Associate Food and Agriculture Campaigner
Food & Agriculture · Berkeley, CA or Washington, District of Columbia
Apply here: https://foe.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=6
About Us
Friends of the Earth-U.S., founded by David Brower in 1969, is the U.S. voice of the world's largest federation of grassroots environmental groups, with a presence in 75 countries. Friends of the Earth works to defend the environment and champion a healthier and more just world. We are a hard-hitting, progressive, environmental organization that pulls no punches and speaks sometimes uncomfortable truth to power. It's an approach that has worked over the last 50 years, resulting in landmark environmental laws, precedent-setting legal victories and groundbreaking reforms of domestic and international regulatory, corporate and financial institution policies.
To accomplish our mission, Friends of the Earth is working at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy and social justice to fundamentally transform the way our country and the world value people and the environment. Our current campaigns focus on promoting clean energy and solutions to climate change, ensuring the food we eat and products we use are sustainable and safe for our health and the environment, and protecting marine ecosystems and the people who live and work near them. This work is carried out by our team of staff in our Berkeley, California and Washington, D.C. offices.
Friends of the Earth's Food and Agriculture Program is working to rapidly transition our food system to one that is sustainable, healthy and just. We carry out market and policy campaigns aimed at protecting pollinators, reforming animal agriculture and reducing the harmful environmental, health and social impacts of industrial agriculture while advocating for local, equitable, humane, organic and regenerative food production. We also work to ensure the safe and precautionary management of chemicals and emerging technologies.
Position Overview
We are seeking to hire a talented and dedicated individual to support Friends of the Earth's Emerging Technology and Genetic Engineering campaign. This campaign seeks precautionary management of genetic engineering via markets and policy advocacy, coalition building, organizing and education of policymakers, companies and the public about the risks GMOs and new genetic engineering applications pose to our health and environment. This position will also help support our work to address the problematic impacts of industrial agriculture and advance a healthy, sustainable and just food system.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement strategic campaign plans (including research, outreach, public education, online and offline organizing, traditional and social media, and markets and policy advocacy) in conjunction with the Emerging Technology Program Manager, communications team and other stakeholders.
- Organize, collaborate with and mobilize a broad, diverse and powerful base of allies in support of Friends of the Earth's emerging technology and genetic engineering campaigns.
- Educate the administration and institution policy makers on genetic engineering risks and agriculture issues.
- Conduct research and analysis to develop reports and articles, factsheets, web content and other campaign materials on genetic engineering, food, and agriculture to educate allies, opinion leaders, policymakers, the press and the public.
- Coordinate and organize events such as rallies, petition deliveries, panel discussions, film screenings and weeks of action.
- Represent Friends of the Earth at public events to support campaign objectives and reach key audiences.
- Engage and train activists and volunteers.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- One year of experience in campaigning, organizing, and/or policy advocacy (not necessarily environmental).
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Occasional local, regional and national travel.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a fast-moving and results-oriented team, with a diverse group of coalition partners, and in a changing environment.
Preferred Skills
- A demonstrated commitment to the environment and social justice.
- A strategic mindset that grasps opportunities in both short-term and long-term contexts and a desire to have a major impact on controversial topics through hard-hitting advocacy.
- Ability to balance and successfully complete a wide range of activities including advocacy, research, communications, policy development, and organizing.
Please note: this position can be filled in either Washington, DC or Berkeley, CA.
Friends of the Earth is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color and other members of underrepresented groups who will contribute to the diversity of its staff.
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