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Resilience Corps
 
 
 
Do you want to springboard your career in beautiful and exciting Portland, Maine? Resilience Corps Fellows gain high-level ‘on the job’ experience, build their personal and professional networks, and receive training, mentorship, and professional development in their desired field of future work. In the Resilience Corps, you will develop invaluable professional skills and personal vision while advancing regional resilience and increasing capacity for local government offices, regional planning organizations, and non-profit agencies. Projects are varied, complex, interesting, and deeply important to the state of Maine. We are recruiting Fellows for our 2026 Service Term – beginning on January 19th, 2026! Resilience Corps Fellows provide support for GPCOG, municipalities, and non-profits by enhancing capacity for initiatives that build greater climate resilience in the region via: -Data collection, analysis, and visualization -Mapping and storyboarding data -Research, report writing -Outreach, material creation, and public and community engagement -Communication, blogging, social media, and educational support -Volunteer recruitment and coordination -Project management and implementation of sustainability, community planning, and climate resilience initiatives While placed in varying roles internally at GPCOG or with external partners, the Resilience Corps Fellows together form a cohort that learns from and with each other – participating in professional development and community service days together, weekly cohort meetings, and are encouraged to share resources, collaborate, and support one another.
 
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Member Duties : Activities may include some but not all of the following: - Convening and coordinating volunteers and driving community progress through volunteer engagement and retention, and coordination. - Conducting research on best practices, available data, and new systems. - Collecting data, helping organize and analyze information, and where relevant producing storyboards, maps, and data visualizations that communicate complex information in a digestible way. - Conducting public outreach and public engagement to form climate action plans, municipal comprehensive plans, and coastal resilience projects. - Writing newsletters, social media, designing websites, and blogging as forms of public communication, education, and community engagement. - Participating in all-cohort community service days to learn about a broad variety of community initiatives and organizations also working to enhance regional resilience. - Developing and supporting new partnerships to address community needs.
 
Program Benefits : Unlimited Bus Pass ,  Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Training ,  Health Coverage ,  Living Allowance . 
 
Terms :
Car recommended ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours ,  Permits working at another job during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Community Outreach ,  Environment ,  Neighborhood Revitalization . 
 
Skills :
Urban Planning ,  Public Speaking ,  Leadership ,  Team Work ,  Environment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps State / National
Program
Resilience Corps
Program Start/End Date
01/19/2026  -   12/16/2026
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  21    Maximum:  51
Program Locations MAINE  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  08/06/2025  To  11/14/2025 
Contact Julia Breul
970 Baxter Blvd
Portland   ME   04103
4015367241
jbreul@gpcog.org
https://gpcog.org/472/Resilience-Corps
Listing ID 127198

       

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