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Become a Community Organizer
As an Organizer with Community Action works, you’ll work to empower local community groups and citizens by providing training and resources as they take on environmental threats in their community.
As an Organizer with Community Action works, you’ll work to empower local community groups and citizens by providing training and resources as they take on environmental threats in their community.
Environmental threats exist in communities of all kinds across the country. Taking on landfill operators or pipeline builders is not easy, but when community members are given the necessary training and resources, they can work together to be successful and win. Since 1987, our team has worked with groups in more than 1,000 communities and provided training and other resources to help over 20,000 people across the country take on polluters and win.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide training for local communities on gaining media attention, persuading decision makers, crafting a winning strategy, and other means of making a difference
- Recruit groups for our Emergency Relief Grant Program, which enables community groups from Durham, N.H., to Cape Cod, M.A. to quickly and nimbly tackle new challenges as they arise;
- Immerse yourself in the community and work side-by-side with local residents, providing the spark and people power it takes to prevail against tough-to-beat interests;
- Raise money to support our work. Identify and cultivate donors, assist with grant-writing, and participate in other grassroots fundraising tactics including door-to-door canvassing, letter writing, and events.
- Run a citizen outreach office during the summer, where you’ll recruit and lead a team of canvassers to fundraise for important issues. You may be assigned to a different office location for the summer and should be flexible to move.our team has worked with groups in more than 1,000 communities and provided training and other resources to help over 20,000 people across the country take on polluters and win.
- This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance.
Qualifications
Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. We provide training on advocacy and organizing skills, as well as oversight and on-the-ground training by an experienced advocate. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience, top-notch writing and public speaking skills, an eagerness to learn, and be ready for a challenge. We value organizing experience, including building campus or community groups. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license and a car that they are willing and able to drive for work.
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Compensation and Benefits
The target annual compensation for this position is $38,250 and depends on location, education and experience. Community Action Works organizations offer an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid sick time (60-72 hours/year depending on location), vacation time (accruing 10 days over year 1), a commuter benefit program, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. Employees who stay long-term will be eligible for additional vacation time (accruing 15 days over year 2, and 20 days over year 3 and thereafter), a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
The target annual compensation for this position is $38,250 and depends on location, education and experience. Community Action Works organizations offer an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid sick time (60-72 hours/year depending on location), vacation time (accruing 10 days over year 1), a commuter benefit program, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. Employees who stay long-term will be eligible for additional vacation time (accruing 15 days over year 2, and 20 days over year 3 and thereafter), a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Location
We’re hiring organizers in Boston and Amherst, MA
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Our Mission and Values
Community Action Works is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://publicinterestnetwork.org/core-values/ to learn more about our values when you apply.
Each of the groups that partner with the Community Action Works is an equal opportunity employer.
