Green & Climate Jobs (Week of December 4, 2023)

Hello,

Welcome to the latest issue of the Green Jobs Network (GJN) newsletter on LinkedIn. This edition features more than 100 jobs, internship and fellowship spotlights, and more!

Please note that this newsletter contains only a sampling of the many jobs that you can find via Green Jobs Network. For more, subscribe to the GJN jobs newsletter (greenjobslist.org) or visit GJN's green jobs board (greenjobsearch.org), climate jobs board (climatechangejobs.com), and website for remote jobs (remoteclimatejobs.com).

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Best,

Leonard Adler

CEO, Green Jobs Network

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• Climate Media and Communications Senior Associate, Global Health Strategies (New York, NY)

• Community Manager, Dashboard.Earth (Los Angeles, CA)

• Policy Advisor, Buildings, U.S. Climate Alliance (Remote)

• Policy Director, U.S. Climate Alliance (DC Hybrid / Full-time remote applicants welcome)

• Communications Director, Brightline Defense (San Francisco, CA)

• Policy Director, Brightline Defense (San Francisco, CA)

• Education Coordinator, Berkeley Food Institute (Berkeley, CA)

• Community Engagement Project Manager, Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa County, CA)

• Director of Development & Communications, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation (Santa Rosa, CA)

• Stewardship Director, Skagit Land Trust (Mount Vernon, WA)

• Managing Associate, Center for Transportation and the Environment (St. Paul, MN)

• Garden Operations Manager, CitySprouts (Cambridge, MA)

• Natural Resource Technician, Lancaster Conservancy (Lancaster, PA)

• Environmental Educator / Outdoor Educator / Naturalist, Clemson University R.M Cooper 4-H Leadership Center (Summerton, SC)

Spotlight: Remote Green & Climate Jobs

This spotlight focuses on remote roles at 12 organizations. Deadlines are approaching, so the time to apply is now!

• Agriculture & Climate Finance Interns, Friends of the Earth (Remote)

• Senior Campaigner, Food & Agriculture, Friends of the Earth (Remote)

• Sr. Communications Director, Gas Leaks Action (Remote)

• Deputy Policy Director, Climate Jobs National Resource Center (Remote in New York City area)

• Director, Climate Finance Support Unit, Catholic Relief Services (Remote / Global)

• Senior Software Engineer, Common Good (Remote)

• Staff Attorney, Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (Remote)

• Development Manager, Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (Remote)

• Oil & Gas Research and Communications Specialist, Documented (Remote)

• Oil & Gas Researcher, Documented (Remote / TX, LA, OH, PA preferred)

• Director of Mad! Lands, Mad Agriculture (Remote / Boulder, Colorado preferred)

• Senior Scientist, Mad Agriculture (Remote)

• Director, Aquatic Food Systems, The Nature Conservancy (Remote)

• Africa Conservation Director, The Nature Conservancy (Remote / Multiple countries in Africa)

• Director Program Delivery, Africa, The Nature Conservancy (Remote / Multiple countries in Africa)

• Policy Coordinator, Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (Remote / Multiple States)

• Federal Programs Coordinator, Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (Remote / Multiple States)

• Director of Federal Technical Assistance, Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (Remote / Multiple States)

• Government Grants Manager, Appalachian Voices (Remote)

• Bookkeeper (part-time), Appalachian Voices (Remote)

• Carbon Removal Project Manager, Appalachian Voices (Southwest Virginia)

• Southwest Virginia Solar Coordinator, Appalachian Voices (Southwest Virginia)

• Mid-Atlantic Funding Navigator Manager, Environmental Policy Innovation Center (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Delaware)

• Senior Conservation Technical Specialist - New England, American Farmland Trust (Vermont / New Hampshire / Maine)

• Farmland Easement Support Specialist, American Farmland Trust (Remote in Massachusetts)

• Senior Conservation Technical Specialist, American Farmland Trust (Remote in Massachusetts)

Bonus Jobs

As an additional bonus for this issue, below are more than 100 additional jobs:

Part 1. Remote or Multiple Locations

• Finance and Grants Manager, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (Remote)

• Manager, Climate Change, BSR (Remote)

• Associate Director, Global Energy Monitor (Remote / Global)

• Researcher (Chinese/English fluency), Global Energy Monitor (Remote / Global)

• Marketing and Events Coordinator, Tuolumne River Trust (Remote / Based in SF Bay Area, Modesto, or Sonora, CA)

• Sr. Researcher, California Corporate Water Stewardship, Pacific Institute (Remote / CA preferred)

• Climate Campaign Director - Ports, Pacific Environment (Remote / West Coast working hours)

• Program Coordinator (Data & Evaluation), National Center for Youth Law (Remote)

• Global Responsibility Advisor, Sustainability Learning and Innovation Lab, Starbucks (Remote)

• Weather and Climate Media Associate, Climate Central (Remote / Princeton, NJ area preferred)

• Senior Engagement Marketing Coordinator, Chef Ann Foundation, (Remote)

• Senior Programs Marketing Coordinator, Chef Ann Foundation, (Remote)

• Director of Policy and Government Affairs, Green Schoolyards America (Remote)

• Group Manager, Employee & Community Impact, LinkedIn (Multiple locations)

• Senior Manager, Emissions Analytics, Salesforce (Multiple locations)

• Sustainability Programs Director, Microsoft (Multiple locations)

• Community Outreach Coordinator, Ecotrust (OR / WA / CA)

• Manager - Environmental Programs, Waste and Recycling, United Airlines (Multiple States)

• Environmental, Social & Governance Manager, Del Monte Foods (Multiple locations)

• Chief of Staff, New York, Building Decarbonization Coalition (Remote in NY)

• California Senior Communications Associate, Building Decarbonization Coalition (Remote in CA)

• Data and Policy Internships (Paid), Climate Cabinet (Remote)

• Deputy Legislative Program Director, Climate Cabinet (Remote)

• Michigan Legislative State Lead, Climate Cabinet (Remote in MI)

• Pennsylvania Legislative State Lead, Climate Cabinet (Remote in PA)

• Urban Forestry GIS Manager, Groundwork USA (Remote)

• Senior Manager of Urban Forestry Programs, Groundwork USA (Remote)

• Director, Content Studio, Rewiring America (Remote)

• Head of Policy, Rewiring America (Remote)

• Senior Director of Finance, Rewiring America (Remote)

• Executive Director, Institute for Market Transformation (Remote / Hybrid DC Office option)

• Senior Project Manager, Building Decarbonization, Institute for Market Transformation (Remote)

• Director of Global Greenhouse Gas Accounting & Climate Recognition, Clean Energy Buyers Association (Remote or DC)

• Coordinator, Global Programs, Clean Energy Buyers Association (Remote; DC preferred)

• Project Manager, Climate Action Accelerator, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University (Hybrid / Cambridge, MA)

• Content Marketing Specialist, Pachama (Remote)

• Staff Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity (Portland, Oregon strongly preferred; other locations considered)

• California State Policy Organizer, BlueGreen Alliance (Remote in California)

• Electrification Lead, BSR (NYC / San Francisco / DC / Paris / London)

• Sustainability Impact Manager, Microsoft (Austin, TX / Seattle, WA)

• Executive Director, Micron Foundation & Social Impact, Micron (Multiple locations)

• Managing Attorney, Community Partnerships Program, Earthjustice (NYC / Los Angeles / DC)

• Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice (Los Angeles / SF / NYC / DC / Chicago / Philadelphia)

• Compliance and Regulatory Reporting Officer, Sierra Club (Remote or Sierra Club office in DC / Oakland)

• Assistant Controller, Signature Analytics (Remote)

• Director, ClimateWorks Food and Agriculture Program, ClimateWorks Foundation (Open to applicants globally)

• Investment Director, Kiva Capital, Kiva.org (Remote)

• Director/Senior Director, Program Content, Mission Investors Exchange (Remote)

Part 2. Additional Opportunities

• Deputy Director, Groundwork San Diego – Chollas Creek (San Diego, CA)

• Operations Coordinator, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, University of Vermont (South Burlington, VT)

• Senior Project Manager or Project Manager; Hydrogen and Clean Fuels, NYSERDA (Albany or NYC)

• Senior Project Manager or Project Manager; Land Based Renewables, NYSERDA (Albany or NYC)

• Associate General Counsel for Energy, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (NYC)

• Education and Engagement Lead, Zero Waste Schools, GrowNYC (NYC)

• Program Manager (Deputy Director, Water Division), EPA (NYC)

• Program Assistant, Marine Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society (NYC)

• Vegetable Apprentice, Sisters Hill Farm Stanfordville, NY)

• Director of Green Buildings & Systems and Assistant Professor, Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA)

• Farm Crew Leader, Dickinson College Farm (Boiling Springs, PA)

• Senior Director, Energy and Environment Campaigns, American Progress (Washington, DC)

• Physical Scientist, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Washington, DC)

• Program Specialist, Sustainability, Urban Land Institute (Washington, DC)

• Coordinator, Clean Energy Programs, National Association of State Energy Officials (Washington, DC)

• Intern, Environmental Research & Communications, Browning Environmental Communications (Washington, DC)

• Conservation Educator, Eco Adventures (Millersville, MD)

• Director of Regenerative Agriculture, Washington College Center for Environment & Society (Chestertown, MD)

• Director of Watershed Innovation, Washington College Center for Environment & Society (Chestertown, MD)

• Director, River and Field Campus, Washington College Center for Environment & Society (Chestertown, MD)

• Senior Manager, Environmental Affairs, Newell Brands (Atlanta, GA)

• Analyst / Associate, Research & Innovation, Energy Impact Partners (Atlanta, GA)

• Sustainability Initiative Coordinator, NC State University (Raleigh, NC)

• Intern, Nature and Biodiversity, Resource Management Service LLC (Birmingham, AL preferred / other locations possible). RMS has additional internships in multiple states.

• Policy Associate, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Chicago, IL)

• Policy Director, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (Chicago, IL)

• Senior Manager - Environmental Sustainability, United Airlines (Chicago, IL)

• Environmental Engineer, Chicago Housing Authority (Chicago, IL)

• Sustainability Supervisor - Human Rights, ALDI (Batavia, IL)

• Sustainability Manager, City of Edina (Edina, MN)

• Sustainability Program Manager, Parkland Hospital (Dallas, TX)

• Manager, Climate Justice, Harris County (Houston, TX)

• Manager, Sustainability Grants, Harris County (Houston, TX)

• Many opportunities with the Montana Conservation Corps (Montana)

• AmeriCorps member, AgCorps (Multiple locations in Montana)

• Energy Specialist, Colorado Department of Agriculture (Broomfield County, CO)

• Assistant Attorney General – Water Quality Unit, Colorado Office of the Attorney General (Denver, CO)

• Coldharbour Chair and Faculty Lecturer, Western Colorado University (Gunnison, CO)

• Senior Circular Economy Coordinator, SF Environment Department (San Francisco, CA)

• Environment & Supply Chain Innovation Product Manager, Apple (Cupertino, CA)

• Program Director, The Sierra Fund (Nevada City, CA / Remote possible)

• Habitat Restoration Operations Specialist, Save The Bay (Oakland, CA)

• Ranger Recruit/Ranger, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Cupertino or La Honda, CA)

• Attorney, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Sacramento, CA)

• Director, ESG Reporting And Disclosure, Gap (San Francisco, CA)

• Executive Director, Sustainability Accelerator, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability (Stanford, CA)

• Sr. Design for Sustainability - Product Lead, Rivian (Tustin, CA / Palo Alto, CA)

• Environmental Planner, Joby Aviation (Santa Cruz, CA)

• Program Associate, Child and Family, David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, CA)

• Director, Climate Strategy, The Walt Disney Company (Burbank, CA)

• Director, Sustainability & ESG Strategy, Reporting and Engagement, Warner Bros. Discovery (Burbank, CA / New York, NY)

• Sr. Project Manager, ESG, Fisker (Manhattan Beach, CA)

• Associate Director of Regional Programs, Green Schoolyards America (Los Angeles, CA)

• Sustainability Operations Specialist, USC (Los Angeles, CA)

• Marine Science Instructor, CIMI (Guided Discoveries) (Los Angeles County, CA)

• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Analyst, Mattel (El Segundo, CA)

• Green Workforce Senior Analyst, LA Mayor’s Office of Energy & Sustainability (Los Angeles, CA)

• Marketing Director, Tofurky (Hood River, OR)

• Chief Financial Officer, Mast Reforestation (Seattle, WA)

• Specialist, People Operations, Mast Reforestation (Seattle, WA)

• Sustainability and Climate Manager, Metro Transit (Seattle, WA)

• Export Programs Manager, Northwest Horticultural Council (Yakima, WA)

• Senior Program Manager, Renewable Energy and Environmental Justice, Microsoft (Redmond, WA)

• Urban Beekeeper, Alvéole (Amsterdam)

• Manager - Strategic Initiatives, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (New Delhi, India)

• Head of Breathe Cities, City Engagement, C40 Cities (Brussels / Copenhagen / Johannesburg / London)

Internship Spotlight: The Climate Reality Project

Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2024 cohort of paid internships at The Climate Reality Project, which is a nonprofit organization founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. The Climate Reality Project’s mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society.

The Climate Reality Project offers paid internships in three cycles (spring, summer, fall) that align to typical college semesters. The goal of the internship program is to provide a high-quality learning experience that helps to form the foundation for a career in the climate change or environmental movement for a diverse group of individuals seeking hands-on work experience in the field.

Here are the key details for the Spring 2024 cohort:

🗓 Internship dates: January 22 - May 3, 2024

🕘 15-20 hour minimum commitment per week

💵 Compensation: $17/hr

📍 Location: Unless otherwise noted, the internships are hybrid positions in the Washington, DC office where DC-based staff will come to office two days a week.

List of Internships:

• Spring 2024 Advancement Fundraising Internship

• Spring 2024 Creative Internship

• Spring 2024 Executive Office Internship

• Spring 2024 Field Team Internship

• Spring 2024 Global Youth Programs Internship

• Spring 2024 Petrochemical Internship (Remote in the Ohio River Valley region – PA, OH, or WV)

• Spring 2024 Social Media Intern

• Spring 2024 US Youth Programs Internship

These opportunities have also been added to the Green Jobs Network internship website climateinternships.org

Fellowship Spotlight: Farmlink FIELD Fellowship

Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 cohort of the Farmlink Project's Innovation, Education, and Leadership Development Fellowship (FIELD).

FIELD is a nine-month work-study fellowship that blends food system knowledge, entrepreneurial training, and real-world experience. The program is designed to empower students to design solutions to the greatest global food system challenges and includes a paid 10 week internship. No experience in sustainability or food systems is required.

Applications are due January 5, 2024. To learn more about this program click here and to apply click here.

This program has also been added to the Green Jobs Network fellowship website climatefellowships.com. Thanks and good luck to those who apply!

Forest Corps Launched; Accepting Applications for Summer 2024

Applications are now being accepted for the new AmeriCorps NCCC Forest Corps program ("Forest Corps"), the first major interagency partnership under President Biden’s American Climate Corps.

The Forest Corps is a five-year, $15 million agreement between AmeriCorps and the US Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, with the first cohort of 80 members to begin service in the summer of 2024. AmeriCorps members will serve across the country to conserve national forests and grasslands, mitigate risks of wildfires in high-risk regions, and support reforestation efforts and wildfire crisis response.

AmeriCorps members in the Forest Corps program will receive a compensation package equivalent to $15 an hour which includes lodging, transportation, clothing, a living allowance, health benefits and more. No prior education or experience is required.

For more information on this program:

💻 A series of free informational webinars are being offered, with the next session on December 12th. Register via this link.

✅ For complete program information and to apply visit AmeriCorps.gov/ForestCorps

🔗 A blog post with a program summary and key links is available here.

Livestream Options for COP 28

COP 28 (the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) has started and will be running through December 12. If you're looking to view program sessions remotely, here are some resources:

• COP 28 Schedule of Events (includes links to livestreams)

• COP Resilience Hub - (Livestream)

• COP 28 UAE Livestreams (YouTube)

• UN Climate Change Events (YouTube)

Sustainability Geeky Podcast Episode Features Green Jobs Network CEO Leonard Adler

Earlier this year Green Jobs Network launched ClimatePodcasts.com to amplify and elevate voices that are focused on solutions to the challenges of climate change.

Since the launch of this site, GJN CEO Leonard Adler has had the opportunity to connect with climate podcast leaders and was recently interviewed by one of these leaders, Jennifer Hetzel, for an episode of her Sustainably Geeky podcast, which provides information for the everyday environmentalist and recently celebrated its 5 year anniversary!

Here is a synopsis of the episode, entitled "Working 9 to 5":

The environmental challenges facing our planet will require a skilled and dedicated workforce. Leonard Adler, CEO of Green Jobs Network, joins us to discuss the growing employment opportunities in sustainability and social impact. He offers insights for students, current and future job seekers, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Leonard also analyzes industry trends and shares his predictions for the future of the field.

You can listen to this episode from this page, via the player below, or wherever you listen to podcasts.