Ryan Martel Fellowship

**Please note: This is a 12-month fellowship based in Washington D.C. that begins 11/1/2024 and ends 10/31/2025.**

**About Ceres**
Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies, and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future.

Here at Ceres, we value integrity, equity, belonging, compassion, and respect. We demonstrate those values through how we communicate and collaborate with our colleagues and external partners; and embody them in our decision making and advocacy efforts to create a more just and sustainable future.

**About the Role**
The Ryan Martel Fellowship is a year-long fellowship designed for a highly motivated self-starter, who has some prior policy campaign experience but who is in the early stages of their policy career.

This fellowship will be based in Washington, D.C. engaging and educating policy makers on climate and energy legislation culminating in our annual Lawmaker Education & Advocacy Day (LEAD) event mobilizing hundreds of businesses to deliver the business case for ambitious federal clean energy policy. We are looking for applicants who can tackle complex challenges that require creative problem-solving and work in partnership with a wide array of cross-sector stakeholders. The position reports to the Director, Federal Policy.

To learn more about Ryan Martel, the esteemed colleague in whose honor the fellowship has been created, please see here.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Monitor federal legislative and regulatory priorities and provide expert analysis for Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) members and Ceres’ internal use.
- Manage program-specific research projects.
- Cultivate and manage strong relationships with Capitol Hill offices and advocacy partners, engaging in regular meetings or other activities.
- Support the organization of monthly calls with BICEP companies, including taking notes and providing the federal policy update when applicable.
- Facilitate meetings with BICEP members to achieve Federal Policy team goals.
- Provide writing support, on behalf of the Policy team, to the Communications team.
- Co-lead with the Director in planning events and the coordination of D.C. advocacy days including travel, scheduling, and preparation of materials.
- Provide database support to Policy team staff and some data entry.
- Co-lead planning and execution of Lawmaker Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD).
- Support Policy Program staff by managing special projects, as necessary.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required.
- Minimum of three (3) years of full-time related work experience required; experience with policy in government, nonprofit, business, or trade association sectors preferred.
- Knowledge of energy and climate change policy issues, including an understanding of business-focused policy debates, and NGO priorities.
- Familiar with equity, environmental or climate justice at the state or federal levels.
- Experience conducting research and producing written summaries or proposals based on findings.
- Demonstrated project management skills of multiple, complex activities, or events.
- Experience working with individuals who hold differing views on issues.
- Planning experience and delivering projects on deadline and within time and resource budgets. Attention to detail is required.
- Strong oral and written communication skills as well as effective presentation style.
- Able to present a professional and confident demeanor with senior level professionals and government officials.
- Relationships with equity and environmental/climate justice organizations and advocates, a plus.
- Sound judgment, sensitivity to diverse constituencies, excellent interpersonal skills, proven ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation.
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work as part of a team and take a collaborative approach and to deliver independent projects.
- Ability to bring a positive outlook and energetic commitment to working at Ceres.
- Willingness to travel as needed to accomplish duties noted above.
- Interest in being part of a diverse workforce and willingness to support Ceres’ Commitment to Inclusion and Equity.

**Compensation and Benefits**
The hiring salary is $58,800 and includes a $15,000 housing stipend, a $1,200 commuting stipend, and is paired with competitive benefits. Ceres offers fantastic benefits including opportunities for hybrid and remote work; 82% or 85% (depending on your coverage election) employer paid health insurance and 90% employer paid dental insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan with a generous match that starts on day one; generous allow