Climate Equity Fellow

Climate Equity Fellow – The Greenlining Institute
• Oakland, CA, United States

Greenlining is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Greenlining is dedicated to building and maintaining a diverse staff and an inclusive workplace that values equity. We welcome applications from immigrants, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ applicants, and people with lived experience in poverty.

Job Title:

Climate Equity Fellow

Classification:
Fellow, Non‑Union, Non‑Exempt – 35‑hour work week

Reports to:

Hana Creger

Program Dates:
September 8, 2026 – August 6, 2027

The Greenlining Institute works toward a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change.

We work with communities of color to:

• Understand and analyze the racist barriers to economic opportunity.
• Demand accountability from the public and private sectors to combat injustice.
• Foster consensus‑building that produces long‑term change and success.
• Bridge research and policy to spearhead innovative strategies at the intersections of racial, economic, and climate equity.

To achieve our vision, we focus on four strategic issue areas:

• Economic Equity
• Climate Equity
• Transformative Communities
• Leadership Academy

The Greenlining Institute’s Leadership Academy Fellowship is an 11‑month training and experiential learning program for early‑career leaders seeking hands‑on public policy experience and personal growth. Fellows are integrated into one of Greenlining’s policy teams to develop, plan, and implement the organization’s advocacy efforts while working with the Leadership Academy to build leadership skills. We seek individuals with a strong commitment to racial equity and social justice for communities of color, who aspire to become race‑equity leaders.

The program is based in Oakland, CA, and requires in‑person attendance throughout its duration.

The Climate Equity Fellow works with our team to advocate and shape climate policies and investments that ensure equitable outcomes, prioritizing the needs of low‑income communities of color. The fellow operationalizes equity in the design and implementation of plans, policies, programs, and projects to meet community‑identified needs, including statewide and national mobility equity policies that eliminate structural inequities and enhance community wealth.

• Apply a race‑equity lens to analyze and develop policy solutions that remove barriers for historically redlined communities.
• Participate in policy making activities to pass legislation or agency policies, including lobbying, providing public comment, and analyzing legislation.
• Lead a substantive public policy assignment (research project, report development, landscape analysis, stakeholder relationship management, coalition management, etc.) to advance the team’s advocacy objectives for the year.
• Develop, draft, and publish public‑policy writings including policy memos, reports, research projects, data collection, briefs, business memos, public comments, and blog posts.
• Deliver oral presentations for internal and external forums, including Greenlining’s annual lobby day with Sacramento legislators, stakeholder convenings, and Leadership Academy graduation.
• Facilitate meetings with community, government, and business leaders to drive advocacy forward.

• Participate in all leadership development workshops to learn and apply a holistic (mind, body, spirit) and equitable approach to leadership.
• Develop a unique leadership style, values, vision, and purpose through self‑reflection exercises, goal‑setting activities, and 1:1 coaching.
• Bring lived experience to cohort and organizational conversations, offering innovative ideas and diverse perspectives.
• Provide support to cohort members and engage in team‑building activities to form strong working partnerships.
• Seek mentorship from Greenlining and Academy staff and provide mentorship to undergraduate students in the Academy’s Casa Joaquin program.