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National Senior Organizer

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$55.7K–$87.1K
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National Senior Organizer (remote)
Food & Water Watch is looking for a remote Senior Organizer to join our Organizing team and help support our Food & Water Volunteer Network. The Senior Organizer will work closely with volunteers and other staff at Food & Water Watch on campaigns to protect our food, water, and climate. This position is primarily remote. However, the employee may be required to occasionally report to the office for meetings, trainings, or other business needs at the employer’s discretion.
About Food & Water Watch:
Food & Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate. Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work.
About the position:
The National Senior Organizer will develop volunteer leaders and teams around our priority campaigns, including stopping the buildout of AI data centers. The Senior Organizer will report to the Volunteer Network Director and will work with other national organizing staff, regional field staff, and policy/research staff to build the Food & Water Volunteer Network. The Senior Organizer will plan and implement efforts to recruit and onboard new volunteers as well as engage volunteers in national, state and local campaigns. The Senior Organizer will also support members of the organizing team in developing volunteer teams by creating resources and national volunteer opportunities. This is a full-time regular position.
Salary: $55,700-$87,100/annually dependent upon experience and location.
Location: Remote
Responsibilities:
  1. Build the Food & Water Volunteer Network, including by planning and executing public facing events to educate and engage volunteers on our campaigns; building the capacity and leadership of volunteers through training and one on one support; and identifying volunteer leaders.
  2. Train and support volunteers to take action to hold their decision makers accountable on critical issues impacting our water, food, and climate.
  3. Assist in developing trainings for volunteers and staff focused on building our base and growing the Food & Water Volunteer Network; and conduct tactical trainings as part of the volunteer program.
  4. Coordinate with Communications staff and draft content to engage supporters, recruit volunteers and communicate about the Food & Water Volunteer Network.
  5. Coordinate with Policy staff on volunteer engagement on national priority campaigns
  6. May speak at public events, forums, and other venues, and may serve as a representative of Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action to the public and the media.
  7. Maintain familiarity with a diverse set of issues, research products, and FWW’s suite of digital organizing tools, and respond to information and support requests from activists, coalition members, and the media.
  8. Regularly report on work to supervisors and donors.
  9. May supervise part-time or temporary staff.
  10. Participate in non-partisan electoral strategies and tactics for Food and Water Action (c4).
  11. Participate in membership recruitment and fundraising for Food & Water Action/Watch.
  12. Support Our Culture of Philanthropy: Demonstrate an understanding of the essential role of our members and supporters, and consistently serve as an ambassador for FWW/FWA and our work. Participate in or attend events and other activities as appropriate that are organized for our supporters and donors. Be cognizant of fundraising opportunities and share contacts and information that will help build and sustain FWW/FWA.
  13. Carry out other projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years of full-time organizing experience, or an equivalent combination of full-time and volunteer experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop effective organizing strategies.
  • Understanding of FWW’s Strategic Organizing model
  • Ability to balance multiple strategic campaigns and targets simultaneously.
  • Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
  • Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
  • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
  • Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.
  • Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
  • Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
  • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
  • Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.
Compensation: $55,700-$87,100 annually dependent upon experience and location.
Food & Water Watch provides an excellent benefits package for full-time employees. This includes 100% employer-paid health, dental and vision plans for staff; 403b retirement plans with employer contribution once eligible; 12 weeks paid parental leave once eligible; 3 weeks vacation for new employees; 12 sick days and 5 personal days; paid federal holidays and winter break (December 24 – January 1).
This position is a bargaining unit position covered under a contract between Food & Water Watch and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). FLSA Status dependent upon salary and location.
Please include your resume, cover letter, and three professional references to be considered. Position open until filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.
We will review your application and if we feel that your knowledge, skills and abilities are potentially a good match for our organization, we will be in contact with you.
Food & Water Watch is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other members of underrepresented groups. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
Food & Water Watch (FWW) is committed to the health and safety of its staff members. Moreover, FWW, as an organization, promotes science-based policy. Science clearly shows that unvaccinated populations drive the spread of the coronavirus and the emergence of new variants, and that unvaccinated people are more likely to contract COVID and experience severe symptoms. FWW requires new staff to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, subject to availability, unless they receive an approved religious or medical accommodation and will be required to provide proof of vaccination.


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