Join the Team

Energy Action Coalition is seeking dynamic and passionate people to join our team.

Below are the current opportunities to join Energy Action Coalition central staff and fellows. Check back often as we are frequently adding new positions.

Check out the Jobs Board on the right for opportunities with our partners and other organizations.

Operations Associate
Online Organizing Fellows
Field Director

Operations Associate

LOCATION: Washington, DC
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling until hired
POTENTIAL START DATE: May 30, 2012
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time Permanent
COMPENSATION: Salary is commensurate with experience, excellent benefits

ABOUT ENERGY ACTION COALITION

Founded in June 2004 by youth climate leaders, the Energy Action Coalition unites a diversity of organizations in an alliance that supports and strengthens the student and youth clean energy movement in North America. The 50 partners of Energy Action Coalition work together to leverage our collective power and create change for a clean, efficient, just and renewable energy future. Energy Action Coalition is one of the preeminent youth grassroots organizing forces in the country. The work of Energy Action Coalition is focused on four strategic areas: campuses, communities, corporate practices, and politics. To learn more visit: www.WeArePowerShift.org

OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE

The Operations Associate will work with the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director on every facet of operating this burgeoning organization, with a particular focus on financial operations and human resources. We are a small staff, so this entry-level position offers an amazing opportunity to dive deep into the climate movement and non-profit administration. The successful candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about mission-driven work in the progressive movement.

The Operations Associate will work with the COO and ED (reporting to the former) to keep our administrative and programmatic systems running smoothly and efficiently, and to provide direct logistical support to the senior team. Some fundraising tasks may be added depending on the skill set of the final candidate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assisting EAC with the operations of our fast-paced office to ensure all staff members have the space, materials, and information to do their work. This includes a fair amount of problem solving.
• Supporting the COO with all financial transactions including invoicing, contracts and MOU tracking, purchasing, reimbursements, and other financial management tasks.
• Scheduling and managing logistics, including travel, for meetings, both internal and with external partners.
• Assisting with office relocation by September 1.
• Assist with non-profit filing and move to independent operations.
• Providing additional administrative support for the COO and Executive Director as needed.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate will be highly organized with strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates should be able to manage multiple priorities effectively. Sense of humor and a commitment to progressive issues are a plus, particularly for climate issues.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, dynamic, and driven team. If you are results-oriented and a great team player, we want to hear from you. This is a great growth opportunity particularly if you are interested in non-profit administration.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Send a resume and cover letter to jobs@energyactioncoalition.org. Please include “Operations Associate” in your email subject line.

Energy Action Coalition is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, low-income persons, LGBT persons, differently-abled people, and other people from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds and communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Online Organizing Fellows

LOCATION: Washington, DC
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling until hired
POTENTIAL START DATE: May 30, 2012
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time Temporary
COMPENSATION: This is a fellowship with a monthly stipend.

ABOUT ENERGY ACTION COALITION

Founded in June 2004 by youth climate leaders, the Energy Action Coalition unites a diversity of organizations in an alliance that supports and strengthens the student and youth clean energy movement in North America. The 50 partners of Energy Action Coalition work together to leverage our collective power and create change for a clean, efficient, just and renewable energy future. Energy Action Coalition is one of the preeminent youth grassroots organizing forces in the country. The work of Energy Action Coalition is focused on four strategic areas: campuses, communities, corporate practices, and politics. To learn more visit: www.WeArePowerShift.org

The Energy Action Coalition Summer Fellowship Program brings together top leaders in the movement to gain hands-on experience, while advancing advancing Energy Action Coalition’s effort to create a clean, just and renewable energy future. Summer Fellows join Energy Action Coalition staff and coalition partners to help coordinate and lead joint campaign efforts. The focus of the 2012 Summer Fellowship will be building and harnessing momentum coming out of Power Shift 2011 to further build the movement and win substantive victories.

ONLINE ORGANIZING FELLOW

Launched at Power Shift 2011 last April, WeArePowerShift.org has quickly grown into an exciting and dynamic platform for youth activists to share stories, updates, and best practices from the campaigns they are running on their campuses and in their communities. In 2012, our vision for WeArePowerShift.org is to create a grassroots-driven online community that can bring out the best in the youth climate movement, empower young people to organize, collaborate, take action, tell their story, connect with new local activists, and build connections across our geographically and culturally diverse movement.

The Summer Online Organizing Fellows will help build on our momentum and grow the new WeArePowerShift.org online community. The role of this Fellow is to use online organizing and new media as means to communicate the work of Power Shift leaders and inspire people into action.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the online team to help manage a growing online community for the Power Shift movement
• Engage EAC supporters through Twitter and Facebook
• Draft email blasts and online actions
• Analyze data to help us better communicate with supporters and tell the story of our work
• Assist in the development and maintenance of new media outreach/advocacy
• Support the EAC online team in a variety of tasks and strategy development

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience or interest in environmental and social justice issues
• Flexibility and the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Experience with blogging and generating online content
• Experience with online outreach/advocacy using a variety of new media (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, etc.)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, dynamic, and driven team. If you are results-oriented and excel at working with diverse groups, we want to hear from you.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Send a resume and cover letter to jobs@energyactioncoalition.org. Please include “Online Organizing Fellow” in your email subject line.

Energy Action Coalition is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, low-income persons, LGBT persons, differently-abled people, and other people from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds and communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Energy Action Coalition Field Director

LOCATION: Washington, DC
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling until hired
POTENTIAL START DATE: December 19, 2011
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
COMPENSATION: Salary is commensurate with experience

Context: The Energy Action Coalition Field Director coordinates with a diverse coalition of partner organizations to develop and implement youth grassroots campaigns for a 100% clean energy economy. The Field Director builds the strength, capacity, and diversity of the youth climate movement through cohesive and empowering campaigns to move our country beyond dirty energy and toward job-creating clean energy solutions. This includes building youth grassroots and partner organization leadership, campaign strategy and planning, managing staff, and developing materials and data management systems. These skills will be instrumental in designing and implementing Energy Action Coalition’s youth vote campaign in 2012 to stand up to big polluters and get dirty energy money out of politics.

Scope: The Field Director works with Energy Action Coalition partner organizations to coordinate field campaigns that empower youth grassroots leaders, build organizational capacity on the ground, and develop field plans & materials to win clean energy victories across the country. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, dynamic, and driven team. If you are results-oriented and excel at working with diverse groups, we want to hear from you.

PRIMARY JOB ACTIVITIES:

1. Coordinate Energy Action Coalition partner organizations to collaborate and achieve shared campaign goals.
2. Develop and implement field plans, strategy, and tactics that compliment the diversity of strengths and approaches of partner organizations.
3. Manage field organizers in key states and maintain regular communication with partner organizations’ staff managers.
4. Develop youth grassroots leadership and state-based network organizational capacity on the ground. Support with skills trainings.
5. Coordinate mass recruitment efforts for national and regional Power Shift conferences and mass mobilizations.
6. Work closely with Energy Action Coalition team: especially the Campaign, Environmental Justice, and Online Directors to develop dynamic communications and online strategies to advance field campaigns.
7. Help design and implement Energy Action Coalition’s 2012 youth vote campaign.

SECONDARY JOB ACTIVITIES:

1. Generate blog posts about the campaign and promotion through online social media with an emphasis on empowering grassroots voices.
2. Coordinate field tactics like National Days of Action to move beyond dirty energy.
3. Direct the development and preparation of campaign issue information including the writing, editing and distribution of fact sheets, organizing toolkits, and educational materials.
4. Create systems to track progress toward campaign goals like metrics, reporting, and data management systems.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two to five years grassroots organizing experience working in the youth climate movement, issue based campaigns, political campaigns, or other similar organizations to plan and implement grassroots campaigns.
• Experience in coordinating diverse coalitions of partner organizations.
• Experience managing electoral or issue based “get out the vote” campaigns
• Strong oral and written communication skills - ability to clearly write and explain complex issues and effectively communicate them to partner organizations and the general public.
• Interest in climate change, energy, or related social justice issues.
• Staff management experience
• Experience working with underserved communities, communities of color and/or environmental justice organizations is a plus.
• Budget management experience
• Ability to work independently, cooperatively and effectively with public, staff and volunteers.
• Proficient with computer skills including database maintenance, word processing, social media promotion, and basic website maintenance.

ABOUT ENERGY ACTION COALITION

Founded in June 2004 by youth climate leaders, the Energy Action Coalition unites a diversity of organizations in an alliance that supports and strengthens the student and youth clean energy movement in North America. The 50 partners of Energy Action Coalition work together to leverage our collective power and create change for a clean, efficient, just and renewable energy future. Energy Action Coalition is one of the preeminent youth grassroots organizing forces in the country. The work of Energy Action Coalition is focused on four strategic areas: campuses, communities, corporate practices, and politics. To learn more visit: www.wearepowershift.org

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Send a resume and cover letter to jobs@energyactioncoalition.org. Please include “Field Director” in your email subject line.

Energy Action Coalition is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to engaging the skills and leadership of people of color, low-income persons, LGBT persons, differently-abled people, and other people from diverse backgrounds. People from these and other historically marginalized backgrounds and communities are strongly encouraged to apply.