Reports To: Director of Climate Solutions (U.S. Climate-smart Health Care Program)

Location: Remote within the U.S. 

FLSA Status: Exempt

FTE Status: 1FTE

Salary Range: $71,600-$82,300

Posting Date: March 26, 2026

Closing Date: April 16, 2026

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) seeks to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint and becomes a community anchor for sustainability and leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. We have a unique and dynamic workplace with more than 80 staff members in the U.S. and abroad. We believe health care, as the only sector with healing as its mission, has an opportunity – and obligation – to use its ethical, economic, and political influence to create an ecologically sustainable, equitable, and healthy world. Health Care Without Harm works to achieve its mission in collaboration with Practice Greenhealth, the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,700 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Manager of Climate Solutions is responsible for managing projects and activities related to the organization’s work on emissions reduction for the health care sector and broader climate-smart health care solutions as part of the program’s climate solutions strategy. The Manager will work closely with their team and Practice Greenhealth staff to develop tools, resources, and engagement opportunities related to energy and water efficiency, decarbonization, and facility resilience. The Manager contributes to the design and fulfillment of the organization’s strategic objectives to support the ultimate aims of reducing health care greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the resilience of health care organizations and communities alike, and driving health equity.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

• Promote and support health care organizations in setting and meeting climate commitments.
• Cultivate relationships with commitment signatories and Practice Greenhealth partners, mobilizing them and providing them with technical guidance on building climate mitigation into their operations and tracking and reporting their progress on emissions reduction and efficiency actions.
• Create, update, and refine the organization’s tools and resources (e.g. how-to guides, tool kits, checklists, webinars) to support successful climate solutions within health care organizations.
• Contribute to the development of climate solutions strategies and campaigns and manage pilot projects with commitment signatories and Practice Greenhealth partners.
• Collaborate with the Climate Solutions Team and contribute to a team culture that emphasizes quality, strategic prioritization, flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Strategy and Planning - 20%

• Annually, as part of the work planning cycle, develop workplans associated with climate solutions strategies and identify opportunities to support health care organizations in setting and meeting meaningful climate goals.
• Working closely with other Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth staff, develop strategies and projects that support the advancement of the program’s objectives and the organization’s strategic plan. 
• Support the development of funding and maintenance of funder relationships for this work in coordination with other team members, the Program Coordination Team, and the Development Team.
• Cultivate the organization’s values in day-to-day work and interactions.

Programmatic - 70%

• Develop a strategy to increase the number of U.S. health systems reducing emissions through decarbonization and efficiency efforts, with an emphasis on science-based targets to frame and drive the work.
• Recruit and support health care organizations in setting and meeting ambitious climate commitments, including the Health Sector CARES (Climate Action, Resilience, and Equity Solutions) Pledge. Create and manage opportunities for signatories to share information and receive recognition from Health Care Without Harm on meeting their pledge commitments.
• Contribute to climate solutions projects, including health energy and water efficiency checklists and health care GHG emission reduction action templates. Identify and lead new climate solutions projects related to identifying energy efficient and green building incentives and rebates, greening the operating room, HVAC setbacks, lighting and equipment upgrades, transportation, maintenance, and water use reduction.
• Manage climate mitigation resources on the website(s) and regularly consider how the website(s) can provide the most value to health care organizations  to support energy, water, and decarbonization efforts.
• Capture Health Care Without Harm’s own organizational greenhouse gas emissions across all three Scopes on an annual basis.
• Provide first-rate customer service to Practice Greenhealth partners and pledge signatories, including responding to organization’s stated needs and providing technical guidance, tools, strategies, and resources in a timely manner. 
• Develop and disseminate resources, tools, and materials to support project implementation and replication in collaboration with HCWH and Practice Greenhealth teams.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with staff across HCWH, Practice Greenhealth, and Greenhealth Exchange.
• Contribute to the planning, facilitation, production, editing, and delivery of content and educational sessions for HCWH and Practice Greenhealth, including presentations, articles, blogs, press releases, newsletters, reports, virtual webinars, and the annual CleanMed conference.
• Contribute to and/or lead programmatic Initiative(s) to support the development of the organization's subject matter expertise and advancement of its goals and contribute to and/or lead organization-wide efforts (e.g., Practice Greenhealth Partner experiences, CleanMed planning team(s), DEIB Team, Culture Celebration & Engagement (CCE) Committee, HCWH international network sub-groups).
• Support and participate in the evaluation of the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards, as needed. 
• All other duties as requested and needed to meet organizational goals.

Administrative - 10%

• Coordinate with the Director and the Program Coordination Team to develop Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and contracts related to projects that the Manager is leading and manage contracts and partnerships within the scope of work.
• Support the Director by participating in the annual budgeting and work planning processes, assisting with grant development and management to maintain a funding portfolio for this work, engaging partners, and contributing to semi-regular strategic planning processes.
• Maintain records of partner activity and contacts in the organizational database and Google Drive.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The ideal candidate will have the following professional and personal qualities, skills, and characteristics: 

• Promote and support health care organizations in setting and meeting climate commitments.
• Cultivate relationships with commitment signatories and Practice Greenhealth partners, mobilizing them and providing them with technical guidance on building climate mitigation into their operations and tracking and reporting their progress on emissions reduction and efficiency actions.
• Create, update, and refine the organization’s tools and resources (e.g. how-to guides, tool kits, checklists, webinars) to support successful climate solutions within health care organizations.
• Contribute to the development of climate solutions strategies and campaigns and manage pilot projects with commitment signatories and Practice Greenhealth partners.
• Collaborate with the Climate Solutions Team and contribute to a team culture that emphasizes quality, strategic prioritization, flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Education: BA or BS in a relevant field (e.g., engineering, facilities management, sustainable business). Combined experience/education as a substitute for minimum education.
• Minimum Experience: 3 years in environmental sustainability in or related to a health care setting. Combined experience/education as a substitute for minimum experience.
• Minimum Field of Expertise: Subject matter knowledge in several areas of climate-smart health care:
• Greenhouse gas emissions tracking and reporting
• Current health care interventions and strategies for decarbonization and water waste reduction
• Leading national and international green building and emissions reduction standards, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Science Based Targets initiative
• Preferred Education: Relevant graduate study and/or certifications. Combined experience/education as a substitute considered.
• Preferred Experience: 4+ years
• Experience working in a matrix organization or with multiple teams.
• Experience working in a virtual organization. Familiarity with nonprofit advocacy and/or membership-based organizations.
• Working with or within health care organizations.

To Apply or Inquire

Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are committed to cultivating and sustaining culturally and ethnically diverse organizations and to the principles that promote inclusive practices. We believe systems can only be transformed when a diversity of voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are a part of the movement for change. We are dedicated to building a diverse staff with expertise and interest in addressing systemic racism within our organization and to serve the mission of the organizations in respectful ways. Health Care Without Harm/Practice Greenhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply, upload a cover letter along with your resume via this link. Questions can be addressed to jobs@hcwh.org. Only competitive candidates will be invited to participate further in the recruitment process. Closing date to apply is April 16, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.