Environmental Organizer

Student PIRGs; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 38,250 - 44,450; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid sick time

Vacation time

Commuter benefit program

401(k) plan with employer match

Parental leave

Long-term disability insurance

Training program and advancement opportunities

Job summary

A nonprofit organization focused on student activism is seeking a Campus Organizer to work on college campuses in California. The role involves recruiting and inspiring students, leading strategic campaigns on key environmental issues, and building a sustainable organization. Candidates should demonstrate commitment to public interest issues, have excellent communication skills, and be able to work well with diverse groups. The position offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to environmental and/or student issues.
• Goal-driven and results-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work well with diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and inspire students to take action.
• Help students run strategic campaigns.
• Build a coalition of organizations.
• Train students to be effective social change leaders.
• Fundraise and build organizational brand on campus.
• Run a citizen outreach office during the summer.
• Recruit volunteers, interns, and fellow organizers.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Goal-driven

Interpersonal skills

Job description

As a Campus Organizer, you’ll be at the forefront of building a brighter future for all of us - protecting our remaining wildlife and wild places, tackling the plastic waste crisis, eliminating electronic waste and ending planned obsolescence, and more. We believe the best place to start making the changes we want, and to develop the leaders we need, is on college campuses. We’re hiring campus organizers to work on over 100 college campuses to help students get organized, mobilized and energized and start building a greener, healthier future for all of us.

Key Responsibilities

As a campus organizer, you’ll work with one or more college campuses alongside passionate student activists as you help them develop and run strategic campaigns on some of the biggest issues our society is facing. Key responsibilities include:

• Recruiting and inspiring hundreds of students to take action.
• Helping students run strategic campaigns. Campus organizers will recruit and train students to run campaigns such as eliminating single-use plastics, protecting wildlife and special places, making college more affordable, and more.
• Building a coalition. Campus organizers work with student volunteers and interns to build a diverse, invested coalition of organizations.
• Training students to be effective social change leaders, using skills such as generating grassroots support and coordinating lobby days and news conferences.
• Building a strong, sustainable, student-funded and student-run organization on campus by fundraising, building relationships with key players on campus, and building our organizational brand.
• Running a citizen outreach office during the summer, where you’ll recruit and lead a team of canvassers to fundraise for important issues and help build critical, timely grassroots support to win key campaigns. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.
• Build the movement by recruiting volunteers, interns, and more organizers to work with us.
• This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance.

Qualifications

We’re looking for candidates who

• Have a demonstrated commitment to environmental, public interest and/or student issues, and a track record of leadership.
• Are goal-driven and results-oriented.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Are driven, work well with all kinds of people, and aren’t afraid to get outside their comfort zones.
• Are passionate about making positive change. Change takes time, and is often incremental; we’re looking for people who are excited to work hard every day, even if it’s just for one small step in the right direction.

Compensation and Benefits

The target annual compensation range for this position is $38,250 - $44,450 and depends on location, education and experience. Student PIRGs organizations offer an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid sick time (60-72 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. Employees who stay long-term will be eligible for additional vacation time (accruing 15 days over year 2, and 20 days over year 3 and thereafter), a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

Location

We’re hiring organizers to work on college campuses in Arizona, California, Connecticut, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington state, and Wisconsin.

To Apply

Apply today here.

We are hiring for positions starting immediately and in August 2026. Short-term positions are also available.

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Each of the groups that partner with the Student PIRGs is an equal opportunity employer. The Student PIRGs will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.