myHR Partner, Inc. · 23 hours ago

Clean Air Organizer - Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$48K/yr - $55K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Convene, recruit, and retain members to Clear the Air Coalition; growing the base of coalitional partners through strategic and directed outreach plan

Build the capacity of current members through meetings and trainings, tracking member meeting notes and records

Mobilize activists in movement-building tactics, including Clean Air grassroots advocacy, and to encourage clean air education

Build alliance to achieve justice with other social justice organizers across the State

Learn and co-design the organizing infrastructure of MEJC with staff organizers and members

Represent MEJC to spread the word about clean air and environmental justice at every level, on social media and legacy media

Create in-person and virtual social environments that foster learning and activism to build a base of strong leaders

Qualification

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Social Justice OrganizingCampaign DirectionMovement BuildingGrassroots AdvocacyNetworking in West MichiganRestorative Justice PracticesTask ManagementOrganizing Infrastructure Design

Required

5 years of experience organizing social justice movements, directing campaigns, and making significant strides in advancing social justice campaign objectives

Strong desire to achieve justice, highly motivated for deep systemic change matched with structured, goal-driven outcomes

Be located and have a diverse network in the West Michigan region

Reliable transportation to travel to Detroit and throughout West Michigan monthly

Excellent interpersonal skills, community-building, and movement-building practices with some training in restorative or transformative justice practices

Ability to proactively seek and support organizing and base-building opportunities using best practices

Experience as a listener, and leader, with Black, Indigenous, and people of the global majority

Love for Earth, all our relations, and how her resources impact our lives and vice versa

Collaborative in spirit and practice with a clear ability to bring others into meetings, facilitate well, and mobilize people for collective action

Structured and outcomes-driven organizing experience with demonstrated time management and task management.