350.org is looking to hire a U.S. National Organizer who can help us recruit, train and support volunteer leaders all across the country. This person will work on our Fossil Free Resolutions Campaign Team and focus on growing and building a multi-racial activist network. This person will recruit for and run large calls for our volunteers, support volunteers directly and help build out a winning organizing plan for this campaign.
- 2+ years of recruiting, organizing, training, and supporting volunteer leaders or working in diverse coalitions, especially in communities of color, low-income communities, and communities impacted by climate change.
- Experience or familiarity organizing with an orientation to movement building and broader social justice.
- 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.
Desired (but not required) skills and experiences
- Experience working on grassroots campaigns to influence decision makers.
- 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.
A typical week in this position could include:
- Daily interaction with volunteers on the ground, troubleshooting, building relationships and general support
- Drafting emails to a volunteer base, hosts or leaders for distributed actions
- Several calls with internal teams on specific projects (e.g. an upcoming action), an internal campaign call, or a check in with your manager
- Helping develop organizing plans for our network and activists
We are looking for someone who is comfortable working both independently and in teams, highly responsive, and able to lead initiatives as well as take direction from others.
Compensation: $4000-5000 per month depending on location and qualifications. Includes medical and dental benefits