External Engagement Lead - Yale Clean Energy Forum

Introduction

The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) has long been at the forefront of promoting clean energy through education and research. The Clean Energy Finance Forum, a publication launched by CBEY, played a pivotal role in this mission by offering critical insights and fostering discussions on clean energy finance up until 2021. As the landscape of energy journalism evolved, the Forum was reimagined in 2024 to better meet the needs of public officials, developers, investors, and advocates. This past academic year, the publication was relaunched as the Yale Clean Energy Forum. Student writers outlined a new approach, emphasizing detailed reporting, accessible data, and stronger engagement with professionals.

The new Forum offers in-depth, process-oriented stories that fill critical gaps in current energy coverage, leverage student research, and feature practitioners. It provides accessible financial models and policy memos that empower decision-makers and contribute to the broader discourse on clean energy deployment. Through these efforts, the Forum fosters informed discussions, articulates business cases, and drives confident creativity among financiers, advocates, policymakers, and citizens. This comprehensive plan ensures that the Yale Clean Energy Forum not only keeps pace with but also contributes significantly to the evolving landscape of clean energy finance and deployment. By integrating student work, professional journalism, and CBEY’s educational programs, the Forum is a definitive resource for those driving the clean energy transition.

Forum (rough) monthly content schedule (in addition to writers’ independent articles):

  • September: featuring new faces: writers, faculty, courses
  • October: interviewing confirmed speakers for the Yale Clean Energy Conference.
  • November: write-ups of Yale Clean Energy Conference events.
  • December: highlighting Financing and Deploying Clean Energy policy memos.
  • January: highlighting Financing and Deploying Clean Energy policy memos.
  • February: highlighting Financing and Deploying Clean Energy policy memos.
  • March: highlighting Financing and Deploying Clean Energy policy memos.
  • April: interviewing Yale Innovation Summit speakers.
  • May: write-ups of Yale Innovation Summit events; featuring student projects.
  • June: interviewing Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy fellows and hosts.
  • July: interviewing Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy fellows and hosts.
  • August: Clean and Equitable Energy Development final project write-ups.

Responsibilities:

The Forum’s website is a combination of material from The Clean Energy Finance Forum and from the Yale Clean Energy Forum. The website gets continuously updated with new content when it is published by Forum writers. During the last week of every month, the Forum publishes a newsletter to its over 19,000 subscribers. This newsletter includes the latest articles written and industry news identified by the writing team plus job opportunities in clean energy. To lead these efforts, you will:

  • Work with Forum writers and supervisors to solicit articles.
  • Update the Forum website with the latest articles published by Forum writers.
  • Review the Forum website to remove broken links and outdated information.
  • Survey the Forum website to identify opportunities for better user experiences.
  • Source jobs and industry news to add to the Forum website and newsletter.
  • Design and send the monthly Forum newsletter through MyEmma.

This role is for you if you:

  • Want to hone your marketing and communications skills.
  • Are creative and like designing online materials.
  • Enjoy reading and writing.
  • Find sending an email to 19,000+ people invigorating.
  • Strive to make information accessible to all.
  • Like people and it shows!

To apply:

Apply using the central Yale Student Employment application system and search for Job ID: 36524

You will be asked to upload your resume

We’d like to learn more about 1) why you are interested in this opportunity and 2) what makes you a good fit for this role. Please also upload a statement of interest that speaks to each of those points.