Our victories happen not by chance, but because we have dedicated people working on our team. Our staff work together to create a greener, more just world. Green America has been named a top 10 green employer by Flexjobs. We have a positive and collaborative office culture, great benefits, and are an equal opportunity employer.
Diversity Hiring Statement
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, citizenship status, credit information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination and is strictly prohibited.
Available Positions
Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions
Climate Safe Lending
Innovation Network Associate, Climate Safe Lending
Hours: full-time (4-days, 32 hours/week)
Salary: $40,000-42,000 per annum/ Contract position
Supervisor: Director, Climate Safe Lending
Climate Safe Lending (CSL) is an action-focused multi-stakeholder network of banks and bank influencers – including investors, insurance companies, consumers, civil society leaders etc. – that seeks to redirect credit towards climate-responsible clean energy projects on a massive scale. The goal of the Network is to align bank lending with the Paris Climate Accord by making lending carbon neutral in North America and Europe by 2025.
CSL is a sponsored project of Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions (CSS). Green America is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society by harnessing economic power for positive change.
CSL seeks a highly-motivated Innovation Network Associate to join us on a 12-month contract. The best candidate will be passionate about reconfiguring the banking and financial system to abate catastrophic climate change. We’re looking for an Associate that is energetic about joining an innovative and influential Network that seeks to shift bank lending towards climate positive outcomes at scale. The Network Associate is responsible for providing project management and administrative support for CSL including coordinating events, meeting and scheduling logistics. The Associate will also support the Director in stakeholder engagement, planning IN convenings, and help oversee the facilitation, coordination, and program management of the IN and work of participants.
The position involves travel 2-4 times per year for 2 to 3 days to working group meetings and events, to be negotiated.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Communications
- Participate in new participant and IN member engagement, including conducting interviews with potential participants and cultivating relationships with existing members. Work closely with CSL team to ensure that IN members are effectively and efficiently engaged.
- Support and engage in the design and editing of key project deliverables, including meeting reports, special research projects, fundraising materials and other internal or external outputs. Gather, research and analyse information and help prepare reports, memos, PowerPoint presentations and other correspondence and collateral. Ensure that deliverables are planned and produced in a quality, timely manner.
- Lead and coordinate select Initiative Groups, including developing content and materials for web and print.
Meeting Logistics & Team Coordination
- Responsible for planning meetings and related events for up to 60 participants in a remote location, including securing meeting venues, hotels, meals, and staff transportation; communicating with event participants; procuring A/V and meeting materials; and other aspects of event production.
- Support program team during meetings as needed, including documenting and distributing meeting minutes that capture network decisions/activities and facilitating follow-through on meeting next steps.
- Coordinate the work and participation of project staff and contract researchers and facilitators as needed.
- Support and engage in the development of meeting strategy, design, and tools.
Project Management Support
- Support the CSL Director in managing the Innovation Network and its priority initiatives.
- Support the CSL Director in securing funding and project commitment from donors and/or participants. Manage participation fees and invoicing for participants, including working with accounting department to create and send invoices, track payments, and maintain records. Coordinate with subsidized participants to process reimbursements.
- Coordinate the agenda and participation of program team and working group participants prior to and during in-person and virtual meetings, and follow-up on seeing through action-items or next steps.
- Support the Director in ensuring knowledge gained is converted into “knowledge capital” for CSL including how to successfully manage Innovation Networks and shift markets toward sustainability. Support CSL’s strategy, planning and operational needs.
- Complete and support the completion of IN projects and special assignments by establishing objectives, determining priorities, managing time, monitoring progress, problem-solving and adjusting existing plans as needed.
- Assist in preparation of budgeting materials, briefing reports and updates to funders.
- Develop and maintain a robust online records management and retrieval system.
Other
- Develop and maintain basic knowledge of climate change and bank lending issues by staying abreast of relevant developments and publications.
Qualified Candidates should have the following skills and qualities:
- Demonstrated project management skills, with experience managing several projects simultaneously.
- A passion for and familiarity with sustainability, climate change and/or the bank lending industry.
- Strong research, writing, editing, speaking and time management skills.
- Proficiency in computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with fundraising a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree.
How to Apply:
Send cover letter and resume to Edward Kamonjoh at centerjobs@greenamerica.org
No calls, please.
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Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, citizenship status, credit information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination and is strictly prohibited.
Green Business Program
Green America's Green Business Network® Intern
- Compensation: $65 travel stipend per week
- Supervisor: Scott Kitson, Membership & Marketing Manager
- Dates: Summer 2019, 12 weeks
- Hours: 20 hours/week (Monday – Thursday)
Green America's Green Business Network® is the first, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in the country. This internship works with some of the most cutting-edge, social enterprise businesses in the county. Comprised of 3,000 businesses, the Green Business Network is home to both rising social and eco enterprises and the most established green businesses around. We provide the tools, the information, and the consumer base to help businesses thrive in today's competitive green marketplace.
Responsibilities for the Green Business Network Intern may include:
- Researching and writing blog posts about emerging issues related to green businesses and social entrepreneurship.
- Assisting with production of print and online materials, such as newsletters, social media posts, website updates, and membership renewal invoices.
- Database maintenance, including updating addresses and other membership information.
- Outreach to prospective members.
- Participating in and note-taking for Green Business Network department meetings.
In addition, this internship provides an inside look at how a nonprofit, green business association operates.
Qualifications:
- Available at least 20 hours a week in Downtown Washington, DC office.
- Strong eye for effective and eye-catching design.
- Detail oriented and effective problem-solver.
- Self-starter and willing to speak up and make recommendations to improve processes.
- Comfortable with multiple tasks and competing deadlines; ability to prioritize.
- Proficiency in Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook).
- Experience with content management systems (preferred, but not required).
- Experience with HTML/CSS (preferred, but not required).
Visit our website to learn more about the Green Business Network.
HOW TO APPLY:
If interested please send cover letter and resume to Scott Kitson at businessintern@greenamerica.org. No calls please.
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination regarding: actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health disorders), age (18 years of age or older), marital status (including domestic partnership and parenthood), personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation, or credit information. Harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic is included as a form of discrimination.
Corporate Responsibility Programs
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Executive Co-Director, Consumer and Corporate Engagement |
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Full-Time, (4-days, 32 hours/week) |
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$43,000-48,000 |
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Green America seeks an experienced campaigner to lead our labor justice campaigns.
Green America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society by harnessing economic power for positive change. Our unique approach involves working with consumers, investors, and businesses. Our workplace reflects our goal of creating a more cooperative, environmentally sound economy. We have a participatory decision-making process, which aims to build consensus within the departments and teams.
We are looking for someone to manage or direct our social justice and labor campaigns. We will offer the position at the manager level to a qualified candidate with 2-3 years’ experience, and at the director level for candidates with 5 or more years’ experience.
The Labor Justice Campaign Manager/Director will join Green America’s Corporate Responsibility Programs team, which works to educate consumers about various social and environmental issues and to push large companies to improve their practices. The Campaign Manager will primarily work on Green America’s labor campaigns, with a primary focus on international labor abuses caused by multinational corporations.
The Labor Justice Campaign Manager/Director will lead Green America’s various campaigns focused on improving working conditions in international supply chains. The initial focus will be on reducing forced and child labor in the cocoa sector and improving worker health and safety in the electronics and garments sectors. Campaigns may overlap with Green America’s climate work. The Labor Justice Campaign Manager will also work closely with allies to support campaigns focused on environmental justice, toxins, and climate justice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute several, simultaneous campaigns to improve working conditions in the supply chains of many popular products. Currently, the program’s campaigns focus on the garment, cocoa, and electronics sectors.
- Research and develop content (blogs, e-blasts, webpages, social posts, and press releases) to educate consumers about various labor justice issues. Work with the publications team to support content on labor justice issues.
- Create actions for Green America members and the public to take on labor justice issues
- Speak on behalf of Green America at events and to media about labor justice issues
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with ally organizations
- Conduct outreach and engage productively with target companies
- Work with Green America’s Food, Climate, Paper, and Finance campaigners where there are social justice, climate change, and health/toxins intersections
- Work with Media Team and consultants on generating earned media.
- Work with Web and Social Media Teams to ensure Labor and Social Justice content is well-suited for the web and social media, reaching a wide audience, and delivered on time
- Work with Green America staff to integrate the campaign into Green America’s events, websites, social media, and publications.
- Assist Development Team with fundraising and grant proposals
- Take part in Green America staff meetings, annual planning meetings, and budgeting
Qualified Candidates should have the following skills and qualities:
- Strong campaign skills. The ability to conduct powerful campaigns that result in substantive change in targeted entities. Preferred: 2-3 years’ experience with labor or social justice campaigns for the manager level, and 5 or more years’ experience for the director level, and a track record of success.
- Experience with corporate campaigning, including strategy development, power mapping, and negotiating with senior management at corporations.
- Strong research and writing skills. Experience creating content for various audiences and for web and social media.
- A passion for labor and social justice issues, with particular knowledge of one or more of the following issue areas: child labor, forced labor, worker health and safety, environmental justice, climate justice, clothing, cocoa, and/or electronics.
- Experience with outreach to communities of color, women’s organizations, and/or international communities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.
- Proven ability to use social media creatively and effectively, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Strong public speaking skills.
- Proven ability to lead coalitions and to reach consensus.
- Experience with fundraising.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Willingness to publicly present Green America’s campaigns and mission.
- Willingness to travel.
How to Apply:
Provide a cover letter, resume and a brief writing sample to Todd Larsen, tlarsen@greenamerica.org
Please include LJ Campaigner/Director and your name in the subject line.
Green America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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