Senior Associate, Communications, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

OFN has a great opportunity for a talented communications team member to work as our new Sr. Associate of Communications for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. This role supports communications for OFN’s activities under the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), particularly the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA), in addition to the National Clean Investment Fund. Reporting to the VP, Strategic Communications, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, this role assists in designing and executing all aspects of internal and external CCIA project communications. The Senior Associate helps develop high-quality content and reporting that informs audiences, elevates learning, and demonstrates impact. This position supports the promotion of project activities through key communication channels and engages critical partners, OFN members, and community stakeholders through strategic outreach and innovative communication practices.

OFN is the nation’s leading investment intermediary and network CDFIs serving rural, urban, and Native communities across the United States. With over $1 billion in total assets under management, OFN manages a national membership network of over 410 mission-driven lenders and CDFIs, including community development loan funds, credit unions, green banks, community development banks, minority depository institutions, and venture capital funds. OFN is a trusted investment partner to the public, private, and philanthropic sectors – foundations, corporations, banks, government agencies, and others. For more than 30 years, our team has helped partners invest in communities to catalyze change and create economic opportunities for people and places traditional finance doesn’t reach.

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People who work at OFN come from a variety of professional and academic backgrounds. If you have:

• Passion for the mission and true believer in our core purpose.
• Courage to be a fearless advocate who is confident and resilient in our fight to drive capital into low-income communities.
• Smart, quick seekers of knowledge who thrive on creating and developing new strategies, products, and programs for increasing capital to communities we serve.
• Desire to be a collaborative team player who possesses humility and a willingness to lean in all areas of our work.

Come be a part of our growing diverse, highly committed, skilled, and collaborative staff. At OFN, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply nonetheless. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

This position is based in Washington, D.C. All staff currently work a hybrid schedule.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate across business units, particularly with the OFN Climate and Strategic Communications teams to support the project’s overall communications strategy (internal and external) and the development of high-quality communications products to meet project goals.
• Execute project outreach campaigns through various digital and other platforms and channels: blog, website, social media, events, etc.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of project activities and deliverables specifically related to communication and outreach, including the CCIA community engagement strategy with low-income and disadvantaged communities and other market-building activities with clean energy contractors and workers.
• Ensure team’s compliance with OFN’s procedures for outside vendors and consultants to support the execution of project communications.
• Collaborate with Strategic Communications team, as well as outside vendors to ensure effective marketing and branding of CCIA events and workshops.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of public information materials.
• Coordinate CCIA-related press and other media outreach in collaboration with Strategic Communications.
• Provide communications support to other OFN departments, delivering high-quality content, communications products, and other deliverables.