Overview: Climate Defiance is hiring an organizing director to lead our grassroots organizing efforts. This role will involve recruiting, retaining and training volunteers, managing paid campus fellows, and planning actions. We are a brand-new, youth-driven, grassroots group dedicated to confronting the climate crisis head on. We will use disruptive, nonviolent direct action to resist fossil fuel extraction.

You are: Passionate about change; Outgoing, not shy, and eager to put yourself out there; A leader by disposition with at least three years of experience in grassroots organizing (volunteer work or experience in campus clubs counts); Revolutionary (and also practical); Committed to racial, economic and environmental justice; A self-starter who can independently think up ideas, execute, troubleshoot, and implement without being micromanaged; A believer in nonviolent confrontation and disruption; [ideally] skilled in media outreach and social media; [ideally] skilled in fundraising; [ideally] skilled in communications

This is a full-time position. The salary is $42,000 - $72,000.  

Organizing: (60%): Build deep, sustained relationships with volunteers; Hire, manage and mentor college students participating in our paid campus fellowship. Action planning (10%): Plan and execute peaceful, disruptive, nonviolent direct actions to resist fossil fuels. Fundraising (10%): Support grassroots and grasstops fundraising initiatives.  Strategic planning (10%): Provide high-level strategic guidance about the direction of the organization. Misc. (10%) As necessary, pitch in on other needs related to operations, communications, logistics, etc (we are a new, nimble, and small team, so the role is very non-siloed)

Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Michigan, and Wisconsin are all ideal places for this role, though we are open to hiring in another state for the right applicant. This role is open to anyone who meets the above qualifications and who lives and is legally authorized to work within the United States. We are unable to hire internationally or sponsor visas at this time.Climate Defiance  is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to building a diverse and passionate team, and especially encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ folks, people with disabilities, and other interested people from historically marginalized communities to apply. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of support needs at the time of application.