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PACENow
Katonah, NY

PACENow is a non-­profit focused globally on accelerating energy efficiency upgrades to buildings using Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE). We seek an experienced and motivated individual who will play a significant role developing the growing market for PACE, an innovative financing method that supports community based efforts to spur energy efficiency. PACE has broad support among Republican and Democrat leadership given its unique ability to create permanent domestic jobs, improve our nation’s energy security, reduce fuel bills for businesses and homeowners -­‐ and it achieves all of this without cost to taxpayers.

PACENow was founded to be the central driver of the development of the PACE industry, with a major focus on being a repository for critical information to start programs, develop standards, organize webinars and conferences to educate potential market participants, and work with the financial service industry to develop best practices to help the asset class reach scale. Its efforts are supported by foundation grants and funding from other stakeholders. A Board of Advisors provides broad expertise in government, energy policy, real estate, and financial markets, and includes:

  • Cisco DeVries, President, Renewable Funding LLC
  • Beau Engman, Vice President, Commercial Energy Solutions Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • David Gabrielson, Executive Director of PACENow, and former municipal finance investment banker
  • Ashok Gupta, Director of Energy Policy and Senior Energy Economist at the Natural Resource Defense Council
  • Angela Sung Pinsky, Senior Vice President, Management Services and Government Affairs, The Real Estate Board of New York
  • Jigar Shah, the founder of SunEdison and CEO of Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room
  • Jeffrey Tannenbaum, the founder of PACENow and Fir Tree Partners, a private investment firm

Essential Functions

David Gabrielson has served as PACENow’s Executive Director since November, 2010. The individual selected will report to and work closely with the ED and other senior staff to further PACENow’s mission, focusing mostly on the commercial and industrial building sector. The position affords a rare opportunity to be involved at an early stage in a growing organization that serves an extremely dynamic and diverse group of stakeholders. PACE commercial programs are launching now in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and programs are in varying stages of development in literally scores of other communities nationwide (and globally). The Associate will help provide industry leadership in the following ways:

  • Manage PACENow’s website, facebook page, and expand PACENow’s already extensive contact list to keep PACE stakeholders and the broader public up to date on PACE news and initiatives.
  • Produce a monthly newsletter and distribute to PACENow contacts.
  • Develop presentation materials.
  • Conduct research and develop written materials, including white papers, on PACE and energy efficiency related topics.
  • Work with PACENow senior staff and others to develop standards for PACE programs.
  • Ensure that PACENow provides states and municipalities with the proper tools to both pass PACE enabling legislation and implement and oversee successful PACE programs.

Skills and Knowledge Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the education and personal and professional skills to advance PACENow’s objectives, including:

  • Undergraduate degree, ideally in environmental studies, but in any case, the candidate should have familiarity and interest in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy policy more broadly.
  • Demonstrated writing skills; an ability to convey ideas concisely and effectively.
  • Superior communication skills, including the ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders in the government, NGO, and private sector.
  • Two to five years work experience preferable.

Additional staff may be added as funding allows.PACENow is committed to developing a strong and diverse group of professionals.

Applicaton

To apply, please email cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: David.PACENow@gmail.com. For additional information, see: www.PACENow.org.