Climate Action Fellow: Remote with Statewide Impact

Climate Corps; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly stipend

Health coverage

Personal days

Job summary

Climate Corps in California offers a remote, 8-month fellowship designed to advance climate action across the California Community Colleges system. You will support the Chancellor’s Office Climate Action Team with program coordination, data collection, and stakeholder engagement while traveling for site visits as needed.

The role emphasizes collaboration, communication, and capacity building in sustainability across multiple colleges, with a monthly stipend and professional development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of climate action, sustainability, greenhouse gas reduction, resilience planning, or environmental programs.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and organizing data using spreadsheets or other data management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present technical information clearly.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, able to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide programmatic and administrative support to the Chancellor’s Office Climate Action Team, coordinating statewide initiatives, projects, partnerships, meetings, timelines, deliverables, and follow-up.
• Assist in implementing statewide climate action priorities that support Vision 2030, focusing on resilience, sustainability, equity, workforce development, and institutional transformation.
• Provide technical assistance for AASHE STARS assessments, including data collection, documentation, reporting, and opportunities for improvement.
• Build collaborative relationships with college administrators, faculty, staff, students, sustainability leaders to support climate planning and reporting.
• Develop communications to raise awareness of climate action initiatives and college achievements, including articles, newsletters, and press materials.

Skills

Climate action knowledge

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Collaboration

Travel readiness

AASHE STARS familiarity

Policy & program support

Equity & inclusion

Public outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, sustainability, climate policy, engineering, public administration, higher education, or related field

Authorization to work in the United States

Must be 18 years or older

Tools

AASHE STARS familiarity

Job description

Climate Corps in California offers a remote, 8-month fellowship designed to advance climate action across the California Community Colleges system. You will support the Chancellor’s Office Climate Action Team with program coordination, data collection, and stakeholder engagement while traveling for site visits as needed.

The role emphasizes collaboration, communication, and capacity building in sustainability across multiple colleges, with a monthly stipend and professional development