Environmental Legislation and Policy

The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment is a major new project, directed
by Professor Sir David King, located in central Oxford, launching in October 2008.
The focus of the School is upon developing the academic and analytical knowledge
base to assist private enterprise and governments to manage critical global
environmental challenges, particularly climate change, and giving these issues
central prominence within the University community. The School will translate the
fundamental research by Fellows into advice for governments and enterprise around
the world, functioning along the lines set out by King and Thomas (2007). (King D.A.
and Thomas S.M. 'Science and Government: Taking Science Out of the Box-Foresight
Recast', Science. 2007, 316( 5832), pp. 1701 - 1702. DOI: 10.1126/science.1146051.)

Applications are invited for a number of new Fellowships for research into global
environmental problems, particularly climate change, with solutions at the nexus of
enterprise and government. The objective is to give scholars the resources and time
to think imaginatively about future global environmental challenges and solutions.
Fellows will be appointed at the Smith School in association with a core
disciplinary area, including business, economics, finance, geography, international
development, law, politics and international relations. Fellows are expected to be
leaders, or future leaders, in their home academic disciplines.

Fellows will work under the leadership of the Director, Professor Sir David King,
formerly the Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government, and will be encouraged to
collaborate with other staff in the Smith School and departments across the
University of Oxford, including the Environmental Change Institute. Fellows may
choose to work upon areas including climate policy, carbon trading and environmental
finance, corporate climate strategies, environment and human behaviour, climate and
water systems stability, adaptation measures and finance, energy and economic
development, environmental microenterprise, international financial flows and
environmental policy, international environmental law and governance, climate change
negotiations, and interactions between the state, private and non-profit sectors.
Relevant sectors include energy, transport, buildings, water, land-use and forestry.

Initial appointments will be made from October 2008, for periods as short as six
months or as long as three years, may range from postdoctoral to senior research
fellow level and can include partial funding of sabbatical visitors. We are also
interested in hosting senior visitors on a negotiated basis. Fellows are welcome to
contribute to one or more of the undergraduate or postgraduate courses with an
environmental focus, within the University's existing departments. Applicants should
have a postgraduate degree and evidence of a commitment to collaborative and policy
relevant research and outreach. Senior appointments must have a strong record of
academic publishing and policy interaction and junior fellows must have outstanding
potential for academic and policy contributions.

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc (E3), a small economics and
engineering consulting firm in downtown San Francisco specializing in
the electric energy industry, is seeking an Energy Analyst to join our
team.

E3 has an influential and growing role in integrated resource
planning, energy efficiency, climate change policy analysis,
distributed generation and renewable energy. E3 works closely with
leading utilities, interest groups and policy makers on such issues as
implementing the Renewable Portfolio Standard, valuing demand response
and peak load reduction programs, developing capacity markets, and
evaluating traditional, renewable and demand-side resources on an equal basis.

Founded in 1993, E3 is built upon the partners' extensive experience
in integrated resource planning, avoided cost quantification,
procurement cost and risk management, and financial evaluation. E3
complements its comprehensive knowledge of the industry's business
practices with state-of-the-art analysis techniques, software
development and extensive publications in scholarly journals. Our
clientele are approximately 1/3rd U.S. and international energy
utilities, 1/3rd generation companies, energy service providers and
industrial customers and 1/3rd regulatory commissions, government
agencies, and law firms. Our practice areas are described further on
our website at www.ethree.com.

E3 has a productive, efficient and enjoyable work environment.
As a small firm with a structure that is both flat and fluid, we are
looking for employees able to work independently with minimal
direction as well as within a team. Some projects will require
developing creative solutions to complex analysis problems with minimal
guidance. Others will require thorough attention to detail, accuracy and client
driven requirements.

Energy Analyst Primary Responsibilities:

-Project research and information/data gathering

-Maintaining and developing spreadsheet models

-Technical and statistical data analysis

-Report writing and editing

-Other project support as required

Minimum Requirements:

-Demonstrated interest in energy, economic and policy analysis

-Degree in engineering and/or economics or related technical field

-0-3 years experience

-Very high proficiency in Microsoft Excel (incl. Visual Basic for Applications, form controls)

-Strong quantitative, analytical and statistical skills, including proficiency in SAS

-Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Power Point

-Ability to write and communicate technical analyses clearly
-Familiarity with engineering economics and financial calculations

-Able to work independently

-Interest in working in a small office environment

Contact Information:

To apply for this position, send a resume, cover letter, and references to:
Anya Engen
Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc.
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Fax: 415-391-6500

Alliance Background:
Founded in 2006 by Former Vice President Al Gore, the Alliance for Climate Protection is a unique
single-purpose organization committed to igniting public action to help solve the climate crisis. The
international scientific community is in agreement that we have only a short time to act in order for the
next generation to inherit a healthy earth. However, while public awareness is now high, climate
activists should take little comfort – urgency and a sense of solvability remain alarmingly low. Without
public support to solve the climate crisis, U.S. leadership will not address the issue domestically and
negotiation of an effective international treaty will be impossible.
Until people in the U.S. and around the world insist that effective climate policies are an urgent priority,
many governments will continue dragging their feet. To remedy this, the Alliance is launching an
unprecedented large-scale campaign to build overwhelming public support for the most far-reaching
climate policies achievable. Over a short time period, the Alliance will compel hundreds of millions of
people to demand action from their leaders to halt the climate crisis.

Position Summary:
The Director of Corporate Partnerships will be responsible for creating and managing a high-profile
partnership program with a select group of large consumer-facing corporations. The goals of the
program are to increase the Alliance campaign’s leverage and reach and provide leadership for industry
and government policy. The Director will work closely with directors of the Alliance’s other work areas
to integrate the program into our overall effort to create a culture shift on climate change.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Create and manage a high-impact program with consumer-facing companies
• Review and manage inquiries from all companies seeking partnerships
• Work closely on marketing and strategy with executives and staff at the highest levels of large corporations
• Interface with the directors of Alliance programs in paid communications, online communications, grassroots and community efforts, fundraising, and policy and solutions development
• Write program and marketing plans
• Work with legal team to develop MOUs and agreements
• Manage public events and activities with corporate partners
• Develop and oversee third-party evaluation of the partners and program
• Assist paid media program in maximizing value with our corporate communications partners
• Report directly to the Alliance CEO and Board of Directors

Required Skills and Abilities:
• 5+ years experience managing and developing corporate partnerships for government, nonprofit, arts, sports, or university programs
• Strong preference for experience working on climate, environment, or social benefit partnerships
• Exceptional written and oral communications skills, as well as strong analytic ability
• Excellent computer skills, including ease with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to plan, organize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fastpaced environment; excellent attention to detail and follow-through are essential
• Ability to take initiative, think creatively and work collaboratively

Application Process:
EMAIL: jobs@climateprotect.org
MAIL: The Alliance for Climate Protection
Human Resources Department
120 Hawthorne Ave. #102
Palo Alto, CA 94301

*ICF International is adding staff to its energy efficiency and climate
change team in San Francisco to support a wide range of energy efficiency
implementation projects. Our clients include local cities, national
utilities, and some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 global
corporations. We seek creative problem-solvers, ability to work as part of a
team and independently, applying a wide range of analytical and
communications skills.* *ICF's San Francisco office includes 30 staff
working collaboratively with a wide range of passions, experience, and
project focus.*

*What you will do:* You will help to manage and implement broad-based energy
efficiency implementation projects, including the San Francisco Energy Watch
program, a program that provides incentives for energy efficiency retrofits
in small commercial and multifamily buildings in the City of San Francisco.
Your opportunities will include overall program management, direct interface
with the client, creative outreach to educate and engage the local community
in energy efficiency, coordination of planning and operational program
responsibilities, and management of staff and subcontractors. This position
is an opportunity to work on the front lines of energy efficiency and make a
tangible impact on climate change.

On a daily basis you will perform any or all of the following: speak
directly with clients to determine the future direction of energy efficiency
programs, oversee energy efficiency installations, work with ICF staff and
subcontractors to determine appropriate program roles and responsibilities,
supervise customer relations management, manage program accounting,
evaluation, and reporting requirements, work directly with contractors to
evolve their program participation, conduct telephone surveys to gather
detailed information, attend brainstorming meetings and assist with or lead
proposals. Your experience and capability will determine the breadth of your
responsibility.

*What experience are we looking for?* You should have demonstrated
experience in at least two the following areas:

- Program implementation including development and execution of detailed and effective implementation and management plans
- Energy efficiency and sustainability program design, including identification, analysis and selection of appropriate energy efficiency measures
- Building energy use analysis, possibly including the use of specialized benchmarking or building energy simulation software
- Energy engineering

*What job skills should you have?* You should have the unique combination of
interpersonal and analytical skill that will make you a critical member of
our team from the day you arrive. Specifically, you should be able to
demonstrate the following:

- Outstanding writing and verbal skills
- Outstanding skills in framing and applying analytical thought to solving complex problems
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Superior ability to use standard MS Office projects and particularly MS Excel
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access and standard statistical packages is a plus
- Strong familiarity with standard cost-effectiveness analysis techniques
- Strong knowledge of policy and economic issues related to climate change

We place a premium on creativity, an ability to work independently when
necessary but to function as part of a team, a drive to succeed, a
commitment to client satisfaction and a genuine interest in energy
efficiency and climate change.

What additional skills would we like to see?*

- Formal training or considerable experience working for local governments and utilities
- Experience with project budgeting and cost tracking
- Experience with the new business development
- Understanding of statistics and energy forecasting

*Experience:* We will consider a range of experience and academic degrees.
An undergraduate degree is essential and a graduate degree is strongly
preferred. Ideal academic disciplines include engineering, economics, public
policy, and environmental science. Directly related experience will
substitute for graduate degrees.