Exciting Field Opportunities Field Organizer Riverside Organizing -
-- Working in Support of the Nevada Conservation League
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Position Description: Riverside Organizing is hiring field organizers for a large-scale volunteer mobilization and issue advocacy, organizations, and diverse communities. The field organizers and their teams address environmental issues affecting their communities and advance agendas and policies that fight climate change and promote clean energy. Riverside Organizing field organizers will join an already powerful network of volunteers and activists to execute grassroots advocacy and accountability campaigns and hold a wide range of events and trainings to amplify public support for clean energy policies and solutions. The Project The Nevada Conservation League (NCL) is the political voice of Nevada's Conservation Community. We work to protect Nevada's air, water, land, and wildlife for the health, quality of life, recreation, and benefit of all Nevadans through effective advocacy, the election of pro-conservation candidates, grassroots activism and leadership development and building collaboration. NCL joins other LCV state league partners across the country. Together, they have developed a powerful volunteer organizing structure engaging more than 27,000 volunteers to make phone calls, canvass, attend events and advocate on behalf of climate action. NCL's priority is to ensure our efforts to protect and advocate for the environment are rooted in a deep understanding of racial, social and environmental justice. NCL prioritizes racial diversity and inclusivity as core values and is committed to creating opportunities for communities of color to participate in the democratic process. To learn more about NCL, visit https://nevadaconservationleague.org/.
Responsibilities:
• Recruit, mobilize and train a diverse group of volunteers in issue advocacy and grassroots organizing campaigns.
• Track all volunteer outreach and engagement in VAN and submit daily reports.
• Plan and execute organizing actions, events and trainings, including phone banks and canvasses.
• Develop relationships with environmental advocates, and other progressive leaders in the community and work with them on events and activities.
• Foster partnerships with racial justice and equity groups on environmental issues in their communities.
• Utilize digital, social media and organizing skills to build community support for climate action, including peer-to-peer texting and other digital tools.
Skills and Experience:
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
• Successful experience working with teams representing a rich mix of talent, backgrounds and perspectives.
• 1+ cycles of electoral campaign experience, community, issue, labor or political organizing a plus.
• Fluency in VAN, Microsoft Office Suite; other field and digital tools a plus.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus.
Riverside Organizing Field Organizer Cultural Competency:
• Share a commitment and the cultural competency to increase racial diversity in our movement.
• Integrating justice and equity into the work we do and ensuring an inclusive office culture.
• Have a passion for protecting communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice.
Work hours varied from standard office hours and include Saturdays. Have your own reliable transportation. Duration: This position is full-time, salaried and temporary.
To apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to HR@riversideorg.com. No calls please. Riverside Organizing is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace.
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