Grassroots Coordinator

Grassroots Organizing: With the support of the organizing team the Grassroots Manager and Chapter Director develop and implement organizing plans across North Carolinawith a particular focus on the eastern area of the state. Build relationships with Environmental and Community Activist organizations across the eastern part of North Carolina recruit and organize volunteers and Sierra Club members transitioning participants from digital to offline activity. Using both digital tools and in-person communication to develop organize and lead Sierra Club events outings and campaigns with the goal of increasing community engagement with environmentalism in line with Sierra Clubs values and policies. With the support of the manager ensures that all work is rooted in equity and justice and inclusive of frontline and directly impacted communities.

Community education. Find and engage in opportunities to educate local communities particularly most impacted communities on local environmental issues and opportunities. As a result of community education initiatives invite community members to take action with or participate with their Local Groups volunteer committees and the North Carolina Chapter at-large.

Volunteer Recruitment Leadership Development and Support. Identify vet and recruit potential volunteers and activists match volunteers to their areas of interest and increase volunteer and activist participation within the Chapter structure. Foster a welcoming inclusive empowering volunteer culture where everyone feels safe excited respected and supported to work together on shared passions. Conduct creative in-person and digital recruitment strategies meet with new volunteers one-on-one and encourage interested volunteers and student activists to grow their skills and leadership in the work by offering coaching and support as they take on new tasks projects and roles. Offer information- and skills-based trainings to volunteers and serve as a general resource for helping teams advance collective campaign goals. Maintain good data practices tracking volunteers teams roles and contact information as well as other core metrics.

Coalition-building & partner coordination. Regularly communicate and coordinate with North Carolina Sierra Clubs existing network of elected officials government officials partner organizations and their staff members including environmental/conservation and social justice nonprofits in North Carolina. Help expand that network to include more connections with groups representing BIPOC LGBTQ and other traditionally marginalized communities. Build and host inclusive coalitional spaces where these groups/people can build stronger relationships and successfully collaborate to build power and advance shared goals.

Mobilization and Event Planning. Coordinates with coalition partners and community groups to plan engagement opportunities activations and events supporting Sierra Clubs priorities. Attends internal and external meetings to coordinate online and in-person events and mobilization tactics. Works with the Grassroots Manager Organizing Team Volunteer Leaders and Chapter Staff to plan and execute local state-level and national-level events and activitiesprimarily in though not limited to the eastern regions of North Carolina.

Build and Participate in Teams: Build maintain and participate on teams to advance campaign priorities and base-building. Supports a community of care with colleagues and collaborators and recognizes the need for self care safety and inclusion in order to sustain ourselves and our work.