Environmental Campaign Organizer

tendersglobal.net Green Corps Organizer 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 yearlong, paid training program that gives you the training and experience you need to kickstart your organizing career while making an immediate impact on critical environmental issues, from saving our last wild places, to protecting our oceans, to reducing climate change pollution. 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. You could be in Raleigh, North Carolina, working on a campaign to reduce single-use plastic pollution in the fall; then move to Pueblo, Colorado to work on a campaign to advance clean energy in the spring; and then move to Chicago to build support for wetlands protection in the summer. You could also organize in different contexts – on a college campus, in a community, and knocking on doors in neighborhoods 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, 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 are able to 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 $44,450 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. Green Corps 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. Why work with Green Corps? Check out 10 reasons on our website. 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 our website 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. How To Apply Apply online on our website. When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board. To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email / cover letter where (tendersglobal.net) you saw this job posting. #J-18808-Ljbffr tendersglobal