Environment California Conservation Campaign Associate

Kate on Conservation; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Commuter benefit

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Long-term disability

Student loan assistance

Job summary

Environment California is hiring a Conservation Campaign Associate in Oakland, CA to work on protecting forests, oceans and wildlife. The role focuses on educating the public, building coalitions, and mobilizing volunteers while coordinating outreach, events and lobbying efforts.

This entry-level position offers training, a strong benefits package, and opportunities to advance within a statewide environmental network. Some travel and evening/weekend work are expected.

Qualifications

• Entry-level candidates encouraged to apply; training provided.
• Must be able to travel regularly and may work evenings/weekends.
• Ideal candidates possess passion, leadership, writing and public speaking skills, eagerness to learn, and organizing experience.

Responsibilities

• Educate and mobilize public support through online and in-person outreach.
• Build coalitions across organizations and affected groups.
• Earn traditional and social media attention with events and op-eds.
• Organize webinars, community events and public meetings; recruit volunteers.
• Lobby elected officials from city to state levels.
• Research and write reports to influence public debate.
• Recruit volunteers, interns and full-time staff.
• Run a summer grassroots campaign office and meet fundraising goals.
• Support organizational projects and trainings across campaigns.

Skills

Passion for environment

Leadership experience

Writing skills

Public speaking

Willingness to learn

Organizing experience

Job description

Environment California Conservation Campaign Associate

Oakland, California

Environment California is seeking a Conservation Associate to work on campaigns to save California’s oldest trees, conserve and protect our ocean and defend the wildlife that call our forests and ocean home.

The trees that make up our forests are some of the oldest living things on Earth, many of them older than America itself. These forests provide crucial habitat for thousands of species and provide limitless opportunities for recreation, exploration and wonder. Unfortunately, many of these special places are at risk, threatened by development, including parts of our very own Yosemite National Park. Our ocean is also facing threats from offshore oil drilling, overfishing and climate change, placing marine species and kelp forests at risk. We’re working to build and activate support across the state to protect these special places forever.

Key responsibilities

This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Educate and mobilize public support: Conduct online and in-person outreach to educate the public on our issues and ways to get involved.
• Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to a broad range of organizations and affected constituency groups across the political spectrum to demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
• Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on social media for your campaign.
• Organize events and work with volunteers: Organize webinars, community events and public meetings. Recruit organizations and members of the public to attend and participate.
• Lobby elected officials: Meet with decision makers – from city council members to state legislators – to make the case for and demonstrate support for our campaign goals.
• Research and write reports: Catalog and analyze data relevant to the issue and our policy proposals to help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause.
• Recruit new people to your team: Help build your team by recruiting volunteers, interns and full-time staff.
• Run a grassroots campaign office each summer: Run a campaign office for the summer, knocking on doors to raise money to support our campaigns, build our organization and membership, and help build critical and timely grassroots support to win key campaigns. Your responsibilities will include meeting your own fundraising goals and managing a team of paid staff. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.
• Organizational projects and trainings: Beyond your own campaign, you may be called on to help other teams on priority campaigns and tactics, ranging from clean energy to clean water to consumer protections. You may travel and participate in regional and national trainings and other in-person or virtual projects as needed. This is not a standard “9-5” or “clock in, clock out” position.

Qualifications

Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Though we expect you to take your campaign and run with it, we provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight by an experienced advocate. Candidates must be able to travel regularly and be motivated to work when needed, which may sometimes be in the evenings and on weekends.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Passion for the environment and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns
• Leadership experience
• Top-notch writing and public speaking skills
• An eagerness to learn
• Organizing experience, including building campus or community groups

Compensation and Benefits

The target annual compensation for this entry-level position is $40,000 in the first year. Environment California offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, time off, a commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

Location

Oakland, California

Why work with Environment California?

Check out 10 reasons on our website.

About Environment California

Environment California is part of Environment America. Environment America has one mission: to protect the natural world.

We advocate ideas and actions to guide our country onto a greener, healthier path. Our network of 30 state environmental groups promotes clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate. Our members put grassroots support behind our research, public education, advocacy and litigation.

Nothing is more important to our future than facing this fact: Infinite economic growth on a finite planet is neither wise nor possible. We must shift from deplete to preserve, from disposable to sustainable, from “never enough” to “enough.” Together, our staff, members and other supporters are committed to winning changes that allow nature to thrive and our children to live healthier, more enriching lives.

Our Mission and Values

Environment California and Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a new future and a strategic approach to change. Visit our website for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Please do not use AI to help draft your cover letter or responses to our application questions. We want to know how you think and write.

Environment California is an equal opportunity employer and will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.