Mothers Out Front seeks a talented and passionate organizer to join our team and help build a diverse and powerful movement of mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers stepping up in big ways to take action on climate change. We have passionate volunteer-led teams across New York State advocating for a swift transition away from fossil fuels towards clean and renewable energy and are committed to deepening and expanding this critical movement.

As the New York City Community Organizer, you will work with teams based in NYC. You will work to build teams who carry out effective local campaigns that move decision makers to make child-centered climate decisions. Your work will include working with current NYC-based members and recruit new members into leadership roles, helping them organize and recruit new members and build teams. You will work with and draw leadership from the frontline communities who are experiencing the worst effects of burning fossil fuels — from the dangers and challenges caused by extreme weather patterns to devastating health effects like asthma and other respiratory illnesses — with particular attention to low-income communities and communities of color. You will also help connect the NYC teams with the larger Mothers Out Front movement work across the state and nationally.

 

About Mothers Out Front:

Mothers Out Front builds our power as mothers to ensure a livable climate for all children. We are building a diverse national movement of mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers dedicated to convincing elected officials and business leaders to work for a swift, complete, and just transition away from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy. We know that mothers have an important role to play in the climate change movement, and, when it comes to protecting their children, mothers are an unstoppable force for change! Our goal is simple: to enable mothers to take active leadership in climate change work, by providing the structure, training, and tools for them to work together on campaigns in their communities and at the statewide level. We are a volunteer-led, national organization that is growing quickly. Founded in 2013, we have an annual operating budget of $1.8M and 16 staff working in 8 states with plans to expand significantly in 2018.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the leadership of existing teams in your region to help them continue to engage and recruit new members.
• Reaching out to mothers, grandmothers, and caregivers across the region to recruit and build new Mothers Out Front teams.
• Providing strategic advice, training, and support for new and existing teams around: developing strategic local and statewide campaign plans and materials, setting and helping to meet goals; ensuring the campaigns are in alignment with the Mothers Out Front mission to effectively make progress away from fossil fuels.
• Support members of Mothers Out Front in developing relationships with a diverse mix of allied organizations and community leaders.
• Ensuring key data (including number of people engaged, house parties held, volunteers participating in campaign events, and more) is recorded and tracked in our database, NationBuilder. Recruit and train volunteer data coordinators to ensure all community teams are effectively maximizing the database.
• Working closely with the volunteer leadership to coordinate events across the region. Recruit and support volunteer house party team members..
• Participating in fundraising initiatives as needed, including working with Mothers Out Front development and membership staff to meet membership goals in the region. Provide relevant data for the development department and, as needed, attend fundraising events.
• Working with the national coaching coordinator to support members taking on coaching roles in the region.
• Recruiting New York members to serve on the statewide leadership team and functional teams.

 

What we’re looking for in you:

• At least two years of experience in grassroots organizing with an emphasis on leadership development, ideally in a campaign setting.
• A passion for climate justice issues, including an analysis around climate change.
• A commitment to anti-oppression work. Demonstrated ability to work with people from a variety of ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, religious, education, generational, and gender identity backgrounds as well as those with physical disabilities and from the LGBTQ community.
• A passion for developing the leadership of mothers.
• Highly creative and flexibility. An ability to thrive in a dynamic, goal-oriented, fast-paced, campaign-oriented environment.
• An understanding of campaign development, ideally at the statewide and municipal level.
• Experienced at active and reflective listening. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• An ability to work occasional evenings and weekends and travel around the NYC area and periodically across the state.
• Strong administrative skills, ideally including an aptitude for working with databases and setting up administrative systems.
• Experience with fundraising a bonus.

 

Details: This a part-time position at 20 hours per week. Mothers out Front is a virtual organization. You will work from a home office and must be based in the New York City area.

 

Mothers Out Front is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups are especially welcome and encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Salary and benefits: Mothers Out Front offers a competitive salary and benefits package. Salary is commensurate with experience and pro-rated. Benefits are pro-rated and include paid time off, holidays, 401(k) plan, flexible spending plan, and support for remote work setup. We offer ongoing training opportunities, a fast-paced, dynamic, supportive, and collaborative setting and we are proudly women-led!

Professional Level: None specified

Minimum Education Required: No requirement

 

How To Apply

jobs@mothersoutfront.org

http://www.mothersoutfront.org

To apply: Please forward a cover letter and resume to jobs@mothersoutfront.org with NYC Community Organizer in the subject line and include where you heard about the position. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.