Climate Career Mentor
Company Description
Ekcians GreenLyf Foundation (Greenlyf Foundation) is a pioneering organization dedicated to uniting professionals, students, and corporate entities around Net Zero pathways. The foundation advances green innovation, climate capacity building, advocacy, and campaigns to strengthen community climate resilience. Its mission is to lead green innovation for green jobs and environmental conservation, creating practical opportunities for sustainable livelihoods. eGreenlyf Foundation envisions communities equipped with the knowledge and resources to thrive sustainably. This vision drives its programs and initiatives, ensuring long-term impact on climate resilience and environmental sustainability.
Role Description
The Climate Career Mentor is a volunteer, remote role. The mentor will guide students and early-career professionals interested in climate and sustainability careers through one-on-one and group mentoring sessions. Responsibilities include helping mentees map career paths, review CVs and portfolios, practice interview skills, and connect climate skills to real-world opportunities. The mentor will contribute to workshops, webinars, and learning circles on green jobs, Net Zero pathways, and climate leadership. In addition, the role involves collaborating with the eGreenlyf team to refine mentoring frameworks, share feedback on mentee progress, and occasionally support outreach or community engagement activities related to climate careers.
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of climate change, sustainability, or environmental sectors, with practical understanding of green jobs and Net Zero pathways.
- Excellent communication, active listening, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to plan and facilitate small group sessions, webinars, or workshops, both in-person and online.
- Comfort using digital tools for remote work (video conferencing platforms, shared documents, and messaging applications).
- Demonstrated commitment to climate action, community resilience, and inclusive, equitable development.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, climate science, sustainability, education, social sciences, or a related field is an advantage.
We welcome applications from professionals with experience in:
- Climate change
- Sustainability
- Environmental policy
- Renewable energy
- Climate finance or impact investing
- Community development / grassroots organizing
You do not need 20+ years of experience. Mid-career professionals (3+ years) are strongly encouraged to apply.