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Mid-Hudson Energy Transition · 4 months ago

Director of Energy Justice Programs

Kingston, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$95K/yr - $110K/yr

7+ years exp

Mid-Hudson Energy Transition (MHET) is a nonprofit advancing energy justice through programs that make clean energy affordable and community-owned. The Director of Energy Justice Programs will oversee core programs, manage senior staff, and ensure alignment with MHET’s mission while providing technical guidance in energy project development and building decarbonization.

CommunitiesNon ProfitRenewable Energy

Responsibilities

Supervise 2 program directors and 1 program manager, providing coaching, accountability, and guidance

Support HUG and HELP Fund directors in managing their teams (coordinators, program managers)

Lead weekly check-ins, ensure clarity on priorities, and remove obstacles to execution

Foster a high-performing, collaborative, and mission-aligned team culture

Provide technical leadership in energy project development, building decarbonization, and energy justice principles

Support staff in troubleshooting complex programmatic issues, including project design, technical implementation, and strategy alignment

Ensure programs integrate equity, accessibility, and community ownership in all project decisions

Maintain connections with external technical advisors, partners, and networks to strengthen internal expertise

Oversee program performance, metrics, and evaluation

Serve as a thought partner to the Executive Director, analyzing challenges and proposing solutions

Filter and escalate major strategic decisions while empowering staff to make day-to-day operational decisions

Ensure alignment across programs, with clear communication of organizational goals and priorities

Occasionally represent MHET with funders, technical coalitions, or community partners

Build relationships with technical experts, contractors, and partners to strengthen MHET’s capacity

Qualification

Energy project developmentBuilding decarbonizationEnergy justice principlesStaff managementProject managementSpanish fluencyCommunicationCollaboration skillsStrategic thinkingProblem-solving

Required

7+ years' experience in energy project development, building decarbonization, or energy justice-focused programs (with the ability to learn financing and community lending models on the job)

Proven success managing senior staff (directors or managers) in a nonprofit or complex program environment

Strong project management skills and ability to drive multiple programs with efficiency, urgency, and follow-through

Excellent communicator and collaborator, capable of guiding staff and facilitating cross-team alignment

Deep commitment to equity, community-centered program design, and energy justice principles

Key qualities: strategic and visionary thinker, proactive driver of progress, adaptive problem solver, steady under pressure, values-driven, with plenty of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent