The Organization

New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, and East Africa. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade in our collective struggle with climate change. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus has mobilized $3.7 billion in investment and supported over 1200 clean energy startups to date.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Selection Associate to support New Energy Nexus to find and recruit global climate tech startups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Focused on facilitating climate tech startups throughout the selection process and ensure they are fully qualified to move to the next round of selection.
• Support the Program Manager and team to identify, support and deliver value to the startups.
• This is a short term contract (4 months) based in Abu Dhabi with the possibility of extension.