General Sustainability Announcements

**Final Deadline To Apply: April 28th!**


Greenpeace, the world's leading international environmental
organization, is seeking passionate organizers who are ready to stop
global warming. Scientists say we must act now to stop the worst effects
of climate change: more severe hurricanes, heat waves, droughts, floods,
and sea level rise. We have the solutions and the technology to solve
global warming, but the political will is lacking. Greenpeace's
cutting-edge Project Hot Seat (www.projecthotseat.org) is leading the
charge to convince Congress to take significant action to stop global
warming. Our field team is mobilizing thousands of citizens to make
global warming a key issue in the 2008 elections. Greenpeace Field
Organizers will make sure that Congress pays attention to the people
they represent instead of powerful corporate interests

History
Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by a small group of activists standing up
to nuclear testing off the Alaskan Coast. These daring few effectively
won a total ban on nuclear testing and launched Greenpeace's legacy of
"bearing witness" to environmental abuse. We continue to use non-violent
direct action, creative confrontation, and grassroots organizing to
build solutions to global warming, toxic pollution, and destruction of
our ancient forests and oceans. Today, Greenpeace is the world's largest
environmental organization, with 2.5 million members in 40 countries,
and continues to lead the way to a clean and peaceful planet.

Job Scope and Responsibilities:
Greenpeace Field Organizers are driven, articulate, strategic, and able
to quickly and effectively inspire a community to challenge their member
of Congress to stop global warming. Each organizer will plan and
implement a community-based campaign to mobilize the public and work
with Congress to make global warming a legislative priority.

Specific responsibilities include:
-Recruit and train campaign volunteers and key coalition partners
-Plan and execute global warming education and outreach events
-Generate media coverage on the issue of global warming
-Build relationships with Congress to ensure long-term action
-Implement other tactics to pressure congressional targets to become
champions
-Quickly develop knowledge of global warming issues

Skills and accomplishments:
-Demonstrated leadership experience
-Able to inspire a diverse group of people
-Strong communication skills including public speaking, written and oral
-Critical thinking and time-management skills
-Able to keep a level head in a fast-paced campaign environment
-Commitment to grassroots organizing as a means of affecting change

Apply online at:http://members.greenpeace.org/survey/start/41/
Preferred deadline: February 18th, 2008; final deadline April 28th; 2008
Two start dates: April 14, 2008 or June 9, 2008. Campaign expected to
end December 2008.

Salary: $30,660 plus paid medical and dental, generous paid vacation
package and more. BA/BS Degree preferred or equivalent experience.
Nationwide positions available, willingness to relocate preferred.
Locations expected to include: Iowa, Illinois, California, Oregon,
Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, North
Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Leadership opportunities for top candidates. Greenpeace encourages all
interested persons to apply, regardless of sex, race, religion, national
origin, disabilities or sexual orientation.