Environmental Organizer

Green Corps; Georgia; Remote; USD 39,500 - 44,474; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid sick time

Vacation time

Commuter benefit program

Needs-based student-loan assistance

Job summary

An environmental organization is looking to hire Environmental Organizers starting August 2026. This role involves a year-long paid training program, focusing on campaigns addressing critical environmental issues. Successful candidates will gain skills in organizing while managing campaigns across the country. Ideal candidates are passionate about environmental advocacy and possess strong communication and leadership skills. Compensation ranges from $39,500 to $44,474 annually, along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Passion for protecting the environment and interest in dedicating a career to environmental work.
• Strong communication skills including writing and public speaking.
• Leadership experience in campus or community settings.

Responsibilities

• Receive eight weeks of classroom training on environmental organizing.
• Run multiple campaigns across the United States.
• Manage a grassroots canvass office and staff for the final campaign.

Skills

Passion for protecting the environment

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Strong work ethic

Flexibility to adjust plans

Job description

Environmental Organizer – Green Corps

Are you determined to make the biggest positive impact you can on issues like climate change and clean water, but you don’t know where to start? Green Corps offers a year‑long, paid training program that gives you the training and experience you need to kick‑start your organizing career while making an immediate impact on critical environmental issues—from protecting wild places to safeguarding oceans and reducing climate‑change pollution.

Program Description and Key Responsibilities

• Receive eight weeks of classroom training to learn the theory and skills of environmental organizing, including recruiting and training volunteers, developing strategic campaigns, organizing events, gaining media coverage, and more.
• Run three to five campaigns throughout the year, working on a range of issues in multiple locations across the United States, from single‑use plastic reduction to clean‑energy advancement to wetlands protection.
• Run a grassroots canvass office for the final campaign of the year, including hiring and managing canvass staff to educate the public, build support, sign‑up members, and fundraise for top environmental and public‑interest organizations.
• Gain the skills and experiences needed to launch your organizing career; after completing the year, Green Corps connects graduates with organizing jobs in the environmental and social‑change movements.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance.

Qualifications

• A passion for protecting the environment and an interest in dedicating your career to environmental work.
• Strong communication skills, including writing, public speaking, and working with others one‑on‑one and in a group.
• Leadership experience on campus or in your community.
• Strong work ethic and dedication to goals, with flexibility to adjust plans when a rapidly‑moving campaign changes.
• Excited to dedicate a year to learning how to be an organizer, including working on multiple campaigns with different partners and in different locations.

Compensation and Benefits

For positions starting in August 2026, the target annual compensation is $39,500 (but may range between $39,500 and $44,474 depending on location). Green Corps offers an excellent benefits package: medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents; paid sick time (60–80 hours/year depending on location); vacation time (accruing 10 days over year 1); a commuter benefit program; and may include needs‑based student‑loan assistance. We also provide short‑term campaign and training opportunities, as well as opportunities for advancement. Compensation and benefits vary for short‑term campaign positions.

Start Date and Location

We’re hiring for the next Green Corps Organizer class to start in August 2026. Organizers can work on campaigns almost anywhere in the country; while location preferences are considered for placements, all organizers must be geographically flexible.

Apply

Apply online here: https://www.greencorps.org/programs

Why work with Green Corps?

Check out 10 reasons: https://www.greencorps.org/programs

About Green Corps

Green Corps trains organizers, provides field support for today’s critical environmental campaigns, and graduates activists who have demonstrated the skills, temperament and commitment to fight and win tomorrow’s environmental battles. With over 400 graduates, Green Corps has been the country’s most respected training program for environmental organizers for over 30 years.

Our Mission and Values

Green Corps is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://www.greencorps.org/core-values to learn more 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.

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