In the race to combat climate change, time is of the essence. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is investing billions of dollars in projects that will play an essential role in achieving the world’s net-zero goals, deploying next-generation energy technologies across America. OCED’s mission is to deliver clean energy demonstration projects at scale in partnership with the private sector to accelerate market adoption, deployment, and the equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system.
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The Engagement Office Director leads all of OCED stakeholder engagement, communications, Congressional affairs, and energy and environmental justice efforts. This work supports the entire OCED portfolio. The Engagement Office (EO) is key to ensuring OCED’s projects are rooted in market needs while reflecting community input. This role oversees effective engagement with Congress and develops consistent, clear messaging to underpin OCED’s work. This role also manages the team negotiating meaningful community benefits as part of OCED awards.
THE TEAM
The Engagement Office has four teams: Stakeholder Engagement, Energy and Environmental Justice (EEJ), Legislative Affairs, and Communications. This role has supervisory authority over the Stakeholder Engagement and EEJ teams and the Deputy Director of the EO. The Deputy Director has supervisory authority over the Legislative Affairs and Communications teams.
OCED recognizes that engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders is critical to both the success of OCED’s demonstration projects and broader commercialization objectives. Their Engagement Strategy details their commitment and approach to engagement and outreach, and how insights from these activities inform OCED plans and programs. OCED prioritizes tangible community benefits, which helps ensure that the next chapter in America's energy story is marked by greater justice, equity, security, and resilience. As part of this priority, OCED requires all funding opportunity applicants to create and, if awarded funding, implement a Community Benefits Plan (CBP). CBPs are based on a set of four core interdependent policy priorities: engaging communities and labor; investing in America's workforce; advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and implementing the Justice40 Initiative.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The candidate profile is meant to inform prospective applicants about the type of background and experience that would be suitable for this position. However, prospective applicants who do not meet the listed requirements but still show considerable potential to fulfill the role are encouraged to apply.
