Posting TitleDirector - Strategic Partnerships Office

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LocationCO - Golden

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Position TypeRegular

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Hours Per Week40

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Working at NREL

Join a team of world-class scientists, engineers, and visionaries dedicated to shaping the world’s energy future through cutting-edge research and innovation. From our vision to our NREL community, we are unique in the research community. We are focused on impact. From our work in basic sciences to systems engineering, analysis, demonstration, and deployment, we are focused on solving market-relevant problems that result in advanced, secure, reliable, and affordable energy systems. We are trusted clean energy leaders, developing cost-saving solutions that make U.S. industries more competitive, and support job creation and economic growth across rural and urban communities.

At NREL, we offer a unique, mission-driven work environment with cutting-edge facilities and multidisciplinary research teams. NREL's environment offers strong partnerships with industry, academia, and other national laboratories, as well as professional development opportunities and a competitive benefits package for employees.

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Job Description

This position is responsible for leading the Strategic Partnerships Office at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado in its mission to develop strategic partnerships that increase the impact of NREL’s mission.

NREL's Strategic Partnerships Office is part of the Innovation, Partnering and Outreach (IPO) Directorate at NREL. As the Director of the Strategic Partnerships Office, you will lead a highly productive and motivated team that develops strategic non-DOE partnerships for NREL that leverage the labs distinctive competencies and capabilities to increase mission impact. In 2023, NREL launched, Impact26, which ensures a partnerships portfolio that strategically positions NREL to expand impact and be a resilient laboratory.  As the Director of the Strategic Partnerships Office, you will work closely with the Science and Technology Directorates to secure partnerships that meet the goals of Impact26 and increase NREL’s impact through delivery of those partnerships.  To advance IPO’s and NREL’s strategy and mission, you will work closely with other IPO Offices including the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC), and the Business Management Office (BMO) as part of the IPO Leadership team.

As the Director of the Strategic Partnerships Office you will responsible for all personnel-related issues and decisions related to personnel, such as career development, business development and partner management skills, Human Resource topics, job satisfaction, and performance.

Key functions of this position include:

Guide the team responsible for the development and capture of strategic partnerships across a range of market sectors to increase the mission impact of the LabWorking with laboratory management and through the Strategic Partnerships Office, lead the Impact26 initiative across NREL Develop and execute the Impact26 partnership strategy that drives high impact external engagements, diversifies funding for NREL and provides interesting and engaging work, career growth, and leadership opportunities for researchersWork across a broad range of internal stakeholders to ensure partnership goals and strategies are well understood and viewed as critical to mission successCollaborate with S&T delivery organizations to continually align and adjust Business Development (BD) focus with Directorate and Center strategies to achieve Impact26 goalsCollaborate with S&T delivery organizations to develop related annual bookings targets that support the Directorates annual business volume goalsCollaborate with S&T leadership to ensure timely access to critical BD and technical subject matter experts (SMEs) in S&T directorates to support both business development and partnership delivery goalsOversee the development and execution of large events that are integral to NREL’s business development strategy such as the annual Partner ForumRecruit, develop, train, and motivate staff to establish long-term, strategic partnerships with mission-aligned organizationsEnsure Office performance meets or exceeds annual performance goals including return on investment, bookings, financial/budget performance, and staff career/professional developmentWork with other members of IPO management and support team to ensure resources needed for organizational success and well-being are planned and available including space (workspace, collaboration space, partner space), communications support, IT and business systems resources, financial management support, HR and hiring/recruitment support, and training and professional developmentWork in close collaboration as a member of the Directorate leadership team reporting directly to the Associate Laboratory Director to achieve directorate and Lab goals

 

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Basic QualificationsRelevant Bachelors Degree and twenty years experience; Or relevant Masters Degree and 18 years experience; Or relevant PhD and 15 years experience.
Equivalent relevant experience may be substituted for education.

Ten or more years of management, budget, administrative, program strategy development and implementation experience.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required QualificationsGeneral knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, procedures and practices related to specific fieldSkilled in problem-solving, written and verbal communicationAbility to use various computer software programsDemonstrated ability to establish trust and effectively lead and grow a knowledge-based team with diverse skills, work styles and values, both directly and through subordinate managementConsiderable knowledge of management concepts and methods, energy industry and funding sourcesExcellent communication skills and ability to tailor communications to needs of specific audiences including partners, DOE, government and conferenceExtensive knowledge of the energy technologies and energy industry, as appropriate, as well as regulations, principles, procedures and practices of relevant discipline(s)Considerable knowledge of the availability and technical skills of personnel required for business and program development efforts Strong program management/business development experience: ideally has worked in a leadership/management role in a research and development organization with ten (10) years of progressive experience in research/program management/business management Proven ability to connect and collaborate across organizations to accomplish strategic objectivesStrong interpersonal skills in developing and maintaining effective internal and external relationships

Preferred QualificationsKnowledgeable and experienced working with national laboratories and establishing technology partnershipsExceptional capacity for managing and leading people; ability to connect with staff both on an individual level and in large groups

Demonstrated ability to think strategically to identify and develop new business and program opportunities

Proficient business development and marketing skills and proven record of building and maintaining business relationships in technical or scientific areas

Critical skill capabilities in decision-making and innovative problem-solving as well as comprehensive leadership skills

Considerable skill in interpreting and articulating Laboratory policies and procedures

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Job Application Submission Window

The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.

Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)Job Profile: Office Director / Annual Salary Range: $169,000 - $304,200

NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits SummaryBenefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.

* Based on eligibility rules

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Submission Guidelines

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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