Launch your Sustainability Career with the Climate Corps Fellowship program!

SEI’s Climate Corps Fellowship program offers the chance to lead impactful climate and community resilience projects while gaining paid, hands-on experience. This full-time, bridge-to-career opportunity pairs fellows with host organizations, from local governments to nonprofits and businesses, to drive real-world change.

About the Opportunity

Start Date: January 4th, 2027

Length of Fellowship: 8 months

Location Type: Remote (Within California)

Are 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. This is a remote position within California, with the expectation of regular travel to colleges and universities as needed.

In this role, you’ll support the advancement of Vision 2030 by working directly with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Climate Action Team and partnering with colleges across the system to implement and communicate climate action and sustainability initiatives. 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.

The 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. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the nation’s largest systems of higher education while gaining hands-on experience in climate program implementation, sustainability reporting, communications, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, and statewide climate action.

About Our Partner: California Community College Chancellor's Office

California Community College Chancellor's Office is the administrative headquarters for the country's largest higher education system. With 116 colleges and 2.2 million students, the California Community Colleges seek to educate students from all backgrounds and with all educational goals, from transfer to workforce development. 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.

What You’ll Do

Support 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.
Advance 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.
Support 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.
Provide 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.