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Teach Climate Network Coordinator


POSITION: Teach Climate Network Coordinator
REPORTS TO: Climate Change Education Manager
TYPE: Full Time
LOCATION and WORK MODE: Climate Generation’s office is located in Minneapolis, MN. We are committed to a flexible work environment; meeting the needs of local and remote staff. Applicants from anywhere in the U.S. are encouraged to apply for this position. In this position, the employee is expected to work remotely with periodic in-person meetings and events whether they be locally situated in Minneapolis or elsewhere.
TRAVEL: Some occasional in-state and out-of-state travel possible.

Are you interested in the role of education to achieve just and equitable solutions?
Do you believe in community relationships and intersectional solutions to climate change?
Do you want to be part of a collaborative, joyful, and creative team?

Climate Generation ignites and sustains the ability of youth, educators, and communities to act on systems perpetuating the climate crisis. Based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Climate Generation strategically engages and empowers youth, educators, decision-makers, and the public to foster climate literacy and action with the goal of building a more equitable and resilient future for all.

Climate Generation recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by law. We actively seek to build and maintain a diverse workforce and foster the leadership of People of Color, Indigenous People, people from working class backgrounds, women, LGBTQ+, and all people of varying and intersecting identities.

Duties and responsibilities:

We are seeking a Teach Climate Network Coordinator to support the vision of Climate Generation’s Education Program, which is to provide climate change education professional development for PK-12 formal and non-formal educators across the U.S. Climate Generation believes high quality climate change education requires a holistic approach, one that speaks to the complexity of the climate system and investigates how political, economic, and social systems influence the impacts and solutions of climate change. Our education program integrates Western science and Indigenous ways of knowing, centers justice education and anti-racism practices, supports the leadership of youth and frontline communities, and doesn’t rely on fear, but rather focuses on solutions. The Education Program develops learning opportunities and teaching materials that are in alignment with the North American Association for Environmental Education’s Guideline for Excellence Series, the 2024 Climate Literacy Principles, Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards, as well as other national and state frameworks for climate education.

The Teach Climate Network Coordinator serves an educator network across North America; promoting professional learning, collaboration, and relationship development across geographic, racial, and cultural differences. This position’s primary focus is on developing project ideas, facilitating programming, and coordinating teams to maintain and enliven annual events for the Teach Climate Network (TCN). The TCN is a national network of formal and non-formal educators dedicated to learning the newest teaching practices of climate change education and leading their communities to more equitable, long-lasting climate change solutions. Each year, Climate Generation hosts a group of organizations that participate in the TCN Cohort Coalition; a community of practice composed of organizational leaders that help us plan our cornerstone event, the TCN Summer Institute, and inform network offerings. Cohort Coalition members participate in a series of collaborative working meetings to develop the themes, content, and structure of the Summer Institute and the following year of events for the TCN. By partnering with organizations across North America, we localize climate change professional learning to different regions, connect educators to people doing high-quality work in their areas, and highlight the solutions and local community action taking place for climate justice.

Required Qualifications:

  • Significant experience working within the educational system or a demonstrated understanding of the complex inner workings of the education system.
  • Demonstrated deep experience building relationships, facilitating collaborative events, listening deeply, and networking with community members.
  • Comfortability and confidence in public speaking and/or community engagement.
  • Experience and interest in creating and facilitating professional learning experiences for formal and non-formal educators.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, capable of building and maintaining relationships at all levels of an organization and with various public and private partners.
  • Proven project management and facilitation skills to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Ability to work in an agile, team-oriented work environment; being flexible, collaborative, adaptable to change, and open to feedback.
  • A commitment to working at an anti-racist organization. 
  • Willingness and comfortability working in a predominantly virtual environment with opportunities to be in-person and hybrid.
  • Confidence and curiosity in using technology to support virtual event planning and facilitation, including platforms such as Asana, Slack, Whova, Zoom, Slido, Survey Monkey, and Google Workspace. 
  • Authenticity and an interest in having fun at work.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience leading learning or community-building spaces for groups (e.g., professional learning networks, coalitions, or community groups)
  • Communications experience related to writing for inspiration, engagement, and storytelling.
  • Demonstrated experience with program evaluation and an ethos of data-driven program design.
  • Experience in virtual program facilitation and/or organizing communities virtually.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Salary hiring range: $50,882 – $53,045 annually.
  • Benefits include: medical, dental, group life, FSA/HSA, PTO/paid holidays, 6 weeks paid family leave, and Simple IRA with matching contributions.

Hiring Process and Timeline

  • Please submit a resume and cover letter to jobs@climategen.org with “”Teach Climate Network Coordinator”  last name, first name” in the subject heading. Let us know in your cover letter how you heard about the position. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a candidate is hired.  
  • Climate Generation engages a thorough screening process, and applicants may be asked to participate in multiple screening activities. 
  • Ideal candidate will be available to begin work in Sept/Oct 2025.

Climate Generation recognizes that people come with a wealth of knowledge and talent beyond the technical requirements of a job. The qualifications listed in this posting were made based on what we understand to be essential for this role, but we know there are other qualifications that could make someone successful. Your experience, which may include paid and unpaid work, helps build the competencies and knowledge that translate to our openings in ways we may not have listed here. If you believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply! To be eligible for this role, you must be a U.S. citizen or have valid work authorization to work in the U.S.