Coalition Advocacy & Organizing Lead

Lanatureforall; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 70.000 - 78.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nature for All in Los Angeles County is seeking a visionary Coalition Director to lead the organization's coalition-building, advocacy campaigns, and community organizing efforts. You will convene partners, coordinate regional and statewide efforts, and translate priorities into actionable strategies that expand access to public lands, parks, and nature for diverse communities.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, strategic planning, and willingness to travel across Los

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in coalition building, coordination of coalitions, community organizing, advocacy campaigns, public engagement, nonprofit leadership, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success building trusted relationships, organizing diverse groups around shared goals, and supporting collaborative advocacy campaigns or collective action efforts.
• Experience mobilizing community members and partners to participate in advocacy actions, public meetings, stewardship activities, and civic engagement opportunities.
• Strong facilitation, consensus-building, and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse organizations, communities, and perspectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex issues into clear, compelling messages and develop advocacy materials for policymakers, coalition partners, and community audiences.
• Strategic thinker with strong organizational and project management skills, capable of coordinating multiple initiatives, managing competing priorities, and moving ideas into action.
• Experience planning and facilitating coalition meetings, trainings, workshops, public events, and stakeholder convenings.
• Demonstrated judgment, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, and the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Comfortable representing Nature for All in meetings with community members, coalition partners, elected officials, public agencies, the media, and other external stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary coordinator for the Nature for All Coalition.
• Convene coalition meetings, facilitate collaboration, and track shared priorities and deliverables.
• Build trusted relationships among coalition members and identify opportunities for collective action.
• Coordinate Nature for All's participation in regional and statewide coalitions.
• Maintain systems for coalition communication, accountability, and information sharing.
• Help translate coalition priorities into coordinated advocacy and organizing strategies.
• Support advocacy campaigns related to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, Angeles National Forest, park equity, climate resilience, public lands, and equitable access to nature.
• Coordinate advocacy efforts with coalition partners and community leaders.
• Build and maintain relationships with elected officials, federal land managers, public agencies, and policymakers.
• Organize meetings, site visits, stewardship events, and community forums that connect decision-makers with community members.
• Develop advocacy materials including fact sheets, talking points, action alerts, testimony, and public comments.
• Monitor policy opportunities and coordinate coalition participation in advocacy efforts.

Kenntnisse

Coalition building

Public engagement

Advocacy campaigns

Community organizing

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Jobbeschreibung

Nature for All in Los Angeles County is seeking a visionary Coalition Director to lead the organization's coalition-building, advocacy campaigns, and community organizing efforts. You will convene partners, coordinate regional and statewide efforts, and translate priorities into actionable strategies that expand access to public lands, parks, and nature for diverse communities.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, strategic planning, and willingness to travel across Los