Environment New Jersey Clean Energy Advocate

Department: State

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Description

Key responsibilities

• Coalition Building: Cultivate relationships with diverse and powerful allies across the state and expand the constituencies supporting our efforts. 
• Media and Visibility: Get coverage for our campaigns and vision for clean energy in New Jersey in the media and other channels in order to educate and motivate our supporters and hold decision-makers accountable. Write press releases, op-eds, and letters to the editor; meet with reporters and hold press events; maintain an active social media presence for our campaigns.
• Grassroots Mobilization: Work with our staff to mobilize citizens in support of our campaigns both online and offline and develop new leaders. Provide compelling information and opportunities for action to our members and the general public.
• Recruitment and training: Recruit and train new interns and volunteers to increase our impact and build more power. Participate in recruitment of new staff.
• Fundraising: Reach out to foundations and donors and ask them to fund your campaign. 

Qualifications

• Passionate about the environment, solving the climate crisis and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns.
• A campaign advocate or grassroots organizer with at least 2 years of advocacy or grassroots organizing experience. Advanced degrees may count toward experience.
• An effective communicator with excellent writing and public speaking skills. Experience getting traditional and digital media coverage in previous work is a plus.
• Creative and effective at solving complex problems, a strategic thinker who can take advantage of new opportunities.
• A people person and good listener with a track record of successful access-building.

Benefits