350VT is hiring!
Role: Lead Organizer
Commitment: Full-time (35 hours/week)
Location: Based in VT required; preferably based out of our Burlington office or Central VT
Pay: $20.50-$23.50/hour, DOE (annual salary range equivalent to $37,310-$42,770)
Benefits: Health insurance, 6 weeks’ paid time off per year, professional development budget
Start date: Ideally by April 1
Apply using the form here by February 15
Questions? Contact Lily: lily@350vt.org
ROLE DESCRIPTION
The Lead Organizer will lead 350VT’s resistance, solutions, solidarity, and coalition organizing in our statewide grassroots climate justice organization. This is a new role, in the context of our ongoing transition to an organizational structure with shared leadership, and a successful Lead Organizer will be able to take leadership in organizing even while structure and priorities/vision are still developing. The Lead Organizer will work and organize with 350VT’s staff collective, board, volunteer base, and partners. After a six-month exploratory/candidacy period, the Lead Organizer will join 350VT’s staff collective of organizers/co-directors, and co-lead some of the internal part of 350VT’s work (e.g., communications, finance, fundraising, operations, organizational development, etc.).
Leading 350VT’s organizing will be the majority of this role. Some key aspects of this are:
Lead 350VT’s campaigns and movement-building
Lead 350VT in holding relationships with other organizations
As a staff collective member, the Lead Organizer will participate in all collective activities, sharing the responsibility for 350VT’s overall organizational health and vision. This includes:
Along with other staff collective members, after a six month candidacy period, the Lead Organizer will also help with 350VT’s internal work, and co-lead one or more of these realms: Finance, Fundraising, Operations, Organizational Development, or Communications (which one/s depends on current needs and the person’s skills and interests):
KEY SKILLS AND QUALITIES
Core competencies & orientation to collaboration/shared leadership
Organizing skills & experience
Justice
Alignment with the organization & subject knowledge
Other organizational skills/experience
Other qualities
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