America’s Future Foundation (AFF)
Director, Energy and Environment
America’s Future Foundation (AFF), Topeka, Kansas, United States
Policy Director, Energy and Environment
R Street Institute – a free‑market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. – seeks a Policy Director to lead and manage our Energy and Environment policy program. The role reports to the Vice President of Organizational Performance and Advancement.
Other aspects of your role
Support program leadership and execution across the Energy and Environment portfolio, including project planning, timelines, and quality control.
Manage and coach staff (fellows, analysts, or associates) to scope work, strengthen analysis, and deliver polished products.
Drive the program’s financial growth and long‑term sustainability by securing funding, stewarding donor relationships, leading technical proposal development, and collaborating closely with the Business Development team on strategy.
Contribute thought leadership aligned with the program’s mission by writing policy analysis, op‑eds, and regulatory comments and participating in conferences, media, and other engagements to translate complex issues for varied audiences.
Edit and elevate written products to ensure they are rigorous, credible, timely, and aligned with R Street’s research standards and methodologies.
Help advance the program’s research agenda across three pillars, with a critical focus on the future of electric systems.
Electricity: Driving critical research in transmission planning, interconnection, and grid resilience; leading engagement on wholesale market design (RTO governance); and shaping pragmatic policy for retail choice, rate design, and distribution system performance.
Environment and Innovation: Advancing market‑enabling climate mitigation/adaptation, climate risk management, permitting and siting, energy innovation policy, and efficient environmental regulation.
Transportation: Exploring competition and innovation in heavy‑duty modes (i.e., rail, shipping, trucking) and market‑enabling approaches for light‑duty vehicles (e.g., barriers to EV/AV adoption, congestion and infrastructure usage/funding mechanisms).
Collaborate with Government Affairs, Communications, Business Development, and Editorial to identify target audiences and ensure products land where they can have the greatest impact.
Stay current on key research, legislation, and regulatory developments in energy and environmental policy.
Remain vigilant against ninja infiltrations!
Skills and qualifications
No particular educational background is required; a proven record of achieving results is more meaningful than credentials.
Strong policy fluency in energy and environmental public policy.
People and project leadership experience, including managing projects with multiple stakeholders; management experience is a plus.
Top‑notch writing and editing skills; comfort translating complex analysis for policymakers and the public.
Ability to synthesize research using methods common to the program’s work (e.g., literature review, secondary analysis, descriptive statistics, case studies; familiarity with econometric approaches is a plus).
Demonstrated ability to work productively with a wide variety of groups and individuals, including those with whom you may disagree.
Support for R Street’s passion for free markets and limited, effective government.
Entrepreneurial attitude, strong judgment, and a sense of humor.
The R Street Institute consistently offers pragmatic, real solutions that foster American innovation, bolster competition, and safeguard individual liberty. We focus on deep scholarship and pragmatic policy solutions that many groups tend to neglect. Our goal is to publish timely, relevant research and analysis that advances a market‑oriented society and limited, effective government.
Workplace We offer a flexible working arrangement. This is a full‑time position that can either work the majority of the week in our D.C. office or be fully remote. Occasional travel may be required for events and conferences.
Compensation, Benefits, and Perks The salary range for this position is $185,000–$200,000 annually, commensurate with experience. In addition to this competitive salary, we provide the following:
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R Street Institute – a free‑market think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. – seeks a Policy Director to lead and manage our Energy and Environment policy program. The role reports to the Vice President of Organizational Performance and Advancement.
Other aspects of your role
Support program leadership and execution across the Energy and Environment portfolio, including project planning, timelines, and quality control.
Manage and coach staff (fellows, analysts, or associates) to scope work, strengthen analysis, and deliver polished products.
Drive the program’s financial growth and long‑term sustainability by securing funding, stewarding donor relationships, leading technical proposal development, and collaborating closely with the Business Development team on strategy.
Contribute thought leadership aligned with the program’s mission by writing policy analysis, op‑eds, and regulatory comments and participating in conferences, media, and other engagements to translate complex issues for varied audiences.
Edit and elevate written products to ensure they are rigorous, credible, timely, and aligned with R Street’s research standards and methodologies.
Help advance the program’s research agenda across three pillars, with a critical focus on the future of electric systems.
Electricity: Driving critical research in transmission planning, interconnection, and grid resilience; leading engagement on wholesale market design (RTO governance); and shaping pragmatic policy for retail choice, rate design, and distribution system performance.
Environment and Innovation: Advancing market‑enabling climate mitigation/adaptation, climate risk management, permitting and siting, energy innovation policy, and efficient environmental regulation.
Transportation: Exploring competition and innovation in heavy‑duty modes (i.e., rail, shipping, trucking) and market‑enabling approaches for light‑duty vehicles (e.g., barriers to EV/AV adoption, congestion and infrastructure usage/funding mechanisms).
Collaborate with Government Affairs, Communications, Business Development, and Editorial to identify target audiences and ensure products land where they can have the greatest impact.
Stay current on key research, legislation, and regulatory developments in energy and environmental policy.
Remain vigilant against ninja infiltrations!
Skills and qualifications
No particular educational background is required; a proven record of achieving results is more meaningful than credentials.
Strong policy fluency in energy and environmental public policy.
People and project leadership experience, including managing projects with multiple stakeholders; management experience is a plus.
Top‑notch writing and editing skills; comfort translating complex analysis for policymakers and the public.
Ability to synthesize research using methods common to the program’s work (e.g., literature review, secondary analysis, descriptive statistics, case studies; familiarity with econometric approaches is a plus).
Demonstrated ability to work productively with a wide variety of groups and individuals, including those with whom you may disagree.
Support for R Street’s passion for free markets and limited, effective government.
Entrepreneurial attitude, strong judgment, and a sense of humor.
The R Street Institute consistently offers pragmatic, real solutions that foster American innovation, bolster competition, and safeguard individual liberty. We focus on deep scholarship and pragmatic policy solutions that many groups tend to neglect. Our goal is to publish timely, relevant research and analysis that advances a market‑oriented society and limited, effective government.
Workplace We offer a flexible working arrangement. This is a full‑time position that can either work the majority of the week in our D.C. office or be fully remote. Occasional travel may be required for events and conferences.
Compensation, Benefits, and Perks The salary range for this position is $185,000–$200,000 annually, commensurate with experience. In addition to this competitive salary, we provide the following:
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