Food & Water Watch is looking for an organizer to join our New York organizing team and help build field capacity to protect our food, water, and climate, with a specific focus on building a volunteer network in Western New York as part of our larger campaign to move New York’s buildings off fossil fuels. The organizer will work closely with volunteers, community partners and other staff at Food & Water Watch. This position is remote, based in Buffalo.
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 liveable 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 organizer will report to the New York State Director and will work with other staff on the organizer and communications teams to support Food & Water Watch’s work. The organizer will primarily focus on our campaigns for moving buildings off fossil fuels by focusing on the NYHeat Act, and developing our volunteer network in Western New York. This is a full-time position. This is a grant-funded position. As such, the position is contingent upon continued funding from the grantor for the term of employment. Should the grantor fail to fund this position or rescind its sponsorship during the term of employment, Food & Water Watch may eliminate the position. This position is a Union position covered under a contract between Food & Water Watch and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU).
Compensation: $43,000.00 - $51,000.00
Location: Remote, Based in Buffalo
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Compensation: $43,000.00 - $51,000.00
Food & Water Watch provides an excellent benefits package for full-time employees. This includes 100% employer-paid health, dental and vision plans for staff; 403b retirement plans with employer contribution once eligible; 12 weeks 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).
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.
Food and Water Watch is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other members of underrepresented groups.
Food & Water Watch (FWW) is committed to the health and safety of its staff members. Moreover, FWW, as an organization, promotes science-based policy. Science clearly shows that unvaccinated populations drive the spread of the coronavirus and the emergence of new variants, and that unvaccinated people are more likely to contract COVID and experience severe symptoms. Effective immediately, prospective new staff members are required to provide proof of vaccination or request a waiver as a condition of their offer of employment.
Food & Water Watch is looking for an organizer to join our New York organizing team and help build field capacity to protect our food, water, and climate, with a specific focus on building a volunteer network in Western New York as part of our larger campaign to move New York’s buildings off fossil fuels. The organizer will work closely with volunteers, community partners and other staff at Food & Water Watch. This position is remote, based in Buffalo.
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 liveable 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 organizer will…