Climate Action Coordinator

Citizen Action of Wisconsin seeks applicants hungry for the opportunity to lead power building campaigns to achieve the sweeping changes Wisconsin needs to become a just, equitable, and sustainable multiracial democracy. This position is best suited for creative and effective out‑of‑the‑box thinkers who are deeply committed not only to being on the right side, but effectively building the grassroots power to make tangible progress on the big challenges confronting the multiracial working class.

The Climate Action Coordinator reports to the Managing Director and is a critical part of our Senior Staff Team. They get to contribute to and be a part of building a positive and high performing organizational culture that makes Citizen Action an exciting and joyous place to work and organize.

Citizen Action of Wisconsin is an affiliate of two national organizing networks, People’s Action and Power Switch Action. Citizen Action WI is working with both networks on an Organizing Revival which seeks to extend the reach and effectiveness of community organizing as an antidote to authoritarianism.

The Climate Action Coordinator is the lead organizer and strategist for our climate campaigns, ensuring a strong and equitable climate plan for the state of Wisconsin. Our strategy is based on a deep investment in robust grassroots organizing that shifts power away from the profit‑crazed utility corporations to the public. We also lean into the electoral power of climate to elect candidates who are progressive on all major issues.

The coordinator supports our organizing and electoral work on climate issues and our membership base building across the state, building a powerful multiracial working‑class movement for social change. The coordinator leads our statewide climate action team that includes existing member leaders from each of our organizing regions, our governance boards, and our climate organizing work. The team is where the coordinator develops top member leaders in our climate strategy and organizing campaigns.

The coordinator is responsible for training regional organizers on campaigns and collaborating with them on larger event planning and lead generation.

The coordinator works effectively on grant management with our current climate funders and works with the Managing Director and Executive Director on unlocking new climate funding opportunities.

• Lead Citizen Action’s recognized climate justice campaigns.
• Lead our statewide Climate Action Team that includes existing leaders from our governance boards, member leaders from each region of the state where we have permanent organizers, and from our permanent climate organizing work.
• Play a leadership role in our electoral programs in collaboration with our movement politics team.
• Conduct power analysis and work with the staff and statewide Climate Action Team to develop cutting‑edge issue campaign strategies.
• Participate in Citizen Action’s leadership development programs to build the capacity of our organizers, member leaders, and endorsed candidates for public office.
• Lead training to develop climate‑focused issue strategic capacity of Citizen Action organizers and members.
• Translate public policy into educational and motivating materials for the Climate Action Team, elected officials, general membership, and the public.
• Serve as Citizen Action’s connection to the climate campaign of our national network, People’s Action.
• Represent Citizen Action at state and local climate coalition tables when it advances our program and power building.
• Support Citizen Action earned media efforts in major issue and other communication strategies and mass engagement techniques to augment the power and influence of our…