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Our Resilient Central Coast (RCC) Team is looking for a Program Manager who is excited to take on a strategic leadership and oversight role in advancing equitable climate action and community engagement across the Monterey Bay Area Climate Justice Collaborative (CJC) and the six-county Resilient Central Coast (RCC) initiative.
About Ecology Action At Ecology Action, we believe every person counts and every action matters. We've made it our mission to advance equitable community climate solutions and reduce GHG emissions through partnership, education and action. Every action we take today can create the future we want—one where people and planet can thrive together. Join Ecology Action in building a sustainable future where equity, resilience, and innovation are at the core. Together, we can make it happen.
About the Role The Climate Resilience Program Manager is responsible for leading, supervising, and coordinating staff, consultants, and partner organizations engaged in equitable climate resilience and disaster preparedness initiatives. This role provides programmatic direction, implementation oversight, project administration and cross-sector coordination to ensure alignment with Ecology Action's climate resilience goals, funder requirements, and community needs. This includes strengthening and managing partnerships with grassroots, municipal, and regional stakeholders; and guiding the growth, content strategy, and community participation of Ecology Action's climate action work.
What you'll be doing Project, Partner, and Contract Management
Monitoring progress toward grant deliverables.
Managing partners and subcontractors participating in RCC and CJC projects, helping set scopes of work and then ensuring ongoing performance management, invoicing, task completion and reporting are occurring on schedule.
Establishing and maintaining Asana and other project tools to ensure accurate project tracking, staff assignments, and outcomes.
Community Engagement Delivery, Strategy & Oversight
Leading strategy and execution of the RCC including online and in person community engagement campaigns.
Building and managing partnerships with civic, faith-based, youth, and community organizations to deepen engagement and support local leadership development.
Partnering with frontline-serving organizations to build capacity and expand equitable access to RCC resources, integrating partners into program design, strategy, and funding roles.
Supporting leadership teams in facilitating effective climate action meetings by providing tools, agendas, and strategic guidance with key partners and stakeholders.
Plan, develop, design and deliver webinars and technical assistance trainings on local climate risks, emergency preparedness, residential home electrification and emerging resilience topics, aligned with grant deliverables and RCC leadership priorities, including content development, partner coordination, evaluation and marketing support.
Online Resources Strategy, Oversight & Reporting
Monitoring RCC homepage and RCC action platforms' performance and user engagement, using data to guide strategy and improvements.
Developing and managing systems to track participation, user activity, and impact, with regular reporting to stakeholders.
Overseeing content updates to ensure accurate, up-to-date incentives, rebates, and educational resources in collaboration with partners.
Coordinating cross-functional efforts to ensure platform usability, accessibility, and alignment with community engagement goals.
Financial and Budget Management
Helping set and manage program budgets and resourcing in partnership with the Senior Director of Climate Leadership and the Development Team.
Sustain business sponsorship relationships and solicitations and member agency fees and oversee funding pipeline projections for RCC.
Collaborating with leadership team, partners and Budget Analyst team to create and manage initiative-level budgets and resourcing plans annually, including developing staff workplan hour projections.
Ensuring appropriate expenditure and accurate budget accounting (including timesheet reporting) by staff billable to projects.
Team Management and Development
Recruiting, leading, mentoring, and training assigned staff, interns and fellows.
Monitoring and evaluating team performance, providing constructive feedback and recognition.
Promoting a positive and inclusive work culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and diversity.
What We're looking For
Minimum of in project and contract management and leadership.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in community climate programming, community organizing, community driven/equitable decision-making processes, environmental education, government funded environmental programs or related fields.
Experience coordinating multiple partners and maintaining high functioning, collaborative relationships with both government and nonprofit staff and community members.
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual (Spanish/English).
Experience community organizing in Monterey Bay Area.
Experience with community engagement programs in active transportation, youth bike and walk programs, electric vehicle market transformation, water conservation or food waste.
Experience working with BIPOC, farm working and vulnerable communities.
Ability to develop program strategies and solutions and facilitate team consideration and adoption.
Ability to work alone and be self‑motivated.
Diplomatic and creative problem solver.
Knowledge and Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with and/or training in climate justice, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices.
Proficient in MS office products: Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint as well as collaborative workspaces including Asana and Teams.
High level of competency with MS Excel.
Strongly committed to equitable climate change action with a focus on activating individual and community engagement in solutions for a thriving people and planet.
Superb time management and organization.
Familiarity or experience working with public agencies, nonprofits and community groups, ideally in Monterey Bay Area.
Demonstrated experience leading and organizing teams or groups to make decisions, track action steps and move initiatives forward.
Ability to collaborate and lead with respect and inclusiveness in a cross‑functional, matrixed work environment.
Valid Driver License and reliable vehicle.
Work Environment The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk and hear, use a computer keyboard and monitor and may occasionally require the employee to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The position is hybrid (home/office), requiring the employee to be on-site at our Santa Cruz headquarters 1‑2 days per week.
Are You Ready? Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Join us at Ecology Action and contribute to a sustainable future!
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Our Resilient Central Coast (RCC) Team is looking for a Program Manager who is excited to take on a strategic leadership and oversight role in advancing equitable climate action and community engagement across the Monterey Bay Area Climate Justice Collaborative (CJC) and the six-county Resilient Central Coast (RCC) initiative.
About Ecology Action At Ecology Action, we believe every person counts and every action matters. We've made it our mission to advance equitable community climate solutions and reduce GHG emissions through partnership, education and action. Every action we take today can create the future we want—one where people and planet can thrive together. Join Ecology Action in building a sustainable future where equity, resilience, and innovation are at the core. Together, we can make it happen.
About the Role The Climate Resilience Program Manager is responsible for leading, supervising, and coordinating staff, consultants, and partner organizations engaged in equitable climate resilience and disaster preparedness initiatives. This role provides programmatic direction, implementation oversight, project administration and cross-sector coordination to ensure alignment with Ecology Action's climate resilience goals, funder requirements, and community needs. This includes strengthening and managing partnerships with grassroots, municipal, and regional stakeholders; and guiding the growth, content strategy, and community participation of Ecology Action's climate action work.
What you'll be doing Project, Partner, and Contract Management
Monitoring progress toward grant deliverables.
Managing partners and subcontractors participating in RCC and CJC projects, helping set scopes of work and then ensuring ongoing performance management, invoicing, task completion and reporting are occurring on schedule.
Establishing and maintaining Asana and other project tools to ensure accurate project tracking, staff assignments, and outcomes.
Community Engagement Delivery, Strategy & Oversight
Leading strategy and execution of the RCC including online and in person community engagement campaigns.
Building and managing partnerships with civic, faith-based, youth, and community organizations to deepen engagement and support local leadership development.
Partnering with frontline-serving organizations to build capacity and expand equitable access to RCC resources, integrating partners into program design, strategy, and funding roles.
Supporting leadership teams in facilitating effective climate action meetings by providing tools, agendas, and strategic guidance with key partners and stakeholders.
Plan, develop, design and deliver webinars and technical assistance trainings on local climate risks, emergency preparedness, residential home electrification and emerging resilience topics, aligned with grant deliverables and RCC leadership priorities, including content development, partner coordination, evaluation and marketing support.
Online Resources Strategy, Oversight & Reporting
Monitoring RCC homepage and RCC action platforms' performance and user engagement, using data to guide strategy and improvements.
Developing and managing systems to track participation, user activity, and impact, with regular reporting to stakeholders.
Overseeing content updates to ensure accurate, up-to-date incentives, rebates, and educational resources in collaboration with partners.
Coordinating cross-functional efforts to ensure platform usability, accessibility, and alignment with community engagement goals.
Financial and Budget Management
Helping set and manage program budgets and resourcing in partnership with the Senior Director of Climate Leadership and the Development Team.
Sustain business sponsorship relationships and solicitations and member agency fees and oversee funding pipeline projections for RCC.
Collaborating with leadership team, partners and Budget Analyst team to create and manage initiative-level budgets and resourcing plans annually, including developing staff workplan hour projections.
Ensuring appropriate expenditure and accurate budget accounting (including timesheet reporting) by staff billable to projects.
Team Management and Development
Recruiting, leading, mentoring, and training assigned staff, interns and fellows.
Monitoring and evaluating team performance, providing constructive feedback and recognition.
Promoting a positive and inclusive work culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and diversity.
What We're looking For
Minimum of in project and contract management and leadership.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in community climate programming, community organizing, community driven/equitable decision-making processes, environmental education, government funded environmental programs or related fields.
Experience coordinating multiple partners and maintaining high functioning, collaborative relationships with both government and nonprofit staff and community members.
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual (Spanish/English).
Experience community organizing in Monterey Bay Area.
Experience with community engagement programs in active transportation, youth bike and walk programs, electric vehicle market transformation, water conservation or food waste.
Experience working with BIPOC, farm working and vulnerable communities.
Ability to develop program strategies and solutions and facilitate team consideration and adoption.
Ability to work alone and be self‑motivated.
Diplomatic and creative problem solver.
Knowledge and Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with and/or training in climate justice, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices.
Proficient in MS office products: Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint as well as collaborative workspaces including Asana and Teams.
High level of competency with MS Excel.
Strongly committed to equitable climate change action with a focus on activating individual and community engagement in solutions for a thriving people and planet.
Superb time management and organization.
Familiarity or experience working with public agencies, nonprofits and community groups, ideally in Monterey Bay Area.
Demonstrated experience leading and organizing teams or groups to make decisions, track action steps and move initiatives forward.
Ability to collaborate and lead with respect and inclusiveness in a cross‑functional, matrixed work environment.
Valid Driver License and reliable vehicle.
Work Environment The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk and hear, use a computer keyboard and monitor and may occasionally require the employee to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The position is hybrid (home/office), requiring the employee to be on-site at our Santa Cruz headquarters 1‑2 days per week.
Are You Ready? Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Join us at Ecology Action and contribute to a sustainable future!
#J-18808-Ljbffr