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This full-time, bridge-to-career opportunity pairs fellows with host organizations, from local governments to nonprofits and businesses, to drive real-world change.\n\nAbout the Opportunity Start Date: November 16th, 2026\nLength of Fellowship: 8 months\nLocation Type: Remote (Within California)\nAre you passionate about tackling climate challenges, communicating sustainability solutions, and supporting statewide climate action? As a Climate Action Program Coordinator in the Climate Corps Fellowship program, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to impactful sustainability initiatives with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. 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Working at the intersection of climate resilience, higher education, communications, and institutional transformation, the Fellow will support statewide climate programs through program coordination, technical assistance, stakeholder engagement, communications, public relations, social media, administrative support, and development of resources that advance climate action across California’s community colleges.\nThe Fellow will also provide technical assistance to colleges completing the AASHE STARS sustainability assessment and reporting framework, helping campuses measure progress, identify opportunities for improvement, and communicate their sustainability accomplishments. 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Under Vision 2030, the 116 colleges have been asked to lead the way in climate action, including with curriculum integration, workforce development for climate-ready careers, sustainable facilities and operations, and community engagement with climate partners.\nWhat You’ll Do\nSupport Climate Action Team Programs and Initiatives: Provide programmatic and administrative support to the Chancellor’s Office Climate Action Team, helping coordinate statewide initiatives, projects, partnerships, meetings, timelines, deliverables, and follow-up activities.\n\nAdvance Vision 2030 Climate Initiatives: Assist in implementing statewide climate action priorities that support Vision 2030, with a focus on climate resilience, sustainability, equity, workforce development, institutional transformation, and community engagement across the California Community Colleges system.\n\nSupport AASHE STARS Implementation: Provide technical assistance to assigned California Community Colleges completing the AASHE STARS assessment, including data collection, documentation, reporting, coordination, and identification of opportunities for continuous improvement.\n\nProvide Campus Engagement and Technical Assistance: Build collaborative relationships with college administrators, faculty, staff, students, sustainability leaders, and other stakeholders to support climate planning, sustainability initiatives, reporting, and adoption of best practices.\n\nSupport Communications, Public Relations, and Storytelling: Develop and support communications that increase awareness of Chancellor’s Office climate action initiatives and highlight college achievements, programs, partnerships, and success stories. 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Identify stories and visuals from colleges and partners that showcase the impact of climate initiatives across the system.\n\nProvide Administrative and Project Coordination Support: Support Climate Action Team operations through meeting scheduling and coordination, agenda development, meeting notes, action-item tracking, project trackers, file and resource organization, correspondence, partner follow-up, and monitoring of project timelines and deliverables.\n\nSupport Events, Conferences, and Stakeholder Engagement: Assist with planning and coordinating webinars, workshops, conferences, communities of practice, presentations, outreach events, and stakeholder meetings, including logistics, communications, participant coordination, presentation materials, and follow-up.\n\nAnalyze and Communicate Sustainability Data: Collect, organize, analyze, and summarize sustainability metrics and institutional data to track progress toward systemwide climate and sustainability goals. Translate technical information into accessible reports, presentations, graphics, summaries, and communications.\n\nDevelop Resources and Deliver Training: Create guidance documents, templates, toolkits, webinars, presentations, FAQs, and educational resources that help colleges navigate sustainability reporting and advance campus climate action.\n\nSupport Statewide Climate Programs and Partnerships: Collaborate with the Chancellor’s Office Climate Action Team, colleges, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, industry partners, and other stakeholders to coordinate initiatives related to climate action, sustainable facilities, resilience, workforce development, and institutional sustainability.\n\nIdentify and Share Best Practices: Research emerging trends, policies, funding opportunities, communication strategies, and innovative practices in higher education sustainability. Identify and share successful college programs and models that can be replicated or scaled across the California Community Colleges.\n\nMaintain Climate Action Resources and Information: Help maintain Climate Action Team resources, contact lists, communications calendars, program materials, presentations, outreach databases, project trackers, and other information supporting statewide implementation and engagement.\n\nProvide mentorship and leadership support to other Fellows in their work.\n\nWhat We Provide\nA fixed, monthly stipend of $3900.\n\nHealth care coverage with 100% of health care insurance premiums covered by SEI.\n\n10 Personal Days (for a standard 10-month Fellowship), in addition to all holidays off that are observed as closure days by the partner placement site.\n\nComprehensive career-readiness training, including interview prep, salary negotiation, and resume building.\n\nPanels, workshops, and networking with climate resilience industry professionals.\n\nProfessional networking and learning opportunities, including multiple conferences.\n\nThe University of California Climate Stewards Certification equips you to lead community and ecosystem resilience initiatives.\n\nWhat We’re Looking For\nBachelor's degree in environmental science, sustainability, climate policy, engineering, public administration, higher education, or a closely related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).\n\nDemonstrated knowledge of climate action, sustainability, greenhouse gas reduction, resilience planning, or environmental programs, preferably in higher education, government, or the public sector.\n\nExperience collecting, analyzing, and organizing quantitative and qualitative data using spreadsheets or other data management tools to support reporting, research, or program evaluation.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to a variety of audiences and willingness to contact individuals at institutions.\n\nStrong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.\n\nCollaborative mindset with the ability to build effective working relationships and contribute positively to cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholder groups.\n\nExperience or familiarity with AASHE STARS is a plus.\n\nAccess to regular and reliable transportation to travel to colleges and universities in your geographic region.\n\nCommitment to a fair workplace that honors the experiences, voices, viewpoints, and values of all individuals.\n\nAuthorization to work in the United States for the duration of the fellowship (SEI is unable to sponsor visas).\n\nMay require occasional moving about to accomplish tasks, moving from one worksite to another, or adjusting or moving objects under 25-50 pounds in all directions.\n\nMust be 18 years or older to apply.\n\nWe encourage everyone interested in this position to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification. We value all perspectives and believe that a unique background can bring significant strengths to this role, even if some qualifications are not fully met.\nClimate Corps Fellowships are classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as temporary, educational internships that emphasize training and career development, and thus no employment relationship exists, nor is compensation required. However, while not considered traditional employment, Fellows receive a living stipend and professional development support throughout the program.\nRecruiting Timeline: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage early submissions, as we may stop accepting new applications once a sufficient pool of qualified candidates is identified.\n\nJoin the Climate Corps Movement\nClimate Corps, a program of SEI, is an award-winning fellowship designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in sustainability and climate action. Our fellows work on cutting-edge sustainability and resiliency projects with local governments, nonprofits, and businesses, building essential skills and creating real-world impact. Since 2010, Climate Corps has empowered over 800 Fellows to work with 500+ partners on 1,350 transformative projects. With nearly 99% of Fellows continuing careers in sustainability, you could be the next environmental leader shaping a better future!\n\nOur Hiring Values\nSEI is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to uplifting the experiences, voices, viewpoints, and values of all individuals. We believe that a wide array of perspectives contributes to creative climate solutions where all communities can thrive. We strive for a workforce that reflects the communities we partner with and serve, especially those most impacted by climate change and environmental, social, and economic injustice. We welcome candidates who share SEI’s commitment to cultivating a people-centered work environment. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.\n\nHow to Apply \nBy applying to the Climate Corps Fellowship, you'll automatically be considered for all relevant positions. 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