Closing date: 31 Oct 2016
350.org is looking for an experienced campaigner with an understanding and knowledge of fossil fuel struggles across Europe. This is a short-term role beginning at the start of November, until the end of January 2017.
About 350.org
350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world.
About the Europe Campaigner
The Keep It In The Ground work of 350.org in Europe is focused on helping build grassroots power of groups of people who directly challenge the fossil fuel industry through resistance against a small number of strategic projects, whose cancellation would accelerate the phase out of fossil fuels.
This is a temporary role to cover some key responsibilities while the Europe Keep It In The Ground Coordinator is on leave.
This role will encompass the following responsibilities:
Support 3 identified grassroots struggles in Europe (gas extraction in the Netherlands, shale gas imports in France, anti-coal efforts in Germany and Europe more broadly);
Provide strategic guidance and advice to fellow staff members involved in engaging more directly with those struggles and with related partners, local groups, events and processes;
Make connections (in terms of narrative and strategy) between those struggles and the regional-level fossil fuel resistance, as well as with our Europe divestment campaign.
Develop a map of Keep It In The Ground struggles across Europe, as basis for future strategy development, and explore tools to connect them together;
Coordinate research and analysis around climate science and fossil fuel extraction in the region;
Consult partners and allies, as well as our network of local groups.
Required Qualifications
- 1-3 years of campaigning experience, in a grassroots setting or in an NGO or equivalent
- Knowledge of energy and fossil fuel issues across Europe
- Ability to develop and implement strategy
Desired (but not required) skills and experiences
- Experience managing people
- Knowledge of and experience in any or all of the 3 identified struggles
- Understanding and knowledge of European climate movement dynamics and actors
- Research and analysis experience
We are looking for someone who is comfortable working both independently and in teams, highly responsive, and able to lead initiatives as well as take direction from others.
Position Type: Part-time, 3-4 days a week (negotiable).
Application Deadline: This job is open until filled, or the hiring manager determines that they can no longer accept applications.
Start Date: November 1, 2016 (flexible).
Compensation: Competitive compensation based on experience.
Location: This role can be based remotely from anywhere within European time-zones, though there is a preference for the role to be based in a location where there are other staff members, in order to have team support (including Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, London). Some travel will be necessary.
350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out its work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or identity. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.
If you have suggestions for us on how to do this better, we really value your input and strongly encourage you to write to us atjobs@350.orgwith the subject line ‘Hiring Feedback’.
How to apply:
Please submit a cover letter and resume at this link.