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Manager, Accelerate

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Job Overview

Location

Washington, USA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end coordination of ACORE’s flagship entrepreneur-support initiative, Accelerate, ensuring that 50+ revenue-generating clean-energy founders receive seamless, high-touch programming that propels their companies to the next level.
• Plan and execute a dynamic calendar of virtual and in-person convenings—ranging from policy roundtables to investor pitch sessions—by co-developing agendas, run-of-show documents, speaker briefs, and post-event summaries that keep stakeholders informed and energized.
• Serve as the day-to-day relationship manager for our national founder network, fielding questions, tracking milestones, and orchestrating warm introductions to investors, corporate partners, and technical experts so that every entrepreneur feels seen, supported, and strategically connected.
• Provide on-the-ground, white-glove event support at marquee gatherings such as the ACORE Policy Forum Anniversary, ensuring flawless logistics, real-time troubleshooting, and an experience that leaves founders and sponsors eager to return.
• Build and maintain a living knowledge base of founder needs, sector trends, and impact metrics, translating raw data into actionable insights that guide program evolution and demonstrate ROI to philanthropic funders and corporate sponsors.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to craft compelling founder spotlights, session recaps, and impact stories that showcase breakthrough technologies and amplify the voices of underrepresented entrepreneurs across clean energy and sustainability.
• Partner with the Corporate Engagement team to steward relationships with Fortune 500 sponsors, family foundations, and impact investors—drafting briefing memos, scheduling check-ins, and aligning partnership deliverables so that every dollar invested yields measurable social and environmental returns.
• Maintain rigorous data hygiene across CRM systems, dashboards, and longitudinal tracking tools, ensuring that KPIs on founder demographics, program participation, and downstream capital raised are accurate, audit-ready, and storytelling-ready.
• Support the seamless onboarding of new cohorts by preparing welcome packets, orientation decks, and resource libraries that shorten the learning curve and accelerate founder integration into the ACORE ecosystem.
• Contribute to cross-team strategic planning sessions, bringing frontline insights that inform new program offerings, geographic expansion, and funder engagement strategies that keep Accelerate at the cutting edge of climate-tech acceleration.
• Travel up to 20 % of the year to regional convenings, partner offices, and industry conferences, representing ACORE with professionalism and enthusiasm while gathering market intelligence that feeds back into program design.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of the role—from speaker lineups to data collection—ensuring that Accelerate reflects the full spectrum of communities most affected by climate change and most capable of driving solutions.
• Embrace a growth mindset by participating in ACORE’s educational assistance program, attending sector webinars, and sharing fresh learnings with teammates so that the collective expertise of the organization continuously levels up.

🎯 Requirements

• 3–5 years of demonstrated success in program coordination, project management, or client-facing roles within nonprofits, accelerators, economic-development organizations, or mission-driven companies.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, public policy, environmental studies, communications, nonprofit management, or a related discipline.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to juggle multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities, including experience drafting concise briefs, compelling emails, and polished presentation decks with minimal supervision.
• Genuine passion for clean energy, climate innovation, entrepreneurship, or economic development—direct sector experience is preferred but not required; curiosity and a readiness to learn are non-negotiable.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary of $70,000–$75,000 commensurate with experience.
• Robust health-care options, 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution, and paid parental leave.
• Generous vacation policy—15 days in year one plus 11 federal holidays and the full week between Christmas and New Year’s.
• Hybrid work schedule offering flexibility to work from home and from ACORE’s Washington, D.C. office.
• Educational assistance program to support ongoing professional development and sector certifications.

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About American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is a leading national nonprofit dedicated to accelerating America's transition to a clean energy economy. By uniting stakeholders across finance, policy, and technology, ACORE advocates for policies and initiatives that drive investment and growth in renewable energy. They address critical areas such as project finance, sustainable investing, permitting reform, and grid infrastructure. Through programs like ACORE Accelerate, they foster the growth of small and mid-size clean energy companies, while the Macro Grid Initiative promotes vital transmission infrastructure. ACORE's efforts contributed to clean energy attracting an unprecedented $105 billion in U.S. investment in 2023, showcasing their significant impact on the sector.

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