Public Lands Action Organizer | Brass Tactics | Washington, DC

[Jessica Jollie]

Public Lands Action Organizer

Help Protect Our Public Lands.

 

Brass Tactics specializes in building power. We draw on our grassroots organizing background and experience to execute issue and electoral campaigns that tackle the big challenges our clients face. Our team members propel these efforts through their hard work, diverse skills, and commitment to the issues they work on. Another part of our success that sets us apart from the typical political consulting firm is our dedication to a healthy team culture. We’re eager to find a candidate that’s a great fit for our team and this project so we can continue to build on our record of success.

 

Brass Tactics is seeking experienced campaign staff with at least three full cycles of field or community organizing and event management experience for a non-traditional earned media and advocacy campaign to protect our national parks, monuments, and public lands. The Public Lands Action Organizer will plan and execute event-based earned media tactics targeting issues and officials. Ideal candidates are creative self-starters who believe in the importance of public lands and have experience successfully organizing volunteer driven campaigns.

 

The Action Organizer is an essential part of a larger campaign whose mission is to hold officials accountable for betraying the public’s trust by selling off America’s public lands and giving away public lands to corporate polluters at the expense of wildlife, recreation, rural economies, and clean air and water.

 

The Public Lands Action Organizer will be responsible for representing and executing the campaign events. Responsibilities include identifying, contacting and building in-person relationships with local activists and organizations; recruiting and managing volunteers, planning and executing events; tracking key metrics; capturing events on video; and providing accurate reports.

 

While the Public Lands Action Organizer will be based in Washington, D.C., significant travel around the continental U.S. is required. Candidates must be able to work remotely and independently and travel on short notice.  

 

This is a full-time salaried position beginning in late March, 2018. The position may at times require the Public Lands Action Organizer to work long hours on an irregular schedule that includes evening hours and weekend hours and often on short notice.

 

Salary is $5000/month and includes health insurance benefits. A monthly local travel stipend of $100 is provided. Brass Tactics will cover non-local travel expenses.

 

 

Job Responsibilities

• Work with Campaign Management team to effectively plan, manage and execute events in the D.C. region and nationally;
  
• Provide in-person staffing support at events;
  
• Support other events organized by existing partners;
  
• Identify, contact and effectively build relationships with local activists and organizations;
  
• Recruit and manage volunteers;
  
• Conduct follow-up communication with event partners and volunteers;
  
• Track key event metrics and complete daily reports on progress to goal for all metrics;
  
• Assist in researching, monitoring and tracking public events;
  
• Use social and digital media tools to contact potential volunteers and local partners and build a response network;
  
• Bring a positive, solutions-oriented approach to all facets of the work program;
  
• Represent the campaign with professionalism and ethical conduct;
  
• Troubleshoot daily challenges with managing volunteers, partner relationships and events;
  
• Familiarity with Washington D.C. neighborhoods and organizations is preferred, but not required;
  
• Familiarity with America’s public lands is preferred, but not required
  
• Work with Events Director to develop and implement best practices.
  

 

Reporting

The Public Lands Action Organizer will report directly to the Events Director.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years or 3 full cycles of experience working on political or issue-based campaign that involved volunteer recruitment and management as well as partner engagement and experience planning and managing events;
  
• Community, electoral or issue organizing background;
  
• Prior experience working on environmental issues is preferred;
  
• Prior experience managing or staffing grassroots advocacy events is required;
  
• Prior experience managing or staffing press events is preferred
  
• Experience with relationship building and working in a diverse, inclusive, team-oriented workplace, but also disciplined to work on their own;
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
  
• Positive attitude and personality;
  
• Creative approach to planning and problem solving;
  
• An ability to respond and act quickly on short notice in less than ideal circumstances;
  
• Perseverance in the face of difficult challenges;
  
• Flexibility to adapt to changing situations and priorities;
  
• Demonstrated success in metrics driven jobs;
  
• Disciplined in meeting deadlines even on tight timelines;
  
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills;
  
• Experience working in diverse communities;
  
• Strong commitment to environmental issues;
  
• Ability to work in and adapt to a fast-moving environment;
  
• Ability to work on-the-move without a physical office;
  
• Valid U.S. drivers’ license and ability to rent a car;
  
• Must have access to their own working lap top computer that has WiFi compatibility; and
  
• Willingness and availability to work long hours with irregular weekday and weekend hours as well work on short notice.

To Apply

Please submit resume via https://brasstactics.quickbase.com/db/biaqseawa and select Public Lands Action Organizer in the “Position Applying For” drop down menu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Brass Tactics is an affirmative action – equal opportunity employer.