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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is hiring a full-time East Coast Regional Organizer based out of its Washington, DC office. Interested applicants should email a cover letter (one page), resume, a writing sample (original work), and 3 references to Clayton Daughenbaugh at clayton@suwa.org. Please include the words “Eastern Grassroots Organizer” and your name in the subject line. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 24, 2022.
Reports to: Organizing Director
Job Description Summary
The Eastern Grassroots Organizer works to advance the goal of building and maintaining cohesive Eastern and National support for SUWA’s congressional and administrative efforts to protect Utah’s wilderness lands. Working closely with SUWA’s Organizing Director and a team of regional and community organizers, this person will plan and implement direct organizing activities in targeted areas across the Eastern U.S. They will also recruit, develop, and maintain a diverse network of grassroots activists, volunteers, and coalition partners; develop educational and advocacy materials, coordinate with SUWA’s legislative and policy teams, and contribute to DC-based events.
This position requires a willingness to travel regularly to targeted areas for organizing activities in person and to Utah for staff and organizing events. Estimated travel is 30%.
The overall mission of the organizer is to work towards permanent protections for Bureau of Land Management lands within the Utah Wilderness Coalition’s citizens’ wilderness proposal.
Qualifications Required:
Additional helpful qualifications:
Responsibilities Include:
This position will start at $47,000 per year; with paid health insurance; a 3.5% contribution to a 403b plan; 14 paid holidays; 3 weeks of vacation to start; and other benefits. (Benefits begin after a 60-day probation period.)
Currently the position is a blending of in-office and at-home work time. Circumstances permitting, SUWA supports the collegiality of working together in a common location.
SUWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans. SUWA promotes local and national recognition of the region’s unique character through research and public education; supports both administrative and legislative initiatives to permanently protect Colorado Plateau wild places within the National Park and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, or by other protective designations where appropriate; builds support for such initiatives on both the local and national level; and provides leadership within the conservation movement through uncompromising advocacy for wilderness preservation. The lands we work to protect are the ancestral homelands of many Tribes. We are committed to expanding present-day collaboration with our Tribal neighbors.
SUWA is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. SUWA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is hiring a full-time Southwest Regional Organizer in Salt Lake City. Interested applicants should email a cover letter (one page), resume, a writing sample (original work), and 3 references to Clayton Daughenbaugh at clayton@suwa.org. Please include the words “SW Regional Organizer” and your name in the subject line. The deadline for submission is May 22, 2022. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2022.
Reports to: Executive Director and Organizing Director
Job Description Summary:
The Southwest Regional Organizer recruits and supports volunteer activists and leaders in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona and provides occasional support in Utah. SW Organizer also engages with organizational partners and allies and supports volunteer engagement with government agencies and elected officials. This position is part of a team of organizers based in Utah and spread out across the United States.
The organizer works to gain permanent protections for Bureau of Land Management lands within the Utah Wilderness Coalition’s citizens’ wilderness proposal.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities Include:
This position will start at $40,000 per year; with paid health insurance; a 3.5% contribution to a 403b plan; 14 paid holidays; 3 weeks of vacation to start; and other benefits. (Benefits begin after a 60-day probation period.)
Currently the position is a blending of in-office and at-home work time. Circumstances permitting, SUWA supports the collegiality of working together in a common location.
SUWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans. SUWA promotes local and national recognition of the region’s unique character through research and public education; supports both administrative and legislative initiatives to permanently protect Colorado Plateau wild places within the National Park and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, or by other protective designations where appropriate; builds support for such initiatives on both the local and national level; and provides leadership within the conservation movement through uncompromising advocacy for wilderness preservation. The lands we work to protect are the ancestral homelands of many Tribes. We are committed to expanding present-day collaboration with our Tribal neighbors.
SUWA is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. SUWA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is hiring a full-time Latino Community Organizer in Salt Lake City. Interested applicants should email a cover letter (one page), resume, a writing sample (original work; a 2nd in Spanish is helpful), and 3 references to Clayton Daughenbaugh at clayton@suwa.org. Please include the words “Latino Community Organizer” and your name in the subject line. The deadline for submission is May 22, 2022. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2022.
Reports to: Executive Director and Organizing Director
Job Description Summary:
The Latino Community Organizer recruits and supports volunteer activists and leaders to broaden SUWA’s base of support to reflect the changing demographic of the American public by building Latino community support for wilderness in Utah, ultimately laying the foundation for activism on our issues across the country. The primary focus is building, maintaining and demonstrating support within the Latino/Latinx communities of Utah for SUWA’s congressional and administrative efforts to protect Utah’s wilderness lands.
Working with the organizing team, the organizer is a flexible team player who will plan and implement organizing activities in Utah building from and growing the base established on the Wasatch Front, and develop and maintain a grass roots and grass tops network of Latino community supporters across the state. This network is additionally intended to be influential with and form a base line for support of Latinx leaders to act across the region and the nation focusing on the protection of wild places and the role they play in mitigating the climate and extinction crises.
Qualifications:
Responsibilities Include:
This position will start at $40,000 per year; with paid health insurance; a 3.5% contribution to a 403b plan; 14 paid holidays; 3 weeks of vacation to start; and other benefits. (Benefits begin after a 60-day probation period.)
Currently the position is a blending of in-office and at-home work time. Circumstances permitting, SUWA supports the collegiality of working together in a common location.
SUWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans. SUWA promotes local and national recognition of the region’s unique character through research and public education; supports both administrative and legislative initiatives to permanently protect Colorado Plateau wild places within the National Park and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, or by other protective designations where appropriate; builds support for such initiatives on both the local and national level; and provides leadership within the conservation movement through uncompromising advocacy for wilderness preservation. The lands we work to protect are the ancestral homelands of many Tribes. We are committed to expanding present-day collaboration with our Tribal neighbors.
SUWA is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. SUWA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.