Climate Action Coordinator

The Climate Action Coordinator at Middlebury College provides operational and technical support for the implementation of programs and outreach efforts to support campus activities related to the Climate Action Program. This includes internal and external communications, coordinating the Climate Action Fellowship program, organizing events across campus, as well as performing administrative tasks for overall programs.

This is a full-time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $21.27 - $25.42 per hour. This position is gift funded for one year with the possibility of an extension.

Core Responsibilities:

• Coordinates Climate Action Fellowship program for Middlebury undergrads by supporting cohort-building, mentoring, skill-building, project design and implementation
• Supports onboarding of students through orientation, Compass, and other programmatic priorities
• Conducts outreach and makes connections with internal and external partners that supports and resources relevant work, and builds momentum and collaboration
• Shares out program efforts through website, social media, and other communications channels, highlighting diverse ways of approaching climate change personally, academically, and professionally
• Coordinates strategic events, supports speakers, trainings, and community-building event planning, logistical, and promotional efforts
• Works together with Director and EA staff to identify core climate competencies and opportunities for curricular and co-curricular development
• Supports efforts to enhance alumni and network collaboration, assess programs, and other program focus areas

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• A track record of leadership and understanding of climate change and related issues, actions, and opportunities on and off campus
• Strong theoretical and quantitative research skills
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communications/presentation/marketing skills
• Highly motivated, flexible, and goal-oriented
• Ability to work independently and flexibly, ability to set priorities; ability to solve problems quickly and creatively

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

Regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate diverse technologies. May occasionally bend, crouch, and reach. Must be able to occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull up to 10 lbs with assistance.

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury College offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA !

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.