SIERRA CLUB MICHIGAN CHAPTER
Job
Description
Job Title: State
Budget Education Organizer
Chapter: Sierra
Club Michigan Chapter
Location: Sierra
Club Michigan Chapter office, 109 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing
(some flexibility on location) with occasional
travel required
Reports To: Legislative
and Political Director and State Director
Timeline: August 2, 2016 – February 28, 2017 (with
possible extension based on availability of funds).
Hours: 3 days a week
(22.5 hours per week)
Context: Helps coordinate the
Priorities Michigan budget education campaign for Sierra Club Michigan Chapter
with the goal of building support for sustainable funding for environmental
protection and infrastructure investments in the state budget.
Scope: The State Education
Program Organizer is responsible for assisting with communication to Sierra
Club’s members/supporters, the public, and the media about the need for
environmental investment in the state’s budget.
This position will be tasked with helping to organize trainings, local
group presentations/events, town hall meetings, coalition building, writing
letters to the editor of local newspapers, utilizing our website, writing
stories for our electronic newsletter, communicating on social media, and
generating positive environmental budget messaging. This position will also coordinate
with Chapter staff and Priorities Michigan staff.
Job Activities:
1. Plans social media posts for Facebook and twitter.
2. Writes
articles for online and print newsletters
3. Creates a page for our chapter website about the state budget
investment issue. Assists local Sierra Club groups in developing a page for their
website about budget priorities.
4. Recruits other environmental organizations and Sierra Club
allies to support this campaign.
5. Organizes
presentations/trainings for all local Sierra Club groups.
6. Writes
and submits letters to the editor and op-eds.
7. Organizes
a chapter staff and volunteer leader budget training.
8. Solicits,
collects, and publicizes success stories about state and local government support
of solutions to or mitigation of environmental problems, and investing in
public infrastructure.
9. Serves
as a liaison between the Sierra Club and Priorities Michigan to share campaign
resources, trainings, and messaging.
10. Organize town hall
meetings and community engagement events.
11. Participates in project coalition conference calls, meetings,
emails and reports Sierra Club metrics to Priorities Michigan.
12. Additional
Chapter communications and administrative support as needed.
Knowledge and Skills:
-- Coursework in environmental studies,
political science, communication or related field (or commensurate experience).
-- Some experience in the environmental
advocacy field, communications/journalism arena, legislative process, or
political campaigns
-- Excellent written
and oral communication skills.
-- Strong computer skills including
email, Google docs, Microsoft word/excel/PowerPoint, Facebook, twitter.
-- Ability to work
with volunteers.
-- Excellent
organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management.
-- Ability to manage
multiple tasks, prioritize projects, and work independently.
-- Experience
organizing public events preferable but not required.
Application
deadline: July 20, 2016
To apply: Send your resume and cover letter to gail.philbin@sierraclub.org and mike.berkowitz@sierraclub.org.
Sierra Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a
diverse workforce.
