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We are always seeking creative, innovative, and committed team members. We believe in the power of collective action and the importance of shared knowledge in driving societal change. Be a Catalyst for Sustainable Change!
Discover our current opportunities below, and if you don’t find a perfect match, feel free to reach out. We’re always open to conversations about how your unique talents could contribute to our mission.
Open Positions
Associate Director of Operations
Role Overview
We’re hiring a hands-on Associate Director of Operations to own TC’s internal operations end-to-end: people operations, portfolio/program management, project systems (ClickUp), fiscal coordination, and organizational rhythms. You’ll turn strategy into clear plans, keep the trains running on time, and help a globally distributed team work smoothly—with smart use of AI tools to streamline workflows.
You’ll report to the Executive Director and partner closely with initiative leads. This is a do-and-lead role: you’ll build light scaffolds, coordinate across programs, and step in directly where needed.
Responsibilities
1) People Operations & Team Health
- Lead hiring pipelines, onboarding/off-boarding, and contractor/consultant agreements.
- Maintain role descriptions, SOWs, and a simple performance/feedback cycle.
- Coordinate time tracking, capacity planning, and resourcing across initiatives.
- Steward team norms (async practices, meeting hygiene, documentation, DEI & care).
2) Portfolio & Program Management
- Translate strategy into quarterly/annual plans with milestones, owners, and KPIs.
- Run portfolio reviews: risks, dependencies, budgets, and decision logs.
- Stand up light monitoring & learning loops (retros, after-action notes, dashboards).
- Support initiative leads with scoping, critical paths, and go/no-go gates.
3) Systems & Tooling (ClickUp Lead)
- Own ClickUp architecture (spaces, templates, automations, permissions).
- Drive adoption, training, and QA so tasks/roadmaps stay current and useful.
- Integrate Google Workspace, Slack, Docs, and basic CRM/email tools as needed.
- Use AI assistants (e.g., templating, summaries, automations) to reduce busywork.
4) Finance & Admin (in coordination with fiscal sponsor/finance)
- Track budgets vs. actuals at project and portfolio levels; flag variances early.
- Coordinate vendor onboarding, invoices, and payment schedules.
- Maintain a tidy contracts and compliance library (insurance, MOUs, data policies).
5) Org Rhythms & Internal Communications
- Run weekly team syncs, monthly planning/retros, and quarterly OKR reviews.
- Keep a live ops calendar; send crisp written updates and decision notes.
- Ensure key documents (playbooks, policies, templates) are current and discoverable.
Who We’re Looking For
Required
- 5–8 years in operations, program/portfolio or project management in a small/medium org or networked environment.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional coordination and delivery (not just assisting).
- ClickUp (or Asana/Notion) power user/admin: you’ve designed structures, templates, and automations.
- Strong people ops fundamentals: hiring, onboarding, contracting, and feedback rhythms.
- Excellent written communication; crisp facilitation; bias to clarify and close loops.
- Comfortable working remotely across time zones; high reliability and follow-through.
- Fluency with AI tools for ops (summaries, drafting, checklists, SOPs, lightweight analytics).
Preferred
- Nonprofit/fiscal-sponsor or grant-funded project experience; basic budgeting.
- Background in sustainability, systems change, or research/practice communities.
- Change-management experience (standing up new systems and securing adoption).
- Light data/BI skills (Sheets, Looker Studio) for simple dashboards.
Work Environment & Values
Location: Remote (U.S. time zones preferred)
Type: Full-time (35–40 hours/week)
Compensation: $70,000–$95,000 USD annually
Start Date: Immediate (flexible for the right candidate)
Work Environment & Values
Fully remote; collaborate with colleagues in Colorado, Hawaii, Canada, and Europe (schedule flexibility required). We value clarity, humility, responsiveness, and learning. We build scaffolds that support people as well as projects.
We’re looking for a systems-minded coordinator to build and maintain the operational backbone that enables our distributed network to collaborate effectively across projects, and events.
Communications Lead
Position Overview
We are seeking a Communications Lead to anchor TC’s communications. This is a hands-on role, focused on writing and editing, rolling out newsletters and campaigns, managing our website, and keeping our social media active and engaging. The role also includes packaging outputs from TC initiatives into clear, accessible formats that amplify our collective work.
The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator who enjoys both content creation and coordination, and who is comfortable using AI tools to support drafting, repurposing, design, and SEO.
Key Responsibilities
Core Communications
- Write, edit, and distribute newsletters, announcements, and blog posts.
- Manage TC’s social media channels (LinkedIn, Twitter/X, others as relevant).
- Maintain and update the WordPress website with new content and event pages.
- Roll out targeted campaigns to promote conferences, initiatives, and publications.
- Use AI tools responsibly to support writing, scheduling, design, and SEO.
Content Packaging & Storytelling
- Turn outputs from TC initiatives into usable products (e.g., briefs, blog posts, stories).
- Draft narratives and create supporting visuals that translate complex ideas into engaging formats.
- Align outputs with TC’s overall communications voice and identity.
Coordination
- Liaise with staff and contributors to gather stories, content, and visuals.
- Coordinate with freelance contributors (designers, editors) to deliver polished outputs.
- Keep a communications calendar to ensure consistent flow of updates.
Your Profile
Essential
- 3–5 years of professional experience in communications, content creation, or related roles (a relevant Master’s degree may substitute for some professional experience).
- Native-level English fluency with excellent writing and editing skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing organizational communications (social media, newsletters, websites).
- Comfortable working in WordPress for content management.
- Enthusiastic about using AI tools for writing, design, and SEO.
- Organized, proactive, detail-oriented; able to manage multiple priorities across time zones.
- Collaborative and comfortable working with diverse contributors in a distributed team.
Desirable
- Graphic design skills (Canva, Adobe, or AI-powered design tools).
- Familiarity with SEO and digital marketing.
- Experience turning workshop or research outputs into clear, usable products.
- Interest in sustainability, systems change, or research/practice networks.
Hours & Benefits
- Position Type: Full-time, freelance contractor (32–40 hours per week, flexible, remote)
- Annual compensation: $50,000–$70,000, depending on experience.
- Location: Remote (preferably USA time zones)
- Start Date: Immediate (flexible for the right candidate)
- Opportunity to shape communications for a unique global community at the forefront of sustainability transformations.
We’re seeking a skilled storyteller and content creator to anchor our global communications, translating complex sustainability research into clear, engaging narratives that amplify our collective impact.
Events & Operations Internship
About the role
This is a remote role as an Events & Operations Intern. As an Events & Operations Intern, you will have the opportunity to support the planning, coordination, and execution of events and operations for our organization. Your day-to-day tasks may include assisting with event logistics, coordinating with vendors and speakers, managing event registrations, providing on-site support during events, and assisting with general administrative tasks related to operations.
Your Profile - Essential Experience
Passionate about communities and/or having event management experience (online and offline, including multi-day conferences and workshops).
Professional education, preferably with a completed Bachelor’s degree. Very motivated candidates with another profile are welcome to apply
Key systems: MS Office; G Suite; Notion; MailChimp, Zoom, Event management platforms
Skill & qualities: flexible, collaborative and supportive
A passion for organizing, administrative details and processes. Excellent project management skills. Deliver to a deadline, communicate instantly if an unexpected roadblock appears that might delay work. Ability to anticipate needs and troubleshoot when challenges arise.
A professional, fluent command of English: reading, writing, speaking.
Affinity with data analysis and digital tools.
Utterly resourceful and self-directed. Make suggestions wherever you see an opportunity. Work fast and smart.
Service-oriented and ethical. Work remotely and manage your own workload. Thrive in collaborative team projects.
Strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse community members and organizational partners.
Desirable – Extra points for:
Digital marketing, Communications & Content management experience, including social media, newsletters and websites.
Familiarity with databases and automation software.
Fluency in additional languages.
Graphic design & artistic presentation skills.
Demonstrated interest in system change, sustainability & regeneration.
Responsibilities and tasks:
Events
Support events planning & delivery for conferences, workshops & webinars (examples).
Support communications between team and conference attendees including meetings, zoom links, and registrations
Support in coordination of speakers and attendees
Assist in session and programme management
Perform on various maintenance tasks the event-platforms
Deliver event feedback surveys and post-event reports
Operations
Support project management and team coordination. Liaise with team members to support communication and task management.
Community
Supporting community engagement, communications & content management
Building & managing digital community platform(s)
Support Communities of Practice as they emerge
Hours & Benefits: What’s in it for you?
This position is full-time time ideally, minimum of 20 hours a week. Project duration: 6 months minimum, with potential for ongoing work thereafter. Work hours are flexible, and work can be conducted from wherever you like.
Team members are currently based in the USA, UK and Germany. We meet virtually weekly to review progress and share feedback, with more frequent 1:1 meetings.
Compensation will be $500 a month full-time, or prorated accordingly.
Opportunity to convert to a permanent position.
Enjoy learning from and with leading figures in the field of transformations. Witness every win and every lesson learned. Experience the workings of a dynamic, social impact innovation engine. Experience applied design thinking and practical lean startup methods: Learn; build; measure. Repeat.
We want you to grow with this project and do the things you love, today and tomorrow. What is your learning goal for next year? What is your dream role in 5 years?
Your application
Please contact us to apply. Please state “Let’s get this started!” in your application to be considered.
Contact us today; we are excited to hear from you! Interviews will be held shortly, with a view to a start ASAP.
We are seeking a highly motivated person to coordinate events organized by the Transformations Community. Over the past decade, our community has convened international conferences in Oslo, Stockholm, Dundee, Santiago, Sydney, Portland, Prague and online. 700+ attended our latest gathering in July 2023.
Our Team Spirit
Equity and Inclusion
We believe in creating a space where every voice is heard and valued, celebrating the diverse perspectives that drive meaningful change.
Sustainable Impact
Our commitment is to foster practices & partnerships that promote long-term social, environmental, and economic resilience.
Integrity & Openness
We operate with honesty and transparency, ensuring that our actions and decisions are fair, clear, and accountable to our entire community.