Overall purpose of the job:

The overall aim of Greenpeace’s community engagement is to help win our campaigns and strengthen our connection with society. This position contributes to those aims by supporting communities in winning specific project aims, providing opportunity for volunteers to participate in Greenpeace activities and helping Greenpeace be visibly active in the world.

Scope:

The Community Outreach Campaigner works with project teams to identify, develop and implement strategic opportunities for community engagement activities to advance specific project objectives.

The position is also responsible for systems, processes and activities that develop and maintain an active relationship with willing volunteers that wish to get involved in supporting the mission of Greenpeace. It works with online engagement, fundraising and actions team to provide an integrated supporter journey for Greenpeace financial and non-financial supporter,. and to strengthen the role of people power in making change.

The Community Outreach Campaigner should be aware of external trends in community engagement in their local area, as well as emerging ideas and practises domestically and internationally

Responsibilities:

Conceptual tasks and Strategy development

• Work with Greenpeace project teams to identify opportunities for volunteers to contribute to campaign and organisational objectives

• Work with Greenpeace project teams to identify strategically influential communities and develop strategies that enable them to work toward specific project goals

• In conjunction with other teams, ensure opportunities for volunteering are an integrated part of the wider organisation supporter journey

• Implementation

• Work with project-identified communities to encourage and support their involvement in specific campaigns

• Recruit volunteers with the commitment to the objectives and values of Greenpeace

• Implement volunteer engagement systems to efficiently manage their engagement in Greenpeace’s operations. Maintain, evaluate and where necessary adapt these systems to improve their effectiveness.

• Manage volunteer aspects of Greenpeace related activities as required

• Maintain an active relationship with volunteers through regular communication and by providing consistent opportunities for involvement

• Network with relevant local ngo’s and community as required

• Experiment with innovative tactics that build support and amplify impact to inspire others.

• Monitor/Evaluate the performance of community engagement activities and wider program

Support/Coaching/Leadership

• Support communities to develop relevant knowledge or skills that enable their participation in campaigns
• Provide coaching/training to volunteers as necessary

• Ensure Greenpeace staff recognise how community engagement can be beneficial in achieving campaign and organizational goals

Compliance/ Keeping Framework Conditions

• Manage budget designated for managing community outreach programs

• Ensure that the community outreach program complies with Greenpeace policies and relevant laws

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of related experience is a must
• Fluency in written and spoken English, written Chinese and Cantonese
• Strong strategic, research and analytical abilities
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and to meet tight deadlines, including a flexible mindset regarding working hours;
• Commitment to, and demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team;
• Commitment to the mission, principles and values of Greenpeace.

This is a 3 years contract subject to renewal. Interested parties, please submit your cover letter to explain your motivation to apply the position and resume by clicking Apply Now.

Greenpeace is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees, regardless of sex, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and any other characteristics unrelated to the performance of the job. Selection will be in accordance with objective, job related criteria and the appointment will be on the basis of applicant’s merits and abilities

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Greenpeace is a non-profit environmental organization with a presence in 55 countries. We expose global environmental problems and force positive changes through research, lobbying and non-violent direct action. We are now calling on brave and inspiring individuals to join us.