Executive Director

Core responsibilities:

• Setting the direction for and actively leading the development and execution of MEER's fundraising strategies, including grants, individual giving, major donor cultivation, and appeals to high-net-worth donors
• Collaborating with the Board to develop and implement governance policies and practices, and maintaining transparent, proactive communication with the Board regarding strategic plan implementation, financial health, risk, and resource needs
• Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, and ensuring MEER's legal and administrative infrastructure supports cross-border operations, multi-partner collaborations, and global deployment of climate adaptation projects
• Overseeing and aligning brand, message, and mission coherence across websites, newsletters, donor communications, media assets, and other public-facing materials

This role creates positive change by building an operationally excellent, globally trusted, well-funded organization that can deliver measurable climate cooling benefits at scale, reducing heat stress, rebalancing Earth's energy system, and expanding planetary resilience through surface-based cooling technologies.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Resourceful and proactive leader with proven experience in the nonprofit sector and strong organizational and operational management skills
• Deep understanding of nonprofit financial management, budgeting, compliance, and governance
• Demonstrated fundraising experience, including securing and administering major grants and significant individual gifts
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and donor-facing skills, with familiarity with remote work tools and virtual team management
• Knowledge of climate change and a strong commitment to addressing its causes and mitigating its impacts
• Experience managing cross-border operations or multi-country collaborations, and background working with scientists, engineers, and technical advisors

This is a regular, full-time position with an annual salary range of $120,000–$150,000, depending on experience. The organization is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits.

MEER is pioneering globally scalable, surface-based cooling technologies to address extreme heat, combining open science, local empowerment, and global deployment to advance safe, equitable, and effective cooling solutions at scale.