About REBA

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.

About the REBA Institute

The REBA Institute delivers transformational renewable energy research, thought leadership, and education to identify barriers, best practices, and solutions to today’s clean energy challenges.

Position - Associate, Membership Growth

Reports to - Sr. Director, Member Engagement

Location - This position can be based in Washington, DC or Denver/Boulder, CO.  All positions will work remotely until it is deemed safe to return to an office environment

Job purpose - To support REBA’s new member growth and business development work. This role is critical as a member-facing position, demanding a patient, professional individual who excels both at interpersonal interactions and sales pitches, as well as data management and attention to detail.

Core responsibilities - This associate position is a key role providing member outreach and recruitment, data management, scheduling, project management and deliverables tracking. Duties include:

•    New member recruitment
•    Membership pitch calls and emails
•    Membership logistics execution and oversight 
•    Periodic metrics tracking and reporting
•    Market research and compiling reports for internal planning
•    Creation and maintenance of marketing materials
•    Support for Accounts Payable team on invoice generation, dissemination and follow-up
•    Data entry and management
•    General client service management
 

The ideal candidate will have a professional sales demeanor, while also being detail-oriented, highly organized and capable of managing a to-do list with minimal oversight.

Qualifications include:

•    A combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred)— in business, marketing, or sustainability
•    Experience or industry knowledge in renewable energy is strongly preferred
•    2-5 years’ experience in a sales or client-facing role
•    Excellent project management skills
•    Familiarity with Salesforce or similar customer relationship management (CRM) software
•    Ability to track and compile metrics from multiple sources
•    Strong written communications skills 
•    A high degree of patience and professionalism necessary for successful client management
•    A detail-oriented work style
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Excel 

Compensation

REBA strives for pay equity, based on experience, qualifications, and performance.  REBA's Associate/Sr. Associate salary band is $68,000-$103,500 with a 5% bonus opportunity. Our ideal candidate is early-career with a target salary of $70,000-$80,000 although more senior candidates will be considered.

Our Benefits

We offer a generous benefit 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 including:

•    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
 

Commitment to Diversity

Achieving REBA’s vision of a resilient, zero-carbon energy system requires creative problem-solving and a wide range of perspectives; REBA knows that diversity not only makes our organization stronger, but also is foundational to our mission success.

REBA is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at REBA and is an important principle of sound business management.

Inclusion goes beyond diversity. All REBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems is fostered by respectful challenging of one another’s thoughts and assumptions. REBA will strive for inclusion also by being open to a variety of cultural practices and norms. We will strive to ever increase our understanding and unveil our unconscious biases.

REBA provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, caregiver status, and past, present or prospective service in the military in addition to any other protected categories required by state, federal or local regulations. Equal employment opportunity, applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, discipline, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training.