MI Healthy Climate Corps:

Join the MI Healthy Climate Corps (MHC Corps) and make a lasting impact on Michigan’s carbon-neutral future! The MHC Corps accelerates Michigan’s climate action through capacity building and leadership development. Members serve across the state to advance the MI Healthy Climate Plan’s (MHCP) goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The plan, unveiled by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in April 2022, aims to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis; create good-paying jobs; position Michigan as a climate action leader; and build a healthier and more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable Michigan for all Michiganders.

About the Host Partner:

The mission of the Detroit 2030 District is to educate and assist Detroit building owners and managers with reducing carbon emissions and operating expenses by reducing energy and water consumption, as well as transportation emissions to and from their buildings.

The Detroit 2030 District’s vision is to create a District of high-performance buildings in Detroit that supports a carbon-free future, economic prosperity and environmental justice. Today, over 62 million square-feet of building space in Detroit is involved in the Detroit 230 District program and committed to reducing carbon emissions and moving toward decarbonization.

MHC Corps Member Role and Responsibilities:

• Support the City of Detroit’s Oce of Sustainability with the benchmarking ordinance program, including the support of building owners/managers of 100,000 square-feet or greater that are required to report 2023 energy and water usage data to the City of Detroit by October 1, 2024, and 2024 data by June 1, 2025.
• Begin heavy outreach, build awareness, and support buildings between 25,000-100,000 square-feet with compliance by June 1, 2025. In total, it’s estimated there are 3,000-3,500 buildings that will be impacted by the ordinance.
• Work with the City of Detroit’s Oce of Sustainability team to achieve high compliance rates for buildings required under the benchmarking ordinance to report energy and water usage data. Build awareness around the benchmarking ordinance through outreach and community engagement efforts, especially with smaller building owner/managers that will be required to comply in June 2025.
• Work directly with building owners/managers to create their property profiles in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and enter 2023 and 2024 energy and water usage data (or help them opt-in to the utility’s automated solution).
• Empower the community to access federal and state climate resources by planning meetings, educational programs, and/or other activities to consistently share information.
• Participate in MHC Corps member development shared learning and collaboration activities including four MHC Corps in-person convenings, MHC Corps monthly virtual trainings (refer to calendar attachment), and Michigan’s AmeriCorps activities.

• Members will host a community input session with their host site to collect community feedback and advance the goals of the MI Healthy Climate Plan.

Evaluation and Reporting:

• Members will complete a Mid-year Performance Evaluation during the term.
• Other reporting requirements (bi-weekly timesheets, monthly data reports, quarterly narrative reports).

Preferred Qualications:

The appropriate candidate will have a strong interest and/or background in environmental issues, coalition building and/or community organizing, and communications or a combination of such interests. The appropriate candidate must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent attention to detail, the ability to work within a team or as an individual and be familiar with the Microsoft Oce suite and Google Applications. Members are required to work the standard oce hours of their host communities.

No specic background or education is required to join the MHC Corps!
But a minimum of 2 years of experience in these types of situations is essential for success:

• Experience facilitating a meeting with people who have more experience than them
• Complete their work independently and without constant supervision
• Experience overcoming obstacles in work situations in the past
• Experience managing multiple professional relationships
• Comfortable working outside of the typical 9 am – 5 pm to attend community events
• Ability to use or teach oneself new software in a fast-paced role with little oversight

Minimum Qualications:

• Live in Michigan
• Ability to travel to four in-person MHC Corps convenings around the state. Carpools will be available and encouraged.
• Be at least 18 years of age. Applicants must have a high school diploma, GED, or be working toward the completion of one.
• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
• Pass the following National Service Criminal History Checks: State of Michigan background check, State of residency (if not Michigan), FBI Fingerprinting, and National Sex Offender Registry

Compensation:

Members will receive a living allowance of $35,200 distributed in even increments, bi-weekly. Members will receive student loan forbearance for qualied loans, health care benets, child care assistance upon eligibility, and continual professional development. Upon successful completion of service, an education award in the amount of $7,395 will be issued. Members will serve approximately 40 hours per week (a total of 1,700 hours during the service term).

The MI Healthy Climate Corps Program is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations will be made for interviews and service as needed.