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.

The Role   Manager, Board of Directors / Executive Assistant to the CEO and COO

Location   Washington, DC preferred, or Boulder, CO  (currently remote and would consider long-term remote for the right candidate)

Position Overview

The Manager, Board of Directors / Executive Assistant to the CEO and COO will be a key member of REBA’s management team, working side-by-side with the CEO on both organizational governance as well as CEO-level priorities.  The candidate will need to be detail-oriented to help manage our busy CEO’s calendar, and will need to have strong critical thinking skills to lead all tasks related to managing a very active board of directors.

Managers at REBA demonstrate an ability to independently prioritize, rapidly shift focus, and manage multiple work streams at the same time.  As the EA to the CEO, the candidate will need to demonstrate strong discretion, confidentiality, and professionalism. The ideal candidate will have a strong history of working at the executive level and will have demonstrated success at proactively thinking through all the details of what an executive team needs to succeed.

Core Responsibilities

•    Managing the CEO’s calendar, including but not limited to: tracking and prioritizing requests for the CEO’s time with internal and external parties/stakeholders, effectively tracking key requests , supporting the CEO’s ability to focus and generally ensure smooth scheduling process.
•    In close partnership with the CEO and COO, managing the Board of Directors of both REBA and the REBA Institute, including but not limited to:  
o    Manage schedule of meetings across both boards and all committees including coordinating schedules, sending invites, and communicating meeting content, etc.; .;
o    Leading the CEO, COO, and other REBA leaders in the creation of board meeting content and materials such as PowerPoint decks, MURAL boards, memos, etc.;
o    Serving as the Vice Secretary of the REBA Board of Directors, taking minutes and attendance, and ensuring minutes are approved by the Board Secretary and saved for records;
o    Maintaining a Board of Directors SharePoint site with key documents and records;
o    Working with outside counsel to update by-laws and other legal documents as necessary;
o    Tracking board member committee assignments and supporting committees in developing charters;
o    Managing annual board member election process; 
o    Ensuring a professional, confidential, and efficient Board management process. 
•    Leading CEO and COO special projects including, but not limited to: CEO office hours, staff Town Halls with the CEO, others as assigned 
•    Other duties as assigned

•    Passion for REBA’s vision of a resilient zero-carbon energy system.
•    7+ years of experience supporting a CEO and/or a board of directors.  
•    Understanding of and experience with non-profits and/or associations
•    Degree in Administration, Finance, Operations, or Non-Profit Administration is a plus.
•    Clean energy, sustainability, or ESG background a plus, but not required

Compensation

REBA strives for pay equity, based on experience, qualifications, and performance.  REBA's Manager / Senior Manager salary band is $86,000 - $130,000 with a 10% bonus opportunity. We anticipate most candidates for this role to join REBA toward the beginning of the that range but more experienced professionals will be considered as well.

Our Benefits
We offer 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 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

Our 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.