Community Organiser – Southampton

El Bichólogo; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

4-day working week

Learning and development

Vibrant organisational culture

Job summary

Friends of the Earth is seeking a Community Organiser to work with local communities, activists and action groups to build power, develop leadership and support community-led campaigns that achieve meaningful local change.

You'll help strengthen grassroots organising across England, coordinating with diverse communities to identify priorities and take action on the issues that matter most to people and the planet.

Qualifications

• Experience in community organising and campaigning.
• Strong facilitation and leadership development skills.
• Ability to engage diverse communities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support local communities to identify issues and campaigns.
• Collaborate with local action groups to develop campaigns.
• Help deliver meaningful local change through community-led actions.

Skills

Relationship building

Community organising

Facilitation

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting communities to create lasting change? Do you believe that people most affected by climate breakdown, nature loss and inequality should have the power to shape the decisions that affect their lives?

Friends of the Earth is looking for a Community Organiser to work alongside local communities, activists and our local action groups to build power, develop leadership and support community-led campaigns that achieve meaningful local change.

This is an exciting opportunity to help strengthen grassroots organising locally, supporting people to come together around shared priorities and take action on the issues that matter most to them.

Key Skills and Attributes:

You’ll be skilled in:

• Relationship Building: Able to build trusted relationships with diverse communities, partner organisations, activists and decision-makers, engaging people around shared priorities and creating inclusive spaces for participation.
• Community Organising and Campaigning: Ability to support communities to identify issues, build collective power and develop campaigns that influence decision-makers and deliver meaningful local change.
• Facilitation and Leadership Development: Skilled in facilitating meetings, workshops and community activities, with the ability to develop the confidence, skills and leadership of others through training, mentoring and support.

The team:

The England team is at the heart of grassroots organising at Friends of the Earth and is responsible for supporting nearly 200 Local Action Groups across England to build power and campaign for change.

Closing date: Wednesday 21st October 2026 (23:59).

• competitive range of benefits
• good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay
• excellent learning and development opportunities
• vibrant organisational culture

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth’s party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.