Climate Resilience Organizer

Sierra Club; Montrose (CO); Remote; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Club seeks a Climate Resilience Organizer to lead grassroots campaigns focused on climate resilience. Remote in Western Colorado with travel, you will build volunteer leadership and coordinate with local teams to advance adaptation, renewable energy, conservation and resilient transportation.

You will train volunteers, recruit partners, and represent Sierra Club at community events, with officials and media to advance campaign priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience organizing campaigns to win grassroots victories.
• Ability to recruit, train and manage volunteers.
• Strong community outreach and coalition-building skills.
• Comfort representing the organization at events and with officials.

Responsibilities

• Organize campaigns to advance Sierra Club priorities on climate resilience.
• Recruit and train volunteers and leaders for movement-ready teams.
• Promote conservation and resilience through community engagement and events.
• Represent Sierra Club with partners, government officials, media and the public.

Skills

Campaign organizing

Volunteer recruitment

Community outreach

Coalition building

Public speaking

Job description

Job Title: Climate Resilience Organizer

Department: Chapter

Location: Remote in Western Colorado. This position requires an ability to travel.

Reports To: Political Director

Context

At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of interdependence. Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice - a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel injustice, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our future. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it. Sierra Club has close to 800 staff across the country and a network of 64 local chapters that are led and fueled by thousands of volunteers. We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with three labor unions representing more than half of our employees.

Scope

The Climate Resilience Organizer is responsible for organizing campaigns which win real victories and build the grassroots power to accomplish Sierra Club priorities, particularly in the area of climate resilience. This includes, but is not limited to, work to support and identify funding streams for climate adaptation, building support for renewable energy projects, promoting conservation, and ensuring our transportation system is resilient. The Organizer works with local teams to recruit and train volunteers to fulfill goals and build leadership capabilities. The Organizer represents Sierra Club at community events and with partner organizations, to government officials, the media, business and community leaders, and the public. The Organizer plans and implements tactics to help achieve campaign strategies; the Organizer will do this by fostering volunteer leadership and participation on movement ready teams, builds and recruits for events and actions to accomplish policy priorities