Climate for Change is seeking volunteers right across Australia to join our Climate Action Fellowship. The thirteen-week volunteer program involves weekly online training sessions, in which participants learn essential skills in effective climate communication, fundraising, and community organising. By the completion of the program participants will have facilitated multiple Climate Conversations using a range of tools, helping drive a groundswell of community action on climate change.

ABOUT CLIMATE FOR CHANGE

Climate for Change (C4C) is a grassroots volunteer-powered non-profit on a mission to create the social climate for effective action on climate change in Australia.

What does that mean? Our vision is for an Australia in which climate action is a top priority. Community, business and government unite to make the courageous and urgent changes needed to return us to a safe climate.

Social research tells us that having quality conversations about climate change is one of the most effective things we can do to stop it. Climate for Change volunteer facilitators are key to making such conversations happen at a scale large enough to really shift the social climate on climate change in Australia.

We empower everyday people with resources and community support to connect them with elected representatives, making democratic action easy and impactful.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are excited to offer a Climate Action Fellowship to build the capacity of passionate people across Australia.

The thirteen-week volunteer program involves weekly online training sessions, in which participants learn essential skills for talking about climate change effectively with others. By the completion of the program, they put these skills to immediate effect as facilitators of climate conversations within their communities. Fellows will also learn essential skills to enable them to participate in our annual crowd-funder.

Our weekly training sessions, taught both in-house and by expert guest speakers, cover the following topics:

• Personal narrative
• Values and framing
• Audience segmentation
• Network mapping

• Talking about climate change effectively
• Community organising
• Social media
• And more...

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• More than 20 hours of training in communications, fundraising, community organising and more
• Experience in setting and executing campaign communications targets
• Experience within the not-for-profit and climate change sectors
• The chance to grow your personal and professional networks
• Gaining the tools, knowledge and confidence needed to act on climate change
• Developing your climate leadership skills

ABOUT YOU

• Passionate about acting on the climate crisis
• Self-motivated; you can independently set goals and do the work to achieve them
• Well-organised; you manage your tasks and time, and meet deadlines
• Excited to try new things and take up challenges
• Team-oriented and eager to get to know other passionate people
• Open to learning and building relationships in an online environment
• Committed to regular attendance and participation in a group setting
• Residing in Australia and be at least 18 years old

Given this program is run online, you will need access to a laptop or computer, with good internet connection.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Successful applicants are expected to:

• Attend 80% of weekly training and check-ins, held online from 15th August until 15th November. The majority of meetings will be held on Saturday afternoons from 12 – 3pm, or Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm – 8.30pm AEST/AEDT. Dates can be found below.
• Actively engaging in Climate for Change’s Climate Conversation and Climate Action Club programs by organising sessions in your own community
• Participating in our annual fundraising challenge

All of this should amount to a maximum of 3 to 5 volunteer hours per week over the thirteen weeks. If you are interested in using the Fellowship for university placement credits and require additional hours, other projects may be available. Please get in touch to discuss this.

To support you in achieving your key responsibilities,, we will actively support your wellbeing through reflective leadership, sustainable pacing, and psychologically safe practices.

KEY DATES

12pm - 3pm Sat August 15: Kick off meeting

6.30pm - 8.30pm Tue August 18: Effective Conversations Training (option 1)

2pm - 4pm Sat August 22: In person meet ups

3pm - 5pm Sat September 5: Effective Conversations (option 2)

12pm - 3pm Sat September 12: Engaging in systems change

7.00pm - 8.30pm Tue September 29: Every job is a climate job: careers roundtable

12pm - 3pm Sat Oct 10: Fundraising

Oct 15 - 24: Challenge for Climate fundraising period

Sat Nov 15: Graduation

Optional additional commitments:

September: Optional EcoMind Certificate, run x3 sessions over three weeks in September (day will be pending participant preferences and availability)

5.00pm - 5.45pm Every Monday starting August 18: Optional weekly drop in

COST

We are offering this program for a modest fee of $100. This fee goes towards covering resource development, expert speakers and other direct course costs.

We want to empower everyone to facilitate Climate Conversations, and will be offering a limited number of scholarships. Please indicate on your application form if you would like to apply for a scholarship.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

All Climate for Change volunteers are required to sign the Climate for Change Volunteer Agreement. This includes a commitment not to give financial advice and to remain non-partisan when representing Climate for Change. The Volunteer Agreement can be viewed here.

To apply, please complete the form via the Apply Now link.

A position description is attached.