Job Search Resources

Find guidance and opportunities to start or advance a career in climate and the environment.

This page seeks to aggregate career information of greatest relevance to HACE members, whether you find your next opportunity by networking your way toward it or applying directly for it. Except where noted, HACE is not affiliated with and is not responsible for the links shared below. Have a great resource you don’t see or your own first-hand wisdom to share? Let us know here!

Networking

Tapping into the vast Harvard alumni network is an excellent way for HACE members to seek their first or next role in climate and the environment. Networking often reveals opportunities that are never listed on traditional job boards or company websites

  • Still in Cambridge/Boston and want to know how climate and the environment are woven throughout the university’s schools and programs? Check out the Campus Environmental Directory organized by Harvard University Center for the Environment.

  • For free, drop-in climate networking not specific to Harvard, check out #OpenDoorClimate, a community of climate professionals who make themselves available to chat with climate career seekers.

Recommended Reading: Looking for a job with a purpose and not sure where to start? Check out this handy article from Heidi Lim ‘14.

Applying

While networking is paramount, the traditional process of seeing a job posting, applying, interviewing, and getting hired can still work. Be mindful that employers may list openings for which they already have an internal candidate in mind, and that hiring cycles can sometimes drag on for months. Most job boards offer automatic email notifications tailored to your search preferences, so you don’t need to continually check and recheck for relevant posts.

  • For policy-focused jobs, check out the general United Nations jobs site, the UNFCCC job site for climate-specific roles, or other international climate opportunities through the IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin. For a monthly fee, Daybook lists political, policy, and non-profit jobs including for climate and the environment. For US federal government jobs, the official resource is USA Jobs; the US Department of Energy is actively recruiting for its own Clean Energy Corps. States, cities, and localities also often have their own official job sites.

  • For a summary of climate-related job boards, VCs, communities, and volunteer opportunities, check out So You Want to Work in Climate.

  • For general job listings, the big names of LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor generate many new listings every day, often with considerable overlap. Consider setting up automatic job alerts (e.g., “climate,” “operations,” “wildlife,” “fundraising,” etc.) that can be even further tailored to your desired location, salary range, etc.

HACE Member Tip from James: Applying and tapping your network is usually a great strategy when going through traditional pathways such as job boards. Use LinkedIn, for example, to see whom you already know at an organization of interest or to which you’re applying – they may be able to offer guidance or even put in a helpful good word to a hiring manager.

Learning

Whether you are considering a career change, in the middle of the interview process, or just landed your new job, it is always a good time to stay up to date on new developments in the climate space. To learn more, check out some of the following resources: