Associate Director of Development and Communications

Opportunity/ Associate Director of Development and Communications

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. The Carbon Containment Lab (CC Lab) is dedicated to advancing scalable and cost-effective climate solutions.

We are seeking a key member of our team, a Development and Communications Associate Director, to join us in New Haven, Connecticut. This position will help to grow and deepen the CC Lab's existing funding base, and strengthen communications about the CC Lab's unique and exciting contributions to deploying climate solutions.

This senior role is designed to combine strategic leadership with hands-on execution, supporting fundraising, donor stewardship, messaging, and public-facing communications in close partnership with senior leadership and program staff.

The CC Lab is a forward-thinking climate nonprofit based in New Haven, dedicated to scaling climate solutions by applying scientific, entrepreneurial, and investment expertise. Our current focus is on advancing the understanding and adoption of high-potential climate interventions, including methane measurement and mitigation, carbon dioxide removal and storage, and the recovery and destruction of potent greenhouse gasses.

Founded at the Yale School of the Environment in 2020, the CC Lab spun out as an independent nonprofit in early
2024.

The CC Lab has fourteen dedicated members supported by a broad network of external collaborators, advisors, consultants, and interns. We are fortunate to work in a bright, modern, and vibrant office space in downtown New Haven close to Yale University where about a dozen students contribute as part-time interns during the school year and over thesummer.

We value teamwork, collaboration, teaching and learning, diversity, creativity, and flexibility. We strive for excellence and impact, and deeply value team members who are passionate about the Lab'smission.

Build on and improve our existing multi-year development strategy aligned with organizational priorities and revenue goals.

Draft and manage grant proposals, concept notes, donor briefings, reports, presentations, and other fundraising materials tailored to foundations, major donors, and aligned philanthropic partners.

Maintain and advance our current portfolio of donor and prospect relationships, including outreach, meeting preparation, follow-up, and stewardship planning.

Partner with leadership and program staff to identify new funding opportunities.

Strengthen internal systems for tracking proposals, reporting deadlines, donor communications, and pipeline development using shared organizational tools.

Represent the CC Lab at meetings and events, connecting with partners and funding providers, andcommunityaudiences.

Manage, expand, and execute our strategic communications plan spanning website content, newsletters, social media, events, and external materials.

Shape messaging that translates technical and policy-heavy subject matter into clear, compelling narratives for donors, partners, policymakers, and broader climate audiences.

Draft, edit, and manage public-facing written products such as blog posts, impact stories, project updates, talking points, and briefing materials.

Support organizational visibility through conference materials, speaker preparation, campaign coordination, andexternalannouncements.

Work across program, research, and leadership teams to identify milestones, insights, and stories that can support fundraising and communications goals.

Help maintain consistency in voice, tone, and brand across external outputs.

Mentor junior staff, interns, or contractors contributing to writing, communications, or development operations asneeded.

Develop a system to track CC Lab's impactandreach.

Minimum of 6 to 10 years of relevant professional experience in development, fundraising, strategic communications, public affairs, or related work,…