Location: Remote (United States focus)
Organization: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA
Contract: Likely Fixed-Term / Project-Based (via application form)
About the Organization:
ICLEI is a global network of over 2,500 local and regional governments working on sustainable urban development.
Their niche is very specific and very powerful:
they translate climate ambition into local government execution.
In practice, that means:
- emissions tracking
- climate action planning
- procurement reform
- policy implementation at city level
About the Role:
This role sits in a space most people underestimate:
procurement.
But here’s the truth:
procurement is where sustainability becomes real spending decisions.
Cities don’t reduce emissions with strategy documents.
They do it through what they buy, who they contract, and how they invest public funds.
So this role is about influencing:
- supply chains
- public spending
- climate outcomes at the municipal level
What You’ll Likely Do (Based on ICLEI Programs):
Sustainable Procurement Implementation
- Support cities in integrating sustainability into procurement processes
- Help design tools, frameworks, and guidance for green purchasing
- Align procurement with climate and equity goals
Data, Reporting & Analysis
- Track sustainability metrics linked to procurement decisions
- Support emissions accounting and reporting systems
- Translate procurement data into ESG-relevant insights
Stakeholder Engagement
- Work with local governments, vendors, and partners
- Support workshops, trainings, and technical assistance
- Facilitate collaboration across municipalities
Program Delivery
- Contribute to climate and sustainability projects
- Support implementation of ICLEI tools and frameworks
- Assist with reporting, documentation, and knowledge sharing
Who This Role Is Really For:
- Early to mid-career sustainability professionals
- People interested in policy → implementation → impact pipeline
- Anyone who understands that:
- budgets drive outcomes
- procurement drives budgets
Why This Role Matters:
Let’s be blunt.
Climate strategy is easy to write.
Climate procurement is hard to execute.
This role sits exactly where:
- policy meets contracts
- sustainability meets finance
- ambition meets reality
If you understand procurement, you understand how systems actually change.
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