Jason Gomez Legacy Fellowship

Duration: One year

Location: Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, with occasional evenings, weekends, and travel

Compensation: $78,500 with a complete and fully employer-funded benefits package

Jason Gomez will always be remembered as an exceptionally dependable friend, a kind and joyful presence, and a fierce climate justice organizer committed to eradicating the disparities experienced by low-income communities of color. A lifelong Sunset Park resident, Jason joined UPROSE at age 17 in 2014 through the Summer Youth Employment Program, quickly becoming instrumental in mobilizing his community for the Climate Justice Youth Summit and the historic People’s Climate March.

He continued to dedicate his life to community organizing, environmental justice, and the fight against displacement, and in 2019 was nominated by UPROSE to participate in a scientific expedition to the North Pole to deepen his understanding of climate change. Jason envisioned a world where everyone could enjoy the right to a clean and healthy environment, regardless of their ZIP code or socioeconomic status.

He passed away on July 2, 2022, at the age of 25, leaving behind a legacy of generosity, community leadership, and unwavering commitment to justice. The Jason Gomez Legacy Fellowship honors his life, work, and vision by supporting emerging leaders committed to community organizing and addressing the disproportionate health impacts of environmental racism in frontline communities.

Founded in 1966, UPROSE is an intergenerational, BIWOC-led, internationally recognized community organization working at the intersection of racial justice and climate change through community-based planning and research, policy advocacy, popular education, organizing, artistic expression, and youth leadership development.

• Community Organizing & Base Building
• Popular Education & Community Planning
• Campaigns & Policy Advocacy
• Communications & Media

UPROSE seeks a Fellow who demonstrates a strong commitment to climate justice, environmental justice, racial justice, and grassroots community power.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Experience in organizing, community engagement, advocacy, youth leadership, movement building, or related work.
• A demonstrated commitment to Environmental Justice, Social Justice, and Climate Justice.
• Knowledge of issues affecting frontline communities, communities of color, and low-income communities.
• Experience working with grassroots, intergenerational, and/or communities of color.
• Experience coordinating meetings, workshops, events, or community activities.
• Interest or experience in campaigns, policy advocacy, or community organizing.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Comfort speaking in public and facilitating group discussions.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Strong accountability, organization, and time-management skills.
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft, Google, and/or Adobe applications.
• A willingness to work a flexible schedule that may include evenings, weekends, and occasional travel.
• Experience working in a team setting.

Spanish/English bilingual proficiency is preferred.

UPROSE recognizes that organizing expertise can come through many different pathways. Applicants who bring lived experience, community relationships, leadership experience, and a demonstrated commitment to climate justice are strongly encouraged to apply, even if they do not meet every traditional professional qualification.

The Fellow will be responsible for documenting lessons learned, organizing strategies, and project outcomes to help strengthen UPROSE's ongoing work and ensure that relationships and knowledge developed during the Fellowship can inform future community-led initiatives.

The Jason Gomez Legacy Fellowship is a full-time, paid, yearlong fellowship
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The Fellow will receive UPROSE's complete and fully employer-funded benefits package.

The Fellowship requires full-time, in-person work at UPROSE's Sunset Park, Brooklyn office, Monday through Friday. The schedule may include evenings, weekends, and occasional travel to support community organizing and organizational activities.

UPROSE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender identity or…