Outreach Coordinator; Part-Time

Compensation and Benefits
: $24,000 – $27,000, depending upon experience; 64 hours of paid time off; 16 hours of sick time with additional PTO from December 23 to January 2 when the offices are closed; all 11 federal holidays (MLK, Jr. Day is a day of service as a team), health and fringe benefits, 20-hour work week. This position is located in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Background
:
The Pennsylvania Solar Center (PA Solar Center) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. We envision a world powered by energy that is reliable, affordable, and sustainable for all. Our mission is to provide trusted guidance to usher all Pennsylvanians into the clean energy economy to reach a sustainable and resilient tomorrow. The PA Solar Center provides assistance to non-profit organizations and businesses going solar, offers resources and education for all solar stakeholders, and advocates for robust solar policies.

More information can be found here: www.pasolarcenter.org .

GET Solar is the Center’s flagship program that provides technical assistance to commercial entities including tax-exempt organizations, businesses, local municipalities, and schools – primarily in low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC) to leverage timely state and federal funding opportunities to deploy solar and solar + battery storage projects.

Once an organization applies to the program, PA Solar Center completes a solar assessment of the property and places the project out to developers for bids. The Center helps the client to understand the bids and to identify funding options for the project. The Center also works directly with community volunteers and community leadership organizations, guiding them to perform outreach to entities in their community to go solar.

There are over 250 projects currently in our queue, and we anticipate sending over 100 projects out to bid in 2025. The PA Solar Center also started a volunteer solar mapping project called PA Solar Corps. During two-hour virtual sessions every month, volunteers are provided coordinates on an online map within a targeted community and are asked to estimate the solar potential of commercial properties using an online software tool.

The identified properties are then mailed an estimate of their solar potential as well as estimated costs and savings and are encouraged to enter the GET Solar program. These properties will also be used in our outreach activities.

Description
:
The PA Solar Center is searching for a part-time Outreach Coordinator to support the Solar Center’s GET Solar program. This position will assist and report to the Assistant Director of Outreach & Strategy and work alongside a team consisting of the Director of Transformation, Program Managers, and the Program Coordinator. The Outreach Coordinator will primarily be responsible for initial outreach to the target communities with the goal of building relationships and partnerships, including municipal and school leaders, economic development organizations, business associations, rotary clubs, chambers of commerce, community organizations, etc.

The goal of the outreach is to direct more commercial entities, particularly in low-income communities, to explore solar through our GET Solar program.
Necessary training, education, and support to become proficient in basic solar energy terminology, financing, and policy will be provided for employees, so they can be successful when talking about the program in the field.

The focus of outreach will be to the 10-county region of Southwest Pennsylvania, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland. The Outreach Coordinator will be working with stakeholders in dense urban as well as rural areas…