Position:
Mobilization Campaigner
Organization:
Greenpeace Canada
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Reports to: Head of Actions & Offline Mobilization
Closing date for applicants: July 13, 2015
Greenpeace Canada is seeking an experienced mobilizer to help engage
supporters around environmental and social justice issues as part of
cross-Canada and global efforts to build the movement and win
campaigns through people power.
Mobilization Campaigners work within Greenpeace’s issue campaign
teams, and are responsible for designing and delivering offline
organizing strategies to help advance those campaigns. Working closely
with our Local Group Coordinators and our digital team, Mobilization
Campaigners understand how to engage people on important issues and
how to make that engagement count. The Montreal-based Mobilization
Campaigner will work on issues across the country.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• In co-operation with campaign teams, Communications, Digital
Mobilization staff, and other colleagues within the offline
mobilization team, contribute to the implementation of the
Mobilization Strategy within Greenpeace Canada.
• Strengthen, broaden and diversify Greenpeace Canada’s network of
offline supporters and develop opportunities for engagement.
• Ensure integrated mobilization strategies, by working closely with
Communications & Digital Mobilization staff.
• Contribute to the design, development and implementation of
supporter engagement projects that will help achieve Greenpeace
campaign objectives.
• Recruit, screen, motivate, engage, train and supervise volunteers.
Maintain a volunteer database.
• Organize supporter meetings and participation events. Follow
through, evaluate and report after meetings and events.
• Promote support within Greenpeace and to the public to advance
campaign goals by acting as a spokesperson.
• Develop materials such as correspondence, orientation packages, and
information for the website/online platforms, etc.
• Other duties as required.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
• A demonstrated commitment, knowledge and passion for environmental
and social justice issues;
• Knowledge of campaign techniques, strategies and practices and the
principals of social movement and engagement organizing;
• Experience recruiting, engaging, training and organizing diverse
groups of volunteers, allies and collaborators;
• Proven skill in analyzing campaign strategies, designing actions and
anticipating ramifications;
• High level of professionalism while representing an organization,
managing conflict, and maintaining work relationships;
• Experience setting and adhering to priorities in a volatile and
ever-changing context;
• Demonstrated analytical skills;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including public
speaking and presentation skills, as well as strong listening
abilities;
• Extremely fine-tuned organizational, computer, administrative and
time management skills;
• Ability to work independently, establish priorities, and proceed
with objectives with sometimes limited supervision, yet participate
effectively as part of a team;
• Flexible, collaborative personality;
• Bilingualism in French and English is a necessity;
You will work with colleagues in Canada and around the world and some
travel may be necessary. Evening and weekend work is sometimes
required.
Candidates should understand and support Greenpeace campaign tactics,
including the use of peaceful civil disobedience. All candidates must
be legally entitled to work in Canada.
To apply please send your resume and cover letter in one file to:
crecruit@greenpeace.org
Greenpeace Canada embraces equity and diversity and is committed to a
workplace that is enriched by the people, needs and desires of
Canada’s diverse community. We thank all applicants, but only those
invited for interviews will be contacted.
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