JOB OPPORTUNITY #5: Oakland, CA National Organizer, Climate Justice Alliance Oakland or location negotiable 6 month position with possibility of extension
Dear All
The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) is seeking a full-time organizer to support the 2015 Summer of Our Power, a series of coordinated decentralized activities to support the Our Power Campaign. This will be a six-month position running from May 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015 with the possibility of being extended. Location is negotiable.
CJA’s mission is to forge a socially and economically just transition away from "extractive energy" and towards healthy, resilient local communities, to address the root causes of climate change. The Climate Justice Alliance[1]started as an alignment process in 2010 to ensure that the people most severely impacted by economic and environmental crises lead efforts to confront and transform the systems causing these crises. In 2012, CJA began developing the Our Power Campaign, engaging 40 member organizations to create a vision that supports local and national campaign goals rooted in front line, community-based struggles, including those of Indigenous peoples, people of color, new immigrants and working class peoples. The CJA seeks to catalyze a broad-based, scalable campaign for transition away from industries that undermine the well-being of human communities and environmental systems - like dirty energy (or as we call it, "extractive" energy), industrial-scale manufacturing and agribusiness – and transform local economies into models of sustainability, equity, and resilience. The Campaign supports local organizing through peer-exchange, trainings and direct action, and coalition work to advance policies to end extreme energy and promote climate-protecting jobs.
Job Description: National Organizer
The National Organizer is responsible for providing strategic support to Our Power Campaign partners and building out the CJA network. She/He is responsible for organizing implementation of the Our Power Campaign by supporting the Summer of Our Power activities described below. He/she reports to the National Coordinator. Location is negotiable. Responsibilities include:
I. Campaign Development and Implementation 1.
(Approx. 80% FTE)
Support development and implementation of the Summer of Our Power 2015 program.
a. Coordinate a national Summer of Our Power Working Group to plan and help implement the Summer of Our Power. b. Coordinate a national “relay” to build a collective quilt across communities as a symbol to highlight frontline struggles and solutions to the climate crisis. c. Engage member organizations in decentralized direct actions, community assemblies and workshops under the Summer of Our Power banner. d. Work closely with CJA Staff, the Communications Working Group, other relevant committees and point people of local organizations. 2.
Provide other Our Power Campaign support as needed.
II. Expansion of the Our Power Campaign & CJA network 3.
(Approx. 15% FTE)
Identify and outreach to potential new member organizations.
4. Work with other organizer to serve as CJA Membership Liaison – develop orientation packet, orient interested grassroots allies who want to join the campaign; engage CJA members in Campaign activities 5.
Identify and assess emerging opportunities for the Our Power Campaign
III. Organizational Leadership
(Approx. 5% FTE)
6. Participate in Leadership Body Calls. Help inform agenda creation (which will be done by National Coordinator). 7.
Work closely with Co-Chairs and National Coordinator to detail Campaign Work-plans
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Attend Steering Committee gatherings and calls as needed
Qualifications: •
Organizing experience – at least 3-5 year experience with grassroots campaigns.
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Excellent inter-personal skills, ability to work with and support organizers in local groups
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Familiar with climate policy, environmental justice and social justice issues.
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Project coordination skills (including working with offices or staff in other locations).
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Organized and attentive to details. Able to work remotely and manage multiple work groups.
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Experience with communication and online media for campaigns.
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Excellent written communications skills; attention to detail and accuracy.
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Flexibility and positive attitude. Solution oriented and ability to move forward.
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National travel required - approximately 2 weeks per quarter.
CJA is a values-based alliance with a deep commitment to building transformative culture and challenging racism, sexism, homophobia and oppression in all its forms. CJA is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds and challenging patterns of political marginalization and oppression. People of Color, working-class people, differently-abled people and LGBTQ persons are strongly encouraged to apply.
Competitive salary and benefits offered. Please send salary requirements. This position will be posted until filled. Please send a brief cover letter, resume, salary requirements and three to five references to
[email protected]. Please send your application as either a Word doc or pdf. Start date is May 1, 2015. For more information on the Climate Justice Alliance and Our Power Campaign http://www.ourpowercampaign.org/cja/ https://www.facebook.com/OurPowerCampaign
________________________________________ [1] CJA’s Steering Committee 2015: Movement Generation, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, East Michigan Environmental Action Council, Institute for Policy Studies, Communities for a Better Environment, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Indigenous Environmental Network, Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy.
