Policy Associate - Clean Power and Natural Resources

About ClearPath, Inc
ClearPath’s mission is to accelerate American innovation to reduce global energy emissions. To advance that mission, we develop cutting-edge policy solutions on clean energy and industrial innovation. An entrepreneurial, strategic nonprofit, ClearPath collaborates with public and private sector stakeholders on innovations in nuclear energy, geothermal, hydropower, natural gas, energy storage, critical minerals, carbon capture, heavy industry, and agriculture to enable private-sector deployment of critical technologies. Started in 2014 by entrepreneur Jay Faison, ClearPath is a conservative energy advocacy organization that engages in the direct education of policymakers within Congress, the White House, Executive Agencies with energy and environmental jurisdiction, and regulators. 

ClearPath team members believe in small government, free markets, and American entrepreneurship. Those principles form the basis for how the team analyzes proposed energy, natural resources, and environmental policy.

ClearPath Values:

• Teamwork: We empower each other to accomplish our shared mission.
• Purpose: We believe the principles of limited government, free markets, and fiscal responsibility are essential to achieving our mission.
• Ownership: We empower teammates to visibly own and achieve goals.
• Adaptability: We are open to new, complex ideas and test our assumptions to lead change and advance our mission.
• Curiosity: We have a proactive desire to learn, grow, and improve ourselves, our ideas, and our mission in a thoughtful and focused way.
• Credibility: We agree that being trustworthy and believable is everything for building and maintaining influence.
  
  

Job Summary

This position is responsible for assisting in the development and promotion of policies that support ClearPath’s goals and objectives with key audiences in government and industry. As a Policy Associate on the clean power, natural resources and research team, this role will work across a broad portfolio of clean energy and innovation priorities, including meeting growing electricity demand from data centers and AI, geothermal energy, critical minerals,permitting, grid initiatives, hydropower, and long-duration energy storage, as well as basic research in relevant technology focus areas like materials science and advanced computing. The role will provide research, analysis, and policy support across these issue areas as organizational priorities evolve and will work collaboratively with the Policy, Government Affairs, and External Affairs teams.

Job Description

Research & Advising:

• Draft high-level, quick, and in-depth analysis of research, policy and industry trends;
• Produce concise research insights and written products pertaining to legislative, regulatory and innovation activities across the federal government;
• Develop subject matter expertise through networking and research; and
• Support rapid response initiatives when questions arise on Capitol Hill; and
• Support the development of educational materials and events for Capitol Hill.

Strategic Thinking & Execution:

• Work alongside the team to follow and grow existing policy strategy;
• Demonstrate superb critical thinking and problem-solving skills, including big-picture concepts and granular complexities;
• Support the identification of policy gaps that can be leveraged for growth; and
• Collaborate with the Government Affairs teams to develop strategies for advocacy that support existing ClearPath goals.

Communications, Relationship Building & Influencing:

• Communicate complex ideas clearly, simply and convincingly, internally and externally, to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Publish “thought leadership” (i.e. blogs, white papers);
• Attract and cultivate collaborative relationships with key stakeholders by representing ClearPath in a credible manner and with ease; and
• Support External Affairs initiatives for educational events and staff briefings for federal policymakers.

Capabilities

• Deliberative Decision Making – Gather, consider, and evaluate all relevant information to make logical conclusions before being moved to action. Able to put aside personal biases and take an objective approach to making decisions based on data or other pertinent facts.
• Analytical Thinking – Have the capability and the inclination to identify and synthesize information from diverse sources by looking for patterns in data, making connections between seemingly unrelated events, and understanding how different parts of a system are interdependent.
• Learning Agility – Able to discern patterns in data, recognize relationships between concepts, and rapidly apply learning from one context to solve analogous problems in different contexts.
• Scientific Acumen – Consistently and appropriately implement best practices in scientific inquiry and empirical reasoning to identify trends in data.
• Information Seeking – Have an underlying curiosity and desire to know more about things, people, or issues. They go beyond routine questions and dig for exact information to resolve discrepancies.
• Quality Focus – Are able to manage the efficiency, accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the work that they produce.
• Time Management – Able to manage multiple responsibilities by being organized and keeping on top of important time sensitive tasks.
  
  

Qualifications

• 2 - 4 years of experience in a highly related field
• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in a field of study related to ClearPath’s mission.
• Deep interest in policy, ideally related to clean power and natural resources.
• Comfortable with and able to quickly learn technical concepts.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and/or Google Suite equivalents.
• A professional and personal commitment to ClearPath’s mission and values.
  
  

Compensation + Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $70,000–$80,000, based on experience and qualifications. This position is also eligible for a performance-based bonus of up to 10% of annual base salary.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Retirement Benefit offering an employer matching contribution of employee contributions of $1 for $1 on the first 5% of pay you contribute
  
  

At ClearPath, we value a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe our team is the key to making an impact and fulfilling our mission. ClearPath is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.