San Francisco
United States
Closing Date: November 30, 2009
As a Greenpeace Frontline Campaign Fellow you will gain hands-on experience organizing, advocating, and leading environmental campaigns under the direction and guidance of a senior mentor. Through your fellowship, you will build expertise on a variety of environmental issues and help promote Greenpeace campaigns to stop the global warming crisis, halt the destruction of the world’s last ancient forests, empower consumers to hold multinational corporations accountable, and yes — save the whales. Fellows may conduct research, contribute to reports and other materials, educate and organize key constituencies, build diverse coalitions, write campaign materials, and organize political support to win environmental victories.
Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Leadership experience
- Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Intellectual curiosity and creativity
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Competency with excel databases
- A sense of adventure
- Strong research skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Ability to work independently and in teams
- Commitment to non-violent direct-action as a means of affecting changes.
Prior experience with activism and organizing is preferred but not required. The position lasts three to six months. College graduates preferred.