Chief of Staff, Columbia Climate School and Center on Global Energy Policy

The Columbia Climate School, a newly created school, at Columbia University, and the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) seek a talented individual to become the Chief of Staff.

Columbia has established the Columbia Climate School to develop and inspire knowledge-based solutions and basic science, and educate future leaders for just and prosperous societies on a healthy planet. The Center on Global Energy Policy advances smart, actionable, and evidence-based energy and climate solutions through research, education, and dialogue, and is the premier hub and policy lab for global energy thought leadership.

The Chief of Staff will serve as a deputy to as well as a key member of the CGEP and Climate School leadership teams, supporting the coordination and oversight of the portfolio. The successful candidate will manage all items of importance and will collaborate with the director/co-dean to manage and execute by ensuring that everything surrounding the director/co-dean’s role runs as effectively and as efficiently as possible. The individual will partner with relevant senior leaders at CGEP and the Climate School to develop and sustain an effective strategy and communication structure for integrated execution. The person will lead and drive center-wide and school-wide critical priorities.

The most compelling candidate will possess executive presence and excellence; interpersonal and communication skills; strategic-thinking and tactical abilities; an entrepreneurial spirit; an authentic embrace of diversity, equity, and inclusion imperatives; broad administrative and people management skills; and empathy, diplomacy, and emotional intelligence.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Disability, and Veteran and is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

The Columbia Climate School has retained the services of Lincoln Leadership (www.lincolnleadership.co) to conduct this search. For those interested in the search or to recommend someone for the role, please contact confidentially Andrew C. Wheeler, Founder & President, at (267) 257-1910 or awheeler@lincolnleadership.co. For best consideration, please apply by Feb. 15, 2022.