The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) is seeking a full time Policy Coordinator to join our dynamic team working for climate justice, systemic change, and women’s and feminist leadership in global climate solutions.
The Policy Coordinator will work remotely, with the guidance of WECAN’s Executive Director, to coordinate ongoing policy campaigns. This will include conducting research, analyzing policy strategies, writing reports and educational materials, and supporting WECAN campaigns and coalition building to push forward progressive policies within a climate justice framework. This role will include work within WECAN’s fossil fuel resistance and divestment campaigns, advocating for governments and financial institutions to stop fossil fuel expansion and deforestation. This work will also include advocating for policies that implement human rights and Indigenous rights, a Just Transition, and supporting ongoing policy work through various coalitions uplifting feminist climate policies.
This is a remote position located in the United States with compensation starting at $50,000, which includes generous paid vacation time. Health insurance stipend is offered after 3 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement and advance WECAN’s policy campaigns and advocacy work
- Research and writing for policy advocacy, campaigns, and briefings
- Outreach and networking support for WECAN policy work and campaigns (in collaboration with WECAN Communications Coordinator, as needed)
- Represent WECAN in coalition spaces and deepen relationships with coalition partners
- Other flexible collaboration with the WECAN team
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years policy advocacy experience
- Knowledge of climate finance issues, and how financial institutions are complicit in fossil fuel expansion and deforestation.
- Experience and knowledge of government regulations and policy processes
- Knowledge or background in a climate justice and rights-based framework
- Excellent project management skills
- Superb research, writing, and copy-editing skills
- Highly self-motivated and happy working independently with a remote team
- Enjoyment and ease with working collaboratively
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to coordinate many tasks at once
- Developed background in the current climate justice/environmental justice landscape and significant knowledge and experience with many of the topics and campaigns central to WECAN’s work, including: environmental and climate justice, feminist economics, rights of nature, Indigenous rights, environmental racism, fossil fuel resistance, forest protection, just transition and divestment, false-solutions critiques, non-violent direct action, community organizing, political advocacy, and protection of land defenders.
- Passion for advancing economic, racial and gender justice within a climate justice and just transition framework.
- Reside in the United States
Preferred Qualifications (not required, however the ideal candidate will have some or all of these skills):
- Professional level Spanish competency
- Previous work experience with a climate justice, women’s rights, Indigenous rights, or human rights focused organization
- Demonstrated personal commitment to climate justice and care for the Earth
We suggest candidates carefully review our website, newsletters, and social media accounts to ensure alignment before applying.
To Apply:
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, open until filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible because we will close the process as soon as we find a match.
Please apply by sending your resume and a cover letter explaining your background and interest in the role to Katherine Quaid <[email protected]> . Include “Policy Coordinator” in the subject line of the email.
People of color, Indigenous peoples, members of the LGBTQ community, and members of other historically disenfranchised groups are especially encouraged to apply.