Regional Manager, Climate Careers Central Valley
4 days ago
Tulare
Job DescriptionJob Summary Rising Sun is hiring a full-time Regional Manager (RM) to implement the Climate Careers program in two sites within the Central Valley Region (Fresno County and Tulare County). The RM will report directly to the Senior Program Manager and supervise a team of temporary staff members. Their focus is providing youth with their first green job, while also helping local households build climate resilience. The Regional Manager works in collaboration with all members of the Climate Careers team to accomplish the goals of the Climate Careers program. Collaboration with the team will include regular strategy and deliverable tracking meetings, team-building activities, joint problem-solving sessions, resource sharing and support, and consistent feedback loops. Climate Careers uses a social enterprise model to combine home energy and water-saving services with youth development. Our no-cost Green House Call service consists of energy and water use assessments, installation of efficiency devices, and client education. Youth program participants deliver this service to thousands of homes every summer while growing personally and professionally, advancing on to paid externships in the fall with organizations doing climate-related work to increase their career exposure and experience. For more information about Rising Sun, please visit . To be considered for this position, you must have… • A car, valid driver’s license, and insurance, • The ability to work some flexible hours – occasional evenings and/ or weekends, • Be able to work in-person and on-site across the Central Valley 2-county territory (Fresno and Tulare Counties) when required, especially during the Spring and Summer., • Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training, supervising, and supporting 4 seasonal summer program managers and 1 seasonal program coordinator who supervise the youth program participants and manage site operations, • Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring 18 local youth between the ages of 15-24 to participate in and complete the Climate Careers program, providing hundreds of Green House Calls to residents in their communities and advancing to a paid externship in the fall with organizations doing climate-related work., • Supporting the Data & Operations team in identifying local temporary site offices, • Implementing a ten-week long Climate Careers program in two site offices within the Central Valley region (Fresno County and Tulare County) – supporting site office operation and staff, troubleshooting, and ensuring day-to-day and program-wide goals are met, • Working with your team of seasonal staff to ensure effective phone banking Green House Call scheduling, consistent quality assurance and retraining efforts, timely incident resolution and documentation across your assigned site offices, • Pre- and post-program planning, management, and reporting to ensure that program outcomes and deliverables are met and that relevant and necessary changes from year-to-year are implemented, • Planning, organizing, and executing Climate Careers program events such as site office open houses and the end-of-program celebrations, • Identifying and nurturing strategic relationships with local partners, stakeholders, and funders to effectively implement and enhance the program and its impact A successful Regional Manager…, • Demonstrates self-awareness in understanding their own culture, identity, biases, prejudices, power, privilege, and stereotypes., • Able to reflect, act on, and learn from feedback regarding identity and equity., • Understands how race, gender, socioeconomic status, and other identities intersect with economic and climate resilience disparities. Committed to challenging and changing institutional practices that present barriers to different groups., • Has successfully managed (and enjoyed managing!) staff, interns, and/or volunteers, • Has experience managing and implementing projects and/or programs centered around workforce development, youth development, and/or the environment., • Has proven to be solution-oriented, resourceful, and effective in their work, both individually and as a member of a team, • Utilizes coaching and feedback to develop others, support conflict resolution, hold accountability, learn from mistakes, and motivate them to take action and meet goals., • Is enthusiastic to meet and engage to build authentic relationships/alliances with youth-serving institutions, community-based partners and local government officials in order to widen Rising Sun’s program reach and impactIt’s a big plus if you have…, • Experience working with, supervising, training, and/or recruiting youth ages 15-24, especially youth from low-income households and/or opportunity youth (not in school nor employed), • Confidently developed and delivered compelling presentations and information to different audiences (e.g. clients, stakeholders, youth, partners), • The ability to speak multiple or an additional language other than English (Spanish, Hmong, Punjabi, Tagalog, Portuguese preferred) In 1994, Rising Sun Center for Opportunity began as Rising Sun Energy Center in Santa Cruz, California. Much has changed as we’ve adapted and innovated to respond to the needs of our participants and communities, but today, we remain rooted in our origins, preparing people throughout the Bay Area and Central California who have been locked out of prosperity for good jobs and green pathways that offer economic equity and mobility while building a climate-resilient future for all. Learn more about who we are About Rising Sun’s Culture… We are mission-driven and work hard because we care about what we do. We are deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and antiracism, and are actively advancing on that journey, though we know the work is never done. We like working with each other and we like to make work fun. We’re into continuous improvement, learning, transparency, and tough conversations. We practice appreciation and start each meeting with a team-builder, and it’s not uncommon for staff to bring snacks to share that tell a story about who they are and where they come from. When we’re at the office, there’s usually at least one dog hanging around. We put people first, especially our program participants. We like to promote from within and build each other up, but we also like to bring in new ideas and different perspectives. We’re looking forward to meeting you and hearing about how you can contribute to making Rising Sun a great place to have an impact. You might also be wondering about pay and benefits…This is a permanent, full-time, exempt, salaried, and benefited position with an annual starting salary range of $77,564-$81,442.20 commensurate with experience. Rising Sun offers a competitive benefits package that includes: • 100% coverage of Medical, Vision, Dental insurance for employees, 50% coverage for dependents, • 403b contribution option and 3% matching employer contribution after first year, • $100,000 Life Insurance Policy, • 17 PTO days/year (increases each year until year 10), • 18 Holidays/year (includes 2 floating holidays and a week of closure during winter), • 4 Restorative days/year, • Birthday off, • Hybrid Remote work options - dependent on position., • Monthly internet and phone reimbursement, totaling $100., • 40% pay from Rising Sun for 12 weeks of parental leave to supplement California's state disability leave and paid family leave payments, • 8 weeks of paid sabbatical after year 7, • Annual professional development budget, • Financial advising through Stonebridge Financial Group Rising Sun is committed to diversity and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to color, ethnic background, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, and disability status. Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action; Women and individuals who are Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color are encouraged to apply. Powered by JazzHR 9zP9URBehm