Wind Energy Campaigner, Environment America – Washington, DC
Organization: Environment America
Position Title: Wind Energy for a Cleaner America Campaign Advocate
Location: Washington, DC
Dates and compensation: Salary for this position is commensurate with relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees. Environment America offers a competitive benefits package. Eligible staff receive paid holidays, sick days, and vacation days; and the opportunity to enroll in our group health care, college and graduate loan assistance, and 401(k) programs. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: Environment America is seeking an experienced campaigner to drive our campaigns to expand wind power across the country and off our coasts. This person will work with our national program team as well as with our organizers, advocates and key allies to build momentum and expand support for wind power.
Responsibilities: Campaign Coordination: Working with our staff and our campaign partners to executive our campaigns to promote wind, including; our Campaign for Atlantic Offshore Wind and our Wind Energy for America Campaign to win ongoing support for federal and state policies to support wind energy. This will include building partnerships with allies and being responsible for meeting our tactical campaign goals.
Coalition Building: Cultivating relationships with diverse and powerful allies and expanding the constituencies supporting our efforts. This will include building a coalition of more than 500 key allies and getting them actively involved in our campaign including attending events, participating in press conferences, and tapping into their networks to promote the campaign.
Grassroots Mobilization: Working with our organizers and advocates to mobilize citizens in support of our campaigns both on and offline. Providing compelling information and opportunities for action to our members and the general public will be a critical component of winning our clean energy campaigns.
Media and Visibility: Getting the word out far and wide, in the media and through other channels is a critical part of our work. By elevating the issue in the public debate, we can better educate and motivate our supporters and hold decision-makers accountable. Opportunities for visibility will include releasing reports, writing and developing materials, including press releases, developing talking points, op-eds, letters to the editor, in addition to social media materials and doing outreach to the media. Our wind campaign coordinator will also be responsible for representing the organization at various conferences, on panels, etc.
Fundraising: Money makes the world go round. The wind campaign organizer will help raise grant money to fund our work and will help cultivate donors for our clean energy work. S/he will also have the opportunity to provide briefings and updates for our citizen outreach staff, donors and funders.
Recruitment: Help recruit new staff, new interns and new volunteers to increase our impact and build more power.
Qualifications: Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant professional experience.
Qualified candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to environmental issues and to citizen-based social change as well as a track-record of leadership. We’re looking for goal-driven and results-oriented individuals who have excellent verbal, writing and analytical skills, the ability to speak persuasively in a charged atmosphere, and enthusiasm for the work.
The ideal candidate will have policy, political advocacy and organizing experience, a proven ability to recruit, train, and develop staff and volunteers, fundraising experience, and demonstrated success building relationships with the full spectrum of environmental and political stakeholders.
How to Apply: Please apply online at http://jobs.environmentamerica.org/jobs/amr/wind-energy-cleaner-america-campaign-advocate.
