Context
The Center for Green Market Activation™ (GMA) is a US-based, globally-focused nonprofit that was launched in June of 2024. Through innovative creative procurement approaches and demand aggregating buyers’ alliances, GMA catalyzes and scales the uptake of low- and zero-carbon goods and services in the hardest-to-abate sectors. GMA’s organizational design combines shared expertise and infrastructure with sector-specific programs. By consolidating a range of value chain mitigation initiatives under a single non-profit umbrella, we help companies ramp up their Scope 3 mitigation quickly, starting in one sector and easily moving into another.
GMA seeks employees committed to addressing the climate crisis, who are highly entrepreneurial, with strong people skills, and an ability to learn new, technical subject matter and speak to it with authority. We are entering a phase of rapid growth and are seeking a Membership & Recruitment Associate or Senior Associate (experience-dependent) to support and execute a proactive membership growth strategy across sectors.
Our motto is “Getting more done, together” so we only seek employees who love working collaboratively and are focused on implementation over perfection.
Work/Life Balance
GMA takes work/life balance very seriously. Outside of stakeholder meetings, we will be as flexible as possible on work hours to meet your particular home life needs. Staff will be expected to work an average of 8 hours/day.
Location
Remote, contiguous United States (no AK or HI due to time zone). Applicant must currently live in and have the right to work in the United States.
Key Responsibilities and Qualifications
The Senior Associate/Associate for Membership and Recruitment supports the execution of GMA’s membership growth efforts through pipeline management, analytics, materials development, and operational coordination. This role plays a critical strategic support function by translating growth priorities into concrete actions and systems.
The Associate works across programs to ensure recruitment processes run smoothly, prospects are tracked effectively, and engagement activities are well-coordinated. This position is ideal for a highly organized, analytical professional interested in growth strategy, market transformation, and nonprofit operations. They are well-suited to collaborate in high-functioning teams and have a positive, get-to-yes mentality.
Key Responsibilities:
Pipeline Management and Growth Execution
- Maintain and analyze the cross-sector prospect pipeline
- Track outreach progress, conversion rates, and engagement metrics
- Prepare pipeline reports and insights for leadership decision-making
- Support prioritization of prospects based on strategic criteria
- Coordinate outreach campaigns, introductory calls, and follow-ups in close collaboration with program teams
- Manage onboarding workflows and documentation
- Support scheduling and logistics for membership meetings and events
- Ensure consistent communication with prospective and new members
- Develop and maintain recruitment materials, decks, briefs, and one-pagers
- Customize materials for different sectors or audiences
- Support development of value proposition content
- Maintain CRM data quality and reporting dashboards
- Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements
- Help implement new tools or workflows to support growth
- 2+ years of experience in consulting, nonprofit operations, business development support, or program coordination
- Strong organizational and project management skills with keen attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and prioritize workload effectively
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with diverse teams
- Interest in sustainability, climate action, or nonprofit administration.
- Experience with CRM systems or donor management platforms
- Experience in sustainability, climate, or corporate engagement
- Experience developing presentations or external materials
- Familiarity with event coordination or stakeholder engagement
- Salary $76,000 - $140,000 dependent on qualifications and geographical location
- Eligibility for 15%+ year-end bonus
- Full health, vision and dental insurance coverage for employee and 50% coverage for all dependents
- 6% matching 401k
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid day off for all US Federal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Years
- Unlimited sick days (doctors notice required in extreme situations)
- 3 months paid parental leave