Job Description

Clean Water Action is seeking passionate environmental activists to join our grassroots team and lead our future teams after completing a fast-track development and training program. A candidate who is offered this position begins as a Canvasser and becomes a Field Manager within the first four months of employment, with priority for new Field Canvass Director positions as we build back from the height of the COVID pandemic.

Qualifications

• Required
  • Exemplary communication skills
  • Motivational and public speaking skills
  • Strong passion for environmental issues and progressive political change
  • Vocal leadership skills and the ability to lead by example
  • Personal motivation to make a difference
• Preferred
  • Election or issue-based canvassing experience
  • 1 year of door-to-door fundraising experience
  • Experience working in public policy, non-profit advocacy or legislative office

Additional Information

• As an equal opportunity employer, Clean Water Action is dedicated to non-discrimination in every aspect of employment. No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other ground prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. This equal opportunity policy applies to veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. This policy covers all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotions, terminations, pay, and the work environment.

Clean Water Action is New Jersey's largest non-profit environmental organization. With over 150,000 individual members here in NJ, we are at the forefront of grassroots efforts to protect our state’s environment and public health. Clean Water Action works locally to sustain and improve environmental standards, preserve our invaluable natural resources and promote democratic processes in which the voice of the citizens determines the policy that affects our communities and quality of life.