Food & Water Watch

About Food amp; Water Watch:

Food amp; Water Watch is working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate. Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work.

About the position:

The New Mexico Organizer will report to the Rural Organizing Manager and will work with other staff on the organizing, digital and communications teams to support Food amp; Water Watch’s work. The Organizers will help to build our volunteer team and advance our statewide campaigns. The Organizer will primarily work on campaigns to fight factory farms and data center development across the state of New Mexico. This is a part-time temporary grant-funded position for a one year term; this position is hourly and non-exempt.

Salary: $23/hour

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Responsibilities:

1. Recruit volunteers and allies. Build a strong base of volunteers and organizations in support of our local, state, and national campaigns.
2. Participate in the development of campaign plans. Help with the establishment of long and short-term goals, strategies, and tactics to win our campaigns.
3. Organize campaign tactics. Execute strategic tactics to meet the needs of our campaigns, including educational events, base-building drives, and actions directed at elected officials.
4. Build capacity. Develop the leadership of volunteers and grassroots organizations by offering limited training and organizing support.
5. Represent Food amp; Water Watch. Speak at public events and in press interviews on behalf of the organization. Participate in coalitions and joint campaigns or tactics.
6. Use digital tools. Become proficient in tools such as ThruText, Scale to Win, and Mobilize.
7. Know our issues. Maintain familiarity with Food amp; Water Watch’s priority issue campaigns and policy positions, and respond to information and support requests from activists, coalition members, and the media.
8. Build Food amp; Water Watch for the long haul. Participate in member recruitment for Food amp; Water Watch.
9. Carry out other projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of full-time organizing experience, or an equivalent combination of full-time and volunteer experience.
• Demonstrated ability to execute effective organizing strategies.
• Familiarity with New Mexico’s politics and communities.
• Commitment to Food amp; Water Watch’s core values of justice, human dignity, fair treatment, and equity.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management amp; organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.
• Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.

Desired but not required skills and experience:

• Proficiency in Spanish a plus

Compensation: $23 / hour

This position is a bargaining unit position covered under a contract between Food amp; Water Watch and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU).

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas.

Please include your resume, cover letter, writing sample, and three professional references to be considered. Position open until filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

We will review your application and if we feel that your knowledge, skills and abilities are potentially a good match for our organization, we will be in contact with you.

Food amp; Water Watch is an equal opportunity employer who encourages applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other members of underrepresented groups. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Food amp; Water Watch (FWW) is committed to the health and safety of its staff members. Moreover, FWW, as an organization, promotes science-based policy. Science clearly shows that unvaccinated populations drive the spread of the coronavirus and the emergence of new variants, and that unvaccinated people are more likely to contract COVID and experience severe symptoms. FWW requires new staff to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, subject to availability, unless they receive an approved religious or medical accommodation and will be required to provide proof of vaccination.