Clean Energy Ventures is hiring: Community Manager in Boston

Clean Energy Ventures is seeking a Community Manager to enhance team culture and build connections within the clean tech ecosystem. This role involves coordinating events, managing communications, and supporting portfolio companies. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills and creativity, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders. The position is remote, allowing for flexible collaboration across various locations.
JOB OPENING: Community Manager About Clean Energy Ventures Clean Energy Ventures is an international, multi-fund, diverse venture capital team. And, now more than ever, we are focused on beating back climate change through innovation. We're a different kind of climate tech VC firm: we lean into complex technologies, we transform strong technical teams into strong commercial teams, and we have a 20-year track record of successful investments. We invest in multifaceted - often hardtech - solutions that will enable decarbonization at massive scale, then provide hands-on guidance to guide our startups' successes. Our team is transparent, growth-oriented, and inclusive. We believe in the work we're doing to help human civilization thrive sustainably, and in the power of the technologies and people we invest in. Position Description We're looking for a Community Manager who can ensure the smooth-running of our team and office and build a vibrant community in the clean tech ecosystem. The Community Manager is a member of our operations team and works closely with both internal team members and external stakeholders such as portfolio companies, limited partners, and co-investors. The Community Manager creates space for connection and innovation by leading events, coordinating external relations efforts, and overseeing special projects. The candidate will be creative and enjoy working within an entrepreneurial environment. The ability to exercise good judgment in a diversity of situations, exhibit strong administrative and organizational skills, leverage a high EQ, and critically assess how to balance multiple priorities are keys to success in this position. Ultimately, you'll contribute to the success of our business by providing support to all team members and creating programming and spaces for the team to grow and connect. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities You will work with the COO to drive our internal culture plans to best serve our vibrant remote team, which includes coordinating quarterly offsite retreats, in-person and virtual meetings and events, and team social gatheringsYou will improve CEV's climate tech ecosystem relations by planning and hosting events in North America and in Europe, and by creating opportunities for engagement with LPs and co-investors in the climate tech spaceYou will set team training programming for multi-year team professional development for our growing firm, planning internal and external educational opportunities on a variety of topicsYou will be the first stop for general inbound inquiries, understanding and directing urgent and important communicationsYou will work with our Manager of Impact Measurement and Management to support portfolio companies with ESG interventions and developing inclusive cultures in our portfolio companiesYou will foster an active practice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at CEVYou will make and manage travel arrangements for the team around special eventsYou will own a variety of vendor relationships, including our co-working space provider, software providers, and executive assistant services, who oversee team-wide meeting cadencesYou will keep our team organized, for everything from file management to Slack etiquetteYou will manage our meeting and calendar technologies, including controlling video conferencing software during meetings, booking conference rooms, and owning our company vacation and "out of office" calendarYou will provide support to our sister organization, Clean Energy Venture Group, as sometimes needed and instructed by their Executive Managing DirectorYou will be our pinch hitter, stepping in and stepping up when new needs arrive to drive effective and timely operation of our team and businessQualifications & Experience Required Qualified candidates will possess a strong combination of the following: You have extremely high integrity with a strong reputation as honest, transparent, reliable, diligent, and trustworthyYou are tremendously well-organized, to the point of being able to help those around you to become well organizedYou are a reliable, proactive teammate with high emotional intelligence, especially in contexts requiring teamworkYou have experience managing many projects and tasks simultaneously, and determining importance amongst competing prioritiesYou have strong ability to understand tone of communications necessary for appropriate communications within the team, and with our investors, portfolio companies and other stakeholdersYou have managed information flow within an organization in a timely and accurate mannerYou have professional experience as an administrative assistant, chief of staff, or similar organization- and coordination-oriented roleYou have very strong written and oral communication skillsWhen in doubt if you meet all these requirements, please apply. Compensation & Benefits We provide competitive and holistic compensation to all our team members, including: Competitive salaryCarried interest (i.e., a share in the profits from Fund performance)401(k) and additional retirement plan benefitsHealthcare coverage or healthcare coverage subsidyUnlimited vacation policy, mental health personal days, generous sick leave, plus a week-long winter break at the end of DecemberPaid parental leave and medical leave of up to 20 weeks; short and long term disabilityWork from home office stipend and cell phone stipendClean Energy Ventures operates in a hybrid work environment. You will be expected to attend some meetings weekly in our Boston office as well as have the opportunity to work from home as needed. Closing Statement At Clean Energy Ventures we aim to improve the diversity of our team. We also aim to enhance our team's understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to identify and manage our own unconscious biases in the hiring process and otherwise. We encourage all qualified applicants from any background to apply for this role. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on "protected categories," Clean Energy Ventures also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our team. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Clean Energy Ventures. Clean Energy Ventures is an equal opportunity employer, and will not discriminate in terms of recruitment, progression and terms and conditions of work on the basis of personal characteristics unrelated to inherent job requirements including gender, race, color, disability, political opinion, sexual orientation, age, religion, origin, and marital status.