Resilience Ambassador

Clean Wisconsin is hiring a Resilience Ambassador in Milwaukee, WI, to educate residents about climate change and connect them with resources for Healthy Home Energy Upgrades. This role involves community outreach, organizing events, and collaborating with local organizations to implement strategies from the Milwaukee Climate and Equity Plan. The position aims to improve home energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing residents' quality of life.
About the position

Join a team of passionate advocates and experts who are committed to protecting Wisconsin's vital natural resources and building a clean, sustainable, and equitable future for everyone in our state. Clean Wisconsin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit seeking a motivated Resilience Ambassador to support a unique three-year collaborative agreement with the City of Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Resilience Ambassador will educate Milwaukee residents about climate change and connect them with the knowledge, tools, and resources they need to mitigate and adapt to its impacts on their daily lives. By working with and through trusted community-based organizations, the Resilience Ambassador will implement strategies from the Milwaukee Climate and Equity Plan, including Healthy Home Energy Upgrades. Through funding by the EPA Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant program, Clean Wisconsin's Resilience Ambassador will work with other resilience ambassadors across the city to educate and connect residents with resources and programs that can create a “healthier home environment” including housing improvement and decarbonization (energy efficiency, electrification, renewable energy) programs including the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and rebates, as well as home environmental health information. The Resilience Ambassador will organize volunteers and community partners to conduct targeted outreach campaigns across neighborhoods on Milwaukee's north and south sides to promote greater knowledge of and access to these resources. Finally, the Resilience Ambassador will conduct assessments and education for the Healthy Home Energy Upgrades for approximately 200 households receiving subsidized energy audits. The goal of these upgrades is to improve home energy efficiency, which is critical to dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the burden of high energy bills, and improving the health and quality of life for residents. This position reports to the resilient communities program director and provides general support to the program as needed.

Responsibilities
• Attend project meetings and relevant community meetings and events to promote the project and encourage alignment with community interests.
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• Create and implement an outreach and communications strategy to educate residents about the need for and benefits of green infrastructure and Healthy Home Energy Upgrades in partnership with the project team, Clean Wisconsin staff, Advisory Committee, community members, and stakeholder partners.
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• Collaborate with other Resilience Ambassadors, community partners, and volunteers to organize and implement educational events, presentations, workshops, and canvassing in targeted neighborhoods across the north and south sides of Milwaukee.
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• Plan and facilitate volunteer training.
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• Recruit new stakeholders and volunteers to support outreach.
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• Schedule and conduct assessments and education for Healthy Homes Energy Upgrades during the energy audit process as well as follow up with individual homeowners to recommend specific housing-improvement programs and related resources they can use to improve the comfort, health, safety, and efficiency of their house.
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• Create and disseminate print and virtual educational and marketing materials such as presentations, fliers, videos, and more.
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• Generate post-assessment reports for homeowners.
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• Collect participant feedback and stories associated with the Healthy Homes Energy Upgrades and energy audits with outreach activities for grant reporting and heightening community awareness.
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• Track and monitor activities to support preparation and submission of grant progress reports and program deliverables including assessments.
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• Support development and dissemination of feedback surveys in coordination with the project team.

Requirements
• Associate's degree preferred; significant experience and recognized community leadership may substitute for this requirement.
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• At least two years of professional experience in grassroots organizing, case management, or health education.
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• Availability to work evenings and weekends as required.
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• Possession of a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle is preferred.

Nice-to-haves
• Knowledge of building science, trades, clean energy, stormwater management, or public health.
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• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Benefits
• 403(b)
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• Disability insurance
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• Life insurance
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• Paid sick time