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U.S. Senior Organizer

Employer
350.ORG
Location
USA- remote in the following states CA, CO, GA, MD, MA, ME, MT, NY, NC, PA, UT, VT, VA, WA, or Washi
Salary
$80,000
Closing date
Feb 12, 2023

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Focus Areas
Environment
Job Function
Advocacy / Lobbying
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
High School
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Professional

350.org is looking for a Senior Organizer,  to build 350.org’s base and membership in the United States, bring those members and groups into campaigns, and develop leadership.

About 350.org 

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. The values that guide and drive our work are listed here.

About the Senior Organizer Position

The Senior Organizer will build 350.org’s base and membership in the United States, bring those members and groups into campaigns, and develop leadership. The senior organizer will use traditional organizing skills and digital platforms  to recruit members, activists and leaders to take concrete action on the climate crisis, to stop the fossil fuel industry, and to usher in real climate solutions.  The organizer will also support individuals and groups on leadership development, strategic planning, campaign development and organizing coordination.

Responsibilities

  • Work as part of the U.S. Organizing team to grow the scale, capacity and diversity of our activist network and mobilize the public around 350’s campaign objectives
  • Use traditional organizing and digital platforms to coach local groups and volunteers on organizing skills, movement building, campaigns, mobilization and creative action, help to develop local group leadership, infrastructure and capacity.
  • Assist in development of organizing plans for 350.org campaigns and actions; recruit local groups and partners to participate in campaigns, actions and mass mobilizations
  • Recruit and coach volunteers to start new 350 local groups
  • Assist local groups with strategic planning, campaign development and development of strategic coalitions
  • Plan and coordinate local convergences, trainings and other regional meetings
  • Foster and develop a deeper understanding and effort around intersectional, climate justice and allyship organizing in local groups and campaign teams 
  • Organize actions, events and campaigns
  • Maintain a working knowledge and use of 350.org’s digital communication systems, CRM, Action Network, etc. tracking volunteer engagement and leadership development
  • Support 350.org’s digital and communications teams with content creation as needed 
  • Understand 350.org’s history, campaigns and theory of social change, and keep current with basic climate science and policy
  • From time to time, represent 350.org in the media, with high-profile partners and in other public venues and contribute work towards 350.org’s overall mission that is outside of standard responsibilities and instead relies solely on geographic location or work capacity
  • Be part of the organizing team that is iterating and experimenting around a variety of organizing models and solutions. 

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in the nuts and bolts of organizing including recruiting, organizing, training, and supporting volunteer-led grassroots organizations and experience supporting the development of effective leaders. 
  • Experience or familiarity organizing with an orientation to movement building and broader social justice approach, including working in diverse coalitions, especially in communities of color, low-income communities, and communities impacted by climate change.
  • Campaign strategy, planning, and volunteer management experience. 
  • Proven ability to work effectively with people from diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
  • Ability to adapt to and juggle evolving and competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
  • Comfortable working independently as part of a remote team and communicating over phone, Slack, and messaging programs.
  • Enthusiasm and ability to travel up to 25% of your staff time including a valid driver’s license and clean driving record

Desired (but not required) Qualifications

  • Experience working on grassroots campaigns to influence decision makers. 
  • Experience building or leading a local activist organization, including creating effective structures, decision-making and campaign development.
  • Fluency in additional languages beyond English (particularly Spanish)
  • Experience creating externally facing, written and/or visual content for organizing campaigns
  • Familiarity or excitement to learn digital organizing skills using new strategies and platforms.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to keep track of multiple projects and relationships.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working remotely, both independently & on teams, and who is  highly responsive, able to lead initiatives while also taking direction from others.

 

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350.org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.

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