350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way— everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world.
350.org, through its Fossil Free campaign, is a leading organisation in the fossil fuel divestment movement.
Through relentless campaigning over the past seven years, 350.org has helped activate a global grassroots movement to fight climate change. And we want you to join us.
Working with diverse allies and volunteers, our small team of young organisers has energised millions of people around the globe, demonstrated sustainable solutions, and influenced the debate on climate in the media and among politicians.
Our team is an inclusive and collaborative group that is committed to principles of justice, and we work as allies to community-based groups around the world. We are working hard to bring new perspectives and backgrounds into our team, and to make 350.org an inviting place to work for any candidate who applies.
About the Africa Regional Senior Divestment Campaigner
We are looking for an experienced, tenacious campaigner strong in coordination and implementation skills, campaign development and management, strategy, and seizing opportunities. This position will be based in the 350Africa.org office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This person will initiate, coordinate and project manage the development and implementation of a regional divestment campaign.
Some of the responsibilities will include:
- researching and identifying regional divestment targets;
- developing the campaign plan in alignment with 350.org’s global divestment and related campaigning, and international events such as the global days of action;
- leading on implementing campaign opportunities;
- coordinating and managing logistical support for campaign activities as required, including information-gathering, meeting facilitation, training and coaching campaign staff & volunteers;
- managing the South Africa Field Organiser in divestment campaign related activities;
- developing and managing the divestment campaign budget.
Required Qualifications:
- Strategic and creative thinker;
- Tenacious - constantly seizing campaign opportunities;
- Skilled and experienced at developing, planning, implementing and coordinating campaigns;
- Strong project management skills and people management skills;
- Understanding the role of creativity, direct action and civil disobedience in campaigns, as well as political organising and base building;
- Proven ability to work both independently and in close coordination with a team;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience in creating online and offline campaign support content.
Desired (but not required) skills and experience:
- Understanding of investment-related, international finance issues and fossil-fuel issues on the continent;
- Experience in building coalitions and making the most of the different approaches coalition members bring to the cause;
- Experience working internationally across time zones and cultures, and working with diverse teams and partners remotely;
- Understanding the political and development issues on the continent;
- Deep understanding of the media cycle and using the press to advance campaign objectives;
- Good understanding of financial networks and organisations;
- Understanding and experience with online-to-offline strategy development;
- Strong group facilitation skills;
- Experience managing budgets.
Position type: Full time
Application Deadline: We would like to begin interviews by 4 August 2015, but this position is open until filled
Start Date:October 2015
Compensation:competitive compensation based on experience
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
350.org wants to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a workplace where everyone’s treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out its work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to women, people of any ethnic background, people of any age, Indigenous people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer people, disabled people, and other under-represented communities in our kind of organisations – including communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.
If you have suggestions for us on how to do this better, we really value your input and strongly encourage you to write to us at jobs@350.org with the subject line ‘Hiring Feedback’.
