Clean Energy Advocate, Environment Georgia

Anywhere in Georgia

Environment Georgia is seeking a Clean Energy Advocate to play a key role in Environment Georgia's work to stop air and water pollution and transition our state to 100% clean and renewable energy and transportation. 

Georgia has made progress in recent years: three of Georgia’s largest cities have committed to 100% clean energy transitions and Georgia ranks 7th in the country for installed solar capacity. But, it’s still harder than it should be to install rooftop solar, switch to an electric car, or make your home more energy efficient. We’re working to build support for clean energy solutions across the state.

Key Responsibilities

As our Clean Energy Advocate, you’ll work with Environment Georgia’s state director and our national clean energy program team at Environment America to advance policies and build public support for a clean energy future. This position requires exercising discretion and independent judgment in making decisions in matters of significance. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Campaign strategy: Develop plans to win on our campaigns. Assess opportunities for building political support for our agenda through coalition-building, grassroots organizing, media coverage, and message development.
• Direct Advocacy: Bring environmental problems and solutions to the attention of decision-makers – including federal, state and local officials with influence in Georgia. Develop appropriate messages and materials for making the case for our policy solutions to decision-makers. 
• Coalition building: Build relationships with key players in the state, the region and at the federal level. Identify, reach out to and work with partners who can help us win our campaigns, including unlikely allies who might agree with us on one issue, even if we disagree on other issues.
• Research and advocacy writing: Catalog and analyze data relevant to the issue and our policy proposals to help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause.
• Communications: Serve as the public spokesperson for our campaigns through media events, press releases, editorial board meetings, online articles, and other outreach with a goal of building name recognition for the organization, educating the public about our issues, and compelling more people to join us in advocating for solutions. 
• Fundraising and grassroots support: Write grant proposals, meet with and build relationships with foundation staff and our donors, all to bring more resources to our campaigns to protect our environment. Work with our citizen outreach staff to build and foster our membership base and our grassroots and online base of support.
• Recruitment and training: Recruit and train new interns and volunteers to increase our impact and build more power. Participate in recruitment of new staff.

Qualifications

You are:

• Passionate about the environment, solving the climate crisis and using the power of grassroots organizing to win campaigns.
• A campaign advocate or grassroots organizer with at least 2 years of advocacy or grassroots organizing experience. Advanced degrees may count toward experience
• An effective communicator with excellent writing and public speaking skills. Experience getting traditional and digital media coverage in previous work is a plus.
• Creative and effective at solving complex problems, a strategic thinker who can take advantage of new opportunities,
• A people person and good listener with a track record of successful access-building.
• Well-organized and able to work on multiple legislative and administrative proposals.

Additional helpful experience: 

• Experience in the state legislature or other government office, or with an environmental or public health advocacy organization is a plus but not required. 
• Fundraising experience, particularly in grant-seeking from charitable foundations.

Compensation and Benefits

The starting compensation range for someone with 2-5 years of relevant experience is $37,000-$41,000. Candidates on the lower end of directly relevant experience should expect to be on the lower end of this range; candidates on the higher end of relevant experience are likely to be on the higher end of this range. Environment Georgia offers an excellent benefits package. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, paid time off, a commuter benefit program, a 401(k) plan with employer match, parental leave, long term disability insurance, and may include needs-based student loan assistance. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.

Location: Atlanta, GA preferred, but open to candidates from other parts of Georgia.

Why work with Environment Georgia? Check out 10 reasons on our website.

About Environment Georgia

Environment Georgia is a part of Environment America. Environment America is a policy and action group working to tackle the most profound problem of our time: a way of living that is depleting and destabilizing the natural world. 

We’re advocates for energy conservation and renewable power, so we can keep oil in the ground and stop burning fossil fuels. We’re champions of plastic reduction, so nothing we use for a few minutes is allowed to pollute our oceans for centuries. And we’re defenders of wildlife and wild places, both for their own sake as well as the awe and wonder they bring to our lives.

Environment America and our national network of 30 state environmental groups work to improve our quality of life by reducing the pollution and other harms of how we produce, consume and dispose of more and more stuff. And we do it one step at a time, by winning results for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife, open spaces, and a livable climate that make a tangible difference in people's lives and our environment. 

Our Mission and Values

Environment Georgia and Environment America are part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit our website to learn more about our network when you apply.

Environment Georgia is an equal opportunity employer.

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