DEPUTY GRASSROOTS DIRECTOR / Greenpeace USA / Washington, DC

Greenpeace USA/Washington, DC (or San Francisco 94107)The grassroots department mobilizes grassroots pressure to win hard-hitting campaign victories, identifies, activates and trains a diverse constituency for Greenpeace and helps build the next generation of leaders and activists in the environmental movement.

The Deputy Grassroots Director will lead Greenpeace's programs designed to build a more engaged and empowered environmental movement through grassroots activist development. These programs include:

- Coal Activist Training Program: a new initiative as part of our priority campaign to shut existing coal plants across the U.S. by training and supporting activists and local groups. Working with the New Organizing Institute, the program will create and test new, cutting-edge leadership development and movement-building models that took root in the Obama Presidential Campaign.

- The Greenpeace Semester is advanced organizing training for student activists. The program combines classroom-style workshops with hands-on field training. Students learn grassroots organizing, how to plan effective campaigns and the principles and practice of non-violent direct action. Semester alumni have gone on to work for such groups as Energy Action Coalition, NRDC, Green Corps and many others.

- Greenpeace's Frontline Campaign program trains, coaches and mentors dozens of leaders in our Frontline canvass offices on grassroots organizing and campaign work. These dedicated activists are a proven powerhouse of grassroots pressure, contributing significantly to numerous corporate victories in recent months.

The best candidate for this position will be a seasoned manager, a brilliant strategist and organizer, an experienced trainer, a visionary mentor and a decisive leader. This person needs to be adept at working and coordinating with a variety of departments and disciplines at all levels, especially with members of our Development, Campaigns, Actions, and Communications departments.

This position is grant-funded and will depend on continued foundation funding beyond 2011.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage, mentor and work collaboratively with grassroots department staff in their planning and execution of grassroots campaign work; ensure ambitious programmatic and campaign goals are set and accomplished; directly manage, mentor and oversee long term development department staff
- Adopt changes to existing organizing models and curricula based on rigorous testing and evolving organizational, programmatic and campaign needs
- Manage reporting and analysis for the department, including monthly department reports to the grassroots director and senior management team, as well as periodic reports to campaigners, other project teams and funders; perform annual strategic evaluations of the team's performance
- Consult and advise campaigners on organizing strategy; develop campaign plans and package campaigns with campaigners as needed; facilitate campaign planning with staff and activist volunteers; participate in and lead grassroots-related components of the campaign planning process
- Ensure integration within the Grassroots Department and in the broader organization; serve as a liaison between the grassroots team and other departments; manage projects on behalf of the Grassroots Department
- Ensure the team is in compliance with all HR policies; manage hiring and termination decisions with approval from the Grassroots Director
- Manage and oversee relevant department budgets; seek supplemental funding for programs from foundations and major donors
- Represent Greenpeace to external parties and stakeholders including consultants, advisors and individuals from partner organizations
- Represent the Grassroots Director to the Senior Management Team, the Program Management Team and the organization as a whole, as needed
- Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

- BA/BS degree

EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

- Three to five years staff and program management with proven track record for developing, growing and winning campaigns
- Six to eight years as a grassroots organizer and/or campaigner—especially experience working on a national scale
- Proven ability to plan campaigns and manage projects and budgets from start to finish; proven track record on data-driven program improvement
- Ability to work under tight deadlines, juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced campaign environment
- Experience training and developing organizing staff; experience developing training curricula for activists, volunteers and staff

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

- Patient, calm under pressure, honest communicator
- Excellent planning and project management skills
- Management, leadership development and facilitation skills
- Can take and deliver effective feedback
- Excellent listener
- Excellent writing skills
- Budget management skills
- Analytical skills
- Inspirational figure with a commitment to non-violence and organizing as means of affecting change

OTHER PREFERRED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:

- Bilingual (Spanish/English)

TO APPLY:

Please send a resume and cover letter to resumes@wdc.greenpeace.org. The position will remain open until filled.

Greenpeace encourages people from underrepresented racial, gender, sexual preference and socio-economic groups to apply.
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