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Position Announcement
POSITION TITLE: Climate Equity Senior Fellow
LOCATION: Remote
STATUS: Exempt
APPLY BY: Open Until Filled
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Climate Equity Senior Fellow position will leverage key professional experiences at the intersection of government and community transformation work in order to advance equitable practices and outcomes in cities and communities. Eventually, this work will evolve toward a more decolonial praxis. This will be achieved primarily through two avenues 1) developing a curriculum and corresponding material for climate Equity practitioners who support collaborative work between government and community. This includes publishing research and previously unpublished but tested frameworks and methodologies, and 2) research and development on decolonial approaches for addressing the social systems and governance that continue to perpetuate injustice and imbalance with human and natural systems. The first pathway aims to contribute useful framing and development pathways to the growing Climate Equity field of practice, while the second seeks to expand upon it.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Training
Publication and Research
Partnerships and Engagement
Strategic Advisement
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED
Organizational change management experience in government
Understanding of anti-racist and decolonial praxis and experience applying to real-world settings
Development and design of curriculum
Authorship of Climate Equity tools and frameworks
Understanding of the context of climate Equity, climate Justice, and environmental justice networks, movements and initiatives
A rootedness in place based work
Ability to draw connections across sectors, fields, and areas of study to adapt messages and analysis to be legible to various audiences and translate complex messages
A community organizing background
An ability to be entrepreneurial and self-driven in work that does not have a blueprint
A deep sense of accountability to communities impacted by racism and colonization, specifically Black and Indigenous communities in the US and globally.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
20+ years experience working on transformational change initiatives in community based organizations and/or government.
Experience developing and implementing public policy programs and initiatives at the intersection of climate action and equity.
Experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices - both at the programmatic and administrative levels - that work to eliminate systemic institutional marginalization and promote inclusion and anti-racist practices.
ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS
Compensation and Benefits
The annual starting salary range for this position is $215,000-230,000. PolicyLink provides a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k match, ancillary benefits, access to Flexible Spending Accounts, commuter expenses, and generous leave benefits.
About PolicyLink
This position, available immediately, is an exciting opportunity to join the staff at PolicyLink. PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®. We are dedicated to improving the lives of the 100 million people in America who live in or near poverty, particularly those facing the barriers of structural racism. We are currently working remotely. Please visit our website at: www.policylink.org.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
PolicyLink strongly values equity and believes in a just and fair society where all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. We work towards a more inclusive world and as such we are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, skin color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood. PolicyLink is committed to maintaining a diverse and multicultural working environment.
“Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be provided if selected for hire.”
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