About the Illinois Climate Bank Campaign:
Founded in 2024, the Illinois Climate Bank Campaign works to win investments that both decrease our state’s climate impact and improve people’s lives by building or repairing affordable housing, creating good jobs, and directing federal resources towards our communities’ priorities. This campaign will work to ensure that the newly created State of Illinois Climate Bank actively integrates specific, new place-based green projects and policies in our poor, working-class and Black and Brown communities across Illinois. The Illinois Climate Bank Campaign is powered and convened by four distinct organizations; ONE Northside, Illinois People's Action, The People’s Lobby and United Congregations of Metro East.
Position Summary:
The Campaign Director is primarily a campaign and community organizing position. The key responsibilities of the Campaign Director involve leading and managing a statewide community organizing and advocacy campaign to; 1) engage low-income communities and communities of color to identify needs related to environmental justice and the climate bank 2) Organize and consolidate a set of demands that address the issues raised by communities from across the state. The Director also engages in policy development, administrative advocacy and legislative advocacy in partnership with the Illinois Climate Bank campaign and informed community input. The Campaign Director forms and leads the Illinois Climate Bank campaign steering committee to build grassroots & grasstops power in communities across Illinois in order to win public support and political will to ensure that the Illinois Climate Bank and other environment funds have direct impact on poor and communities of color.
Applicants should have experience with campaign management, community organizing, including managing a budget, workplan, and foundation fundraising. Applicants should also demonstrate a clear vision for building the campaign’s organizing work and an understanding of the statewide political arena. Applicants should also be familiar with the nonprofit foundation landscape in Illinois and be prepared to cultivate, sustain, apply for, and report on grants that will help in financially sustaining the Illinois Climate Bank campaign.
The Campaign Director reports to the Illinois Climate Bank Campaign Executive Board. The Director will lead the Steering Committee on a regular basis, including setting and implementing agendas at monthly Steering Committee meetings. The Director will coordinate and work with each of the convening organizations Climate Bank organizers.
Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications:
Work Environment: Office space will be available at ONE Northside (presently based in Uptown, Chicago). Director will likely be in and out of office in one-on-ones with partners, events, and other activities including in our partner organization areas (and potential Springfield activities from Jan-May 2022). Travel within the state is expected for this position and will be reimbursed.
About ONE Northside (Host Organization):
Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside (ONE Northside) is a community organization resulting from the merger of Lakeview Action Coalition and Organization of the Northeast. Together, LAC and ONE have a history of nearly 60 years of powerful and effective community organizing. ONE Northside started on July 1, 2013. ONE Northside organizes people from over 30 institutions as well as individual community residents from Rogers Park, Edgewater, Uptown, Ravenswood, North Center, Lake View, and Lincoln Park.
Mission: Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality: Northside is a mixed-income, multi-ethnic, intergenerational organization that unites our diverse communities. We build collective power to eliminate injustice through bold and innovative community organizing. We accomplish this through developing grassroots leaders and acting together to effect change.
Expected Hours of Work: Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the Director must be available during “core” work hours. Some evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Start Date: ASAP
The Illinois Climate Bank Campaign believes that diversity across our staff and partners is an organizational strength, and recognizes and values the intersectional identities that staff members bring to our organization. We are enriched by the diverse experiences, beliefs, and ways of thinking that employees of different backgrounds bring. Fair consideration is given to all qualified applicants regardless of criminal record. The Illinois Climate Bank Campaign is committed to providing equal employment consideration without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, national origin, ancestry, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
About the Illinois Climate Bank Campaign:
Founded in 2024, the Illinois Climate Bank Campaign works to win investments that both decrease our state’s climate impact and improve people’s lives by building or repairing affordable housing, creating good jobs, and directing federal resources towards our communities’ priorities. This campaign will work to ensure that the newly created State of Illinois Climate Bank actively integrates specific, new place-based green projects and policies in our poor, working-class and Black and Brown communities across Illinois. The Illinois Climate Bank Campaign is powered and convened by four distinct organizations; ONE Northside, Illinois People's Action, The People’s Lobby and United Congregations of Metro East.
Position Summary:
The Campaign Director is primarily a campaign and community organizing position. The key responsibilities of the Campaign Director involve leading and managing a statewide…
Benefits include paid time off and a generous health insurance package.
Benefits include paid time off and a generous health insurance package.
This is a rolling application with preference given to candidates who apply by 8/15/2024. To Apply - Please send a resume and cover letter to Becky Wanberg at bwanberg@onenorthside.org with the subject line: Climate Bank Campaign Director.
This is a rolling application with preference given to candidates who apply by 8/15/2024. To Apply - Please send a resume and cover letter to Becky Wanberg at bwanberg@onenorthside…