Environmental Campaign Organizer

Program Description and Key Responsibilities

The Green Corps Campaigner program provides a unique combination of classroom instruction and field experience to give you the foundation you need to make an immediate impact for the environment. Campaigners will:

• Receive one to two weeks of classroom training to learn the basic skills of environmental organizing, including skills like how to recruit and train volunteers, organize events, gain media coverage and more.
• Run one campaign to put these skills to work on a pressing environmental issue. You will work on a campus or in a community to identify and train activists and volunteers, build and demonstrate support from the community for your campaign goals, get media coverage, and ultimately work to win policy changes to protect the environment.
• You should plan to relocate, as we require all Campaigners to be geographically flexible in order to work on the campaign where they’re needed most.

Qualifications

We’re looking for top candidates to join our unique introductory training program. No previous organizing experience is required, but here’s what we look for:

• A passion for protecting the environment and an interest in dedicating your career to environmental work.
• Strong communication skills, including writing, public speaking, and working with others one-on-one and in a group.
• Leadership experience on campus or in your community.
• A strong work ethic and dedication to goals, and also the flexibility to adjust plans when a rapidly-moving campaign changes.
• An interest in a short-term position to learn the basics of environmental organizing while making a difference on a critical campaign.

Compensation and Benefits

This position is approximately 4 months. Pay and benefits are prorated for the length of your campaign position, based on this target annual package: The target annual compensation for this position is $39,500 (but compensation may range between $39,500 and $44,450 depending on location and start date).

• Our benefits package for short-term staff includes medical insurance for employees and dependents after 90 days on staff, paid sick time (60-80 hours/year depending on location, prorated for the length of your campaign position), and a commuter benefit program.
• We also offer excellent training and opportunities for advancement.

Start Date and Location

We’re hiring for the next Green Corps Campaigner classes to start in Fall 2026 or January 2027. Green Corps Campaigners go where the environment needs them and wherever they can make the biggest impact. They could work on campaigns almost anywhere in the country, and while location preferences are considered for placements, we require all Campaigners to be geographically flexible.

About Green Corps

Green Corps trains organizers, provides field support for today’s critical environmental campaigns, and graduates activists who have demonstrated the skills, temperament and commitment to fight and win tomorrow’s environmental battles. With over 400 graduates, Green Corps has been the country’s most respected training program for environmental organizers for over 30 years.

Green Corps Mission and Values

Green Corps is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit here to learn more when you apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Green Corps will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.