Environmental Campaign Assistant Director

Fund for the Public Interest; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 38,250 - 53,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid sick time

Vacation time

401(k) plan with employer match

Parental leave

Long-term disability insurance

Potential student-loan assistance

Job summary

A national nonprofit organization is seeking an Environmental Campaign Assistant Director to lead grassroots canvassing campaigns across the country. This role involves engaging the public on vital environmental issues, managing a team of canvassers, and building support for conservation efforts. Ideal candidates will possess leadership and communication skills, and demonstrate a commitment to achieving lasting change. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered in this impactful position.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have strong leadership abilities and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment is essential.
• Should be results-driven and aim to achieve positive change.

Responsibilities

• Direct and lead grassroots canvassing campaigns.
• Engage and educate the public on environmental issues.
• Hire and manage a team of canvassers.
• Build support and raise funds for nonprofit groups.

Skills

Leadership experience

Excellent communication skills

Independent work

Good judgment

Job description

Environmental Campaign Assistant Director

Join to apply for the Environmental Campaign Assistant Director role at Fund for the Public Interest. We’re hiring and training Canvass Directors to make an impact on some of the most important problems of our time – protecting wildlife and wild places, eliminating plastic waste that is polluting our oceans, ensuring clean air to breathe and clean water to drink, and more.

Pay Range

$38,250.00/yr – $53,750.00/yr (Base pay range). Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience. Discuss further with your recruiter.

About the Role

Direct and lead grassroots canvassing campaigns to educate, engage, and mobilize people across the country. Work one‑on‑one, face‑to‑face conversations on America’s front doorsteps, building lasting public support for environmental solutions. Exercise discretion and independent judgment in significant decisions. Manage your own team, including hiring, training, and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Educate and engage the public on campaigns such as protecting wildlife, moving beyond single‑use plastics, and stopping electronic waste.
• Build support and fundraise for leading non‑profit groups working on environmental issues, including Environment America and PIRG.
• Hire, train, and manage a team of canvassers.
• Operate the most effective citizen outreach operation in the country, raising funds and mobilizing millions of people on important issues.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates with leadership experience, excellent communication skills, and a strong desire to achieve lasting, positive change. Candidates must be able to work independently, exercise good judgment, and meet staffing, campaign, and fieldwork goals.

Training

Our comprehensive training program includes hands‑on experience in an existing canvass office, classroom‑style instruction on social‑change concepts, and ongoing advanced trainings on staff management, canvassing tactics, campaign strategy, and other relevant skills.

Location

Canvass Directors must be geographically flexible. Current campaigns run in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Minnesota, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and California. Directors may work on campaigns almost anywhere in the country.

Pay and Benefits

Target annual compensation: $38,250 – $53,750. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents; paid sick time (60‑80 hours/year depending on location); vacation time (10 days in year 1, 15 days in year 2, 20 days in year 3 and thereafter); commuter benefit program; 401(k) plan with employer match; parental leave; long‑term disability insurance; and potential student‑loan assistance.

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About Fund for the Public Interest

Fund for the Public Interest is a national nonprofit tackling some of the most important problems facing our country. We work to ensure clean air, clean water, preserve wildlife and wild places, and eliminate single‑use plastic pollution. Our mission is to build public support around solutions to those problems and more.

Mission and Values

Fund for the Public Interest is guided by a vision of a better world, a strategic approach to social change, and core values. Visit https://fundforthepublicinterest.org/core-values.html for more information.

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