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About the Role

The Albany Organizer will work closely with partnering organizations and coalitions, volunteers, policymakers, and other staff at Food & Water Watch to advocate for the protection of our food, water, and climate. This position must be based in Albany or in close proximity to Albany.

Responsibilities

• Represent Food & Water Watch in coalitions and in public, participating in meetings and helping create joint campaigns or tactics. Speak at public events and in press interviews on behalf of the organization.
• Recruit and train volunteers to build capacity by building a strong base of volunteers, developing their skills and leadership through meetings, trainings, and one-on-one support.
• Advocate for legislation by interfacing with local and state legislators to impact policy outcomes.
• Develop campaign plans, working with other staff to establish long and short-term goals, strategies, and tactics.
• Organize campaign tactics, planning and executing strategic tactics including educational events, base-building drives, and actions directed at elected officials or earning press attention.
• Write to inspire action by developing educational materials such as factsheets, action alerts, website content, and newsletter articles.
• Use digital tools, becoming proficient in tools such as ThruText, Hubdialer, and Mobilize.
• Maintain familiarity with Food & Water Watch’s priority issue campaigns and policy positions, and respond to information and support requests.
• Build Food & Water Watch for the long haul by participating in member recruitment and fundraising activities.
• Carry out other projects as assigned.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of full-time organizing experience, or an equivalent combination of full-time and volunteer experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective organizing strategies.
• Familiarity with New York politics and Capitol Region communities.
• Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management & organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
• Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.

Skills

• Coalition work
• Canvassing or phonebanking
• Working with or training volunteers
• Albany politics and state legislative norms and processes
• Environmental or climate issues
• ThruText
• Hubdialer
• Mobilize
• Slack
• Google docs

Location

• Albany, New York

Work Type

• Hybrid: Work-from-home combined with field work

Experience Level

• 3+ years of organizing experience

Salary/Compensations

• $55,300-$64,500 annually

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health, dental and vision plans for staff
• 403b retirement plans with employer contribution once eligible
• 12 weeks paid parental leave once eligible
• 3 weeks vacation for new employees
• 12 sick days and 5 personal days
• Paid federal holidays and winter break (December 24 – January 1)

About the Company

• Food & Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate.
• Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work.

Equal Opportunity

• Food & Water Watch is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other members of underrepresented groups.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
• FWW requires new staff to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, subject to availability, unless they receive an approved religious or medical accommodation and will be required to provide proof of vaccination.