Southern California Organizer

Food & Water Watch is looking for an organizer to join our California team and help win campaigns to protect our food, water, and climate. The organizer will work closely with volunteers, community partners, and other staff at Food & Water Watch.  

About Food & Water Watch:

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. 

About the position:

The Southern California Organizer will report to the California Director and will work with other staff on the organizing, policy, digital and communications teams to support Food & Water Watch’s work. The organizer will recruit and develop an active volunteer network and work with allied organizations to advance our campaigns. The organizer will primarily work on campaigns to address California’s water crisis, stop factory farms, and to end oil & gas development in California. 

Salary: $50,000 – 60,000 annually dependent upon experience and location.

Location: This position is only approved for remote work in Los Angeles County. Applicants outside of LA County will not be considered.

Responsibilities:

1. Recruit volunteers and allies. Build a strong base of volunteers and organizations in support of our local, state, and national campaigns.
2. Develop campaign plans. Work with other staff to establish long and short-term goals, strategies, and tactics to win our campaigns. 
3. Organize campaign tactics. Plan and execute strategic tactics to meet the needs of our campaigns, including educational events, base-building drives, and actions directed at elected officials. 
4. Build capacity. Develop the leadership of volunteers and grassroots organizations by offering training and organizing support.
5. Represent Food & Water Watch. Speak at public events and in press interviews on behalf of the organization. Participate in coalitions and joint campaigns or tactics.
6. Write to inspire action. Develop educational materials such as factsheets, action alerts, website content and newsletter articles on campaign issues.
7. Use digital tools. Become proficient in tools such as ThruText, Hubdialer, and Mobilize.
8. Know our issues. Maintain familiarity with Food & Water Watch’s priority issue campaigns and policy positions, and respond to information and support requests from activists, coalition members, and the media.
9. Build Food & Water Watch for the long haul. Participate in member recruitment and fundraising activities for Food & Water Watch.
10. Carry out other projects as assigned. 

Required Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of full-time organizing experience, or an equivalent combination of full-time and volunteer experience. 
• Commitment to Food & Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective organizing strategies. 
• Familiarity with California politics and southern California communities.
• 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.

Desired but not required skills and experience: 

• Fluency in languages besides English (particularly Spanish)
• Election campaign experience (staff or volunteer) 
• Fundraising experience and experience working with donors 

Compensation: $50,000 – 60,000 annually dependent upon experience and location.

Food & Water Watch provides an excellent benefits package for full-time employees. This includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision plans; 403b retirement plans with employer contribution after 1 year; paid parental leave; 3 weeks vacation for new employees; 12 sick days and 5 personal days; paid federal holidays and winter break (December 24 – January 1).

This position is a bargaining unit position covered under a contract between Food & Water Watch and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU).

Click here to apply. Please include your resume, cover letter and three professional references to be considered. Position open until filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

We will review your application and if we feel that your knowledge, skills and abilities are potentially a good match for our organization, we will be in contact with you.