Environmental Organizer

Green Corps; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; 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 training organization in New York is seeking an enthusiastic Environmental Organizer for their training program. This role involves eight weeks of training followed by managing campaigns focused on critical environmental issues. Candidates should be passionate about environmental work, possess strong communication skills, and be flexible in their approach. The organization offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, supporting a year-long commitment to impactful environmental work.

Qualifications

• No previous organizing experience required.
• Excited to dedicate a year to learning how to be an organizer.
• Ability to work on multiple campaigns with various partners.

Responsibilities

• Receive classroom training to learn environmental organizing skills.
• Run campaigns on various environmental issues.
• Manage a grassroots canvass office and staff.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Passion for protecting the environment

Strong work ethic

Flexibility in plans

Job description

Overview

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This range is provided by Green Corps. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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

Program Description and Key Responsibilities

The Green Corps Organizer program provides a unique combination of classroom instruction and field experience to give you the foundation you need to launch a career to save the planet. Over the course of the year, Organizers will:

• Receive eight weeks of classroom training to learn the theory and skills of environmental organizing, including skills like how to recruit and train volunteers, develop strategic campaigns, organize events, gain media coverage and more.
• Run three to five campaigns throughout the year where you will learn how to organize on a range of issues in multiple locations across the United States. Examples include campaigns in Raleigh, NC on reducing single-use plastic pollution, in Pueblo, CO on advancing clean energy, and in Chicago on wetlands protection. You could also organize in different contexts—on a college campus, in a community, or by knocking on doors—to fundraise and build support for a campaign in the summer.
• Run a grassroots canvass office for the final campaign of the year, including hiring and managing canvass staff. You and your canvass staff will 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, graduates are connected with organizing jobs in environmental and social change movements, and many graduates find professional positions immediately.
• This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance.

Qualifications

We’re looking for top candidates to join our unique training program. No previous organizing experience is required, but here’s what we look for:

• 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 also the 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 campaign partners and in different locations

Compensation and Benefits

For positions starting in August 2026, the target annual compensation is $39,500 (but compensation may range between $39,500 and $44,474 depending on location). Green Corps offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package 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. Compensation and benefits will 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. Check out our website to learn about short-term opportunities starting in January and August 2026. Organizers go where the environment needs them and wherever they can make the biggest impact. Organizers could work on campaigns almost anywhere in the country, and while location preferences are considered for placements, we require all organizers to be geographically flexible.

Apply online here.

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.

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.