CA Green New Deal Organizing Director

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Description

• Lead strategy, planning, and implementation of organizing activities for the coalition. • Lead the development of an Organizing School that will train base-building organizations to co-create and practice innovative organizing models. • Support mobilization actions and educational events that advance coalition campaigns. • Build relationships and trust with coalition members and new partner organizations. • Represent the coalition in a variety of meetings.

Requirements

• Organizing and/or campaigning experience, including experience developing campaign strategy • Highly organized, collaborative, self-motivated, problem-solver unafraid to take initiative and comfortable with minimal supervision • Project management expertise • Effective facilitation skills and ability to lead meetings with diverse stakeholders • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Knowledge of digital organizing and communications through social media and other digital platforms • Commitment to movement building, the mission and principles of the California Green New Deal, and centering the voices of frontline communities and workers. • Bonus: Experience creating, developing, and/or implementing organizing skills training or political education programs. • Some familiarity with California political landscape and legislative dynamics and/or working knowledge of environmental justice, climate policy, organized labor, and housing landscape in California. • Demonstrated experience working in coalitions, and/or ability to bring people together across sectors and organizations to advance shared goals • Direct knowledge of how to build grassroots political power through base-building, coalition campaigns, civic engagement, transformative policy, and/or movement building.

Benefits

• health, dental and vision (domestic partner coverage available) • health reimbursement arrangement • flexible spending account • commuter benefits • 5% 401k employer contribution • employee assistance program • professional development funds • paid parental leave • vacation and sick time • two-week paid winter break in December • one-week paid summer break • opportunity to qualify for a 3-month paid sabbatical.