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Green America seeks an experienced campaigner to lead our social justice campaigns.
Green America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society by harnessing economic power for positive change. Our unique approach involves working with consumers, investors, and businesses. Our workplace reflects our goal of creating a more cooperative, environmentally sound economy. We have a participatory decision-making process, which aims to build consensus within the departments and teams.
The Social Justice Campaign Manager will join Green America’s Corporate Responsibility Programs team, which works to educate consumers about various social and environmental issues and to push large companies to improve their practices. The Campaign Manager will primarily work on Green America’s labor campaigns, with a primary focus on international labor abuses caused by multinational corporations.
The Social Justice Campaign Manager will lead Green America’s various campaigns focused on improving working conditions in international supply chains. The initial focus will be on reducing forced and child labor in the cocoa sector and improving worker health and safety in the electronics and toy sectors. The Social Justice Campaign Manager will also work closely with allies to support campaigns focused on environmental justice, climate justice, seafood, finance, and garments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute multiple, simultaneous campaigns to improve working conditions in the supply chains of many popular products
- Research and develop content (blogs, e-blasts, webpages, social posts, and press releases) to educate consumers about various social justice issues. Work with the publications team to support content on social justice issues.
- Create actions for Green America members and the public to take on social justice issues
- Speak on behalf of Green America at events and to media about social justice issues
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with ally organizations
- Conduct outreach and engage productively with target companies
- Work with Green America’s Food, Climate, Paper, and Finance campaigners where there are social justice intersections
- Work with Media Team and consultants on generating earned media.
- Work with Web and Social Media Teams to ensure Social Justice content is well-suited for the web and social media, reaching a wide audience, and delivered on time
- Work with Green America staff to integrate the campaign into Green America’s events, websites, social media, and publications.
- Assist Development Team with fundraising and grant proposals
- Take part in Green America staff meetings, annual planning meetings, and budgeting
Qualified Candidates should have the following skills and qualities:
- Strong campaign skills. The ability to conduct powerful campaigns that result in substantive change in targeted entities. Preferred: 3-5 years experience with social justice campaigns, and a track record of success.
- Experience with corporate campaigning, including strategy development, power mapping, and negotiating with senior management at corporations.
- Strong research and writing skills. Experience creating content for various audiences and for web and social media.
- A passion for social justice issues, with particular knowledge of one or more of the following issue areas: child labor, forced labor, worker health and safety, environmental justice, climate justice, cocoa, and/or electronics.
- Experience with outreach to communities of color, women’s organizations, and/or international communities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.
- Proven ability to use social media creatively and effectively, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Strong public speaking skills.
- Proven ability to lead coalitions and to reach consensus.
- Experience with fundraising.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Willingness to publicly present Green America’s campaigns and mission.
- Willingness to travel.
How to Apply:
Provide a cover letter, resume and a brief writing sample to toddlarsen@greenamerica.org
Please include SJ Campaigner and your name in the subject line.
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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