At the Heising-Simons Foundation, our values guide the way we work. From our environmentally sustainable offices in Los Altos and San Francisco, California, we passionately support many grantee partners that advance sustainable solutions in climate and clean energy, enable groundbreaking research in science, enhance the education of our youngest learners, and support human rights for all people.
The goal of the Climate and Clean Energy (CCE) program is to protect people and the planet from the worst impacts of climate change by cutting pollution and accelerating the transition to a clean energy future. The Foundation’s and Action Fund’s grantmaking supports organizations that help advance government policies to spur large-scale progress curbing pollution, and to ensure that a low-carbon future is a prosperous one for the most vulnerable communities.
The Heising-Simons Foundation is seeking a new Director, Climate and Clean Energy, to lead the foundation’s CCE grantmaking and manage a high-performing professional staff of five. The ideal candidate should be a senior leader with a minimum of 15 years of relevant professional experience leading strategies, programs, and teams in climate, clean energy, and public policy and have a track record as an outstanding people, team, and program leader. Prior grantmaking experience through c3 and c4 organizations is preferred and prioritized.
The Foundation’s grantmaking is guided by the values of humility, courage, justice, opportunity, sustainability, innovation, relationships, and integrity. Since its first grant in 2008, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 billion across over 3,800 grants.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance (Director) will develop and implement policies and procedures to secure the Foundation’s financial and fiscal management and ensure that it has the appropriate financial infrastructure, systems, and organizational capabilities to carry out its programs and work and make a meaningful impact.