Assistant, Company Network & Transportation

About Ceres

Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies, and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future.

For more information about Ceres, please visit our web site (www.ceres.org).

Here at Ceres, we value integrity, equity, belonging, compassion, and respect. We demonstrate those values through how we communicate and collaborate with our colleagues and external partners; and embody them in our decision making and advocacy efforts to create a more just and sustainable future.

About the Company Network and Climate and Energy’s Transportation Program

The Ceres Company Network includes major corporations committed to driving sustainable business leadership by taking action to stabilize the climate, protect water and natural resources, and build a just and inclusive economy. We work with companies to integrate sustainability into corporate decision-making, challenge traditional business practices and collaborate towards systems-level change. By leveraging Ceres’ unique access to investors, companies and other advocacy organizations, Company Network members realize a competitive advantage by integrating stronger environmental, social and governance practices into their core business strategies.

Through Ceres’ Ambition 2030 initiative, the Climate and Energy team work to decarbonize the highest emitting sectors of the U.S economy, including electric power, oil and gas, steel, and transportation. This sectoral approach involves direct engagement with investors and companies to advance sustainable solutions, transition current business practices to mitigate the worst impacts of the climate crisis and create a more just and equitable world.

About the Role

The Assistant supports both the Company Network and the Transportation team within the Climate & Energy Program. We seek a highly motivated, self-starter to play a critical administrative and programmatic support role, both internally and externally. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Climate and Energy, Electric Vehicles.

This is a full-time position that can be performed remotely or from the office in Boston, MA or San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be flexible to work with employees in all US time zones.

Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Support supervisor in setting agendas for weekly team meetings for both the Company Network and Transportation team, taking and disseminating meeting notes, and ensuring appropriate follow-up.
• Attend internal and external meetings, as assigned, to take notes, identify next steps, and ensure follow-through of activities to completion.
• Support coordination, logistics, and management of team retreats.
• Provide event and development activity support for the Company Network and Transportation team, including conducting research, drafting speaking points and/or presentations, and attending meetings, as needed.
• Participate in the organization and facilitation of monthly Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance (CEVA) meetings, working with the Sr. Manager of Electric Vehicles to schedule meetings, develop meeting agendas, secure expert speakers, and prepare meeting materials.
• Draft and distribute CEVA communications, including the monthly CEVA newsletter, and other Transportation team communications, as needed.
• Contribute to tracking, for internal and external purposes, the impact of the Company Network and CEVA teams’ engagements with member companies, as well as the impact of company engagement and project work beyond the Ceres Networks.
• Support Salesforce data entry and report creation, contact list management, and other information needs, as requested.
• Tasks or projects as assigned.
• Travel to meetings and events, as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of related full-time experience required; previous office experience preferred.
• Outstanding organizational and administrative skills.
• Demonstrated initiative and motivation, and ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Sound judgment and high level of integrity and professionalism, with an ability to manage confidential information and maintain discretion, diplomacy, and courtesy in all contacts.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent research and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work proactively, both independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Proficiency with word-processing, spreadsheet, database, e-mail, and presentation programs.
• Knowledge of, or experience with, sustainability issues, particularly understanding of the role of business, the investment community, and/or NGOs, a plus.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, a plus.
• Interest in being part of a diverse workforce and willingness to support Ceres’ Commitment to Inclusion and Equity.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

The hiring salary is $45,000 – $53,400 with competitive benefits (Pay Grade 11). Ceres offers fantastic benefits including opportunities for hybrid and remote work; 82% or 85% (depending on your coverage election) employer paid health insurance and 90% employer paid dental insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan with a generous match that starts on day one; generous allowances for commuter and work from home expenses; flexible spending accounts to set aside money on a pre-tax basis for eligible expenses; 10 holidays, generous vacation, and additional paid time off including week-long summer and winter breaks, summer Fridays, and sick, personal, and parental leave.

Ceres Culture

Everyone has a role to play in the movement towards a more just and sustainable world.

At Ceres, we are committed to intentionally and carefully curating, engaging, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. We endeavor to create a supportive environment that sparks innovation, fosters respect, and allows Ceres employees, in all roles at all levels, to come together equally to be fulfilled, successful, and to thrive.

Ceres is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, and we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any factors prohibited by applicable law.

If you have questions related to the above statement or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact our ADA Coordinator at ADArequest@ceres.org. Please note, this email address is for ADA inquiries only.

To Apply

We encourage all applicants to review our website to familiarize themselves with Ceres before applying: www.ceres.org. Please submit a resume and cover letter through our online application. Professional references may be requested during the selection process. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as Ceres is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.