Organizing Intern
Organizing Intern
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Job Description
Job Title: Organizing Intern Beyond Coal
Department: Campaigns Beyond Coal
Location: Fayetteville or Northwest Arkansas
Reports to: Campaign Manager Beyond Coal
Duration: 15 hours per week for 24 weeks
Context: At the Sierra Club we believe in the power of interdependence. Together we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental racial economic and gender justice a future where all people benefit from a healthy thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel injustice we will continue to fight for a bold transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet our humanity and our future. By recognizing that our destinies are tied we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected and the overlap between ecology race gender and representative government will move to either advance our collective humanity or to oppress it. Sierra Club has close to 800 staff across the country and a network of 64 local chapters that are led and fueled by thousands of volunteers. We are also proud to be a unionized employer with three labor unions representing more than half of our employees.
Scope: The Sierra Club is looking for a Beyond Coal Organizing Intern to support campaign work in Northwest Arkansas as we work to move away from fossil fuels and towards clean energy. This position will include assisting in public education and engagement on college campuses such as the University of Arkansas and other nearby schools as well as in the broader community. The work will further the Arkansas Beyond Coal teams efforts to retire coal plants across Arkansas which will advance the health and beneficence of the Northwest Arkansas community that is home to nearly 600000 residents affected by this pollution.
Job activities include but are not limited to:
- Assisting with public outreach and education efforts
- Organizing on campus and recruiting fellow students to the Sierra Club building local student power in the fight for a clean energy transition
- Working with the Sierra Club Campaign Organizer to educate community members on the harm of fossil fuels
- Training and working with community partners to effectively influence the Arkansas Public Service
- Commission and the Southwestern Electric Power Company
- Assisting with planning recruitment set up and facilitation of community meetings and events
- Collecting petition signatures (requires the ability to travel locally).
- Completing administrative tasks such as note taking and agenda creation
The successful candidate must have the following skills and experience:
- Familiar with community organizing or have volunteered on at least one grassroots mobilization project.
- Strong communication skills including the ability to interact positively with community residents volunteers staff and the public.
- Demonstrated interest in the environment or related public interest issues.
- Ability to clearly explain complex issues and effectively communicate them to community residents.
- Proficient with social media and Google Docs. Familiar with Zoom.
- Committed to evolution. You are committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study openness and humility. And you easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
- Uplifting and additive. You see mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions and inspire others along the journey. You carry a constructive approach can-do attitude a sense of humor and authentic kindness wherever you go.
$20 - $20 an hour
Compensation
The hourly rate for this position is $20/hour.
This is a category 99 non-exempt non-represented temporary position.
Sierra Club is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. Sierra Club employees are not eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
Sierra Club values the expertise and talents of foreign nationals. Sierra Club sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met based on immigration laws and organizational needs. Such sponsorship is at the discretion of the Department Head and Sierra Club People Department in consultation with the employees manager. The Sierra Club cannot guarantee the approval of a visa petition. The Sierra Club is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce belonging.
To Apply
The Sierra Club provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all staff members. Employment decisions are based on merit qualifications lived experience and skills. The Sierra Club does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color creed religion national origin immigration status socioeconomic status ancestry age size sex sexual orientation gender gender identity familial status veteran status disability AIDS/HIV status medical condition prior conviction arrest history traits historically associated with race including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Sierra Club values applicants who are people that identify as Black Indigenous and other minoritized groups; women; queer transgender gender non-conforming and gender fluid people.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Part-Time
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