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Home My WebLink AboutClimate Action AnalystUpdated: August 2025 (Admin Review) CITY OF IOWA CITY – JOB DESCRIPTION Position Title: Climate Action Analyst Department: City Manager’s Oﬃce Division: Oﬃce of Climate Action & Outreach Supervisor: Climate Action Coordinator FLSA: Non-Exempt Civil Service: Yes Pay Grade: 12 Job Number: 1221 Job Summary Calculates, tracks, and manages metrics, data, and processes supporting City and community climate action initiatives. Participates in development of programs and projects for the Oﬃce of Climate Action and Outreach and supports implementation of the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. Analyzes data and ensures accuracy of metrics and completes annual greenhouse gas inventory. Eﬀectively assesses future needs to meet City and community goals for climate action and social equity. Serves internal and external customers, requiring the ability to make technical information easy to understand. Identiﬁes innovative solutions and demonstrates measurable progress on goals. Fosters collaborative implementation of special projects and programs. Clearly communicates verbally and in writing, comfortably adjusts to diﬀerent audiences, and creates narratives, project summaries and technical reports. Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned. • Develops, coordinates, implements, and monitors climate action and carbon emissions reduction activities among City departments, City Council, external agencies and partners, community organizations, residents and businesses, with a focus upon implementing the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and enhancing community- wide energy eﬃciency and resource conservation programs. • Compiles, tracks and analyzes environmental and community data for the purpose of promoting equity-driven climate action and for generating and explaining technical reports and summaries for City staﬀ, City Council and the public. • Supports the Climate Action and Outreach Oﬃce and other City staﬀ in their mission to enact meaningful promotion, engagement, and initiatives for climate action activities, especially as they facilitate equitable access to climate action resources and education for under-represented groups. • Establishes, participates in, advises and coordinates City work groups and community committees in developing goals, metrics and action plans to reduce energy consumption and emissions. • Identiﬁes and implements practical measures for monitoring and sharing goal progress. Updated: August 2025 (Admin Review) • Provides technical assistance, compiles records, and researches policies, programs and initiatives. • Administers, coordinates, monitors expenditures for special projects as assigned, related to energy use, alternative transportation, and carbon emissions reduction, including grant or loan program administration. • Works with staﬀ on data collection, analysis and report writing that summarizes climate action progress, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, natural gas and electricity usage, buildings and transportation system eﬃciency. • Engages regularly with community and regional committees, organizations, and informal groups as representative of City of Iowa City to build relationships with the public and connect climate action activities with community issues and initiatives. • Assists the activities of the Climate Action Commission, providing City information and resources, as needed. • Works with Green Iowa AmeriCorps team facilitating weekly meetings and project guidance. • Conducts self in a professional manner which demonstrates courtesy and respect for all community members and coworkers. • Performs all other related duties as assigned. Minimum Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure, Other • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution; or four years of related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Degree in Environmental Policy or Studies, Urban Planning, Public Administration/Policy or related. Experience in sustainability and climate action, engineering, environmental monitoring, data analytics, community planning, facilities management, or related. • Valid State of Iowa driver’s license with satisfactory driving record required. Must be 18 years of age. Must pass criminal background check. Preferred Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure, Other • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution and one year of related experience; or ﬁve years of related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Bilingual proﬁciency. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Ability to analyze technical and statistical information and formulate practical plans and solutions to a problem. • Ability to build positive and inclusive relationships with persons of varying backgrounds, knowledge, and abilities. • Ability to develop and present mathematical information, statistical data, and ﬁnancial estimates. Updated: August 2025 (Admin Review) • Ability to input data and information into a computer database or other electronic platform, skill in using computers and applicable software applications (Microsoft Oﬃce – Word, Excel, Outlook). • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret specialized reports and grant application rules, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. • Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties. • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. • Knowledge of greenhouse gas emissions and/or carbon emissions reduction techniques. • Knowledge of how building construction or facility operations impact energy eﬃciency and carbon emissions generation. • Knowledge of how to complete greenhouse gas inventories and monitor progress. • Skill in active and meaningful listening with ability to interpret intended meaning of messages. • Skill in data management and analysis. • Skill in establishing and maintaining eﬀective working relationships with members of the public and City staﬀ. • Skill in oral and written communication and information organization. • Skill in technical writing and business correspondence. Supervision No supervision of direct reports. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable Updated: August 2025 (Admin Review) accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Duties are generally performed in an oﬃce setting with a controlled environment. The job requires sitting for extended periods of time and the work may expose the employee to unpleasant social situations and signiﬁcant work pace pressure. Iowa City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as Amended, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Reviewed/Approved by: Geoﬀ Fruin, City Manager (4/2024) I have read and understand the duties and requirements of this job description, and I agree that I can perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. Employee Date ________________________________ __________________