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Network Engagement Manager, Distributed Organizing

Location: Remote (Based anywhere in the United States)

OVERVIEW

The climate emergency is here. The world as we know it is running out of time and the window for small, incremental action has closed. Instead, we need an emergency-level response to avert climate catastrophe—and leaders with the courage and mandate to take bold action. Our critical window of opportunity to sound the alarm is ever-narrowing and the time to act is now. 

ACE’s mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. We achieve our mission by reaching tens of millions of young people with our programs each year, training a new generation of leaders, amplifying youth voices to shift the narrative, and increasing diverse youth participation in our democracy.  

Our staff and board members are dynamic, diverse, and talented, and our team is currently growing to meet this critical moment of opportunity. 

JOB SUMMARY

The Network Engagement Manager will collaborate with the Director of Distributed Organizing to lead efforts that build the organizing capacity of the ATN. The role will serve as the first point of contact for individuals curious about joining or starting an Action Team. Strong people skills are required along with high-level cultural competency. This position will support ACE’s distributed organizing network using technology, toolkits, training, and trust to empower young people to organize and take action on the climate emergency.

The Network Engagement Manager will complete a range of daily responsibilities to support our Team Leads, Peer Leads and Action Teams by supporting young people who are interested in joining or starting an Action Team. This position will lead recruitment, communication, follow up, and direct Q&A with the Action Team Network. Down the road, it will also allow ACE to have volunteers take on some of the critical work that is usually reserved for just staff. 

This is a full-time, remote position based anywhere in the US. Candidates will work from a home office and will participate in in-person events as safety allows.  The Network Engagement Manager will work from home, meet regularly by video chat with ACE team members, partners, and youth, and conduct the majority of activities both online and in-person, when safe. The Network Engagement Manager must be available for regular travel within the US, to participate in fieldwork, conferences, actions, organizing, events, and to attend staff retreats as COVID-19 safety guidance allows

Key Responsibilities

ATN Engagement, Capacity Building, and Leadership Cultivation (65%) 

  • Recruitment and Outreach: Coordinate and host meetings with members to encourage participation in the ATN, launching communication strategies to market the network.
    • Build and execute ambitious recruitment programs that produce a steady flow of new people into the ATN and conversion into new ATs or membership.
  • Curriculum: Develop and update the weekly packets, onboarding materials, campaign toolkits or other training materials, with content accessible to young people, working with ACE’s media team, graphic designers and other consultants to create supporting materials for the program.
    • Develop training materials and provide issue education and training (i.e. teach-ins, workshops, webinars) to local leaders and storytellers. Works to identify directly impacted voices and uplift their stories via ACE media and communications, to shape the public dialogue. 
    • Design and co-facilitate network-wide webinars and trainings around relevant topics such as fundamentals of organizing, base building and member engagement, leadership development, political education, policy advocacy, coalition and alliance building, etc.
  • Implementation: Ensure ACE meetings are scheduled at accessible times with corresponding Zoom links in place and proper notification of upcoming programming for participants. Facilitate participatory, informative and exciting trainings that engage participants. 
  • Member Engagement: Survey members for best practices and consolidate them into accessible curriculum, setting up calls with members to strengthen participation and interest, building relationships AT Leads to scale program, and provide printed collateral opportunities to members to increase engagement.
    • Identify and engage young people that are unengaged to provide resources and coaching that is aligned with their needs. 
    • Facilitate peer learning opportunities in a way that empowers young people and promotes equity and inclusion.
  • Leadership Development: Lead on development and implementation of key management practices and principles for the Action Team Network – for example around what it means to be a successful organizer, expectations for how Leads manage, or run activities to keep ATs on track toward campaign victories. 
    • Coach ATs and Leads with roles relevant to organizing and leadership development.
  • Retention: Encourage AT members to become Team Leads, Peer Leads or guest speakers for ATN movement calls and share their learnings with the network. Support other activities for their ongoing participation in climate advocacy and other ATN opportunities. 
    • Build a strong sense of team identity and cohesion among the ATN, and create a supportive, learning oriented environment in which young people feel clarity about what they’re meant to achieve and feel supported in succeeding in their roles.

Communications (25%)

  • Develop content calendars for recruitment and engagement. Proactively manage postings to social channels and scheduling/sending emails to our advocates and members.
  • Develop data-driven, audience-specific content, recommendations, and delivery tactics by regularly reviewing analytics. Execute A/B and segmentation testing.
  • Produce ATN communications over multiple mediums including action alerts, SMS blasts, peer-to-peer textbanks, and social media posts. 

Organizing strategy & implementation (10%)

  • Engage ATs to participate in and amplify digital and in-person actions, events, and narrative change campaigns (e.g., asking for amplification on a day of action, etc). 
  • Spot opportunities to engage our supporters, grow our base, and move young people toward taking action on the climate emergency. 

Operations & Organizational Leadership

  • Be accountable for prioritizing and re-prioritizing the work of the field team within a rapidly changing context, including regular decision-making with competing priorities.
  • Serve as a strong culture carrier in the organization, proactively upholding organizational values and role model what it means to align everyday decisions and actions with those values.

Metrics and Data Tracking

  • Create and actively uphold a data-driven learning environment where progress is measured and monitored towards results-driven goals, with the ability to assess what is or isn’t working, and pivot in a way that drives collaborative learning, development, and growth
  • Turn data into strategy. Track, report, and help the team learn from data analytics on the performance of digital content. Propose tests and solutions to, for example, increase click and conversion rates on fundraising emails or reduce bounces on our website. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

  • A minimum of 2-3 years experience in field organizing, distributed organizing, advocacy work, youth engagement or youth development, project management, preferably with a climate or other social justice focus
  • Experience leading campaign work for related social justice causes
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to set priorities, complete work with minimal supervision, and meet deadlines. Strong track record of time and project management.
  • Self-starter with strong organizational skills and creativity
  • Existing expertise or willingness to master trends in climate education, youth development, youth organizing and the climate movement.
  • Awareness of the issues of concern to young people, including climate change and climate justice, and a passion for empowering youth to take action
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to cultivate and manage partnerships, internal and external. Excellent communicator, reliable and clear.

Desired Qualifications

  • Demonstrated competence in supervising a team and managing projects
  • Ability to train and coach youth 
  • Experience creating social content
  • Spanish language is a plus

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Applicants must also be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus or be willing to become fully vaccinated within the first 30 days of employment.

POSITION DETAILS

  1. Schedule: Full-time
  2. Annual salary range: $55,000-$65,000 commensurate with experience
  3. Generous benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b retirement savings plan, Sabbatical, Paid Parental Leave, Flexible Work Schedule, Vacation, 2 Floating Holidays, 2 Community Service Floating Holidays, Sick time, and 13 observed holidays
  4. Location: Remote

ACE is an equal opportunity employer that highly values staff diversity

APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Please apply by emailing your resume, cover letter, and a short 2-3 page writing sample to [email protected], with “Network engagement Manager, Distributed Organizing” in the subject line. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEOC guidelines. 

ACE is an equal opportunity employer that highly values diversity, equity, and inclusion and views the climate crisis as a social justice crisis. People who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), people who experience gender oppression, people with disabilities, and people who identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community are particularly encouraged to apply.