Description:
350.org is looking for a passionate and experienced organizer and trainer to help us grow the climate movement in Canada, and to support activists to lead and participate in campaigns for energy and climate justice.
Areas of responsibility include:
Training & capacity building:
- Develop resources and implement a training program that helps local organizers design and run campaigns as part of a decentralized organizing network.
- Support with identifying the needs and priorities of local climate justice groups who are campaigning for climate solutions.
Distributed organizing:
- Support with the implementation of plans to grow and support a network of activists and groups who are organizing and mobilizing in line with 350.org’s values and strategic priorities in Canada.
- Use 350.org’s digital tools to communicate with volunteers, track their engagement, and develop their leadership.
Campaign support:
- Contribute to the wider work of the Canada team and 350.org’s global initiatives, including campaign planning, digital campaigns and communications, and coalition work.
- Understand 350.org’s history, campaigns, theory of social change, and keep current with basic climate science and policy. Use this knowledge to represent 350.org's perspective in the media or other public venues as needed.
Required Experience & Attributes
- 4+ years of (staff and/or volunteer) experience in the nuts and bolts of organizing including recruiting, training, and developing leadership in volunteer-led grassroots groups.
- Experience with movement building and organizing campaigns with diverse groups, including in multi-racial and/or cross-class settings.
- Ability to think strategically and craft training plans that build capacity and power.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to deliver high-quality work within tight timeframes and manage multiple projects and relationships.
- Excitement to learn and familiarity with digital organizing tools and strategies.
- Strong understanding of climate justice frameworks, including the intersection of climate issues with racial justice, Indigenous rights, and economic justice.
- Comfortable working independently in a remote team environment and familiarity with online collaboration tools and virtual meeting tools (Slack, Zoom, Google Docs, etc).
- Willingness to travel within Canada as required.