The Sustainability Engagement Associate supports the development and execution of campus-wide sustainability engagement and outreach initiatives for The George Washington University’s Office of Sustainability. This role is responsible for increasing visibility, awareness, participation, and institutional understanding of sustainability initiatives across the campus community.
The position plays a critical role in educating students, faculty, and staff about the university’s sustainability goals, operational initiatives, student programs, climate commitments, and institutional progress. Responsibilities include supporting engagement programs (e.g., Green Office Network), coordinating annual and quarterly reporting, developing content for various university channels, and promoting sustainability programs and events across campus.
This role will collaborate closely with sustainability staff, student employees, operational partners, and university communications teams to strengthen sustainability culture, encourage behavior change, increase engagement, and support GW’s long-term sustainability and climate goals.
Key Responsibilities
Sustainability Engagement & Outreach
- Support engagement programs including Earth Month, sustainability orientations, tabling events, workshops, campaigns, presentations, Green Office Network initiatives, Eco-Reps, and additional campus outreach activities.
- Coordinate promotional efforts to increase participation in sustainability programs and events.
- Support outreach to students, faculty, staff, and campus partners regarding sustainability initiatives and opportunities for involvement.
- Assist with event planning, logistics, materials preparation, and on-site coordination for sustainability programs and engagement activities.
- Create and manage sustainability-related content for social media, newsletters, websites, presentations, signage, and promotional materials.
- Track and analyze communications and engagement metrics to improve outreach effectiveness and audience engagement.
Student Staff & Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate and support student employees, interns, and volunteers assisting with communications, outreach, and engagement activities.
- Collaborate with university communications teams, operational departments, student organizations, and external partners to support sustainability messaging and campaigns.
- Serve as a point of contact for sustainability communications and engagement coordination.
Reporting & Publications
- Coordinate development of annual sustainability reports and quarterly sustainability updates.
- Assist with collecting, organizing, and presenting sustainability metrics, accomplishments, and program highlights for institutional reporting.
- Support preparation of executive summaries, presentations, briefing materials, and communication assets for university leadership and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with operational and program teams to translate technical sustainability work into accessible communications materials.
- Develop storytelling content that highlights sustainability projects, student involvement, operational achievements, partnerships, and campus impact.
Administrative & Program Support
- Maintain organized materials, templates, contact lists, schedules, and outreach records.
- Assist with purchasing and coordination of materials, signage, and engagement supplies.
- Review and approve timecards and work schedules for student employees.
- Perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.