Campaigns Organizer, The Climate Reality Project – Colorado

Organization: The Climate Reality Project

Position Title: Campaigns Organizer

Location: Boulder, Colorado

Application Deadline: January 23, 2015

Description: The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore, is offering a full-time position from Campaigns Organizer. This position will play an integral role in a fast-paced organization that combines strategic campaigns and cutting-edge communications to win concrete victories on the path to solving the climate crisis.

The Campaigns Organizer is responsible for development and implementation of local, national, and international campaigns aimed at harnessing the significant grassroots, partner, VIP, and communications power of The Climate Reality Project and translating that power into measurable impacts on climate change policy at home and abroad. This position will report directly to the Campaigns Director.

Climate Reality has offices in Washington, D.C. and Boulder, Colorado. The location of this position is in the Boulder, Colorado office.

Responsibilities:

Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Developing campaign plans
  • Identify long-term campaign goals that drive towards the organization’s mission
  • Research issues and policy solutions
  • Power-map campaign targets
  • Develop comprehensive campaign strategy
  • Integrate classic and innovative tactics
  • Create timeline for implementation of tactics
• Developing campaign materials
  • Manage process of creating campaign branding
  • Craft campaign story
  • Draft petitions, coalition letters and other written materials
• Implementing campaign plans
  • Train and motivate staff and volunteers through individual and multi-person trainings in person and over the phone
  • Ensure message discipline across personnel, physical materials, and online content
  • Build systems for tracking campaign metrics
  • Report campaign results
• Ensuring synergy between Climate Reality campaigns and all other program areas
• Developing and managing relationships with members, partner groups, VIPs, government officials, donors, and members of the media

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years experience in organizing and advocacy
• Bachelor’s degree required/advanced degrees welcome
• Organizing experience preferred
• Experience developing campaign plans
• Experience managing campaign staff
• Experience training staff or volunteers in skills of grassroots organizing
• Understanding of international environmental policy
• Ability to track and analyze metrics and data
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, particularly advocacy writing and listening
• Excellent planning and self-management systems
• Ability to manage deadlines and multi-task
• A dedication to solving the climate crisis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficiency with Mac preferred

How to Apply: Please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].