Public Sector Fellowship

Title - Public Sector Fellowship

Hourly rate - $18

Location - New York

Application close date - 18 February 2026

About CDP

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the worlds only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise capital policy and science we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24800 companies and almost 1000 cities states and regionsdisclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the worlds institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Our team is truly global united by our shared desire to build a world where people planet and profit are balanced. Visit follow us @CDP to find out more.

The Team

Customer Success

CDPs Customer Success function is responsible for the customer experience from onboarding through to the delivery of a seamless customer journey. Customer Success delivers products and services to our customers guiding customers through the full utilization of CDP products and ensuring customer delight and retention without over or under servicing.

Disclosure

The Disclosure team plays a critical role in ensuring discloser customer success. Disclosure engages and provides support to confirmed discloser customers including enhanced disclosure support to Reporter Service members and ASPs.

About this role

The Public Sector Fellow is responsible for directly engaging state and government disclosers on CDP environmental disclosure and other related topics. The role is dedicated to bringing in new disclosers to CDP and supporting the Disclosure teams goals

What you will do

Critical Discloser Engagement and Success

• Proactively engage cities counties states provinces territories and public authorities to disclose to CDP and support them through their disclosure via emails and phone calls.

• Work with multiple systems and tools to maintain and track relationships.

Engagement Support

• Build upon the case of disclosure for targeted organizations.

• Conduct research to build upon the case of disclosure for targeted organizations.

• Co-manage a support inbox to provide key information to new and previously responding organizations helping to secure participation in CDP programs.

• Answer inbound queries on the questionnaire and review responses to support optimal data qualify the advancement of climate policy and participant satisfaction.

Knowledge and Expertise

• Improve existing and develop new engagement content including presentation slide decks and other resources.

• Interest in public sector sustainabilityand climate actionparticularly inmitigation andadaptation efforts andgreen infrastructure projectsand/or are familiar with theroles thatstate and local governments play in climate action

• Have superior interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships on behalf of CDP in a customer-facing role

• Can quickly understand and effectively communicate complex ideas

• Perform well under pressure in a fast-paced environmentthat requires you to manage multiple priorities

• Are detail-oriented and can learn and navigate software systems and processes for tracking and relationship management

• Are a team player and able to take ownership over your own work while collaborating with others

• Have work experience in local or state government in the US or Canada.

• Alignment with CDPs mission and values.

Knowledge and Expertise

Improve existing and develop new engagement content including presentation slide decks and other resources.

Were looking for

Interest in public sector sustainabilityand climate actionparticularly inmitigation andadaptation efforts andgreen infrastructure projectsand/or are familiar with theroles thatstate and local governments play in climate action

Have superior interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships on behalf of CDP in a customer-facing role

Can quickly understand and effectively communicate complex ideas

Perform well under pressure in a fast-paced environmentthat requires you to manage multiple priorities

Are detail-oriented and can learn and navigate software systems and processes for tracking and relationship management

Are a team player and able to take ownership over your own work while collaborating with others

Have work experience in local or state government in the US or Canada.

Alignment with CDPs mission and values.

Before you apply:

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Howtoapply:

Please upload your CV in the application form.

This is a hybrid role candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the local office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week.