Director, Green Chemistry

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The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale seeks a senior operational leader and strategic partner for Center leadership to advance the Center’s mission and visibility and expand global impact in green chemistry and green engineering. This person will shape and execute the Center’s strategic priorities, strengthen internal and external alignment with key partners, and enable leadership to operate effectively in a complex, mission‑driven environment.

• Lead and support strategic efforts to enhance the Center’s visibility, influence, and effectiveness in advancing green chemistry and green engineering globally.
• Identify and shape high‑impact external opportunities, including partnerships with academia, industry, government, and international organizations.
• Support the development and execution of strategic initiatives that extend the Center’s reach and real‑world impact.
• Conduct landscape analyses to identify emerging opportunities, gaps, and positioning strategies for global leadership.
• Coordinate and advance key external engagements, ensuring alignment with the Center’s mission and priorities.
• Translate the Center’s work into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences, including funders, partners, and policymakers.
• Strengthen internal coordination and effectiveness across the Center’s portfolio of activities.
• Identify and implement synergies across research, education, outreach, and implementation efforts.
• Support strategic planning processes and help translate priorities into actionable work streams.
• Improve operational clarity and alignment across projects, teams, and collaborators.
• Develop streamlined systems and processes that enhance coordination without adding unnecessary burden.
• Monitor progress on key initiatives and flag risks or opportunities for course correction.
• Oversee and manage center staff and student workers, as well as contractors across Center Programs and Activities.
• Act as an operational extension of the Center Director to maximize leadership effectiveness.
• Manage and prioritize the Director’s engagements to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Prepare briefings, materials, and follow‑ups for meetings, events, and key decisions.
• Track commitments and ensure timely execution of high‑priority actions.
• Support decision‑making by synthesizing information and framing options clearly.
• Act as a connective hub across internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the Director.
• Support the director with communications and stakeholder management.
• Support the Center Leadership in reporting and time‑sensitive program delivery.
• Participate in pipeline/forecast preparation and management.
• Establish, implement, and maintain SOPs for office procedures and systems aligned with Center and Leadership objectives.
• Optimize administrative functions and tasks of the Center.
• Ensure compliance with University policies, federal, state, and local regulations where applicable.

• Proven experience in the field of Green Chemistry and strategic thinking, including strategy synthesis, outstanding judgment, and effective project, program and portfolio management.
• Operational design and process improvement skills, stakeholder engagement and partnership management, and staff supervision and workforce coordination.
• Contractor oversight and deliverables management, decision support and briefing preparation, and clear, persuasive, confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Cross‑functional coordination and systems thinking, prioritization in time‑sensitive, high‑stakes environments, and a high degree of autonomy, initiative, and accountability.
• Experience with data preparation and management (Mac/Windows, Microsoft 365 Suites, Adobe Suites, cloud systems, social media engagement); optional basic experience…