Paid Training: Environmental Campaign Organizer

Green Corps; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Remote; USD 41,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid sick time

Vacation time

Commuter benefits

Student loan assistance

Job summary

Green Corps offers a yearlong, paid training program that gives you hands-on training to start a career in organizing. Organizers work on environmental campaigns across the United States, testing skills in campuses, communities, and neighborhoods to build support and fundraise.

The program blends classroom instruction with field experience, including running campaigns, managing canvass staff, and learning to recruit volunteers.

Qualifications

• A passion for protecting the environment and a commitment to environmental advocacy and organizing work.
• Strong communication skills, including writing, public speaking and one-on-one and group work.
• Leadership experience on campus or in the community.
• Strong work ethic and dedication to goals with flexibility for changing campaigns.
• Willingness to dedicate a year to learning how to be an organizer across multiple campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Run three to five campaigns across the year in multiple locations nationwide.
• Run a grassroots canvass office, hiring and managing canvass staff.
• Receive eight weeks of classroom training on organizing theory and skills.
• Launch organizing careers by connecting graduates with organizing jobs after program completion.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment in significant decisions.

Skills

Passion for protecting environment

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Strong work ethic

Flexibility / adaptability

Job description

Green Corps offers a yearlong, paid training program that gives you hands-on training to start a career in organizing. Organizers work on environmental campaigns across the United States, testing skills in campuses, communities, and neighborhoods to build support and fundraise.

The program blends classroom instruction with field experience, including running campaigns, managing canvass staff, and learning to recruit volunteers.