Looking for a job?
Follow SCP on LinkedIn at Sustainable Career Pathways, I post every new job I come across there. Feel free to connect with me personally as well at Trish Kenlon, I’m incredibly active on LinkedIn and love to share resources that help job seekers!
Start here first
If you’re new to the site, I recommend starting with these reader-favorite job search resources:
- Check out my ongoing series on sustainability skills training at Trellis (formerly GreenBiz) that has featured over two hundred learning opportunities (many of which are free) and includes the incredibly popular article: Which of these 46 professional sustainability certifications is right for you?
- Listen in as the legendary Yesh Pavlik Slenk of EDF Climate Corps and I talk job search tips, trends & how to just.get.started with your sustainability job search on Environmental Defense Fund’s Degrees Podcast
- Check out the super specific job search strategies I cover with Scott Breen & Jay Siegel on Sustainability Defined’s most downloaded episode of all time
- Read The 4-Step Guide to Starting a Career in Sustainability for Undergraduates (which actually has great advice for anyone looking to work in this space!)
- Look for new opportunities to apply your skills in my article with 18 sustainability fellowships for students and working professionals
- Visit the Interviews page which includes in-depth informational interview style interviews with sustainability professionals. Each interview includes a resources section where the featured expert provides industry and issue specific resources for learning more
Join us for the next Design Your Climate Career cohort starting in January 2025
Design Your Climate Career is program I co-founded in partnership with the sustainability training experts at Voiz Academy. It’s a cohort-based experience for professionals stepping into sustainability and climate work – come join us!
We’ve built an entire ecosystem for job search success designed to help you:
🧭 Understand the sustainability and ESG jobs landscape and your place in it
👓 Develop a new mindset that puts you in control of your job search
🙌 Be a part of a team offering structure, accountability, and support
🌟 Learn effective job search skills that you will use throughout your entire career (including how to leverage AI!)
🤗 Join a community of experienced professionals who have been in your shoes and want to help you succeed
For this cohort, Voiz Academy is also offering 1 year of free access to the unlimited sustainability upskilling platform, which includes on-demand certification programs designed to prepare you for success in sustainability roles including Decarbonization Analyst, Climate Consultant, ESG Fund Analyst, Sustainability Analyst and, coming soon, Renewables Analyst.
If this sounds like an experience you’d like to be a part of, please visit the Voiz Academy website to learn more.
Do you know Ed?
The very first thing you should do is sign up for Ed’s Clean Energy and Sustainability Jobs List. It’s a weekly email compilation of new job postings in the space, and it’s amazing.
Sign up for Ed’s Clean Energy and Sustainability Jobs List here
Ed also was kind enough to chat with me about the list and his career and he has some great tips for job seekers in his interview: Ed Carley
Follow these ladies
These amazing women are constantly posting incredible job opportunities in sustainability (in addition to SCP’s Trish Kenlon, of course).
Katie Kross
Katie Kross is the Managing Director for the Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE) at Duke University. She wrote an incredible book on how to find the perfect sustainability career for you. She tweets fantastic job opportunities regularly.
Check out Katie’s book Profession and Purpose on Amazon. Make sure to pick up the second edition with the blue cover, it’s the most recent.
Follow Katie on LinkedIn
Check out the Duke EDGE website
Ellen Weinreb
Ellen Weinreb is the Managing Director of The Weinreb Group, a leader in executive search for sustainability professionals. While she specializes in executive search, she posts opportunities at all levels.
Check out the Weinreb Group’s website
Follow Ellen on LinkedIn
Follow The Weinreb Group on LinkedIn
Get out there
Joining networks and attending conferences are great opportunities to learn about the space and meet people, most of whom are likely to be friendly and willing to help you. Check out the Networks and Conferences pages.
Fellowships
I wrote an in-depth article about the many fellowships available to both students and working professionals that was featured on GreenBiz, so that article has replaced the list of fellowships that used to live on this page. I’ll continue to update the article with new fellowships as I learn about them. Check out the article here.
Job Boards
In addition to visiting the job boards below, be sure to check out the organizations listed on the Networks, Conferences, and Recommended Resources pages as many of these organizations are likely to have industry specific job postings, networking events, webinars, and other resources that can help you find a job or prepare for an interview.
Sustainability, Climate and Corporate Social Responsibility Job Boards
Ed’s Clean Energy and Sustainability Jobs List
Green Jobs Network: Climate Change Jobs
Green Jobs Network: Climate Fellowships
Green Jobs Network: Climate Internships
Green Jobs Network: Remote Climate Jobs
Green Jobs Board (formerly Browngirl Green)
Zero Hero jobs in solar, wind, and zero-carbon technology
ClimeBoard climate jobs in the Southeast US
Sustainability Communication Jobs List
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Environment Jobs (formerly StopDoDo) – UK based opportunities
Environment Job UK based opportunities
Allen & York UK based opportunities
Climate Tech & VC Job Boards
Elemental Impact (formerly Elemental Excelerator)
Impact Investing/Sustainable Finance Job Boards
US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
The Global Impact Investing Network
UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association
Nonprofit Job Boards
Nonprofit Job Source (formerly NonprofitOyster)
General job search boards that often list sustainability jobs
Am I missing anything? Send me a message through the Contact Us page and I’ll add it to the list. Thank you!