Climate & Oceans Campaigner Climate & Oceans Campaigner Friends Earth Remote DC, US ago Advocating

Climate & Oceans Campaigner

Friends of the Earth Remote
· Washington, DC, US 1 day ago

Friends of the Earth is a hard-hitting, progressive, environmental organization that pulls no punches and speaks sometimes uncomfortable truth to power. It’s an approach that has worked for four decades to produce important victories that help protect our planet and its people. We’re part of Friends of the Earth International, a federation of groups working in more than 70 countries on today’s most urgent environmental and social issues.

To accomplish our mission, Friends of the Earth is working at the nexus of environmental protection, economic policy and social justice to fundamentally transform the way our country and the world value people and the environment.

The Climate, Energy, and Oceans Team within the Programs Division works to address the root causes of climate change and protect oceans and coastal communities from environmental harm. Using research, advocacy, coalition building, policy, and public mobilization, we fight for environmental justice and an equitable transition away from fossil fuels.

Companies and researchers have begun testing ways to geoengineer the ocean and atmosphere at planetary scales to address climate change – by adding chemicals to seawater across the globe to pull carbon out of the air, or by reflecting sunlight away from Earth to hold down temperatures. These techniques are poorly understood, incredibly dangerous, and largely unregulated, but outdoor experiments are already underway.

Friends of the Earth is working to prevent the commercialization and deployment of these risky geoengineering schemes before they take hold.

The Campaigner carries much of the day-to-day work of this effort. This is an unusually interdisciplinary job – in a given month, it could involve working through oceanography or atmospheric research to understand what a proposed experiment would actually do, drafting a comment on a federal permit application, coordinating with coalition partners ranging from scientists to fishing associations, and preparing materials for international treaty talks.

The science and politics of geoengineering are still young and taking shape, and so effective campaign work can have an outsized impact. Within established campaign plans, the Campaigner independently manages assigned projects, conducts research and analysis, and cultivates relationships with coalition partners. The role contributes to campaign strategy and policy development by providing research, analysis, and implementation support. This position requires traveling 3-4 times per year for periods of a couple of days through one week each, sometimes internationally.

The annual salary range for this full-time, remote position is $63,000–$68,000 . Starting salary is determined based on the qualifications, skills, and experience directly related to the position. This position is represented by the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). The first three (3) months of employment constitute an introductory (probationary) period.

• Evaluate proposed marine and solar geoengineering initiatives by analyzing scientific, environmental, legal, and policy considerations.
• Draft and develop portions of technical analyses, public comments, briefing papers, and advocacy materials by conducting research, writing content, and incorporating feedback to support campaign objectives.
• Coordinate assigned advocacy activities related to geoengineering proposals and regulatory processes.
• Translate complex scientific and policy issues into clear information for policymakers, partners, and the public.

• Develop…