Environmental Campaigns Organizer

The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund is hiring a full-time Environmental Campaigns Organizer in Hamilton Township, NJ. The role involves conducting fieldwork along the Jersey Shore, supporting clean energy campaigns, and engaging with volunteers and community organizations. The ideal candidate should be passionate about environmental justice and possess strong communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on environmental advocacy.
Position: ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS ORGANIZER

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (“NJLCV”) are bi-partisan, non-profit organizations that protect our precious natural resources by raising awareness of key environmental challenges; increasing the efficacy of the environmental community; helping elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices; advocating for strong environmental policies; and ensuring accountability to safeguard the health of our communities, the beauty of our state, and the strength of our economy.

We are committed to and incorporate in all our work, the goal of helping establish a just, inclusive, and equitable environment for New Jersey. We work with, learn from, and support overburdened and low- income communities to publicly educate, co-create social change, and advocate for environmentally just policies.

We are seeking a full-time Environmental Campaigns Organizer who is excited about working with a dynamic Campaigns and outreach department, and strives for further professional growth and development as they help support and deliver the clean energy campaigns and outreach initiatives we undertake. The ideal candidate who is motivated, is an excellent communicator with some experience advocating for and building relationships, as well as passion for our mission will thrive.

This job offers an opportunity to work with a successful team that is committed to a better, more equitable future. It will provide challenges and inspiration, and you’ll know you will be making a real difference. If your passion and enthusiasm for environmental issues and justice compel you to do this work, then an opportunity to join a forward thinking, leading voice for environmental advocacy within the State will drive you to seek this position.

Responsibilities:
• Conduct significant remote site fieldwork as assigned, primarily along the Jersey Shore, that can include but is not limited to door knocking, lawn sign distribution, phone banking and other tasks as required.
• Under the supervision of the Senior Manager, Campaigns, help develop and support campaign plans, targets, strategies and tactics that focus primarily on clean energy alternatives and in particular, offshore wind initiatives; assume responsibility for supporting, organizing and growing various campaigns as assigned.
• Collaborate and plan advocacy with other staff organizers, partners and allies, conducting educational forums and community outreach to ensure broad state-wide support.
• Assist in helping grow and develop NJLCV’s volunteer activists’ initiative, with a focus on activist engagement and utilizing volunteer resources for organizing and other activities.
• Coordinate and plan volunteer engagement events; recruit, train, manage and cultivate volunteers and canvassers for effective collective action and outreach including phone banking, signature petition drives, texting, in-person education activities, and storytelling.
• Conduct outreach to local environmental organizations, community/senior centers, religious affiliates, housing cooperatives, high schools/universities, businesses, and other grass-roots entities as appropriate; helping cultivate positive relationships and develop strong community ties and partnerships.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in a manner consistent with state and federal regulations.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Experience:
• Basic understanding of, and ability to navigate political landscape in New Jersey
• Prior success with coalition building, support, and coordination preferred
• Demonstrated success recruiting volunteer activists, and mobilizing public support, particularly in environmentally challenged communities
• Prior experience with field organizing and designing grassroots organizing campaigns
• Prior work with immigrant communities, communities of color, or related work experience highly preferred
• Prior experience training, coordinating and managing canvassing staff preferred
• Working knowledge of Voter Activation Network (VAN), Every Action, Mobilize and Catalist preferred
• Bi-lingual Spanish language skills a plus

Skills and Qualifications:
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