Director, Houston Resilience Imperative

Director, Houston Next Resilience Imperative

The Director, Houston Next Resilience Imperative is responsible for contributing to the development of the Partnership’s Resilience Strategic Imperative to make Houston the most resilient coastal city in the world. This will be accomplished by working with a coalition of industry, academia, and community partners to ensure long‑term collaboration and opportunity in greater Houston. The Director will work closely and collaboratively with other Partnership divisions to execute the work of the Resilience Strategic Imperative.

• Lead the Partnership’s work to Convene, Advocate, and Communicate for impact and position Houston as the most resilient coastal city in the world.
• Work with the Chief Policy Officer to create the associated action plans for advancing the imperative’s priorities, with accountabilities and timelines, and coordinate execution across the Partnership.
• Create and maintain strong working relationships with Partnership members and key stakeholders who lead or operate critical systems in Houston including Power, Communications Systems, Transportation, and Flood Control to leverage, coordinate, and connect individual actions for greater impact.
• Develop a Regional Resilience Scorecard featuring metrics that gauge both the short‑term and long‑term success of positioning Houston as the most resilient coastal city in the world.
• Assist in the management of the Resilience Imperative budget in collaboration with the director of fundraising and donor stewardship when and where necessary.
• Collaborate with divisions within the Partnership to advance and incorporate the resilience strategic imperative within their work. This includes working with these divisions (but is not limited to):
• Member Engagement: identify and support avenues for increased engagement of members in the resilience work and create opportunities to attract new members to the Partnership through the effort.
• Public Policy: co‑develop and advocate for policy positions that support the Houston region’s ability to lead in resiliency.
• Economic Development: incorporate resilience stories and data illustrating progress to support the organization’s efforts to attract new companies to Houston.
• Marketing and Communications: develop and amplify messaging that advances Houston’s position as the most resilient coastal city in the world.
• Inclusive Leadership & Opportunity: collaborate on understanding equity considerations around resiliency and how they can be addressed by the business community.
• Research: produce data and analyses that build a broader understanding of the importance of accelerating meaningful action in the resilience space.
• Contribute as an internal subject‑matter expert on the resilience work and inform presentations by senior leadership to various audiences, including the Partnership’s board of directors.
• Represent the Partnership as needed at relevant functions, seminars, conferences, etc.
• Perform other duties, as necessary.

• Strong written and interpersonal communications skills (must be comfortable developing presentations and presenting to and/or interacting with outside entities).
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented environment with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including the ability to delegate tasks, assess capabilities, inspire, and provide coaching to team members to achieve success.
• Understanding and appreciation for the unique economic and social challenges facing the Houston region.
• Knowledge of translating major goals into functional objectives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the overall departmental function.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.

Required Experience

• 7 or more years of consulting, strategy development and execution, and program management experience, including experience leading and implementing sustainability and energy‑transition‑related imperatives
• Understanding of the energy industry, energy transition, sustainability, and climate change solutions
• Experience working in multi‑stakeholder organizations
• Demonstrated success in implementing new programs