Company Description
The Lighthouse Energy Institute (LEI) is a new, nonprofit, and nonpartisan think tank. LEI’s mission is to provide information that improves the quality of energy and environmental institutions and policies. LEI achieves its mission through research and education. This includes peer-reviewed publications, policy analyses and research briefs, regulatory comments, legislative testimony, briefings, and stakeholder trainings. LEI follows a practitioner-scholar model that provides practical, strategic insights tailored to decision-making circumstances.
LEI’s calling card is trusted expertise. Our research, conclusions, and recommendations are driven by subject-matter experts consistent with principled, transparent analysis methods. LEI upholds three principles: competitive markets, limited government, and quality institutions. Our credibility is built on empirical evidence to guide us toward truth.
Position Description
Reporting to the president, the director, operations and business development is responsible for implementing and maintaining efficient and streamlined systems to support the day-to-day management and ongoing business development efforts of the organization. A core member of the team, the director will work directly with the president and organization leaders to:
Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the organization, ensuring staff have the resources and tools required to do their work, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and establishing systems to manage it all effectively.
- Provide executive assistant support to the president, including email and calendar management.
- Establish and maintain systems for organizational compliance, including lobbying reporting and required charitable registrations.
- Coordinate with external consultants on IT, finance, and HR management.
- Manage the grant proposal process, pulling together required documents, compiling project narratives and financial budgets, and serving as the point person with funders on steps needed to secure funding.
- Work with the president on developing pitches for corporate and individual contributions. Manage the relationships and conduct follow-up to finalize funding commitments.
- Establish and maintain systems for tracking grant reporting requirements, ensuring all sections are completed and submitted on time.
Position Qualifications
Required
- Five years of experience in operations, business development, and/or administrative support.
- Firm understanding of nonprofit management.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines, using good judgment to determine how to accommodate urgent requests with ongoing work.
- Strong verbal presentation, writing, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to self-direct and self-execute projects.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Bachelor’s degree.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary commensurate with experience.
- 100% employer-sponsored dental, vision, and high-deductible health care coverage for the employee and their dependents. Employer-sponsored Health Savings Account with high-deductible plan. Other health care plans are available with employer cost sharing.
- 401(k) plan with an employer contribution of up to 6% of salary.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Paid parental leave.
- Fully remote position.
To Apply
To apply, send your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample to jobs@dgardiner.com with the subject line “LEI Director, Operations and Business Development.”
Lighthouse Energy Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.