About the Climate Change Campaigner
Are you a strategic and creative campaigner who is passionate about organizing and mobilizing people to take local climate action? The Climate Change Campaigner position offers an exciting opportunity to deepen and grow people power, through in-person outreach, digital activation, and compelling campaigns. The Climate Change Campaigner makes links between environmental crises and people’s everyday lives, connecting climate to improved health and more vibrant communities. The environmental movement requires every one of us, and at a moment when climate action has never been more urgent, this role is focussed on mobilizing Ottawans to speak up to decision-makers so together we can create a green, equitable, and resilient city.
About Ecology Ottawa
Ecology Ottawa is a leader in the environmental movement in our nation’s capital. With a network of tens of thousands of people, Ecology Ottawa is a not-for-profit, grassroots and volunteer-driven organization that organizes in communities, engages citizens, and collaborates with partners. Ecology Ottawa is working to make Ottawa the green capital of Canada, and engages citizens in influencing decision-makers so that together we are creating a city that is renewable, active, and biodiverse. Read more at www.ecologyottawa.ca/.
Responsibilities
Campaigns and Engagement Organizing (50%)
Lead climate change and environmental campaigns, such as our Breathe Easy air quality monitoring campaign and our Electric School Bus campaign
Develop campaign materials, including petitions, web page content, reports, and campaign strategies, in collaboration with the Communications and Events Organizer
Project manage campaigns, including work plans and monitoring progress
Maintain and expand Ecology Ottawa’s base of grassroots support through organizing door-to-door outreach and participation at community events
Grow and guide a community of volunteers to expand impact of campaigns
Manage budgets for campaigns
Process, enter and update supporter data into Ecology Ottawa’s database
Utilize tools like NationBuilder platform to organize and mobilize community members, and New/Mode to support community members to contact decision-makers
Collaboration (20%)
Collaborate with the Communications and Events Organizer to host Grassroots Groundswell, an annual provincial convening of grassroots organizations from across the province
Act as a convener and collaborator with key partners and coalitions
Contribute to team meetings, and collaborate with team members
Positively contribute to team culture of kindness and support
Provide support to staff for campaign-specific events and activities, such as our annual Eco Gala fundraiser
Policy and Political Action (15%)
Work with the Executive Director, the Ecology Ottawa team, and community members to analyze and respond to climate-related policy developments
Develop and/or contribute to policy positions and policy recommendations on key issues
Organize (often in collaboration with other organizations) rallies to show support or opposition for key policy issues
Conduct delegations to City committees to inform City Councillors in advance of making key policy decisions
Grants Development and Reporting (15%)
Ensure implementation of grant agreements on relevant files, including following funder guidelines
Fulfill reporting requirements on grant agreements, with interim and final reports as applicable
Requirements
Skills and Experience
Two+ years’ experience in organizing and/or campaigning and/or mission-driven program leadership
Strong knowledge of climate change and environmental issues, particularly at the municipal level, with passion for environmentalism and equity
Passion and talent for organizing people, and motivating community members and supporters to take action
Strong communications skills, in various mediums for varied audiences, with a passion for mobilizing people power through inspiring and informing them
Experience with project management, with the ability to deliver projects on time and on budget
Expertise in researching and writing reports
Experience in writing grant proposals and/or implementing grant agreements
Familiarity with tools such as NationBuilder and New/Mode
Comfort delivering presentations and delegations
Highly organized and capable
Energized and driven
Bilingual (asset)
Benefits
Benefits to Being a Part of the Ecology Ottawa Team
Meaningful, mission-driven work environment, with opportunity to learn about a diversity of local environmental issues and make connections with a thriving environmental community in Ottawa
Possibility for remote and in-person office, based on personal preference, in a primarily virtual work environment with in-person events and social gatherings
Supportive work culture, and encouragement for initiative and creativity
Twenty days paid vacation per year plus a bonus week at year-end holidays
This role has a $50,000-$55,000 salary for full-time (40 hours/week), with annual cost of living increases
Benefits including dental
Unionized work environment
Commitment to Justice, Diversity, Equity and Belonging
Ecology Ottawa was born out of the belief that people of all backgrounds and in all neighbourhoods care about the environment. We believe that environmental progress needs to be intersectional, and tackling climate change is an opportunity to build coalitions with a diversity of issue areas and groups to advance collective well-being. As a leading organization within Ottawa's environmental community that works with partners across sectors, we understand and are working towards ensuring that diversity, equity and belonging are core to our continuing collective impact.
Ecology Ottawa is committed to employment equity and seeks diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from members of equity-seeking groups, including: women, transgender, non-binary and 2SLGTBQ+ individuals; First Nations, Métis and Inuit individuals; persons with disabilities; and members of racialized and marginalized groups.
