We are looking for Volunteer Climate Officers (VCOs) who share our passion to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis. By joining the Collective for Climate Action (CfCA), you will become part of the organisation of choice to help build a connected public sector - a key recommendation from the Climate Change Committee. It is a unique opportunity where you can:

 

• Connect all government services up on climate change 

• Amplify the voice and work within the climate community, breaking down barriers, bridging the gap, and addressing systemic responses to climate change

• Build ambition on addressing the monumental challenges we face

 

About this Volunteering Role​

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We need someone with the following:

 

• Self-motivated

• Can work remotely and asynchronously (agile working)

• Takes initiative and is proactive

• Good with time management and organization

• Interested in learning new skills

• Adaptable to a wide range of workstreams

• At least 3 months of availability 

  • These roles are to maintain momentum and that is quickly lost if people are leaving regularly. There is no cap on how long you can stay with us. If there is something specific you'd like to get involved with and have constraints on availability, please do let us know.

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Desirable (not required but willing to learn):

 

• Familiar with the following applications:

  • Trello - for project management and workflows 

  • Google Drive - for collaboration, development and productivity tools

  • Zoom and Microsoft Teams - for collaboration meetings

  • LettuceMeet - for managing meetings

  • Wix Website - for building and managing a digital portfolio and resource bank

 

Volunteer tasks:

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This is a non-exhaustive list of tasks our VCOs get involved with. We're always open to new ideas and encourage you to take ownership of these too. For example, current VCOs have taken initiative in applying their university studies to create interactive workshops about intersectionality + climate, as well as bringing new perspectives to conversations on the Cross Government Climate Hub.

 

• Administration

  • Maintaining our platform (Cross Government Climate Hub) and website (Wix)

  • Updating Trello boards with latest events and job opportunities, taking notes in meetings, online events management

  • Gathering testimonials and feedback from our members and helping us improve

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• Community engagement: 

  • This lies at the core of our mission with the primary goal to grow the community and maintain engagement. We need to build a highly connected public sector and academic sectors drawing together the knowledge and expertise scattered throughout them.

  • Interacting with active and inactive members, reminding them to update their profiles, set notification preferences, and support them in using the Hub

  • Getting members' questions answered in the right channels and linking them with those who can help (this will require growing your understanding of different members, their work and knowledge)

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• Social media:

  • Posting and engaging members on our LinkedIn group and commenting on others' posts with links to our LinkedIn space, to draw people inside and outside of the public sector to the CfCA

  • Managing our social media accounts on our LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and/or YouTube

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Benefits of volunteering with us​:

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• Networking with 1550+ members in our community

• Help break-down silos for cross-sector conversations and collaborations!

• Keep updated with the latest things happening in government on climate and biodiversity, events and job opportunities

• Wellbeing support via climate cafes with facilitators trained by the Climate Psychology Alliance

• Flexible capacity & commitments

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Testimonials: 

 

• Oliver Yu Hurst - Current VCO 

"Since joining the CfCA in June 2021, I have learnt so much and gained more skills than my Master's degree. CfCA is full of people with immense passion and dedication to building a 'community of communities' to tackle our planetary crises. I have no intention of ever leaving and strongly encourage anyone interested to get involved!" 

 

• Abigail Chu - Current VCO 

“I joined the CfCA in my gap year wanting to contribute efforts in helping address the climate and biodiversity crisis in any way I could. It is an invaluable opportunity to not only delve into the public sector space with like-minded individuals who care about the planet, but also strengthen my skill set in the climate and sustainability sector. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to gain more experience and understanding!”