Senior Campaigner, 80X25, Amazon Campaign

The Amazonia for Life: Protect 80% by 2025 (80X25) initiative is a dynamic campaign created in partnership between Stand.earth and the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA). The science shows that 80% protection is necessary to stop Amazonia from passing a tipping point that leads to the end of the rainforest as we know it. Armed with this knowledge, Stand.earth is seeking a creative and experienced Senior Campaigner to coordinate with COICA, Stand, and allies to build influence and deploy effective campaign strategies to convince national governments to implement permanent land protections across Amazonia, support Indigenous land claims, and combat deforestation caused by extractivism.

Key leadership opportunities include ongoing collaboration with COICA to coordinate the 80X25 initiative; direct engagement with representatives of Indigenous federations and national governments; participation in high-level international gatherings on biodiversity, climate, and Indigenous issues; participation in finance-related campaigning; and organizing with allies across the Indigenous and human rights, climate, and biodiversity movements to build deep support for 80X25.

You will be joining an international team of strategists, negotiators, campaigners, and activists that achieves outsized results and is bursting with creativity, innovation, and untapped potential.

We encourage applicants to apply by July 19, 2024. This position is open until filled.

Please apply with a cover letter and resume after seeing the full scope of work.

About Stand.earth

Stand.earth is a nonprofit environmental organization working to create a world where respect for people and the environment comes first. Our campaigns challenge destructive corporate and governmental practices, demand accountability, and create solutions that support all of us - and the environment and climate upon which we depend. Stand's strategic approach and fierce determination have yielded extraordinary results: Since 2000, we've secured the protection of millions of acres of wilderness, shifted billions of dollars of corporate purchasing toward responsible options, and transformed the environmental practices of more than 100 major U.S. corporations. Stand.earth operates in the United States and Canada.

Stand recognizes and respects the sovereignty of First Nations and tribes, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities. These communities are often first and most directly impacted by environmental pollution and climate change, and they provide critical leadership in developing solutions.

Pollution, climate change, and corporations' bad behavior disproportionately hurts the most marginalized people in society - including people of colour, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, women and LGBTQ+ people. To develop transformative solutions, these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other historically marginalized communities.If you require assistance applying to this opportunity, please contact [email protected].

The Position

Reporting to the Amazonia Campaign Director, the Senior Campaigner will have deep experience with political and ecological issues in Amazonia, an intimate understanding of the political landscape with both national governments and Indigenous Peoples, and proficiency in campaigns, high-level negotiations, fundraising, and project management. This position will work externally in partnership with Indigenous leaders, civil society, and government representatives. Internally, they will work with Stand's research, communications, finance and digital teams, and play a key role in funder and donor engagement, cultivation, & solicitation for the campaign.

This is a full-time position. Salary is commensurate with experience and location, and will likely be within the range of $62,000 - $85,000 USD or $72,540 to $99,450 CAD. Stand.earth offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package including excellent health and dental insurance, 3 weeks paid vacation in the first year (increases in future years), 20 paid holidays, 4.5-day work week, and a 3-month paid sabbatical after 7 years continuous full-time employment. We also encourage employees to make use of our mindfulness sessions and professional development training opportunities that we offer. All staff can expect to travel periodically for in-person team meetings, retreats, and work events.

The location for this position is fully remote in the Americas, with a preference for working hours compatible with Pacific to Eastern time zones. There is an option of working out of our Bellingham, Washington, Vancouver, British Columbia, or Toronto, Ontario office if you are located in one of those cities.

Responsibilities

• Develop​ ​and​ ​implement​ ​strong​ ​campaign​ ​strategies​ with a deep understanding of Indigenous, climate, deforestation, and biodiversity issues
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with Indigenous, governmental, and civil society leaders ​
• Work​ ​closely​ ​with​ ​our​ ​research, development,​ ​communications​, finance and ​digital​ ​teams​ ​on​ ​campaign implementation
• Be​ ​an​ ​influential​ ​spokesperson​ ​on​ ​the​ ​subject​ ​of​ ​Amazon forest protection, oil extraction in the Amazon, and deforestation
• Articulate the visions and goals for our campaigns in an understandable, compelling, and inspiring manner to Stand.earth staff, Board, partner organizations, funders, and the press
• Project leadership including the ability to dive into international politics on Amazon protection, build relationships with stakeholders, and build Stand.earth's reputation internationally
• Play a supporting role in ​seeking​ ​out​ ​new​ ​funding​ ​sources​ ​via​ ​personal​ ​and​ ​professional​ ​networks​; ​manage, engage, cultivate and solicit​ ​a significant​ ​portfolio​ ​of​ ​individual​ ​and​ ​foundation​ ​funders​ ​with​ ​the​ ​support​ ​of​ ​our​ ​industry-leading fundraising​ ​team
• Participate in foundation and major donor briefings, cultivation, stewardship and solicitation, as well as writing and editing funding proposals and reports as identified by the development department
• Work with the digital team, to ensure that the campaign plan works to actively recruit and engage supporters online and offline

Required Skills

• 8+ years deep experience in Amazon forest issues and/oil and gas development or global forest issues, strategic development of campaigns, corporate negotiations, and fundraising
• Skills as a project manager, adept at helping campaign and digital teams set, track, reflect and report out on priorities, and adjust as needed to be responsive to the external world
• Ability to demonstrate a deep and nuanced understanding of how campaigning works, with the ability to contribute strategic and tactical ideas to campaign plans
• An effective and supportive leadership style, able to foster a positive and collaborative coalition environment, while supporting team members to become better managers and team leaders themselves
• Experience working on issues of climate justice and environmental protection, with passion about finding new ways to tackle these issues on a systemic level, and inspired by the thought of convincing governments and corporations to make meaningful and lasting change
• Experience in organizing, in particular experience working closely with communities affected by our campaigning issues, including Indigenous Peoples and communities at the front lines of extractives mega-projects
• Commitment to equity, racial justice, authentic communications, and continual learning

Language Requirement

• The successful candidate will have professional fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Additional language skills with Indigenous Peoples' languages in Amazonia highly desirable.

Please apply with a cover letter and resume after seeing the full scope of work.