Job Summary The CCLP Advisor will play a key role in supporting the operations, growth, and participant experience of the ClearPath Conservative Leadership Program (CCLP).CCLP identifies, develops, and places talented early career professionals into clean energy and climate policy roles in Congress and across the broader conservative ecosystem.Reporting to the Director of CCLP, the Program Advisor will manage day-to-day program operations, support intern and fellow recruitment, coordinate professional development activities, and provide individualized coaching and career support. This is a highly collaborative, people-focused role, ideal for someone passionate about professional development, policy education, and helping emerging professionals succeed. Job DescriptionProgram Operations &amp; Participant Support<ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Coordinate all logistics and execution for intern and fellow recruitment, including job postings, candidate communication, interview scheduling, and onboarding.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Serve as a primary point of contact for interns and internal fellows, providing guidance, coaching, and support throughout their CCLP experience.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Manage onboarding, orientation, and offboarding activities for interns and fellows.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Facilitate performance check-ins and feedback conversations with participants and supervisors.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Maintain accurate participant data, evaluations, and program documentation.</li></ul><h3 style="">Professional Development &amp; Events</h3><ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Plan and execute CCLP’s professional development programs, including speaker series and workshops.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Support planning for the Summer Professional Development Event and Fall CCLP Retreat.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Develop, draft and distribute the monthly professional development email to participants and alumni.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Assist in developing new training materials, resources, and tools to enhance participant learning.</li></ul><h3 style="">Recruitment &amp; Talent Pipeline</h3><ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Support academic and industry outreach initiatives to strengthen CCLP’s recruitment pipeline.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Represent CCLP at academic, policy, and industry events to promote the program and engage potential candidates.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Collaborate with the Director to identify and implement strategies for continuous improvement in recruitment and placement.</li></ul><h3 style="">Alumni &amp; Network Engagement</h3><ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Maintain alumni contact records and contribute to alumni programming, including spotlights, newsletters, and events.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Support career transition conversations and help connect program graduates with ongoing professional opportunities.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Contribute to the collection of alumni success stories and outcomes to demonstrate program impact.</li></ul><h3 style="">Program Coordination &amp; Administration</h3><ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Assist in tracking and managing the CCLP budget, invoices, and expenses.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Support event logistics, materials preparation, and internal coordination across ClearPath teams.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Contribute to OKR (Objectives and Key Results) reporting and other program metrics.</li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Provide general administrative support for CCLP operations as needed.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">2-5 years of experience with program coordination, recruitment, human resources, nonprofit operations, and/or leadership development.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Professional experience in policy or government affairs, recruiting firms, professional service firms or management consulting firms a plus.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">A professional and personal commitment to ClearPath’s mission and values.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">This position is required to be onsite in our D.C. office at least 4 days a week.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time. </li></ul>Candidate Requirements Capabilities<ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Information Seeking – Driven by curiosity and a desire to understand people, issues, or situations. Goes beyond routine questions to dig deeper, clarify discrepancies, and explore opportunities or information for future use. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Professionalism – Consistently demonstrates courtesy, respect, honesty, and responsibility in all interactions with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Coaching and Developing – Invests time and effort to help others recognize their strengths and growth areas, providing opportunities to build relevant skills and competencies. </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Continuous Learning – Takes ownership of professional growth by identifying development needs, seeking learning opportunities, and maintaining discipline to achieve learning goals.</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;">Communicating – Delivers information clearly, concisely, and accurately while ensuring understanding and actively listening to others’ perspectives.</li></ul>Compensation + Benefits<ul style=""><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Competitive salary commensurate with experience</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Annual bonus, historically awarded</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Paid professional development opportunities</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance </li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Retirement Benefit offering an employer matching contribution of employee contributions $1 for $1 on the first 5% of pay contributed</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">No set vacation policy - take what you need whenever workflow allows</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Hybrid and flexible work schedules</li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:9pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;text-align:start;">Fully stocked office kitchen in a newly renovated building on Capitol Hill</li></ul>At ClearPath, we value a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe our team is the key to making an impact and fulfilling our mission. ClearPath is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

ClearPath&rsquo;s mission is to develop and advance policies that accelerate breakthrough innovations that reduce emissions in the energy and industrial sectors. To advance that mission, we develop cutting-edge policy solutions on clean energy and industrial innovation. An entrepreneurial, strategic nonprofit, ClearPath (501(c)(3)) collaborates with public and private sector stakeholders on innovations in nuclear energy, carbon capture, hydropower, natural gas, geothermal, energy storage, and heavy industry to enable private-sector deployment of critical technologies.

Program Advisor, ClearPath Conservative Leadership Program (CCLP)

Job Summary The CCLP Advisor will play a key role in supporting the operations, growth, and participant experience of the ClearPath Conservative Leadership Program (CCLP).CCLP identifies, develops, and places talented early career professionals into clean energy and climate policy roles in Congress and across the broader conservative ecosystem.Reporting to the Director of CCLP, the Program Advisor will manage day-to-day program operations, support intern and fellow recruitment, coordinate professional development activities, and provide individualized coaching and career support. This is a highly collaborative, people-focused role, ideal for someone passionate about professional development, policy education, and helping emerging professionals succeed. Job DescriptionProgram Operations &amp; Participant Support<ul><li>Coordinate all logistics and execution for intern and fellow recruitment, including job postings, candidate communication, interview scheduling, and onboarding.</li><li>Serve as a primary point of contact for interns and internal fellows, providing guidance, coaching, and support throughout their CCLP experience.</li><li>Manage onboarding, orientation, and offboarding activities for interns and fellows.</li><li>Facilitate performance check-ins and feedback conversations with participants and supervisors.</li><li>Maintain accurate participant data, evaluations, and program documentation.</li></ul><h3>Professional Development &amp; Events</h3><ul><li>Plan and execute CCLP’s professional development programs, including speaker series and workshops.</li><li>Support planning for the Summer Professional Development Event and Fall CCLP Retreat.</li><li>Develop, draft and distribute the monthly professional development email to participants and alumni.</li><li>Assist in developing new training materials, resources, and tools to enhance participant learning.</li></ul><h3>Recruitment &amp; Talent Pipeline</h3><ul><li>Support academic and industry outreach initiatives to strengthen CCLP’s recruitment pipeline.</li><li>Represent CCLP at academic, policy, and industry events to promote the program and engage potential candidates.</li><li>Collaborate with the Director to identify and implement strategies for continuous improvement in recruitment and placement.</li></ul><h3>Alumni &amp; Network Engagement</h3><ul><li>Maintain alumni contact records and contribute to alumni programming, including spotlights, newsletters, and events.</li><li>Support career transition conversations and help connect program graduates with ongoing professional opportunities.</li><li>Contribute to the collection of alumni success stories and outcomes to demonstrate program impact.</li></ul><h3>Program Coordination &amp; Administration</h3><ul><li>Assist in tracking and managing the CCLP budget, invoices, and expenses.</li><li>Support event logistics, materials preparation, and internal coordination across ClearPath teams.</li><li>Contribute to OKR (Objectives and Key Results) reporting and other program metrics.</li><li>Provide general administrative support for CCLP operations as needed.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.</li><li>2-5 years of experience with program coordination, recruitment, human resources, nonprofit operations, and/or leadership development.</li><li>Professional experience in policy or government affairs, recruiting firms, professional service firms or management consulting firms a plus.</li><li>Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills.</li><li>A professional and personal commitment to ClearPath’s mission and values.</li><li>This position is required to be onsite in our D.C. office at least 4 days a week.</li><li>Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time. </li></ul>Candidate Requirements Capabilities<ul><li>Information Seeking – Driven by curiosity and a desire to understand people, issues, or situations. Goes beyond routine questions to dig deeper, clarify discrepancies, and explore opportunities or information for future use. </li><li>Professionalism – Consistently demonstrates courtesy, respect, honesty, and responsibility in all interactions with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. </li><li>Coaching and Developing – Invests time and effort to help others recognize their strengths and growth areas, providing opportunities to build relevant skills and competencies. </li><li>Continuous Learning – Takes ownership of professional growth by identifying development needs, seeking learning opportunities, and maintaining discipline to achieve learning goals.</li><li>Communicating – Delivers information clearly, concisely, and accurately while ensuring understanding and actively listening to others’ perspectives.</li></ul>Compensation + Benefits<ul><li>Competitive salary commensurate with experience</li><li>Annual bonus, historically awarded</li><li>Paid professional development opportunities</li><li>Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance&nbsp;</li><li>Retirement Benefit offering an employer matching contribution of employee contributions $1 for $1 on the first 5% of pay contributed</li><li>No set vacation policy - take what you need whenever workflow allows</li><li>Hybrid and flexible work schedules</li><li>Fully stocked office kitchen in a newly renovated building on Capitol Hill</li></ul>At ClearPath, we value a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe our team is the key to making an impact and fulfilling our mission. ClearPath is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Program Advisor, ClearPath Conservative Leadership Program (CCLP)

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