Hiring | Solar Outreach Associate (Temporary)

The Green Energy Consumers Alliance is a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower consumers and communities to speed a just transition to clean energy. We fulfill our mission by combining consumer-facing programs with public policy advocacy at the state and local levels in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We have twenty employees in offices in Boston and Providence. The programs we have for consumers include green electricity, heating, rooftop solar, Shave the Peak, energy efficiency, and an EV buyers group program called Drive Green. We have a variety of funding sources – grants, commissions, contracts, donations, but our dominant source of revenue is earned income through our green electricity program. 

• Conduct outreach to key stakeholders including low- and moderate-income households, community groups and others. 

• Attend community meetings and local events. 

• Identify and reach out to key coalition partners. 

• Identify areas of community support for the program. 

• Secure letters of intent with prioritized groups. 

• Provide identified communities and partners with written and verbal educational materials. 

• Establish, track, and analyze results and outcomes of all engagement efforts to measure success against our goals. 

Candidates should also be able to demonstrate: 

• An understanding of solar energy – its benefits and how it works. 

• Knowledge and experience building community relationships within Greater Boston. 

• Willingness to travel throughout Boston and surrounding towns and cities. Travel expenses will be reimbursed. 

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues, community groups and constituents across the spectrum of diversity, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, national origin and immigrant status, religious or spiritual identity, disability (physical, mental, emotional and developmental), veteran status, and/or limited English proficiency. 

• A professional demeanor and is comfortable interacting with a wide variety of people. 

  
  

Preferred qualifications include: 

• Proficient in Spanish. 

• Strong working knowledge of solar energy. 

• Experience performing outreach and education to low- and moderate-income households. 

• Strong relationship-building skills. 

• Have experience meeting goals in a partnership-based, results-oriented environment.