the pace of the next generation clean energy market by driving innovations in market structures, contracting structures, and clean energy technology deployments.

• Influence and work collaboratively with REBA members and executives in other organizations to gather insights and synthesize data and take a lead role in creating innovative, breakthrough ideas in the corporate renewables market
• Take an active role in industry forums and engage with other leaders to identify opportunity areas where REBA’s expertise and membership can be leveraged

Oversee and influence policy innovation strategy and execution  

• Research and collaboratively develop new policy platforms within state and federal regulations
• Influence key stakeholders to adopt innovative policies that support the expansion of renewable energy developers, service providers and corporate buyers

Collaborate and Engage with stakeholders

• Collaborate with others in the organization to share best thinking and practices and support each other’s work
• Lead communications and relationship development with REBA’s board, REBA’s advisory committee, REBA’s CEO, executives within major companies, renewable developers, and service providers
• Act as a primary relationship manager for identified members and stakeholders
• Provide clear structure and framework for executive-level written communications and represent REBA as an industry, market and policy expert at events 

Lead, coach, mentor and develop staff

• Hire, supervise, coach and motivate team members and managers
• Provide formal and informal feedback, guidance, career development, and project-level reviews for staff

Experience Qualifications

Candidates will have 15+ years of experience, including at least 8 years in a people management role, in:

• Renewable energy transactions or business development, or
• A key functional area that enables progress in these spaces (e.g., a relevant cleantech start-up environment, management consulting in an electricity-related area, or renewable energy communications).

Education Qualifications

BA/BS degree or equivalent in education or experience. Preferred degree areas include engineering, mathematics, business, computer science, physical or social sciences or related disciplines. Graduate degree significantly preferred, or significant professional experience.

 Other Qualifications

The candidate will demonstrate expertise in these areas:

• High degree of creativity and initiative, with strong analytic and strategic positioning expertise
• Significant team leadership and people management experience
• A proven record of driving significant, non-incremental change in markets
• Influential and credible professional network within renewable energy and sustainability
• A champion and initiator of change initiatives and practices
• Able to provide expert guidance to structure and oversee analytic and strategic problem solving
• Impactful communicator, with ability to deliver presentations and facilitate sessions to support multi-stakeholder dialogue and innovation
• Willingness to take risks by exploring and testing new ideas
• Highly collaborative, strong team player, mentor, coach and developer of people
• The ability to create impact through influence
• Passion for making the world better
• Be eligible to work in the U.S.

Our Benefits
We offer very competitive compensation, plus a comprehensive benefits package that aims to develop a world class team by holistically supporting the individual.  REBA believes that supporting all employees to have a full life, inside and outside of work, results in a team that feels personally engaged in REBA’s success. 

Benefits include:

• Quality Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, with substantial employer subsidy
• 401(k), with employer match
• Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Generous Parental Leave for both mothers and fathers to bond when new children enter a family
• Commuter and Wellness Benefits
• Casual Work Environment
• Highly Flexible PTO

• Earned sabbatical policy