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The Climate Registry (Registry) is a nonprofit organization that provides meaningful information to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Registry establishes consistent, transparent
standards throughout North America for businesses and governments to calculate, verify and
publicly report their carbon footprints in a single, unified registry.
The Registry helps the country’s leading organizations to measure and reduce their greenhouse gas
emissions. Registry members include over 420 businesses, non-profit organizations, municipalities,
state agencies, and others. More information is available at: www.theclimateregistry.org.
To help meet its climate change reduction goals, California’s Climate Action Team (CAT) has
established the State Government Subgroup to develop an action plan to achieve reductions
from State operations. As a cornerstone of this process, the State of California is preparing to
benchmark its actions by reporting to The Climate Registry by June 2011. To date, many
agencies have been working individually to develop their inventories, moving at different rates.
The Registry seeks a qualified individual to assist the State through the State Government
Subgroup to develop and implement a coordinated inventory approach.
Primary Responsibilities
The Manager, State Agency Services’ primary role is to support State of California agencies as they
work to create and report a GHG inventory. This individual will also work with The Registry’s
program staff to improve overall support for state agency services. The primary tasks are outlined
below:
• Conduct a needs assessment: contact each State agency to understand reporting status,
including determination of reporting decisions, appropriateness of data management systems,
level of staff support and qualifications.
• Develop a gap analysis in reporting among agencies; in consultation with State Government
Subgroup of the CAT, summarize approaches identified for resolving gaps, inconsistencies, and
overlaps.
• Evaluate and recommend options for unified State reporting; work with State Government
Subgroup of the CAT to implement these options.
• Draft practical step by step guidance for State agencies to follow to successfully prepare and
report and verify a unified state emission inventory to The Registry; work with agencies to
implement the guidance.
• On an ongoing basis, provide overall technical assistance and training to State agency staff to
understand the purpose, methodologies, program requirements, reporting software, process of
verification and other relevant issues related to preparing an inventory; help develop materials
and resources to assist reporting, verification, and emission reduction activities.
• Provide basic logistical support for state agency meetings, including coordinating and scheduling
relevant trainings, workshops, and conference calls.
This individual will be based in Sacramento.
QUALIFICATIONS
• 7-10 years professional experience
• Proven experience in building GHG inventory, understanding of GHG accounting terms and
reporting decisions, understanding of corporate environmental management.
• Familiarity with California state government environmental programs, particularly relating to
climate change and the Climate Action Team
• BS degree (environmental engineering or related technical degree preferred) or BA degree in
public policy, environmental management.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation
• Strong experience Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and data bases.
• U.S. citizenship or legal right to work in the U.S.
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience.
TERM
This position is available immediately. This is a grant-funded position available for a 12 month term.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit the following documents to info@theclimateregistry.org:
• Cover letter
• Resume
• Writing sample or work product (maximum of 5 pages) demonstrating experience with GHG
accounting
You can also mail your application to:
Manager, State Agency Services Search Committee
The Climate Registry
523 W. 6th St, Suite 445
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis; the position is available until filled.
For more information, please visit www.theclimateregistry.org.
The Climate Registry is an equal opportunity employer.
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