Global Finance Organizer

Supervisor: Campaigns Director

Salary: Exempt, full-time, salaried

Location: San Francisco

Compensation: DOE

Deadline: May 10, 2002

Position Summary:

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) works to protect the world's rainforests and the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action. RAN operates hard-hitting campaigns designed to challenge the global financial industry to incorporate modern social and environmental standards into their everyday business practices. Beginning with Citigroup, we aim to expose the world's largest banks for their destructive investments in the oil, gas, mining, and logging industries. By transforming Citigroup and reorienting the global financial architecture, we can help to drive these extractive industries out of the world's last remaining old growth forests and reverse the impacts of climate change.

RAN's Global Finance Organizer will work as part of a campaign team with the Global Finance Director and Campaigns Director to expose the egregious investments by Citigroup and the rest of the banking industry.

Qualifications:

We're looking for someone who can be, alternately, a campaigner, an organizer, a teacher, and a motivator. The Finance Organizer must have experience in grassroots organizing, working with activists, and conducting grassroots organizing trainings in fundraising, media skills, coalition building, campaign strategy, and non-violent direct action. Prioritizing tasks, volunteer coordination, and the ability to empower and motivate grassroots activists in carrying out campaign tactics are necessary. The position requires good decision-making skills, professional initiative, and results-oriented behavior. Necessary components of this work are enthusiasm, experience organizing with diverse communities, and a commitment to long-term social change. The Finance Organizer must be able to convey RAN's mission and campaigns to both novice and seasoned activists alike, and to work as part of RAN's campaign team to develop strategy and outreach opportunities. Must be willing and able to travel frequently. Spanish language skills preferred.

Responsibilities:
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Consistently apply pressure on campaign targets in order to expose destructive policies and force creative solutions;

*Strengthen RAN campaigns by working with campaign staff to mobilize grassroots activists on key forest and climate change issues;

*Strengthen, broaden, and diversify the network of grassroots indigenous rights, rainforest conservation, and climate change activists and groups;

*Build capacity within the movement and support grassroots efforts with organizing advice, resources, materials, and campaign strategy;

*Respond to inquiries from community members interested in getting involved with efforts to preserve rainforests and combat climate change;

*Coordinate the annual Rainforest Action Chautauqua, the annual gathering of climate change and rainforest activists;

*Represent RAN at environmental conferences and provide motivation and tools to grassroots constituencies. Act as a public spokesperson for RAN as needed;

*Direct and facilitate regional/national organizing and campaign training sessions;

*In coordination with the Volunteer and Intern Director, supervise interns and volunteers working on campaign activities, including research, execution of outreach, etc.

*Participate in RAN's organizational planning and training sessions;

*Report to Campaigns Director regularly on accomplishments and plans of action;

*Participate in quarterly performance reviews with Campaigns Director as well as weekly campaign team meetings.

*Share office responsibilities to maintain a healthy and safe workplace.

To apply:

Please send cover letter, rsum & references via mail or email to:

HR/GFO,
RAN,
221 Pine Street, Suite 500,
San Francisco, CA 94104
Email: rainforest@ran.org

No phone calls, please.

Rainforest Action Network is an equal opportunity employer. RAN does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or citizenship status. When applying, please say you saw this announcement on Green Dream Jobs.

Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through grassroots organizing, education, and non-violent direct action.