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Executive Director, Climate Impact Lab

2 months ago

New York, New York, United States Columbia University Full time
Job Summary

Columbia University is seeking an exceptional Executive Director to lead the newly created Climate School Lab, a strategic platform to develop partnerships and drive climate impact globally. The successful candidate will oversee the lab's strategy, finances, and operations, working closely with faculty, researchers, students, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with key organizations, policymakers, and practitioners to drive climate action.
  • Lead the development of a transparent mechanism to engage faculty and their research interests in support of strategic partnerships.
  • Work with Academic Affairs to create opportunities for student engagement, learning, and leadership development within the lab.
  • Raise additional funds to support the lab's operations, in partnership with the Development team.
Core Functionality of the Lab
  • Engage in policy research and field briefings with strategic partners to solve problems and provide policy-actionable research and insights.
  • Create an annual Climate Policy Scholars program to identify and support high-performing students in their training and experiential learning with strategic partners.
  • Appoint well-known experts as Columbia Climate Policy Fellows to support strategic partners in emerging and priority areas.
  • Utilize media engagement and digital communications tools to expand the lab's reach and share lessons learned with a broad community of interested stakeholders.
  • Lead and create events, roundtables, conferences, and speaking opportunities to showcase the lab's work and support the needs of its strategic partners.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree required and 10 years of experience in policy, government, or a related climate practitioner role.
  • Demonstrated experience managing a team in a complex operating environment.
  • Demonstrated fund-raising experience and relationships with foundations and funders.
  • Demonstrated experience in a position of authority as a policymaker or practitioner pursuing climate action.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Demonstrated commitment to environmental justice and impact advancing inclusive excellence as a leader.
  • Experience working across generations, cultures, and geographies.
  • Deep domain climate change expertise on issues such as justice and equity, policy, finance, and technology.

Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. The university is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.