Associate, Federal Policy
Company Summary
Converge Strategies, LLC (CSL) provides consulting services focused on the intersection of energy resilience and national security. We find new ways to keep the lights on when bad things happen. Clients include the military, private sector, and all levels of government with rapid growth in each sector of engagement. CSL has remote employees throughout the United States and offices in Washington, D.C., Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL.
At CSL, we focus our efforts on the following opportunities:
- Engaging and building new and diverse stakeholder groups to take action on the energy transformation.
- Rapidly deploying energy technologies to support critical infrastructure and disaster preparedness in states and cities.
- Scaling-up Department of Defense (DoD) energy and climate resilience strategies for domestic and global missions.
- Supporting energy and climate partnerships between companies, governments, and the national security enterprise.
Position Summary
The Associate is a full-time, supporting position designed to build, strengthen, and refine core consulting, policy analysis, and project management skill sets. This position is ideal for an early-career professional who is eager to learn about national security, climate resilience, and energy innovation while coordinating closely with the CSL team and external project stakeholders. CSL offers a fully remote or hybrid working environment with a supportive culture dedicated to maintaining a sustainable, balanced workweek. Anticipated required travel up to 25%.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Policy Analysis and Research
- Research & Synthesize: Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on current and emerging energy technologies and practices, and how these efforts enable federal and state resilience goals. Synthesize findings into clear briefings, white papers, and memos.
- Regulatory & Policy Support: Analyze federal, state, and local energy policies, research reports, and utility regulatory proceedings. Support the analysis and development of Department of Defense (DoD) energy and climate resilience strategies. Contribute analysis that helps broaden and deepen federal and state stakeholders’ understanding of the national security importance of Department of Energy (DOE) programs.
- Deliverable Drafting: Assist in drafting high-quality client deliverables, including strategic reports, white papers, technical briefing decks, and project roadmaps in collaboration with senior team members.
- Project Coordination: Provide structured support to senior team members in meeting preparation, deliverable production, and task tracking. Maintain organized project records.
Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Coordination
- Workshop Facilitation: Participate in virtual and in-person workshop coordination, applying industry-leading event tools and techniques under the direction of senior team members.
- Stakeholder Outreach: Assist in engaging, building, and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, including military officials, state/local government representatives, utilities, NGOs, and private sector clean energy companies.
- Partnership Support: Support energy and climate partnerships between private corporations, government agencies, and the national security enterprise, capturing and recording client needs during engagements.
Qualifications
Required Experience & Skills
- Education: Bachelor's degree required (ideally in public policy, environmental studies, engineering, international relations, communications, or a related field).
- Experience: 1 to 3 years of professional experience in energy, defense, or homeland security. Professional experience working with the DoD, DOE, utilities, NGOs focused on energy, or state level energy offices, preferred.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to write clearly and proofread client-facing materials.
- Execution & Detail: Outstanding organizational and planning abilities, with a strong capacity to manage multiple tasks and coordinate project timelines independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaboration: A track record of adaptability, collaborative engagement, and team-building. Must thrive in a remote, highly dynamic team environment.
- Problem Solving: Self-motivated, curious, and resourceful to solve complex problems when guidelines are broad or answers are not readily present.
Commitment to Diversity
Converge Strategies, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition including pregnancy, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Compensation
Converge Strategies, LLC, offers a competitive salary, vacation, and benefits package, including health insurance and retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching). This is a full-time, salaried position. The target annual salary range for this role is $68,000 - $75,000, with final compensation determined by experience and qualifications. Employees are eligible for an annual incentive under the CSL Annual Incentive and Merit Plan.
