Executive Vice President

The EVP will need to reflect GPI’s core values and have a passion for its mission. The ideal candidate will also possess the following professional and personal abilities, attributes, and experiences: 

1. Proven track record: Proven experience in an executive role. Evidence of exceeding goals and the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; the ability to balance the ambitions of GPI’s work with the realities of a budget and individual workloads; and problem-solving, project management, and creative resourcefulness. 
2. Strategic vision and agility: The ability to think strategically, maintain internal and external situational awareness of the environment in which GPI is operating, anticipate future needs, trends, and consequences, and incorporate them into GPI’s strategy and organizational planning and execution. 
3. Empathetic servant leadership: Exceptional capacity for managing and leading people; a team-builder who has experience in helping organizations achieve impact; ability to connect with colleagues both on an individual level and in large groups; capacity to enforce accountability, develop and empower high-performing leaders, cultivate entrepreneurship, and learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team to put people in a position to succeed. 
4. Action orientation: Has a bias toward action, well-informed by consultation and good communication; ability to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; not afraid to confront conflict when it arises, and able to stand behind decisions (even unpopular ones) as long as relevant others have had the opportunity to offer input and get their questions answered. 
5. General management: Understanding of, and broad experience in, managing complex professional organizations, including strategic planning, budgeting, program development, communications, fundraising, research, impact measurement, and staff development and succession planning. 
6. Communication skills, including high emotional intelligence: Excellent verbal, written, analytical, problem-solving, and public speaking skills; ability to effectively present information to staff colleagues, funders (and potential funders), board members, and public groups; ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of individuals both internally and externally with a high degree of diplomacy and emotional intelligence; ability to stand in for the CEO when they are unavailable and represent GPI in a professional manner; and able to keep privileged information confidential. 
7. Relevant educational background & experience: Undergraduate degree and a broad understanding of the clean energy and climate field required (advanced degree in relevant field or comparable experience preferred). 
8. Previous experience: Ten-plus years of experience in energy and management and demonstrated experience in the broad range of energy topics covered by GPI’s program portfolio (Carbon Management, Communities, Energy Systems, Renewable Energy, and Transportation & Fuels). The ideal candidate would know something about GPI, the way GPI works, and the role GPI plays in the clean energy and climate space. 
9. Other job functions: Performs other duties as are obvious or assigned. The above position description is intended to describe the general content, identify the essential job functions, and set forth the requirements for the performance of the position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of job functions or requirements. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested. Position responsibilities are subject to change over time to accommodate changing organizational needs