Application Guide
How to Apply for Director of Content For Climate Advocacy NGO(Volunteer)
at Bank.Green
🏢 About Bank.Green
Bank.Green is unique as it directly empowers individuals to influence the banking sector's environmental impact through consumer pressure, focusing on sustainable lending rather than just corporate policy. This volunteer role offers a chance to contribute to tangible climate action by targeting financial institutions' funding of fossil fuels, making it ideal for those passionate about grassroots advocacy with a strategic approach.
About This Role
As Director of Content for Climate Advocacy, you'll lead the social media team to ensure monthly posting quotas align with Bank.Green's mission of decarbonizing banking, while copyediting newsletters and blogs from the research team. This role is impactful because you'll shape public messaging that mobilizes bank customers to demand sustainable practices, directly driving the NGO's advocacy goals.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves reviewing social media analytics with your team, brainstorming content ideas that simplify banking climate issues for public audiences, and copyediting a research blog post into an engaging newsletter. You might also coordinate with volunteers to ensure posts align with monthly quotas and Bank.Green's advocacy calendar.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Bank.Green Is Looking For
- Has 2+ years experience in content strategy or editorial leadership, ideally in climate, finance, or advocacy sectors
- Demonstrates strong writing/editing skills with portfolio examples of engaging social media or newsletter content
- Has managed remote or volunteer teams, with ability to coordinate multiple contributors to meet monthly quotas
- Shows basic understanding of climate advocacy or sustainable finance trends, even if not an expert
📝 Tips for Applying to Bank.Green
Highlight specific experience managing social media teams in volunteer or advocacy settings, not just corporate roles
Include metrics in your resume showing how your content increased engagement or met posting quotas in past roles
Tailor your application to Bank.Green's focus on consumer empowerment—avoid generic climate advocacy language
Mention any familiarity with banking/finance sustainability issues, even if basic, as it's listed as optional but valuable
Provide writing samples that demonstrate ability to simplify complex topics (like sustainable lending) for public audiences
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Explain why Bank.Green's approach of targeting bank customers resonates with you personally or professionally", 'Describe a specific example of leading a team to meet content quotas or deadlines in a volunteer/advocacy context', 'Highlight your ability to edit research-heavy content (like blogs) into accessible messaging for social media', "Mention how you'd adapt content strategy to engage audiences on banking climate issues specifically"]
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Explore Bank.Green's current social media channels to analyze their tone, posting frequency, and engagement
- → Review their website content to understand their specific campaigns targeting banks and sustainable lending
- → Research the banking sector's role in climate change, particularly which banks fund fossil fuels
- → Look into similar climate advocacy NGOs to see how they approach content strategy for comparison
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with generic content management experience without linking it to advocacy or volunteer contexts
- Focusing solely on climate knowledge without demonstrating team leadership or content strategy skills
- Proposing content ideas that don't align with Bank.Green's specific mission of consumer empowerment in banking
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!