Environmental Organizer

Green Corps; Massachusetts; 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

Student loan assistance

Job summary

A leading environmental advocacy organization is seeking an Environmental Organizer to join their yearlong paid training program starting in August 2026. This role involves classroom training and executing campaigns across the United States, requiring strong communication and leadership skills. The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $39,500 to $44,474 annually, along with an excellent benefits package including insurance and vacation time. Ideal candidates are passionate about environmental advocacy and ready to take on multiple campaigns throughout the year.

Qualifications

• A passion for protecting the environment and an interest in dedicating your career to environmental work.
• Strong communication skills including writing and public speaking.
• Leadership experience on campus or in your community.
• Strong work ethic and dedication to goals, with flexibility to adjust plans.
• Excited to dedicate a year to learning how to be an organizer.

Responsibilities

• Receive classroom training in environmental organizing and campaign management.
• Run multiple campaigns across different locations in the United States.
• Manage canvass staff during the final campaign, educating the public and fundraising.
• Connect with organizing jobs in the environmental and social change movements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Strong work ethic

Flexibility

Job description

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Join us in a yearlong, paid training program that gives you foundational instruction and hands‑on experience to launch a career of environmental advocacy. The program equips you to make an immediate impact on critical issues such as climate change, clean water, wild places, oceans, and wetlands.

Base pay range

$39,500.00/yr - $44,474.00/yr

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 in multiple locations across the United States. For example, you could be in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the fall to reduce single‑use plastic pollution; then move to Pueblo, Colorado, in the spring to advance clean energy; and in the summer, Chicago to build support for wetlands protection.
• Run a grassroots canvass office for the final campaign of the year, hiring and managing canvass staff. You and your staff will educate the public, build support, sign‑up members, and fundraise for top environmental and public interest organizations.
• Gain the skills to launch your organizing career. After completing the year, we connect graduates with organizing jobs in the environmental and social change movements. Many groups need trained organizers to run their campaigns, and most Green Corps graduates find professional positions immediately.
• This position requires exercising 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, and 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, which may range between $39,500 and $44,474 depending on location. Green Corps offers an excellent benefits package that includes 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 offer additional short‑term campaign and training opportunities, as well as opportunities for advancement.

Start Date and Location

We’re hiring for the next Green Corps Organizer class to start in August 2026. Green Corps organizers go where the environment needs them and wherever they can make the biggest impact. While location preferences are considered for placements, all organizers are required to be geographically flexible.

Apply online here.

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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.

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