Climate Justice Organizer (Remote) – MA & RI

Job Post; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Benefits package

Job summary

Slingshot is seeking an experienced organizer to work with communities in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island on climate and environmental injustice. You will join a growing organization, anchoring work in MA/RI, and build partnerships with community groups, partners, and funders.

As MA/RI Community Organizer, you will help deepen grassroots campaigns, facilitate workshops, and contribute to fundraising and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• At least three years of related work experience, such as community organizing or grassroots campaign coordination.
• Passion for organizing with people as means for change.
• Experience living in or working with frontline communities, especially people of color, Indigenous communities, immigrants, and low-income people.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; enjoy building relationships.
• Strategic thinking and effective facilitation skills.
• Experience with leadership development, preferably training leaders in a grassroots setting.
• Experience with campaign planning and development.
• Commitment to racial, economic, and environmental justice and to working for a just, inclusive world.
• Flexibility and willingness to join a growing organization.
• Interest in non-hierarchical staff structures and shared responsibility.
• Driver's license, preferably with a car for work travel.

Responsibilities

• Community organizing workshops and leadership development through group workshops and one-on-one coaching, with virtual and in-person options.
• Campaign development and strategy, building relationships with leaders in impacted communities and researching local environmental threats.
• Communications and organizational visibility through local events, press releases, and online organizing.
• Fundraising: cultivate foundations, deepen donor connections, and participate in door-to-door canvassing and other tactics.
• Organizational development and participation in a three-year strategic plan, promoting equity in leadership and operations.

Skills

Community organizing

Campaign development

Leadership development

Facilitation

Communication

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Non-profit experience

Adaptability

Job description

Slingshot is seeking an experienced organizer to work with communities in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island on climate and environmental injustice. You will join a growing organization, anchoring work in MA/RI, and build partnerships with community groups, partners, and funders.

As MA/RI Community Organizer, you will help deepen grassroots campaigns, facilitate workshops, and contribute to fundraising and strategic planning.